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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 641 · 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.The students are going to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogged
  2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
  3. 3.You ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) feed (d) fed
  4. 4.Vivaan ___ going to help Grandma next month. (a) am (b) are (c) is
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  6. 6.___ Arjun going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.My sister ___ told a story already. (a) has (b) have
  8. 8.___ you baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.___ I playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.They ___ run in the park every day. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
  11. 11.I have had this bicycle ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
  12. 12.My friends ___ the train twice a week. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes
  13. 13.When it started to rain, I ___ tea. (a) was making (b) were making (c) am making (d) was make
  14. 14.Diya ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) is build (d) am building
  15. 15.We ___ fed the dog already. (a) has (b) have
  16. 16.___ my cousins telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
  18. 18.___ they winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.___ my brother clean the room on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
  20. 20.___ the children cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  22. 22.He ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  24. 24.Name the tense: “My cousins threw the ball.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
  25. 25.I ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am wash (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are washing
  26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
  27. 27.___ we studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  29. 29.Manav ___ Hindi when Mum came home. (a) is speaking (b) was speak (c) was speaking (d) were speaking
  30. 30.You ___ tea on Saturdays. (a) make (b) making (c) makes
  31. 31.She ___ a mango every morning. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats
  32. 32.Name the tense: “They had drawn a picture.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present perfect
  33. 33.Isha has had this bicycle ___ five years. (a) for (b) since
  34. 34.Aarav ___ going to tell a story next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
  35. 35.When it started to rain, the children ___ a tree. (a) were plant (b) are planting (c) was planting (d) were planting
  36. 36.My brother ___ carried the bag already. (a) has (b) have
  37. 37.We ___ play cricket on Saturdays. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  38. 38.Pooja ___ baked a cake already. (a) have (b) has
  39. 39.My sister ___ Hindi next month. (a) spoke (b) will speaks (c) will speak (d) will speaking
  40. 40.___ you running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

  1. jog
  2. had
  3. fed
  4. is
  5. is
  6. Is
  7. has
  8. Are
  9. Am
  10. don't
  11. for
  12. take
  13. was making
  14. is building
  15. have
  16. Are
  17. building
  18. Are
  19. Does
  20. Are
  21. flying
  22. had played
  23. has
  24. simple past
  25. am washing
  26. had baked
  27. Are
  28. has
  29. was speaking
  30. make
  31. eats
  32. past perfect
  33. for
  34. is
  35. were planting
  36. has
  37. don't
  38. has
  39. will speak
  40. Are

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