Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1I ............... my grandparents about twice a month.
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Use "visit" for a regular habit in the present.
2I ............... a lot of movies at the moment because I am on holiday.
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Use "am watching" for a temporary activity happening around now.
3I asked her whether she ............... in God.
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Use "believed" after the past reporting verb in this reported question.
4I ............... him since our school days.
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Use "have known" for a state that began in the past and continues now.
5I ............... English since 2006.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "have taught" and "have been teaching" can describe work that began in the past and continues now.
6Where ............... snakes live?
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Use "do" to form a simple present question about a general fact.
7I ............... this fragrance very much.
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Use "like" because this stative verb is not normally used in the continuous here.
8I promise I ............... this to anyone.
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Use "won't tell" for a promise about the future.
9We ............... to the movies tonight.
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Use "are going" for a planned future arrangement.
10I ............... my job tomorrow.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "am starting" and "start" can refer to an arranged or scheduled future event.
11Why ............... you take a holiday?
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Use "don't" in the suggestion pattern "Why don't you...?"
12These days, the climate ............... warmer.
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Use "is getting" for a changing situation happening around now.
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- I visit my grandparents about twice a month.
- I am watching a lot of movies at the moment because I am on holiday.
- I asked her whether she believed in God.
- I have known him since our school days.
- I have taught / have been teaching English since 2006.
- Where do snakes live?
- I like this fragrance very much.
- I promise I won’t tell this to anyone.
- We are going to the movies tonight.
- I am starting / start my job tomorrow.
- Why don’t you take a holiday?
- These days, the climate is getting warmer.