Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1I usually ............... for a walk in the evening.
Wrong!
Use "go" with "I usually" to describe a regular habit.
2The shop ............... at 6 a.m.
Wrong!
Use "opens" for a regular timetable or repeated fact.
3What ............... this word mean?
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Use "does" in a present simple question with the singular subject "this word".
4Rice ............... well in regions that receive abundant rainfall.
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Use "grows" to describe a general truth about rice.
5How often ............... you go to the movies?
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Use "do" to ask a present simple question about frequency.
6I promise I ............... be late.
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Use "won't" after "I promise" to make a promise about the future.
7Which newspaper ............... you usually read?
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Use "do" in a present simple question with the subject "you".
8He ............... not at work today.
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Use "is" before the phrase "not at work today".
9Which language ............... you speaking?
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Use "are" to form the present continuous question "are you speaking".
10The water ............... now.
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Use "is boiling" for an action happening now.
11............... she arrived yet?
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Use "Hasn't" to ask a negative present perfect question with "arrived yet".
12I ............... expect this.
Wrong!
Use "didn't" with the base verb "expect" in a negative past simple sentence.
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- I usually go for a walk in the evening.
- The shop opens at 6 a.m.
- What does this word mean?
- Rice grows well in regions that receive abundant rainfall.
- How often do you go to the movies?
- I promise I won’t be late.
- Which newspaper do you usually read?
- He is not at work today.
- Which language are you speaking?
- The water is boiling now.
- Hasn’t she arrived yet?
- I didn’t expect this.