Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1Look. The baby ............... in the living room now.
Wrong!
"Is sleeping" is correct because the present continuous uses" is" plus the verb with -ing for an action happening now.
2I ............... dinner at the moment, so I can't answer the phone.
Wrong!
"Am cooking" is correct because the present continuous for" I" uses" am" plus the verb with -ing.
3My friends ............... football in the park right now.
Wrong!
"Are playing" is correct because a plural subject takes" are" plus the verb with -ing.
4Sara ............... to her teacher at the moment.
Wrong!
"Is talking" is correct because the present continuous for" Sara" uses" is" plus the verb with -ing.
5We ............... on the bus now.
Wrong!
"Are sitting" is correct because the present continuous for" we" uses" are" plus the verb with -ing.
6Tom ............... his teeth in the bathroom now.
Wrong!
"Is brushing" is correct because the sentence describes an action happening now, so we use the present continuous.
7The children ............... a picture for their grandma now.
Wrong!
"Are drawing" is correct because a plural subject takes" are" plus the verb with -ing.
8I ............... to music in my room right now.
Wrong!
"Am listening" is correct because the present continuous for" I" uses" am" plus the verb with -ing.
9Dad ............... the car at the moment.
Wrong!
"Is washing" is correct because a singular subject takes" is" plus the verb with -ing.
10You ............... very fast today.
Wrong!
"Are walking" is correct because the present continuous for" you" uses" are" plus the verb with -ing.
11My sister ............... a blue dress today.
Wrong!
"Is wearing" is correct because we use the present continuous for something happening around now.
12They ............... their homework at the kitchen table now.
Wrong!
"Are doing" is correct because a plural subject takes" are" plus the verb with -ing.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Look. The baby is sleeping in the living room now.
- I am cooking dinner at the moment, so I can’t answer the phone.
- My friends are playing football in the park right now.
- Sara is talking to her teacher at the moment.
- We are sitting on the bus now.
- Tom is brushing his teeth in the bathroom now.
- The children are drawing a picture for their grandma now.
- I am listening to music in my room right now.
- Dad is washing the car at the moment.
- You are walking very fast today.
- My sister is wearing a blue dress today.
- They are doing their homework at the kitchen table now.
