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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 701 · 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.Name the tense: “You will wash the dishes.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
  2. 2.My sister ___ eat a mango on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  3. 3.___ we make tea in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  5. 5.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) writed (d) wrote
  6. 6.They have just ___ in the park. (a) ran (b) run (c) running
  7. 7.They ___ cricket when it started to rain. (a) are playing (b) was playing (c) were play (d) were playing
  8. 8.Name the tense: “My friends have planted a tree.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: There ___ many books on the shelf. (a) is (b) are
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  11. 11.My brother is going to ___ science next Sunday. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) studied
  12. 12.Name the tense: “He threw the ball.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
  14. 14.You have just ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clapped
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  16. 16.___ we wash the dishes every morning? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
  17. 17.___ my sister go to school on Saturdays? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
  18. 18.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
  19. 19.My parents ___ the room when the bell rang. (a) were clean (b) are cleaning (c) were cleaning (d) was cleaning
  20. 20.___ he eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
  21. 21.___ my friends wear a cap yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
  22. 22.They ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) have washed (c) washed (d) will wash
  23. 23.Omkar ___ going to win the match tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
  24. 24.___ you send a message twice a week? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
  25. 25.Meera ___ on the stage next Sunday. (a) will dance (b) will dancing (c) will dances (d) danced
  26. 26.Diya ___ cooked rice already. (a) have (b) has
  27. 27.I ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) have cooked
  28. 28.Name the tense: “They will swim in the pool.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present continuous
  29. 29.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) went (c) goed (d) going
  30. 30.Ishaan has just ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) made (d) making
  31. 31.Neel ___ going to sing a song next month. (a) is (b) am (c) are
  32. 32.You ___ clap for the team every Sunday. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
  33. 33.I have waited for the bus ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
  34. 34.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: Mathematics ___ my favourite subject. (a) are (b) is
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: Every girl ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  37. 37.I ___ milk when the bell rang. (a) am drinking (b) were drinking (c) was drinking (d) was drink
  38. 38.We ___ cook rice on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
  39. 39.He has just ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watched (d) watching
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing

Answer key

  1. simple future
  2. doesn't
  3. Did
  4. going
  5. wrote
  6. run
  7. were playing
  8. present perfect
  9. are
  10. has
  11. study
  12. simple past
  13. had
  14. clapped
  15. is
  16. Do
  17. Does
  18. fed
  19. were cleaning
  20. Did
  21. Did
  22. washed
  23. is
  24. Do
  25. will dance
  26. has
  27. cooked
  28. simple future
  29. went
  30. made
  31. is
  32. don't
  33. since
  34. had won
  35. is
  36. has
  37. was drinking
  38. don't
  39. watched
  40. watching

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