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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 472 · 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.She has had this bicycle ___ 2020. (a) for (b) since
  2. 2.You ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) are take
  3. 3.My friends ___ in the pool every day. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swims
  4. 4.I ___ cricket next week. (a) will play (b) will playing (c) will plays (d) played
  5. 5.We have studied in this school ___ 2019. (a) since (b) for
  6. 6.My sister ___ milk at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was drink (b) is drinking (c) were drinking (d) was drinking
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: Neither Kabir nor the boys ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  8. 8.___ Saanvi clean the room every day? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is (d) Does
  9. 9.My brother ___ vegetables next Sunday. (a) will buys (b) will buying (c) will buy (d) bought
  10. 10.Name the tense: “I will drink milk.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
  11. 11.He ___ a tree every day. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant
  12. 12.You ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
  13. 13.Name the tense: “My sister had bought vegetables.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
  14. 14.___ we sing a song last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
  15. 15.When the bell rang, he ___ a cake. (a) was baking (b) was bake (c) is baking (d) were baking
  16. 16.My sister ___ going to climb a tree tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
  17. 17.___ my friends making tea now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  20. 20.My brother did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) fed (b) feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  21. 21.Name the tense: “We will clean the room.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  23. 23.By the time we reached, I ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
  24. 24.___ she fly a kite every morning? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
  25. 25.We ___ the room every morning. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans
  26. 26.Name the tense: “He had swum in the pool.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) simple future
  27. 27.___ Arjun make tea yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
  28. 28.I ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) am speak (d) are speaking
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  32. 32.___ my brother throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
  33. 33.You ___ the dog when it started to rain. (a) was feeding (b) are feeding (c) were feed (d) were feeding
  34. 34.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rided
  35. 35.Name the tense: “I am flying a kite.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
  36. 36.___ we running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.She has just ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carried (d) carrying
  38. 38.Name the tense: “Isha cleans the room.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
  39. 39.They ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swim
  40. 40.My friends ___ in this school since 2020. (a) study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) studied

Answer key

  1. since
  2. are taking
  3. swim
  4. will play
  5. since
  6. was drinking
  7. are
  8. Does
  9. will buy
  10. simple future
  11. plants
  12. had played
  13. past perfect
  14. Did
  15. was baking
  16. is
  17. Are
  18. have
  19. has
  20. feed
  21. simple future
  22. making
  23. had carried
  24. Does
  25. clean
  26. past perfect
  27. Did
  28. am speaking
  29. have
  30. are
  31. has
  32. Did
  33. were feeding
  34. rode
  35. present continuous
  36. Are
  37. carried
  38. simple present
  39. are swimming
  40. have studied

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