Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1My mother ............... dinner in the kitchen right now.
Wrong!
Use "is cooking" because the action is happening right now.
2The children ............... football in the park at the moment.
Wrong!
Use "are playing" because the action is happening at the moment.
3I ............... English now, so I cannot talk.
Wrong!
Use "am studying" because the action is happening now.
4Look outside; it ............... hard.
Wrong!
Use "is raining" because the weather is happening now.
5We ............... a film on TV right now.
Wrong!
Use "are watching" because the action is happening right now.
6Tom ............... on the phone at the moment.
Wrong!
Use "is talking" because the action is happening at the moment.
7They ............... lunch in the cafe now.
Wrong!
Use "are having" because the action is happening now.
8Be quiet; the baby ............... in the bedroom.
Wrong!
Use "is sleeping" because the action is happening now.
9My friends ............... for the bus now.
Wrong!
Use "are waiting" because the action is happening now.
10Dad ............... the car in the driveway at the moment.
Wrong!
Use "is washing" because the action is happening at the moment.
11The students ............... their homework in the library now.
Wrong!
Use "are doing" because the action is happening now.
12I ............... to music right now.
Wrong!
Use "am listening" because the action is happening right now.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- My mother is cooking dinner in the kitchen right now.
- The children are playing football in the park at the moment.
- I am studying English now, so I cannot talk.
- Look outside; it is raining hard.
- We are watching a film on TV right now.
- Tom is talking on the phone at the moment.
- They are having lunch in the cafe now.
- Be quiet; the baby is sleeping in the bedroom.
- My friends are waiting for the bus now.
- Dad is washing the car in the driveway at the moment.
- The students are doing their homework in the library now.
- I am listening to music right now.