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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 952 · 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 cousins ___ a bicycle next month. (a) will rides (b) rode (c) will riding (d) will ride
  2. 2.I ___ eat a mango every Sunday. (a) aren't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  3. 3.We ___ brought lunch already. (a) has (b) have
  4. 4.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
  5. 5.Name the tense: “Kunal watches a cartoon.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
  6. 6.Name the tense: “I am riding a bicycle.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
  7. 7.Choose the right verb: Either the boys or Myra ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  8. 8.My cousins ___ fly a kite every Sunday. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
  9. 9.They ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
  10. 10.They ___ win the match every day. (a) aren't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  11. 11.They ___ going to draw a picture next week. (a) am (b) are (c) is
  12. 12.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a ID card. (a) has (b) have
  13. 13.Kunal ___ going to jog in the park tomorrow. (a) is (b) am (c) are
  14. 14.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swimmed
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 3. (a) are (b) is
  16. 16.He ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) is bring
  17. 17.You ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) am playing
  18. 18.Choose the right verb: There ___ five mangoes in the basket. (a) is (b) are
  19. 19.She has just ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watched (d) watch
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  21. 21.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) rided (c) riding (d) ridden
  22. 22.___ you bake a cake every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
  23. 23.He ___ the match next month. (a) won (b) will wins (c) will winning (d) will win
  24. 24.You are going to ___ a story next month. (a) tells (b) tell (c) told (d) telling
  25. 25.___ I take the train two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
  26. 26.He ___ in Pune since 2019. (a) lived (b) lives (c) have lived (d) has lived
  27. 27.___ he run in the park yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
  28. 28.Name the tense: “Kabir is eating a mango.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple past
  29. 29.Name the tense: “My sister will take the train.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
  30. 30.Rohan ___ cook rice twice a week. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  31. 31.You ___ in this school since 2022. (a) has studied (b) study (c) have studied (d) studied
  32. 32.By the time the bell rang, Zoya ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
  33. 33.___ my brother playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.Name the tense: “We were running in the park.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
  35. 35.She did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) danced (d) dances
  36. 36.___ you cook rice every day? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Do (d) Are
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  38. 38.We ___ in Delhi since 2022. (a) has worked (b) worked (c) have worked (d) work
  39. 39.My parents ___ throw the ball every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
  40. 40.My sister ___ the bag twice a week. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries

Answer key

  1. will ride
  2. don't
  3. have
  4. made
  5. simple present
  6. present continuous
  7. is
  8. don't
  9. had drawn
  10. don't
  11. are
  12. has
  13. is
  14. swam
  15. is
  16. is bringing
  17. are playing
  18. are
  19. watched
  20. planting
  21. rode
  22. Do
  23. will win
  24. tell
  25. Did
  26. has lived
  27. Did
  28. present continuous
  29. simple future
  30. doesn't
  31. have studied
  32. had baked
  33. Is
  34. past continuous
  35. dance
  36. Do
  37. swimming
  38. have worked
  39. don't
  40. carries

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