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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 884 · 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 ___ the room every day. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans
  2. 2.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) wrote (d) written
  3. 3.You ___ for the team next month. (a) will claps (b) will clapping (c) clapped (d) will clap
  4. 4.___ you flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.We have been in the library ___ 10 am. (a) since (b) for
  6. 6.Myra ___ bake a cake every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  7. 7.My friends ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buy (d) will buy
  8. 8.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  9. 9.Nisha ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) has danced (c) dances (d) will dance
  10. 10.You ___ science now. (a) are study (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am studying
  11. 11.When the bell rang, he ___ lunch. (a) was bring (b) is bringing (c) were bringing (d) was bringing
  12. 12.My parents ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) are take (d) am taking
  13. 13.Vivaan ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) will runs (b) ran (c) will running (d) will run
  14. 14.When it started to rain, Myra ___ vegetables. (a) is buying (b) were buying (c) was buy (d) was buying
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  16. 16.Name the tense: “You were playing cricket.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
  17. 17.Name the tense: “Isha carried the bag.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple future
  18. 18.___ he riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wore (c) weared (d) worn
  20. 20.___ my sister running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.They ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  22. 22.Rohan ___ tea tomorrow. (a) will make (b) will making (c) will makes (d) made
  23. 23.My brother ___ rice twice a week. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking
  24. 24.Saanvi ___ the ball when Mum came home. (a) were throwing (b) was throw (c) is throwing (d) was throwing
  25. 25.___ she play cricket every morning? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are (d) Does
  26. 26.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
  27. 27.When the bell rang, she ___ a cap. (a) is wearing (b) was wear (c) was wearing (d) were wearing
  28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
  29. 29.We ___ flown a kite already. (a) has (b) have
  30. 30.___ my brother catch the ball every day? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
  31. 31.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
  32. 32.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
  33. 33.We ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) are plant
  34. 34.Name the tense: “Kunal brings lunch.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
  37. 37.___ my sister playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.___ she ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
  39. 39.___ they build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
  40. 40.He has studied in this school ___ two years. (a) for (b) since

Answer key

  1. cleans
  2. wrote
  3. will clap
  4. Are
  5. since
  6. doesn't
  7. bought
  8. has
  9. danced
  10. are studying
  11. was bringing
  12. are taking
  13. will run
  14. was buying
  15. cleaning
  16. past continuous
  17. simple past
  18. Is
  19. wore
  20. Is
  21. are feeding
  22. will make
  23. cooks
  24. was throwing
  25. Does
  26. had
  27. was wearing
  28. had
  29. have
  30. Does
  31. sent
  32. bought
  33. are planting
  34. simple present
  35. eating
  36. is
  37. Is
  38. Did
  39. Did
  40. for

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