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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 355 · 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.He ___ the ball every Sunday. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch
  2. 2.___ Kavya cook rice every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
  3. 3.My cousins ___ with Nani since 2022. (a) stay (b) stayed (c) have stayed (d) has stayed
  4. 4.___ she clean the room twice a week? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
  5. 5.___ Sneha help Grandma every Sunday? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
  6. 6.She ___ going to clean the room tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
  7. 7.You ___ going to clean the room tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
  8. 8.Name the tense: “My cousins have built a sandcastle.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) past perfect
  9. 9.___ I draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
  10. 10.We are going to ___ rice next month. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cooks
  11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  13. 13.Name the tense: “She is feeding the dog.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple future
  14. 14.You ___ climb a tree twice a week. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  15. 15.He ___ the dog on Saturdays. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed
  16. 16.She is going to ___ a mango next month. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) ate
  17. 17.___ they clap for the team every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
  18. 18.You ___ in the park next month. (a) will jog (b) will jogging (c) will jogs (d) jogged
  19. 19.When Dad called, the children ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
  20. 20.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
  22. 22.___ they flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.You ___ tea next week. (a) will makes (b) made (c) will making (d) will make
  24. 24.You ___ a tree when the bell rang. (a) are planting (b) was planting (c) were planting (d) were plant
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
  26. 26.Name the tense: “We had cooked rice.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
  27. 27.My friends ___ a cake two days ago. (a) have baked (b) will bake (c) bake (d) baked
  28. 28.Manav ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) is eat (d) is eating
  29. 29.Name the tense: “He washes the dishes.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) present perfect
  30. 30.Kavya ___ a cap next week. (a) will wearing (b) will wears (c) wore (d) will wear
  31. 31.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
  32. 32.We ___ a tree right now. (a) are plant (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am planting
  33. 33.Aarav ___ a bicycle now. (a) is ride (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) is riding
  34. 34.My sister ___ fly a kite twice a week. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  35. 35.You ___ in the park when the phone rang. (a) were jogging (b) was jogging (c) are jogging (d) were jog
  36. 36.___ you eat a mango yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
  37. 37.My friends ___ climbed a tree already. (a) have (b) has
  38. 38.By the time Mum came home, he ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
  39. 39.The children ___ in Delhi since 2020. (a) work (b) has worked (c) have worked (d) worked
  40. 40.They ___ in the park every day. (a) run (b) runs (c) running

Answer key

  1. catches
  2. Does
  3. have stayed
  4. Does
  5. Does
  6. is
  7. are
  8. present perfect
  9. Did
  10. cook
  11. had
  12. dancing
  13. present continuous
  14. don't
  15. feeds
  16. eat
  17. Do
  18. will jog
  19. had
  20. fed
  21. is
  22. Are
  23. will make
  24. were planting
  25. taking
  26. past perfect
  27. baked
  28. is eating
  29. simple present
  30. will wear
  31. made
  32. are planting
  33. is riding
  34. doesn't
  35. were jogging
  36. Did
  37. have
  38. had made
  39. have worked
  40. run

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