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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 541 · 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: “My cousins were dancing on the stage.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present continuous
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  3. 3.We ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) are help (c) am helping (d) are helping
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) is (b) are
  5. 5.I ___ throw the ball twice a week. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  6. 6.I ___ carried the bag already. (a) have (b) has
  7. 7.She ___ in the pool next Sunday. (a) will swims (b) swam (c) will swim (d) will swimming
  8. 8.My cousins did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) clapped (d) claps
  9. 9.I am going to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) winning (c) win (d) won
  10. 10.I ___ a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) will builds (b) built (c) will build (d) will building
  11. 11.Name the tense: “We had climbed a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple past
  12. 12.Kabir ___ Grandma every Sunday. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help
  13. 13.She ___ ride a bicycle every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  14. 14.My brother ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
  15. 15.Name the tense: “I have carried the bag.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
  16. 16.Name the tense: “We have spoken Hindi.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple future
  17. 17.You ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
  18. 18.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eated (c) eaten (d) eating
  19. 19.Nisha is going to ___ vegetables next Sunday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buy (d) buying
  20. 20.We ___ going to swim in the pool tomorrow. (a) are (b) am (c) is
  21. 21.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
  22. 22.___ we carry the bag two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
  23. 23.When the bell rang, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) is riding (b) was riding (c) was ride (d) were riding
  24. 24.Arjun ___ a cake on Saturdays. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  26. 26.My friends ___ sent a message already. (a) has (b) have
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) is (b) are
  28. 28.___ you bring lunch twice a week? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
  29. 29.She is going to ___ rice next month. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooks
  30. 30.Kabir ___ the dog twice a week. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds
  31. 31.We ___ going to write a letter tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
  32. 32.Choose the right verb: Neither Meera nor the twins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  33. 33.___ you jog in the park twice a week? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
  34. 34.My friends ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
  35. 35.___ Kavya send a message last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
  36. 36.I ___ in this school since 2020. (a) study (b) studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
  37. 37.I have just ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) planted
  38. 38.I ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) am jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  39. 39.You have just ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) rode (c) ridden (d) riding
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has

Answer key

  1. past continuous
  2. has
  3. are helping
  4. is
  5. don't
  6. have
  7. will swim
  8. clap
  9. win
  10. will build
  11. past perfect
  12. helps
  13. doesn't
  14. had flown
  15. present perfect
  16. present perfect
  17. had drawn
  18. ate
  19. buy
  20. are
  21. made
  22. Did
  23. was riding
  24. bakes
  25. has
  26. have
  27. is
  28. Do
  29. cook
  30. feeds
  31. are
  32. are
  33. Do
  34. had made
  35. Did
  36. have studied
  37. planted
  38. am jogging
  39. ridden
  40. has

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