Grammar practice worksheet featuring fill-in-the-blank questions on verb tenses and subject-verb agreement.

Let’s go through each question one by one and pick the right answer.

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1. Kathy usually ______ in front of the window during the class.

We’re talking about a habit — “usually” means this happens regularly. So we need simple present tense.

Subject: Kathy → third person singular → verb needs -s

→ A. sits ✔
B. sitting → wrong form (no helper verb)
C. sit → no -s for third person
D. is sit → grammatically wrong

✔ Correct: A. sits

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2. Rice ______ in cold climate.

This is a general fact → simple present tense.

“Rice” is uncountable → treated as singular → needs “doesn’t”

→ D. doesn’t grow ✔
A. isn’t grow → wrong structure
B. don’t grow → “don’t” is for plural or I/you/we/they
C. aren’t grow → same issue

✔ Correct: D. doesn’t grow

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3. Hurry up! We ______ for you!

“Hurry up!” means it’s happening NOW → present continuous.

Subject: We → need “are + verb-ing”

→ B. are waiting ✔
A. waiting → missing “are”
C. wait → simple present, not right for now
D. waits → wrong subject-verb agreement

✔ Correct: B. are waiting

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4. - What are you ______? - I ______ letters.

First blank: “What are you...” → present continuous → needs “doing”

Second blank: Answer should match → “I am writing”

→ C. doing / am writing ✔
A. doing / write → mismatch tenses
B. done / am writing → “done” is past participle, doesn’t fit
D. do / write → simple present, but question uses “are”

✔ Correct: C. doing / am writing

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5. He ______ in Italy at the moment.

“At the moment” → happening now → present continuous

Subject: He → needs “is working”

→ C. is working ✔
A. works → simple present, not for now
B. working → missing “is”
D. work → wrong form

✔ Correct: C. is working

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6. My father ______ excuses when I feel like going to the cinema.

General habit → simple present.

“Father” → third person singular → verb needs -s

Also, adverb “always” goes before main verb

→ D. always makes ✔
A. make always → wrong order & wrong verb form
B. do make always → unnecessary “do”, wrong order
C. always do make → extra “do”, wrong

✔ Correct: D. always makes

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7. Danny ______ his father every Sunday.

“Every Sunday” → regular habit → simple present

Subject: Danny → third person singular → verb needs -s

→ A. phones ✔
B. is phoning → present continuous, not for habits
C. phoning → missing helper verb
D. phone → no -s for third person

✔ Correct: A. phones

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8. They tried to talk her ______.

Phrase: “talk someone out of doing something” = persuade them NOT to do it

→ B. out of giving up ✔
A. of giving up → wrong preposition
C. not to giving up → incorrect grammar
D. not giving up → doesn’t fit the phrase

✔ Correct: B. out of giving up

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9. The problem with this product is that the designers ______.

We need a complete clause after “that”.

→ B. haven’t considered the users ✔ (present perfect, makes sense — they failed to consider users)
A. considered by users → passive, but no helper verb (“were”)
C. inadequate → adjective, doesn’t fit grammatically
D. inadequately trained → also adjective phrase, not a full verb clause

✔ Correct: B. haven’t considered the users

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Final Answer:
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. B