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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 69 · 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 brother ___ in the park on Saturdays. (a) run (b) runs (c) running
  2. 2.___ Rohan wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  4. 4.She ___ on the stage last week. (a) will dance (b) has danced (c) dances (d) danced
  5. 5.You have just ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) threw (d) thrown
  6. 6.He ___ draw a picture twice a week. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  7. 7.The children have just ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogs
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: Either the twins or Dev ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  9. 9.My parents ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) will carry (c) have carried (d) carried
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
  11. 11.Name the tense: “We help Grandma.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
  12. 12.He ___ in the pool when it started to rain. (a) was swimming (b) is swimming (c) was swim (d) were swimming
  13. 13.Name the tense: “I was making tea.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
  14. 14.Neel ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) has lived (b) have lived (c) lived (d) lives
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  16. 16.___ we taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.We ___ run in the park every day. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  18. 18.Name the tense: “She speaks Hindi.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) simple future
  19. 19.My brother ___ the dog when it started to rain. (a) is feeding (b) were feeding (c) was feeding (d) was feed
  20. 20.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
  21. 21.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawed (c) drawing (d) drawn
  22. 22.Kavya ___ sing a song twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  23. 23.Aisha is going to ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runs
  24. 24.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eated (d) eaten
  25. 25.They ___ a sandcastle every morning. (a) build (b) builds (c) building
  26. 26.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) rided (c) ridden (d) riding
  27. 27.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ on the stage. (a) was dancing (b) were dancing (c) was dance (d) am dancing
  28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
  29. 29.By the time we reached, I ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
  30. 30.He ___ the dishes every day. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing
  31. 31.They are going to ___ milk next month. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drink
  32. 32.I am going to ___ in the park next month. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogging
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  34. 34.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) runned (c) run (d) running
  35. 35.___ she climb a tree twice a week? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
  36. 36.I am going to ___ the train next month. (a) takes (b) took (c) taking (d) take
  37. 37.Ananya ___ milk every Sunday. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking
  38. 38.When the phone rang, we ___ the bag. (a) were carry (b) are carrying (c) were carrying (d) was carrying
  39. 39.The students ___ a song every Sunday. (a) sing (b) sings (c) singing
  40. 40.Myra ___ wash the dishes every morning. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't

Answer key

  1. runs
  2. Is
  3. swimming
  4. danced
  5. thrown
  6. doesn't
  7. jogged
  8. is
  9. carried
  10. is
  11. simple present
  12. was swimming
  13. past continuous
  14. has lived
  15. is
  16. Are
  17. don't
  18. simple present
  19. was feeding
  20. told
  21. drew
  22. doesn't
  23. run
  24. ate
  25. build
  26. rode
  27. was dancing
  28. had
  29. had cooked
  30. washes
  31. drink
  32. jog
  33. climbing
  34. ran
  35. Does
  36. take
  37. drinks
  38. were carrying
  39. sing
  40. doesn't

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