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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 896 · 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.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.They ___ Grandma tomorrow. (a) helped (b) will helps (c) will helping (d) will help
  3. 3.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) ran (d) run
  4. 4.My sister ___ going to carry the bag next Sunday. (a) is (b) are (c) am
  5. 5.Name the tense: “She will wash the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
  6. 6.He ___ a kite at 8 pm yesterday. (a) was flying (b) is flying (c) was fly (d) were flying
  7. 7.When it started to rain, she ___ the dog. (a) is feeding (b) was feed (c) was feeding (d) were feeding
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  9. 9.Ishaan ___ in Pune since 2020. (a) has lived (b) have lived (c) lives (d) lived
  10. 10.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writed (d) writing
  11. 11.My brother has played in the garden ___ 8 o'clock. (a) for (b) since
  12. 12.Aisha ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
  13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
  14. 14.I ___ rice next Sunday. (a) will cook (b) will cooks (c) cooked (d) will cooking
  15. 15.Aditya ___ the room at 8 pm yesterday. (a) is cleaning (b) was clean (c) was cleaning (d) were cleaning
  16. 16.She has just ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) cleaned
  17. 17.When the bell rang, my sister ___ a tree. (a) is planting (b) was plant (c) were planting (d) was planting
  18. 18.We ___ science next month. (a) will studies (b) will study (c) will studying (d) studied
  19. 19.You ___ in Delhi since 2021. (a) worked (b) have worked (c) has worked (d) work
  20. 20.He ___ Grandma when Mum came home. (a) was help (b) was helping (c) were helping (d) is helping
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  22. 22.Sneha ___ clapped for the team already. (a) have (b) has
  23. 23.He ___ in the pool now. (a) is swim (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  24. 24.Name the tense: “We sent a message.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  25. 25.Aarav has just ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) brought
  26. 26.You did not ___ a picture last week. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) drew
  27. 27.___ he carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.My sister ___ in this school since 2021. (a) taught (b) have taught (c) has taught (d) teaches
  29. 29.___ we run in the park on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
  30. 30.My cousins ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
  31. 31.Nisha ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) is going (c) are going (d) am going
  32. 32.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
  33. 33.Name the tense: “Yash is dancing on the stage.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
  34. 34.I ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) am play (d) am playing
  35. 35.My sister ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
  36. 36.Choose the right verb: Every student ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: The bag of apples ___ in the car. (a) are (b) is
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 4. (a) is (b) are
  39. 39.I ___ going to wear a cap next week. (a) am (b) is (c) are
  40. 40.Choose the right verb: One of my cousins ___ in Class 9. (a) are (b) is

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. will help
  3. ran
  4. is
  5. simple future
  6. was flying
  7. was feeding
  8. speaking
  9. has lived
  10. wrote
  11. since
  12. had studied
  13. had
  14. will cook
  15. was cleaning
  16. cleaned
  17. was planting
  18. will study
  19. have worked
  20. was helping
  21. carrying
  22. has
  23. is swimming
  24. simple past
  25. brought
  26. draw
  27. Is
  28. has taught
  29. Do
  30. had won
  31. is going
  32. made
  33. present continuous
  34. am playing
  35. is planting
  36. has
  37. is
  38. is
  39. am
  40. is

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