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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 521 · 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 bag tomorrow. (a) carries (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carry
  2. 2.___ my sister speak Hindi every day? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
  3. 3.He ___ a song on Saturdays. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: Either Aditya or the girls ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
  6. 6.He ___ run in the park every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  7. 7.They ___ jogged in the park already. (a) have (b) has
  8. 8.Rahul ___ helped Grandma already. (a) has (b) have
  9. 9.You ___ going to take the train tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  11. 11.She ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) is win (c) am winning (d) are winning
  12. 12.Vivaan did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) spoke
  13. 13.When Mum came home, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) are building (b) were building (c) were build (d) was building
  14. 14.She ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
  15. 15.Meera has just ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washed (d) washes
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  17. 17.She is going to ___ a letter next month. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) wrote
  18. 18.She ___ cricket when the bell rang. (a) was play (b) was playing (c) is playing (d) were playing
  19. 19.My brother ___ go to school every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  22. 22.When Mum came home, she ___ a mango. (a) were eating (b) was eating (c) is eating (d) was eat
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  24. 24.Choose the right verb: There ___ two cats in the garden. (a) are (b) is
  25. 25.My brother ___ a cap tomorrow. (a) will wearing (b) wore (c) will wears (d) will wear
  26. 26.Neel ___ studied science already. (a) have (b) has
  27. 27.My brother ___ Hindi next month. (a) will speaking (b) will speaks (c) spoke (d) will speak
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  29. 29.Name the tense: “They are building a sandcastle.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
  30. 30.The children ___ run in the park every morning. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
  31. 31.Name the tense: “He is planting a tree.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
  32. 32.By the time we reached, Saanvi ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
  33. 33.Name the tense: “We are dancing on the stage.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) present perfect
  34. 34.We are going to ___ for the team next week. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) clapping (d) claps
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
  36. 36.My friends ___ the ball twice a week. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches
  37. 37.___ my sister bake a cake yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
  39. 39.Name the tense: “She will bake a cake.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
  40. 40.I ___ brought lunch already. (a) have (b) has

Answer key

  1. carry
  2. Does
  3. sings
  4. are
  5. are
  6. doesn't
  7. have
  8. has
  9. are
  10. are
  11. is winning
  12. speak
  13. were building
  14. had drunk
  15. washed
  16. has
  17. write
  18. was playing
  19. doesn't
  20. are
  21. drinking
  22. was eating
  23. running
  24. are
  25. will wear
  26. has
  27. will speak
  28. has
  29. present continuous
  30. don't
  31. present continuous
  32. had gone
  33. present continuous
  34. clap
  35. singing
  36. catch
  37. Did
  38. is
  39. simple future
  40. have

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