Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1Look! The baby ............... in the living room now.
Wrong!
"Is crawling" is correct because we use the present continuous for an action happening now.
2Please be quiet. I ............... to the teacher.
Wrong!
"Am listening" is correct because we use the present continuous for something happening right now.
3This week, my brother ............... with our aunt because his room is being painted.
Wrong!
"Is staying" is correct because we use the present continuous for a temporary situation.
4At the moment, we ............... dinner, so we can't answer the phone.
Wrong!
"Are cooking" is correct because we use the present continuous for an action happening now.
5I ............... the bus to school this month because my bike is broken.
Wrong!
"Am taking" is correct because we use the present continuous for a temporary action.
6Why ............... at me like that right now?
Wrong!
"Are you looking" is correct because we use the present continuous for an action happening now.
7My parents ............... in a hotel for a few days while workers fix the kitchen.
Wrong!
"Are sleeping" is correct because we use the present continuous for a temporary situation.
8Listen! The birds ............... very loudly outside.
Wrong!
"Are singing" is correct because we use the present continuous for something happening now.
9Sara ............... at her cousin's house this week until her parents come back.
Wrong!
"Is sleeping" is correct because we use the present continuous for a temporary arrangement.
10We can't play tennis now because it ............... heavily.
Wrong!
"Is raining" is correct because we use the present continuous for weather happening now.
11These days, I ............... more water because the doctor told me to.
Wrong!
"Am drinking" is correct because we use the present continuous for a temporary change around now.
12Shh! The students ............... a test right now.
Wrong!
"Are doing" is correct because we use the present continuous for an action happening now.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Look! The baby is crawling in the living room now.
- Please be quiet. I am listening to the teacher.
- This week, my brother is staying with our aunt because his room is being painted.
- At the moment, we are cooking dinner, so we can’t answer the phone.
- I am taking the bus to school this month because my bike is broken.
- Why are you looking at me like that right now?
- My parents are sleeping in a hotel for a few days while workers fix the kitchen.
- Listen! The birds are singing very loudly outside.
- Sara is sleeping at her cousin’s house this week until her parents come back.
- We can’t play tennis now because it is raining heavily.
- These days, I am drinking more water because the doctor told me to.
- Shh! The students are doing a test right now.
