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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 664 · 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.My friends ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) are bring (d) is bringing
  2. 2.___ they speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
  3. 3.___ Isha sing a song on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
  6. 6.You ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) will running (b) will runs (c) will run (d) ran
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  8. 8.___ my brother wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
  11. 11.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) took (d) taking
  12. 12.My parents ___ for the team every Sunday. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap
  13. 13.The students ___ a tree when the phone rang. (a) were planting (b) was planting (c) are planting (d) were plant
  14. 14.My cousins ___ to school before it got dark. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  16. 16.When Mum came home, I ___ Hindi. (a) am speaking (b) was speaking (c) were speaking (d) was speak
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  18. 18.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) goed (d) gone
  19. 19.He is going to ___ milk next month. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
  20. 20.My friends did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
  21. 21.___ I watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
  22. 22.You ___ a kite next week. (a) will fly (b) will flies (c) will flying (d) flew
  23. 23.We ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) planted (c) have planted (d) will plant
  24. 24.Name the tense: “The students have watched a cartoon.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present perfect
  25. 25.Name the tense: “You play cricket.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
  26. 26.When Dad called, the children ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
  27. 27.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  28. 28.___ you catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.___ you watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
  30. 30.We ___ a song now. (a) are sing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) am singing
  31. 31.Name the tense: “My brother took the train.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple past
  32. 32.We ___ the room tomorrow. (a) will cleans (b) will cleaning (c) will clean (d) cleaned
  33. 33.He is going to ___ in the pool next Sunday. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swam
  34. 34.We ___ in this school since 2020. (a) has studied (b) study (c) have studied (d) studied
  35. 35.___ they watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
  36. 36.I ___ a story every morning. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling
  37. 37.You ___ a tree twice a week. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants
  38. 38.When it started to rain, Ira ___ lunch. (a) was bring (b) is bringing (c) were bringing (d) was bringing
  39. 39.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
  40. 40.___ he eat a mango twice a week? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Does (d) Are

Answer key

  1. are bringing
  2. Did
  3. Does
  4. watching
  5. had
  6. will run
  7. has
  8. Did
  9. is
  10. is
  11. took
  12. clap
  13. were planting
  14. had gone
  15. wearing
  16. was speaking
  17. has
  18. went
  19. drink
  20. throw
  21. Did
  22. will fly
  23. planted
  24. present perfect
  25. simple present
  26. had
  27. has
  28. Are
  29. Did
  30. are singing
  31. simple past
  32. will clean
  33. swim
  34. have studied
  35. Did
  36. tell
  37. plant
  38. was bringing
  39. is
  40. Does

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