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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 387 · 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.___ Pooja winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  4. 4.___ he run in the park last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  6. 6.My parents ___ sing a song every morning. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  7. 7.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) weared (d) wearing
  8. 8.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
  9. 9.She ___ the train on Saturdays. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take
  10. 10.We ___ ridden a bicycle already. (a) has (b) have
  11. 11.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
  12. 12.He ___ a bicycle twice a week. (a) rides (b) riding (c) ride
  13. 13.He ___ the dog every morning. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed
  14. 14.Kabir ___ lunch next Sunday. (a) will brings (b) will bring (c) will bringing (d) brought
  15. 15.He ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) is making (c) is make (d) are making
  16. 16.___ Dev drink milk yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
  17. 17.___ Pooja study science twice a week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Are (d) Is
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  19. 19.You ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
  20. 20.They ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) have danced (c) will dance (d) danced
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  22. 22.My sister ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) is tell
  23. 23.My brother ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) is catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
  24. 24.My brother did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helps (b) helping (c) helped (d) help
  25. 25.You have just ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climbed (c) climb (d) climbs
  26. 26.Kavya did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climb (b) climbed (c) climbs (d) climbing
  27. 27.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) are (b) is
  29. 29.Name the tense: “She takes the train.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
  30. 30.I have had this bicycle ___ 2019. (a) since (b) for
  31. 31.She has just ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooked
  32. 32.Name the tense: “Aditya has cleaned the room.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
  33. 33.I ___ the room now. (a) am clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  34. 34.They ___ going to tell a story next Sunday. (a) are (b) is (c) am
  35. 35.Name the tense: “You had danced on the stage.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
  36. 36.Name the tense: “They have watched a cartoon.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
  37. 37.___ you catch the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
  38. 38.___ I play cricket twice a week? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
  39. 39.Name the tense: “My cousins were jogging in the park.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
  40. 40.The children ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feed (b) fed (c) will feed (d) feeded

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. had
  3. clapping
  4. Did
  5. has
  6. don't
  7. wore
  8. had made
  9. takes
  10. have
  11. won
  12. rides
  13. feeds
  14. will bring
  15. is making
  16. Did
  17. Does
  18. playing
  19. had taken
  20. danced
  21. sending
  22. is telling
  23. is catching
  24. help
  25. climbed
  26. climb
  27. had swum
  28. is
  29. simple present
  30. since
  31. cooked
  32. present perfect
  33. am cleaning
  34. are
  35. past perfect
  36. present perfect
  37. Did
  38. Do
  39. past continuous
  40. fed

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