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