Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1Please be quiet. The baby ............... now.
Wrong!
"Is sleeping" is correct because we use the present continuous for an action happening now.
2I can't talk at the moment. I ............... dinner.
Wrong!
"Am cooking" is correct because it describes an action happening at the moment of speaking.
3This week, my brother ............... the bus because his car is in the garage.
Wrong!
"Is taking" is correct because it describes a temporary action around now.
4Look. The children ............... in the garden.
Wrong!
"Are playing" is correct because it describes something happening now.
5My parents ............... with my aunt this month while their house is being painted.
Wrong!
"Are staying" is correct because it describes a temporary situation.
6Why ............... at me like that?
Wrong!
"Are you looking" is correct because we use the present continuous for an action happening now.
7Sam is in his room. He ............... to music right now.
Wrong!
"Is listening" is correct because it describes an action happening right now.
8We ............... at a hotel this week because our flat has no water.
Wrong!
"Are staying" is correct because it describes a temporary action around now.
9Take your umbrella. It ............... outside.
Wrong!
"Is raining" is correct because it describes what is happening now.
10At the moment, our teacher ............... in London for a training course.
Wrong!
"Is working" is correct because it describes a temporary situation around now.
11I ............... my cousin's bike this week because mine is broken.
Wrong!
"Am using" is correct because it describes a temporary action around now.
12Be careful. You ............... on my books.
Wrong!
"Are sitting" is correct because it describes what is happening now.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Please be quiet. The baby is sleeping now.
- I can’t talk at the moment. I am cooking dinner.
- This week, my brother is taking the bus because his car is in the garage.
- Look. The children are playing in the garden.
- My parents are staying with my aunt this month while their house is being painted.
- Why are you looking at me like that?
- Sam is in his room. He is listening to music right now.
- We are staying at a hotel this week because our flat has no water.
- Take your umbrella. It is raining outside.
- At the moment, our teacher is working in London for a training course.
- I am using my cousin’s bike this week because mine is broken.
- Be careful. You are sitting on my books.
