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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 637 · 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 ___ going to drink milk next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is
  2. 2.You ___ going to plant a tree tomorrow. (a) is (b) are (c) am
  3. 3.We ___ vegetables next Sunday. (a) will buys (b) will buying (c) will buy (d) bought
  4. 4.When the phone rang, we ___ a bicycle. (a) was riding (b) were ride (c) were riding (d) are riding
  5. 5.Aditya is going to ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
  6. 6.He ___ the room when Mum came home. (a) were cleaning (b) was cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) was clean
  7. 7.___ Kabir planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.By the time the bell rang, I ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
  9. 9.I ___ rice every morning. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks
  10. 10.They ___ going to buy vegetables tomorrow. (a) are (b) is (c) am
  11. 11.They ___ a song next month. (a) will singing (b) will sings (c) sang (d) will sing
  12. 12.He is going to ___ the train next month. (a) took (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  13. 13.By the time Mum came home, they ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
  14. 14.They did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) threw
  15. 15.When the phone rang, the students ___ a song. (a) are singing (b) was singing (c) were sing (d) were singing
  16. 16.I ___ worn a cap already. (a) has (b) have
  17. 17.Neel ___ milk every Sunday. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks
  18. 18.You ___ in this school since 2021. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) study (d) has studied
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Either Arjun or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
  21. 21.___ you jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.___ she wear a cap on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
  23. 23.We have just ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wore (c) wearing (d) worn
  24. 24.You ___ a cartoon on Saturdays. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each of the girls ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  26. 26.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
  27. 27.You ___ in this school since 2020. (a) have studied (b) study (c) studied (d) has studied
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each of the children ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  29. 29.Ira ___ make tea on Saturdays. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  30. 30.They ___ the ball next Sunday. (a) will throwing (b) will throws (c) threw (d) will throw
  31. 31.My parents ___ the ball every day. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch
  32. 32.My brother ___ milk now. (a) is drink (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
  33. 33.We ___ rice when Mum came home. (a) was cooking (b) are cooking (c) were cooking (d) were cook
  34. 34.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
  35. 35.The students did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) singing (b) sang (c) sings (d) sing
  36. 36.Name the tense: “We bake a cake.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
  37. 37.Nisha ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
  38. 38.___ Kunal baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Name the tense: “My sister is wearing a cap.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
  40. 40.My parents ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown

Answer key

  1. are
  2. are
  3. will buy
  4. were riding
  5. jog
  6. was cleaning
  7. Is
  8. had cooked
  9. cook
  10. are
  11. will sing
  12. take
  13. had drunk
  14. throw
  15. were singing
  16. have
  17. drinks
  18. have studied
  19. are
  20. singing
  21. Are
  22. Does
  23. worn
  24. watch
  25. has
  26. is
  27. have studied
  28. has
  29. doesn't
  30. will throw
  31. catch
  32. is drinking
  33. were cooking
  34. won
  35. sing
  36. simple present
  37. is jogging
  38. Is
  39. present continuous
  40. had thrown

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