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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 398 · 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.Vivaan has studied in this school ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
  2. 2.We ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
  3. 3.We have just ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) bought
  4. 4.I did not ___ a picture last week. (a) drew (b) draw (c) drawing (d) draws
  5. 5.My friends ___ a cake every day. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  7. 7.We ___ a story tomorrow. (a) will tells (b) told (c) will tell (d) will telling
  8. 8.Name the tense: “My parents will clap for the team.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple present
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  10. 10.I ___ the room every day. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans
  11. 11.She ___ a bicycle when Mum came home. (a) were riding (b) is riding (c) was riding (d) was ride
  12. 12.She ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) caught (d) catches
  13. 13.Dev ___ going to throw the ball next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
  14. 14.They did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) drew (d) draw
  15. 15.___ my brother baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.I ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) am fly
  17. 17.Name the tense: “Kavya was throwing the ball.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) present continuous
  18. 18.My brother ___ going to bake a cake next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
  19. 19.___ we cook rice every morning? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  21. 21.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) is (b) are
  22. 22.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ rice. (a) were cooking (b) was cook (c) was cooking (d) am cooking
  23. 23.You ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) am making (c) are make (d) are making
  24. 24.They ___ to school when the bell rang. (a) were go (b) was going (c) were going (d) are going
  25. 25.We ___ lunch when the bell rang. (a) are bringing (b) were bring (c) was bringing (d) were bringing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  27. 27.She ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is build (b) am building (c) is building (d) are building
  28. 28.Name the tense: “My brother is winning the match.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  29. 29.The children ___ Grandma every morning. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps
  30. 30.___ he baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: There ___ a lot of rice in the bag. (a) is (b) are
  32. 32.Ira is going to ___ in the park next month. (a) ran (b) running (c) runs (d) run
  33. 33.Name the tense: “They play cricket.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) past continuous
  34. 34.I ___ a bicycle when it started to rain. (a) was riding (b) am riding (c) was ride (d) were riding
  35. 35.We have just ___ science. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) studied
  36. 36.I have just ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) baked
  37. 37.You have just ___ to school. (a) go (b) gone (c) went (d) going
  38. 38.My sister ___ ride a bicycle every day. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  39. 39.He ___ science when Mum came home. (a) was study (b) were studying (c) was studying (d) is studying
  40. 40.Arjun ___ the dog when Mum came home. (a) were feeding (b) was feeding (c) is feeding (d) was feed

Answer key

  1. since
  2. had ridden
  3. bought
  4. draw
  5. bake
  6. climbing
  7. will tell
  8. simple future
  9. has
  10. clean
  11. was riding
  12. caught
  13. is
  14. draw
  15. Is
  16. am flying
  17. past continuous
  18. is
  19. Do
  20. has
  21. is
  22. was cooking
  23. are making
  24. were going
  25. were bringing
  26. bringing
  27. is building
  28. present continuous
  29. help
  30. Is
  31. is
  32. run
  33. simple present
  34. was riding
  35. studied
  36. baked
  37. gone
  38. doesn't
  39. was studying
  40. was feeding

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