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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 956 · 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.Arjun ___ going to ride a bicycle next month. (a) is (b) are (c) am
  2. 2.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  4. 4.We are going to ___ a cap next week. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wore (d) wears
  5. 5.The students ___ the train next Sunday. (a) will taking (b) will take (c) took (d) will takes
  6. 6.They ___ fed the dog already. (a) has (b) have
  7. 7.___ the students buy vegetables on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
  8. 8.___ my friends planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  9. 9.Pooja ___ lunch every day. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  11. 11.Name the tense: “I threw the ball.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
  12. 12.I ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) work (b) has worked (c) have worked (d) worked
  13. 13.My brother ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) is tell
  14. 14.Saanvi ___ vegetables when it started to rain. (a) were buying (b) is buying (c) was buy (d) was buying
  15. 15.Name the tense: “I will sing a song.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future
  16. 16.You ___ a sandcastle twice a week. (a) build (b) builds (c) building
  17. 17.They ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) carried (b) will carries (c) will carry (d) will carrying
  18. 18.He did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbing (b) climbed (c) climb (d) climbs
  19. 19.My brother ___ a cap tomorrow. (a) will wearing (b) will wears (c) will wear (d) wore
  20. 20.The students have waited for the bus ___ 8 o'clock. (a) since (b) for
  21. 21.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
  22. 22.I have studied in this school ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
  23. 23.Aarav ___ the dishes when Mum came home. (a) was wash (b) was washing (c) were washing (d) is washing
  24. 24.We ___ for the team twice a week. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap
  25. 25.Choose the right verb: Each player ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  26. 26.You ___ a tree every Sunday. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants
  27. 27.Arjun ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
  28. 28.Name the tense: “My friends swam in the pool.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) simple present
  29. 29.Pooja is going to ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) runs (b) ran (c) running (d) run
  30. 30.He ___ swum in the pool already. (a) has (b) have
  31. 31.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) are (b) is
  32. 32.When it started to rain, Sneha ___ cricket. (a) was play (b) was playing (c) is playing (d) were playing
  33. 33.When the phone rang, I ___ tea. (a) am making (b) were making (c) was making (d) was make
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  35. 35.You have just ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) brings (d) bring
  36. 36.I ___ study science twice a week. (a) doesn't (b) aren't (c) don't
  37. 37.You ___ a mango every morning. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: The basket of mangoes ___ heavy. (a) is (b) are
  39. 39.My brother ___ the room on Saturdays. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean
  40. 40.My brother did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drink (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drinking

Answer key

  1. is
  2. are
  3. climbing
  4. wear
  5. will take
  6. have
  7. Do
  8. Are
  9. brings
  10. washing
  11. simple past
  12. have worked
  13. is telling
  14. was buying
  15. simple future
  16. build
  17. will carry
  18. climb
  19. will wear
  20. since
  21. had
  22. for
  23. was washing
  24. clap
  25. has
  26. plant
  27. had carried
  28. simple past
  29. run
  30. has
  31. is
  32. was playing
  33. was making
  34. clapping
  35. brought
  36. don't
  37. eat
  38. is
  39. cleans
  40. drink

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