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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 354 · 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.When it started to rain, my brother ___ the match. (a) is winning (b) were winning (c) was win (d) was winning
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  3. 3.When the phone rang, Aditya ___ the dishes. (a) was washing (b) were washing (c) was wash (d) is washing
  4. 4.When Dad called, Priya ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
  5. 5.I ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  7. 7.You ___ wash the dishes on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
  8. 8.At 8 pm yesterday, you ___ the match. (a) were winning (b) was winning (c) are winning (d) were win
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  10. 10.She ___ ridden a bicycle already. (a) has (b) have
  11. 11.___ he catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  13. 13.At 8 pm yesterday, my sister ___ tea. (a) were making (b) is making (c) was making (d) was make
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
  15. 15.My cousins did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) planted (c) planting (d) plants
  16. 16.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawing
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: Neither Ira nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  18. 18.Yash did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) washed
  19. 19.He ___ bake a cake every day. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  20. 20.My sister ___ helped Grandma already. (a) have (b) has
  21. 21.Name the tense: “The children are washing the dishes.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
  22. 22.You ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) are wear (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
  23. 23.You ___ going to jog in the park tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
  24. 24.Dev ___ written a letter already. (a) has (b) have
  25. 25.The children did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drank
  26. 26.I ___ a picture next month. (a) will drawing (b) drew (c) will draw (d) will draws
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  28. 28.___ you help Grandma every morning? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) are (b) is
  30. 30.He ___ the bag last week. (a) carries (b) carried (c) will carry (d) has carried
  31. 31.___ my sister study science every morning? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
  32. 32.Karan is going to ___ Hindi tomorrow. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) speak (d) spoke
  33. 33.___ my brother speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.___ I play cricket twice a week? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are
  35. 35.Name the tense: “He is playing cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
  36. 36.Sneha ___ a cap when the bell rang. (a) were wearing (b) was wear (c) is wearing (d) was wearing
  37. 37.You ___ bring lunch twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
  38. 38.Name the tense: “We caught the ball.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  39. 39.___ he drinking milk right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.They ___ going to play cricket next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are

Answer key

  1. was winning
  2. have
  3. was washing
  4. had
  5. had drawn
  6. baking
  7. don't
  8. were winning
  9. has
  10. has
  11. Is
  12. have
  13. was making
  14. is
  15. plant
  16. drew
  17. are
  18. wash
  19. doesn't
  20. has
  21. present continuous
  22. are wearing
  23. are
  24. has
  25. drink
  26. will draw
  27. is
  28. Do
  29. is
  30. carried
  31. Does
  32. speak
  33. Is
  34. Do
  35. present continuous
  36. was wearing
  37. don't
  38. simple past
  39. Is
  40. are

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