Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1Look. The baby ............... now.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous for an action happening now, so the correct answer is "is sleeping".
2My brother usually ............... to school by bus.
Wrong!
Use the present simple for a routine with "usually", so the correct answer is "goes".
3We can't play outside because it ............... heavily.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous for something happening now, so the correct answer is "is raining".
4Sara ............... coffee every morning before work.
Wrong!
Use the present simple for a daily routine, so the correct answer is "drinks".
5Please be quiet. I ............... to the teacher.
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Use the present continuous for an action happening right now, so the correct answer is "am listening".
6They ............... TV in the evening after dinner.
Wrong!
Use the present simple for a regular evening habit, so the correct answer is "watch".
7At the moment, Dad ............... dinner in the kitchen.
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Use the present continuous with "at the moment", so the correct answer is "is cooking".
8I always ............... my teeth before bed.
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Use the present simple for a routine with "always", so the correct answer is "brush".
9Why ............... you smiling at your phone right now?
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Use "are" to form a present continuous question with "you".
10Our teacher ............... us a lot of homework every Friday.
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Use the present simple for a repeated action with "every Friday", so the correct answer is "gives".
11This week, we ............... at my grandmother's house.
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Use the present continuous for a temporary situation, so the correct answer is "are staying".
12Tom ............... his room every Saturday morning.
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Use the present simple for a regular weekly habit, so the correct answer is "cleans".
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Answers
- Look. The baby is sleeping now.
- My brother usually goes to school by bus.
- We can’t play outside because it is raining heavily.
- Sara drinks coffee every morning before work.
- Please be quiet. I am listening to the teacher.
- They watch TV in the evening after dinner.
- At the moment, Dad is cooking dinner in the kitchen.
- I always brush my teeth before bed.
- Why are you smiling at your phone right now?
- Our teacher gives us a lot of homework every Friday.
- This week, we are staying at my grandmother’s house.
- Tom cleans his room every Saturday morning.