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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 792 · 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: “She sings a song.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
  2. 2.___ we go to school every day? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
  3. 3.You ___ vegetables twice a week. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
  5. 5.We have been in the library ___ 10 am. (a) for (b) since
  6. 6.The students ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying
  7. 7.You ___ in the park every morning. (a) runs (b) run (c) running
  8. 8.Yash ___ going to jog in the park next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
  9. 9.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinked
  10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, Pooja ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
  11. 11.Name the tense: “You swim in the pool.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
  12. 12.My parents ___ going to bake a cake next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
  13. 13.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 4. (a) is (b) are
  14. 14.You ___ the dishes tomorrow. (a) will washes (b) will wash (c) will washing (d) washed
  15. 15.We ___ cricket when Mum came home. (a) were play (b) were playing (c) was playing (d) are playing
  16. 16.Choose the right verb: Either Manav or my cousins ___ coming today. (a) are (b) is
  17. 17.My cousins ___ the ball next month. (a) will catching (b) will catch (c) will catches (d) caught
  18. 18.Aditya ___ baked a cake already. (a) have (b) has
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  20. 20.Name the tense: “We were taking the train.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) past continuous
  21. 21.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) taking (d) took
  22. 22.My friends have been in the library ___ an hour. (a) for (b) since
  23. 23.At 8 pm yesterday, I ___ the bag. (a) was carrying (b) were carrying (c) am carrying (d) was carry
  24. 24.You ___ a cake next Sunday. (a) baked (b) will baking (c) will bake (d) will bakes
  25. 25.We ___ in the park every morning. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs
  26. 26.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
  27. 27.Isha ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dance (d) are dancing
  28. 28.Dev has had this bicycle ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
  29. 29.Name the tense: “Rohan was playing cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) past continuous
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  31. 31.___ Zoya wash the dishes on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
  32. 32.Ananya ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
  33. 33.___ she wash the dishes every day? (a) Does (b) Is (c) Are (d) Do
  34. 34.You ___ a bicycle every morning. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rides
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  36. 36.___ my parents building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.Farhan ___ going to climb a tree next Sunday. (a) are (b) am (c) is
  38. 38.___ he jog in the park every Sunday? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do (d) Does
  39. 39.I ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) am take
  40. 40.___ my brother drink milk twice a week? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are (d) Does

Answer key

  1. simple present
  2. Do
  3. buy
  4. drinking
  5. since
  6. carry
  7. run
  8. is
  9. drank
  10. had played
  11. simple present
  12. are
  13. is
  14. will wash
  15. were playing
  16. are
  17. will catch
  18. has
  19. cleaning
  20. past continuous
  21. took
  22. for
  23. was carrying
  24. will bake
  25. jog
  26. fed
  27. is dancing
  28. since
  29. past continuous
  30. studying
  31. Does
  32. had jogged
  33. Does
  34. ride
  35. riding
  36. Are
  37. is
  38. Does
  39. am taking
  40. Does

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