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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 965 · 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.Kunal ___ the bag every Sunday. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry
  2. 2.You ___ a message yesterday. (a) send (b) sent (c) sended (d) will send
  3. 3.I ___ a message last week. (a) send (b) will send (c) sent (d) sended
  4. 4.My parents did not ___ in the park last week. (a) ran (b) run (c) runs (d) running
  5. 5.Aarav ___ on the stage on Saturdays. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing
  6. 6.Name the tense: “They had sent a message.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple future
  7. 7.I ___ Hindi when it started to rain. (a) was speak (b) were speaking (c) was speaking (d) am speaking
  8. 8.___ my parents run in the park twice a week? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
  9. 9.___ she climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.Sneha ___ brought lunch already. (a) has (b) have
  11. 11.The children ___ tea when the bell rang. (a) are making (b) were making (c) was making (d) were make
  12. 12.___ he sing a song every day? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
  13. 13.My brother ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) will fly (c) flyed (d) flew
  14. 14.He ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
  15. 15.She ___ a bicycle when the phone rang. (a) is riding (b) was ride (c) was riding (d) were riding
  16. 16.Arjun ___ bring lunch every Sunday. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  17. 17.___ you swim in the pool every Sunday? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do (d) Does
  18. 18.You ___ going to clean the room tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
  19. 19.Choose the right verb: The packet of biscuits ___ open. (a) is (b) are
  20. 20.You have had this bicycle ___ 2020. (a) for (b) since
  21. 21.When Mum came home, my cousins ___ vegetables. (a) were buy (b) was buying (c) were buying (d) are buying
  22. 22.We ___ a cake every day. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking
  23. 23.My cousins ___ science when it started to rain. (a) was studying (b) were study (c) are studying (d) were studying
  24. 24.He ___ going to cook rice next week. (a) is (b) am (c) are
  25. 25.___ you throw the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
  26. 26.She is going to ___ in the park tomorrow. (a) ran (b) runs (c) running (d) run
  27. 27.They ___ play cricket twice a week. (a) don't (b) aren't (c) doesn't
  28. 28.Pooja ___ a tree next Sunday. (a) planted (b) will plants (c) will plant (d) will planting
  29. 29.___ they wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
  31. 31.He ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  32. 32.My brother has lived in Pune ___ six months. (a) since (b) for
  33. 33.You ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) are sing (d) is singing
  34. 34.We ___ a mango tomorrow. (a) ate (b) will eat (c) will eats (d) will eating
  35. 35.You ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) are plant (c) am planting (d) are planting
  36. 36.Name the tense: “You will swim in the pool.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
  37. 37.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a water bottle. (a) has (b) have
  38. 38.Choose the right verb: The box of pencils ___ on the table. (a) are (b) is
  39. 39.You ___ going to help Grandma next Sunday. (a) is (b) am (c) are
  40. 40.___ you help Grandma last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did

Answer key

  1. carries
  2. sent
  3. sent
  4. run
  5. dances
  6. past perfect
  7. was speaking
  8. Do
  9. Is
  10. has
  11. were making
  12. Does
  13. flew
  14. had made
  15. was riding
  16. doesn't
  17. Do
  18. are
  19. is
  20. since
  21. were buying
  22. bake
  23. were studying
  24. is
  25. Did
  26. run
  27. don't
  28. will plant
  29. Are
  30. had
  31. is jogging
  32. for
  33. are singing
  34. will eat
  35. are planting
  36. simple future
  37. have
  38. is
  39. are
  40. Did

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