Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1I ............... a blue car now.
Wrong!
Use "have" for possession, because "now" shows a present fact.
2Please be quiet. The baby ............... now.
Wrong!
Use "is sleeping" because this is an action happening at the moment.
3This soup ............... great.
Wrong!
Use "tastes" because "taste" is stative when it describes flavor.
4Look! Sam ............... to the bus stop.
Wrong!
Use "is running" because "Look!" shows an action happening now.
5I ............... your idea is good.
Wrong!
Use "think" for an opinion in this sentence.
6At the moment, we ............... dinner in the kitchen.
Wrong!
Use "are having" because "have dinner" is an activity happening now.
7My brother ............... two languages.
Wrong!
Use "knows" because "know" is usually stative.
8Why ............... at me like that?
Wrong!
Use "are you looking" because this is a visible action happening now.
9She ............... a red dress today.
Wrong!
Use "is wearing" because clothes are an action/state in progress today.
10I ............... this music. Please turn it off.
Wrong!
Use "don't like" because "like" is a stative verb.
11The children ............... in the garden right now.
Wrong!
Use "are playing" because "right now" shows an action in progress.
12Do you ............... this bag belongs to Anna?
Wrong!
Use "think" because after "Do you" we need the base form for an opinion.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I have a blue car now.
- Please be quiet. The baby is sleeping now.
- This soup tastes great.
- Look! Sam is running to the bus stop.
- I think your idea is good.
- At the moment, we are having dinner in the kitchen.
- My brother knows two languages.
- Why are you looking at me like that?
- She is wearing a red dress today.
- I don’t like this music. Please turn it off.
- The children are playing in the garden right now.
- Do you think this bag belongs to Anna?
