Complete the following sentences using appropriate forms of the verbs given in the brackets.
1He ............... to that place every year.
Wrong!
Use the present simple third-person form "goes" for a repeated yearly action with he.
2Water ............... at 100 degrees Celsius.
Wrong!
Use the present simple third-person form "boils" for a scientific fact.
3My kids usually ............... to school by bus.
Wrong!
Use the present simple plural form "go" for a usual routine.
4I ............... a movie now.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous form "am watching" for an action happening now.
5We ............... to Mumbai last year.
Wrong!
Use the past simple form "went" with the finished past time expression last year.
6This bag ............... flour.
Wrong!
Use the present simple third-person form "contains" to describe what is inside the bag.
7Now I ............... of quitting the job.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous form "am thinking" for a thought in progress now.
8Birds ............... in nests.
Wrong!
Use the present simple plural form "live" for a general fact about birds.
9My sister ............... abroad.
Wrong!
Use the present simple third-person form "works" for a regular situation.
10I ............... at the moment.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous form "am typing" for an action happening at the moment.
11I ............... such nonsense.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect form "have never heard" for life experience up to now.
Done.
Score: 0/11
Answers
- He goes to that place every year.
- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
- My kids usually go to school by bus.
- I am watching a movie now.
- We went to Mumbai last year.
- This bag contains flour.
- Now I am thinking of quitting the job.
- Birds live in nests.
- My sister works abroad.
- I am typing at the moment.
- I have never heard such nonsense.
