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English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 981 · 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 7. (a) are (b) is
  2. 2.My sister ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  4. 4.Kunal ___ fly a kite every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  5. 5.We ___ the dog next week. (a) fed (b) will feeding (c) will feed (d) will feeds
  6. 6.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) went (d) going
  7. 7.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  9. 9.She ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
  10. 10.Meera ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) will help (b) helps (c) has helped (d) helped
  11. 11.When the bell rang, my brother ___ milk. (a) was drink (b) was drinking (c) were drinking (d) is drinking
  12. 12.At 8 pm yesterday, we ___ a cap. (a) were wear (b) are wearing (c) was wearing (d) were wearing
  13. 13.___ my friends study science every day? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
  14. 14.Choose the right verb: The news ___ good today. (a) are (b) is
  15. 15.Choose the right verb: Neither Karan nor my cousins ___ coming today. (a) is (b) are
  16. 16.When the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) were jogging (b) was jogging (c) was jog (d) is jogging
  17. 17.___ she making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.Name the tense: “I bring lunch.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) simple future
  19. 19.___ we catch the ball every morning? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Does (d) Are
  20. 20.Choose the right verb: All the children ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
  21. 21.My sister ___ a cap next week. (a) wore (b) will wearing (c) will wears (d) will wear
  22. 22.Choose the right verb: Each child ___ a water bottle. (a) have (b) has
  23. 23.___ we baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.Name the tense: “My sister was drawing a picture.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
  25. 25.We have just ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) baked
  26. 26.You are going to ___ the dog next month. (a) feed (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  27. 27.The children ___ in Delhi since 2019. (a) work (b) has worked (c) have worked (d) worked
  28. 28.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
  29. 29.Rohan ___ a letter when it started to rain. (a) was write (b) is writing (c) was writing (d) were writing
  30. 30.Choose the right verb: One of my classmates ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
  31. 31.My friends ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) will jogs (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) will jogging
  32. 32.They ___ a mango when Mum came home. (a) were eat (b) were eating (c) are eating (d) was eating
  33. 33.Choose the right verb: Each student ___ a notebook. (a) has (b) have
  34. 34.Name the tense: “He swims in the pool.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past continuous
  35. 35.I ___ with Nani since 2019. (a) have stayed (b) stayed (c) stay (d) has stayed
  36. 36.I ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buy
  37. 37.Diya is going to ___ on the stage next Sunday. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dances (d) dancing
  38. 38.They ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
  39. 39.He has just ___ the match. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) won
  40. 40.When Mum came home, Karan ___ in the pool. (a) was swim (b) were swimming (c) was swimming (d) is swimming

Answer key

  1. is
  2. is playing
  3. buying
  4. doesn't
  5. will feed
  6. went
  7. built
  8. catching
  9. had sent
  10. helped
  11. was drinking
  12. were wearing
  13. Do
  14. is
  15. are
  16. was jogging
  17. Is
  18. simple present
  19. Do
  20. have
  21. will wear
  22. has
  23. Are
  24. past continuous
  25. baked
  26. feed
  27. have worked
  28. had ridden
  29. was writing
  30. is
  31. will jog
  32. were eating
  33. has
  34. simple present
  35. have stayed
  36. am buying
  37. dance
  38. are planting
  39. won
  40. was swimming

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