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