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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 730 · 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: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
  2. 2.He ___ a mango twice a week. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats
  3. 3.I ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) am plant (c) are planting (d) is planting
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: Every child ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  5. 5.___ I feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.___ he study science twice a week? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
  7. 7.You have just ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) helped (d) helps
  8. 8.Kabir ___ drawn a picture already. (a) has (b) have
  9. 9.Name the tense: “He is climbing a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple present
  10. 10.The students did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapped (d) clapping
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) are (b) is
  13. 13.___ the children clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.Name the tense: “We take the train.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present continuous
  15. 15.We have just ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dance
  16. 16.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wore (d) wearing
  17. 17.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
  18. 18.We ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  20. 20.The children have worked in Delhi ___ a long time. (a) since (b) for
  21. 21.My friends ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) are drink
  22. 22.Karan ___ going to wear a cap next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
  23. 23.Choose the right verb: Each of the boys ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  24. 24.When the phone rang, he ___ a letter. (a) was write (b) is writing (c) were writing (d) was writing
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: My trousers ___ new. (a) is (b) are
  26. 26.Name the tense: “We will carry the bag.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple present
  27. 27.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) throwed (c) throwing (d) thrown
  28. 28.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
  29. 29.Choose the right verb: Each girl ___ a locker. (a) have (b) has
  30. 30.___ she drink milk on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does
  31. 31.Name the tense: “My cousins had fed the dog.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
  32. 32.Name the tense: “I am going to school.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past perfect
  33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
  34. 34.Choose the right verb: All the students ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  35. 35.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) have (b) has
  36. 36.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swam
  37. 37.My brother ___ in this school since 2019. (a) taught (b) has taught (c) have taught (d) teaches
  38. 38.Meera ___ on the stage next month. (a) will dance (b) will dancing (c) danced (d) will dances
  39. 39.___ I jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.He ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) ate (d) eats

Answer key

  1. is
  2. eats
  3. am planting
  4. has
  5. Am
  6. Does
  7. helped
  8. has
  9. present continuous
  10. clap
  11. jogging
  12. is
  13. Are
  14. simple present
  15. danced
  16. wore
  17. are
  18. had worn
  19. has
  20. for
  21. are drinking
  22. is
  23. has
  24. was writing
  25. are
  26. simple future
  27. threw
  28. had studied
  29. has
  30. Does
  31. past perfect
  32. present continuous
  33. had
  34. have
  35. has
  36. swam
  37. has taught
  38. will dance
  39. Am
  40. ate

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