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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 510 · 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.Name the tense: “She will wash the dishes.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  2. 2.The children ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
  3. 3.Name the tense: “He climbs a tree.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
  4. 4.My parents ___ a mango when it started to rain. (a) were eat (b) were eating (c) are eating (d) was eating
  5. 5.My friends have just ___ a song. (a) sung (b) sang (c) singing (d) sing
  6. 6.I ___ on the stage when it started to rain. (a) was dance (b) am dancing (c) was dancing (d) were dancing
  7. 7.She is going to ___ for the team tomorrow. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) claps (d) clapping
  8. 8.Farhan ___ to school next week. (a) went (b) will go (c) will goes (d) will going
  9. 9.My sister ___ on the stage on Saturdays. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing
  10. 10.Aditya has just ___ tea. (a) making (b) made (c) makes (d) make
  11. 11.___ Myra drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.___ the students fly a kite yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
  13. 13.My sister has played in the garden ___ ten minutes. (a) since (b) for
  14. 14.I ___ a sandcastle when the bell rang. (a) am building (b) was build (c) were building (d) was building
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  16. 16.I ___ a tree when Mum came home. (a) am climbing (b) was climb (c) was climbing (d) were climbing
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) are (b) is
  18. 18.___ you planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.They ___ the match right now. (a) are win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
  20. 20.Sneha ___ speak Hindi every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  21. 21.Priya is going to ___ the dog tomorrow. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
  22. 22.My friends ___ vegetables every day. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  24. 24.She ___ milk next month. (a) will drinks (b) will drink (c) will drinking (d) drank
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: All the boys ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
  26. 26.___ she feed the dog every morning? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
  27. 27.Name the tense: “She brings lunch.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
  28. 28.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) ran (d) running
  29. 29.Arjun ___ rice when Mum came home. (a) was cooking (b) was cook (c) were cooking (d) is cooking
  30. 30.When Dad called, Yash ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
  31. 31.Name the tense: “My sister was dancing on the stage.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
  32. 32.The students ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  34. 34.___ he throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
  36. 36.___ we dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.I ___ play cricket twice a week. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
  38. 38.I ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throw (c) will throw (d) throwed
  39. 39.___ you fly a kite in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
  40. 40.We ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are going (c) are go (d) is going

Answer key

  1. simple future
  2. are cleaning
  3. simple present
  4. were eating
  5. sung
  6. was dancing
  7. clap
  8. will go
  9. dances
  10. made
  11. Is
  12. Did
  13. for
  14. was building
  15. is
  16. was climbing
  17. is
  18. Are
  19. are winning
  20. doesn't
  21. feed
  22. buy
  23. is
  24. will drink
  25. have
  26. Does
  27. simple present
  28. ran
  29. was cooking
  30. had
  31. past continuous
  32. had flown
  33. is
  34. Is
  35. won
  36. Are
  37. don't
  38. threw
  39. Did
  40. are going

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