Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1Look, the baby is awake, but she ............... now.
Wrong!
"Isn't sleeping" is correct because the present continuous negative is formed with be plus not plus verb-ing.
2I can't talk now. I ............... dinner at the moment.
Wrong!
"Am not cooking" is correct because it describes an action that is not happening now.
3Tom and Jake are in the library, but they ............... their homework.
Wrong!
"Aren't doing" is correct because the subject is plural and the sentence needs the present continuous negative.
4Please be quiet. We ............... to music right now.
Wrong!
"Aren't listening" is correct because with" we" we use" are not" plus verb-ing.
5Sara has her coat on, but she ............... outside.
Wrong!
"Isn't waiting" is correct because the sentence describes what is not happening at this moment.
6My friends ............... football today because it's raining.
Wrong!
"Aren't playing" is correct because the subject is plural and the action is not happening now.
7I am at my desk, but I ............... an email right now.
Wrong!
"Am not writing" is correct because it uses the present continuous negative for an action not happening now.
8The teacher is in the classroom, but she ............... on the board.
Wrong!
"Isn't writing" is correct because with" she" we use" is not" plus verb-ing.
9We are on the bus, but we ............... near the window.
Wrong!
"Aren't sitting" is correct because it is the present continuous negative with" we".
10My brother has a book, but he ............... it.
Wrong!
"Isn't reading" is correct because the sentence needs the present continuous negative for now.
11The children are in the kitchen, but they ............... lunch.
Wrong!
"Aren't eating" is correct because the subject is plural and the action is not happening at the moment.
12You have your phone in your hand, but you ............... a photo.
Wrong!
"Aren't taking" is correct because with" you" we use" are not" plus verb-ing.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Look, the baby is awake, but she isn’t sleeping now.
- I can’t talk now. I am not cooking dinner at the moment.
- Tom and Jake are in the library, but they aren’t doing their homework.
- Please be quiet. We aren’t listening to music right now.
- Sara has her coat on, but she isn’t waiting outside.
- My friends aren’t playing football today because it’s raining.
- I am at my desk, but I am not writing an email right now.
- The teacher is in the classroom, but she isn’t writing on the board.
- We are on the bus, but we aren’t sitting near the window.
- My brother has a book, but he isn’t reading it.
- The children are in the kitchen, but they aren’t eating lunch.
- You have your phone in your hand, but you aren’t taking a photo.
