Make meaningful sentences in the continuous tense.
1She ............... a story.
Wrong!
Use "is reading" with the singular subject "She" in the present continuous.
2The child ............... for his father.
Wrong!
Use "is waiting" to describe an action happening now.
3Who ............... at the gate?
Wrong!
Use "is standing" after "Who" for a present continuous question about one person.
4I ............... less butter.
Wrong!
Use "am eating" with the subject "I" in the present continuous.
5My grandmother ............... past slowly.
Wrong!
Use "was walking" with the singular subject "My grandmother" in the past continuous.
6David ............... across a field one sunny morning.
Wrong!
Use "was strolling" with the singular subject "David" in the past continuous.
7A pair of trousers ............... in the cupboard.
Wrong!
Use "is hanging" because "A pair of trousers" is treated as one item here.
8Sharon ............... from a cold.
Wrong!
Use "is suffering" with the singular subject "Sharon" in the present continuous.
9He ............... his lessons.
Wrong!
Use "is learning" with the singular subject "He" in the present continuous.
10That child ............... bigger every day.
Wrong!
Use "is getting" to describe a change in progress.
Answers
- She is reading a story.
- The child is waiting for his father.
- Who is standing at the gate?
- I am eating less butter.
- My grandmother was walking past slowly.
- David was strolling across a field one sunny morning.
- A pair of trousers is hanging in the cupboard.
- Sharon is suffering from a cold.
- He is learning his lessons.
- That child is getting bigger every day.
