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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 291 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (Time word first): Find the time word: every day, now, yesterday, tomorrow, since, before … Choose the tense it needs. Fit the verb to the subject: he / she → -s, is, has, was; I → am; we / they → are, have, were.

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  1. 1.Myra ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) ran (b) will run (c) will runs (d) will running
  2. 2.___ we drink milk last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
  3. 3.Farhan ___ danced on the stage already. (a) has (b) have
  4. 4.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
  5. 5.I ___ climb a tree every day. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
  6. 6.We ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
  7. 7.___ you wear a cap two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
  9. 9.At 8 pm yesterday, she ___ a story. (a) is telling (b) was telling (c) was tell (d) were telling
  10. 10.When the phone rang, we ___ on the stage. (a) was dancing (b) were dancing (c) are dancing (d) were dance
  11. 11.I did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  12. 12.When the phone rang, we ___ in the park. (a) was jogging (b) are jogging (c) were jog (d) were jogging
  13. 13.Priya ___ carry the bag on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  14. 14.Name the tense: “Priya goes to school.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
  15. 15.We ___ a cake next month. (a) will bakes (b) will bake (c) will baking (d) baked
  16. 16.Name the tense: “He is cooking rice.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
  17. 17.I ___ rice next Sunday. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) will cooks (d) will cooking
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  19. 19.I ___ science every morning. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study
  20. 20.When the phone rang, they ___ rice. (a) was cooking (b) were cook (c) are cooking (d) were cooking
  21. 21.Kunal did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) baking (d) bake
  22. 22.Name the tense: “They are drawing a picture.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  23. 23.We ___ the ball when the phone rang. (a) are catching (b) was catching (c) were catching (d) were catch
  24. 24.___ we making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.They ___ a cake now. (a) are bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  26. 26.She ___ a cartoon tomorrow. (a) watched (b) will watches (c) will watching (d) will watch
  27. 27.He did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) playing (c) played (d) play
  28. 28.My friends did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) plays (b) played (c) playing (d) play
  29. 29.___ Ananya winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.I did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) danced
  31. 31.You ___ clap for the team every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  32. 32.Name the tense: “He cooked rice.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
  33. 33.I ___ cricket tomorrow. (a) will play (b) will plays (c) played (d) will playing
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  35. 35.We ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches
  36. 36.Name the tense: “You cooked rice.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past continuous
  37. 37.They ___ study science on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  38. 38.We ___ bake a cake every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  39. 39.He ___ write a letter twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  40. 40.We ___ science when the bell rang. (a) were study (b) were studying (c) are studying (d) was studying

Answer key

  1. will run
  2. Did
  3. has
  4. built
  5. don't
  6. had spoken
  7. Did
  8. is
  9. was telling
  10. were dancing
  11. bake
  12. were jogging
  13. doesn't
  14. simple present
  15. will bake
  16. present continuous
  17. will cook
  18. swimming
  19. study
  20. were cooking
  21. bake
  22. present continuous
  23. were catching
  24. Are
  25. are baking
  26. will watch
  27. play
  28. play
  29. Is
  30. dance
  31. don't
  32. simple past
  33. will play
  34. is
  35. watch
  36. simple past
  37. don't
  38. don't
  39. doesn't
  40. were studying

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