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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 584 · 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.___ you feed the dog last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
  2. 2.Name the tense: “The children are helping Grandma.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  3. 3.___ we watch a cartoon every morning? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
  4. 4.___ Ishaan watch a cartoon every day? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
  5. 5.My brother ___ Grandma on Saturdays. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 5. (a) are (b) is
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  8. 8.Meera has just ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dances (d) dance
  9. 9.He ___ going to study science tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
  10. 10.___ they bring lunch twice a week? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Does (d) Do
  11. 11.We ___ a cake at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were baking (b) are baking (c) were bake (d) was baking
  12. 12.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weared (c) worn (d) wore
  13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
  14. 14.We ___ feed the dog every morning. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  15. 15.___ my friends ride a bicycle on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
  16. 16.You ___ in this school since 2021. (a) taught (b) have taught (c) teach (d) has taught
  17. 17.I ___ for the team next month. (a) will claps (b) clapped (c) will clap (d) will clapping
  18. 18.___ my brother drink milk last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
  19. 19.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
  20. 20.You ___ science two days ago. (a) will study (b) have studied (c) studied (d) study
  21. 21.My sister ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
  22. 22.When Dad called, the children ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
  23. 23.Kavya ___ the train in 2023. (a) took (b) will take (c) takes (d) taked
  24. 24.You ___ science next month. (a) will studies (b) will study (c) studied (d) will studying
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  26. 26.My sister ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
  27. 27.___ he wash the dishes every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
  28. 28.We ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
  30. 30.We ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) are study (c) am studying (d) are studying
  31. 31.He ___ a kite last week. (a) flyed (b) will fly (c) flew (d) flies
  32. 32.Farhan ___ cricket next Sunday. (a) will plays (b) will playing (c) will play (d) played
  33. 33.My friends ___ go to school twice a week. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  34. 34.Kunal did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying (d) flew
  35. 35.Aditya ___ a letter last week. (a) wrote (b) writed (c) will write (d) writes
  36. 36.At 8 pm yesterday, Zoya ___ a mango. (a) was eating (b) is eating (c) was eat (d) were eating
  37. 37.He ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
  38. 38.The students ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) are watch
  39. 39.We have waited for the bus ___ morning. (a) for (b) since
  40. 40.My brother ___ going to build a sandcastle tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are

Answer key

  1. Did
  2. present continuous
  3. Do
  4. Does
  5. helps
  6. is
  7. winning
  8. danced
  9. is
  10. Do
  11. were baking
  12. wore
  13. had
  14. don't
  15. Do
  16. have taught
  17. will clap
  18. Did
  19. had watched
  20. studied
  21. had fed
  22. had
  23. took
  24. will study
  25. has
  26. had brought
  27. Does
  28. had told
  29. has
  30. are studying
  31. flew
  32. will play
  33. don't
  34. fly
  35. wrote
  36. was eating
  37. had cooked
  38. are watching
  39. since
  40. is

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