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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 886 · 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: One of my cousins ___ in Class 6. (a) are (b) is
  2. 2.He ___ spoken Hindi already. (a) has (b) have
  3. 3.___ my sister clap for the team on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is (d) Does
  4. 4.Choose the right verb: Every boy ___ a ID card. (a) have (b) has
  5. 5.I ___ Hindi next Sunday. (a) will speaks (b) spoke (c) will speak (d) will speaking
  6. 6.At 8 pm yesterday, they ___ vegetables. (a) were buying (b) are buying (c) were buy (d) was buying
  7. 7.When Mum came home, he ___ in the park. (a) was running (b) was run (c) is running (d) were running
  8. 8.Pooja ___ going to write a letter next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
  9. 9.Name the tense: “Myra was studying science.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  11. 11.You ___ in Pune since 2021. (a) live (b) have lived (c) lived (d) has lived
  12. 12.___ you study science last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
  13. 13.At 8 pm yesterday, he ___ a message. (a) was sending (b) is sending (c) was send (d) were sending
  14. 14.You are going to ___ cricket next week. (a) played (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) are (b) is
  16. 16.___ I bring lunch every day? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Is (d) Are
  17. 17.You ___ baked a cake already. (a) have (b) has
  18. 18.Name the tense: “She has bought vegetables.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  20. 20.You ___ milk every day. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking
  21. 21.He ___ in the park next week. (a) will jogging (b) jogged (c) will jogs (d) will jog
  22. 22.Pooja ___ Grandma when it started to rain. (a) was help (b) were helping (c) was helping (d) is helping
  23. 23.He ___ a message when it started to rain. (a) were sending (b) is sending (c) was sending (d) was send
  24. 24.___ I bake a cake twice a week? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Does (d) Do
  25. 25.Ananya ___ a bicycle when it started to rain. (a) is riding (b) was ride (c) were riding (d) was riding
  26. 26.Name the tense: “She will win the match.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past continuous
  27. 27.___ we eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.___ we buy vegetables last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
  29. 29.Name the tense: “I send a message.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present perfect
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: Physics ___ interesting. (a) are (b) is
  32. 32.We have known my best friend ___ last year. (a) for (b) since
  33. 33.Name the tense: “You had drawn a picture.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
  34. 34.My friends are going to ___ the match next month. (a) win (b) winning (c) wins (d) won
  35. 35.Aisha has known my best friend ___ 2019. (a) for (b) since
  36. 36.___ I speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.You did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
  38. 38.They ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) ride (b) rided (c) will ride (d) rode
  39. 39.She ___ draw a picture every Sunday. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: Neither the twins nor Aditya ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are

Answer key

  1. is
  2. has
  3. Does
  4. has
  5. will speak
  6. were buying
  7. was running
  8. is
  9. past continuous
  10. drinking
  11. have lived
  12. Did
  13. was sending
  14. play
  15. are
  16. Do
  17. have
  18. present perfect
  19. cooking
  20. drink
  21. will jog
  22. was helping
  23. was sending
  24. Do
  25. was riding
  26. simple future
  27. Are
  28. Did
  29. simple present
  30. cleaning
  31. is
  32. since
  33. past perfect
  34. win
  35. since
  36. Am
  37. clean
  38. rode
  39. doesn't
  40. is

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