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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 377 · 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.___ you take the train twice a week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Is (d) Are
  2. 2.My friends are going to ___ science next month. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) studied
  3. 3.He ___ the train next week. (a) will take (b) will takes (c) took (d) will taking
  4. 4.I ___ in this school since 2022. (a) study (b) studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
  5. 5.He ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) has played (b) will play (c) plays (d) played
  6. 6.You ___ a song twice a week. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sings
  7. 7.You ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
  8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
  9. 9.We are going to ___ a cake next week. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
  10. 10.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) taking (d) took
  11. 11.Name the tense: “I am clapping for the team.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) present continuous
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) are (b) is
  13. 13.I ___ in the park twice a week. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging
  14. 14.We ___ fly a kite every day. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  15. 15.___ you throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.Ishaan ___ a mango next week. (a) will eat (b) will eating (c) will eats (d) ate
  17. 17.___ we carry the bag every Sunday? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
  18. 18.My sister is going to ___ science tomorrow. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) studied
  19. 19.Yash ___ lunch when the bell rang. (a) is bringing (b) was bring (c) was bringing (d) were bringing
  20. 20.Name the tense: “He plays cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) simple present
  21. 21.He ___ in the pool twice a week. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim
  22. 22.When Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) were throw (b) are throwing (c) were throwing (d) was throwing
  23. 23.Tara ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  26. 26.The students have just ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) played (c) plays (d) play
  27. 27.Kunal ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wears (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wore
  28. 28.Aarav ___ milk on Saturdays. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink
  29. 29.My friends ___ wash the dishes every day. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  30. 30.Rahul ___ going to send a message tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
  31. 31.___ Dev eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  33. 33.We are going to ___ a song next week. (a) sings (b) sang (c) singing (d) sing
  34. 34.We ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) are fly (d) are flying
  35. 35.___ Ananya swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
  36. 36.I ___ the dog every day. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: Either the girls or Riya ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  38. 38.Ananya ___ washed the dishes already. (a) have (b) has
  39. 39.My brother ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
  40. 40.Kavya has just ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapped (d) clapping

Answer key

  1. Do
  2. study
  3. will take
  4. have studied
  5. played
  6. sing
  7. had worn
  8. had
  9. bake
  10. took
  11. present continuous
  12. is
  13. jog
  14. don't
  15. Are
  16. will eat
  17. Do
  18. study
  19. was bringing
  20. simple present
  21. swims
  22. were throwing
  23. had fed
  24. eating
  25. has
  26. played
  27. wore
  28. drinks
  29. don't
  30. is
  31. Did
  32. has
  33. sing
  34. are flying
  35. Did
  36. feed
  37. is
  38. has
  39. had written
  40. clapped

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