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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 852 · 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.He ___ plant a tree every day. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  2. 2.Kabir is going to ___ a letter next week. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) write (d) writes
  3. 3.The children ___ lunch when the phone rang. (a) are bringing (b) was bringing (c) were bringing (d) were bring
  4. 4.Aarav ___ sing a song on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  5. 5.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  6. 6.Choose the right verb: There ___ an apple on the plate. (a) is (b) are
  7. 7.Nisha ___ written a letter already. (a) have (b) has
  8. 8.My sister ___ washed the dishes already. (a) have (b) has
  9. 9.Choose the right verb: Every player ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  10. 10.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
  11. 11.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) is (b) are
  13. 13.She ___ a kite every day. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies
  14. 14.Name the tense: “They will catch the ball.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple future
  15. 15.When the bell rang, she ___ a song. (a) was sing (b) were singing (c) is singing (d) was singing
  16. 16.My cousins did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drank
  17. 17.___ she jog in the park twice a week? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
  18. 18.___ my brother bring lunch every morning? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
  19. 19.___ they help Grandma on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Does (d) Is
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  21. 21.We ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) will jog (b) will jogs (c) will jogging (d) jogged
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: My spectacles ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  24. 24.___ I planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.Yash did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) win (b) winning (c) won (d) wins
  26. 26.Zoya ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brings (b) bringed (c) will bring (d) brought
  27. 27.They ___ going to cook rice tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
  28. 28.Aditya ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  30. 30.They did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swim (d) swims
  31. 31.___ Saanvi study science last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
  32. 32.Isha ___ to school when the bell rang. (a) is going (b) was go (c) was going (d) were going
  33. 33.___ you dance on the stage on Saturdays? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Are (d) Is
  34. 34.They ___ planted a tree already. (a) has (b) have
  35. 35.We ___ going to make tea next week. (a) is (b) are (c) am
  36. 36.The students ___ rice at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were cooking (b) are cooking (c) were cook (d) was cooking
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: Each of the players ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  39. 39.They ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
  40. 40.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten

Answer key

  1. doesn't
  2. write
  3. were bringing
  4. doesn't
  5. has
  6. is
  7. has
  8. has
  9. has
  10. is
  11. has
  12. is
  13. flies
  14. simple future
  15. was singing
  16. drink
  17. Does
  18. Does
  19. Do
  20. is
  21. will jog
  22. are
  23. running
  24. Am
  25. win
  26. brought
  27. are
  28. had sung
  29. dancing
  30. swim
  31. Did
  32. was going
  33. Do
  34. have
  35. are
  36. were cooking
  37. throwing
  38. has
  39. had eaten
  40. had eaten

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