Fill in the blanks with an appropriate present tense form.
1My sister ............... short stories.
Wrong!
"Writes" is correct because it describes a regular activity.
2............... she also write poems?
Wrong!
"Does" is correct because present simple questions with "she" use "Does" plus the base verb.
3How many letters ............... since morning?
Wrong!
"Have you written" is correct because "since morning" describes a time period continuing up to now.
4She ............... in over a hundred movies.
Wrong!
"Has acted" is correct because it describes life experience up to the present.
5She ............... in movies since she was two years old.
Wrong!
"Has been acting" is correct because the activity started in the past and continues now.
6I often ............... tennis.
Wrong!
"Play" is correct because "often" describes a regular habit.
7I play tennis whenever I ............... free time.
Wrong!
"Have" is correct because "whenever" refers to repeated present situations here.
8How often ............... your mother?
Wrong!
"Do you phone" is correct because it asks about the frequency of a regular action.
9I ............... there three times so far this week.
Wrong!
"Have been" is correct because "so far this week" refers to visits up to the present.
10The passengers ............... for the train for two hours.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Have been waiting" and "have waited" are correct because both can describe a wait that started in the past and continues now.
11Look! At last, the train ...............!
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Has arrived" gives present news about a recent arrival, and "is arriving" describes the train coming in at this moment.
12............... a lot?
Wrong!
"Do you read" is correct because it asks about a general habit.
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- My sister writes short stories.
- Does she also write poems?
- How many letters have you written since morning?
- She has acted in over a hundred movies.
- She has been acting in movies since she was two years old.
- I often play tennis.
- I play tennis whenever I have free time.
- How often do you phone your mother?
- I have been there three times so far this week.
- The passengers have been waiting / have waited for the train for two hours.
- Look! At last, the train has arrived / is arriving!
- Do you read a lot?