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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 428 · 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.I am going to ___ the dishes next month. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) washed
  2. 2.Sneha ___ science on Saturdays. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  4. 4.My friends ___ climb a tree twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
  5. 5.We have just ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) worn (c) wore (d) wear
  6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
  7. 7.I am going to ___ cricket next month. (a) playing (b) play (c) played (d) plays
  8. 8.You ___ tea next Sunday. (a) will making (b) made (c) will makes (d) will make
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
  10. 10.They ___ the dog every Sunday. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed
  11. 11.We ___ a tree next month. (a) will planting (b) will plant (c) planted (d) will plants
  12. 12.Ananya ___ a mango next week. (a) will eats (b) ate (c) will eat (d) will eating
  13. 13.My cousins ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
  14. 14.You ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
  15. 15.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
  16. 16.Neel ___ rice twice a week. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook
  17. 17.The children are going to ___ the ball tomorrow. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
  18. 18.___ my sister eat a mango in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
  19. 19.He ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) am making (c) is make (d) are making
  20. 20.He ___ in this school since 2019. (a) studies (b) studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
  21. 21.Name the tense: “You run in the park.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
  22. 22.___ Kabir jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.___ I flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.___ Vivaan riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
  26. 26.When Mum came home, she ___ milk. (a) is drinking (b) was drink (c) were drinking (d) was drinking
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  29. 29.I ___ the train last Sunday. (a) take (b) will take (c) took (d) taked
  30. 30.He ___ going to wear a cap next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
  31. 31.Name the tense: “We will wear a cap.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) is (b) are
  33. 33.Tara ___ a story when the phone rang. (a) was telling (b) was tell (c) were telling (d) is telling
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  35. 35.My sister ___ in the park when the bell rang. (a) was jog (b) were jogging (c) was jogging (d) is jogging
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  37. 37.By the time we reached, my parents ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
  38. 38.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
  39. 39.He ___ Hindi every day. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) speaking
  40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had

Answer key

  1. wash
  2. studies
  3. cooking
  4. don't
  5. worn
  6. had thrown
  7. play
  8. will make
  9. is
  10. feed
  11. will plant
  12. will eat
  13. had flown
  14. had bought
  15. had cleaned
  16. cooks
  17. catch
  18. Did
  19. is making
  20. has studied
  21. simple present
  22. Is
  23. Am
  24. Is
  25. had
  26. was drinking
  27. is
  28. running
  29. took
  30. is
  31. simple future
  32. is
  33. was telling
  34. has
  35. was jogging
  36. wearing
  37. had told
  38. had cleaned
  39. speaks
  40. had

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