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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 681 · 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.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 6. (a) is (b) are
  2. 2.Farhan ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is make (c) are making (d) is making
  3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
  4. 4.When the phone rang, I ___ in the park. (a) were jogging (b) am jogging (c) was jog (d) was jogging
  5. 5.Manav ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
  6. 6.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
  7. 7.___ you send a message every day? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
  8. 8.He ___ draw a picture every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  9. 9.My brother ___ vegetables when Mum came home. (a) was buy (b) were buying (c) was buying (d) is buying
  10. 10.We ___ in this school since 2019. (a) taught (b) have taught (c) teach (d) has taught
  11. 11.My parents ___ going to fly a kite tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
  12. 12.You have worked in Delhi ___ two years. (a) for (b) since
  13. 13.You ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) are ride (c) are riding (d) is riding
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  15. 15.The children ___ the dishes every Sunday. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) are (b) is
  17. 17.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
  19. 19.My cousins ___ going to take the train next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  21. 21.Farhan ___ wear a cap every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
  23. 23.___ Kabir climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
  24. 24.By the time we reached, they ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
  25. 25.We ___ a kite twice a week. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying
  26. 26.We ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) went (c) go (d) goed
  27. 27.___ I draw a picture twice a week? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
  28. 28.Kavya ___ going to wash the dishes next week. (a) are (b) is (c) am
  29. 29.I ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) will speak (b) speaked (c) speak (d) spoke
  30. 30.My parents ___ rice every Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook
  31. 31.My sister ___ a tree twice a week. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbs
  32. 32.I have just ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clapped (d) clap
  33. 33.___ Meera drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
  35. 35.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swimming
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  37. 37.She ___ climb a tree every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  38. 38.Rohan ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
  39. 39.They ___ in this school since 2020. (a) has studied (b) study (c) have studied (d) studied
  40. 40.When the phone rang, I ___ in the pool. (a) were swimming (b) was swim (c) am swimming (d) was swimming

Answer key

  1. is
  2. is making
  3. had
  4. was jogging
  5. had sung
  6. had
  7. Do
  8. doesn't
  9. was buying
  10. have taught
  11. are
  12. for
  13. are riding
  14. dancing
  15. wash
  16. is
  17. made
  18. is
  19. are
  20. has
  21. doesn't
  22. had
  23. Did
  24. had gone
  25. fly
  26. went
  27. Do
  28. is
  29. spoke
  30. cook
  31. climbs
  32. clapped
  33. Is
  34. had
  35. swam
  36. throwing
  37. doesn't
  38. had fed
  39. have studied
  40. was swimming

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