1We often ............... to the cinema on Sundays.
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Use the present simple "go" for a regular habit with "often" and "on Sundays".
2He ............... a lot of TV.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "watches" for a regular habit or general fact.
3I can’t come out; I ............... my homework.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous "am doing" for an action happening now.
4She ............... with her parents now.
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Use the present continuous "is staying" for a temporary situation happening now.
5She ............... in Mumbai for six months now.
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Use the present perfect continuous "has been working" for an action that started in the past and continues now.
6My ticket is booked. I ............... to New York next week.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous "am flying" for a fixed future arrangement; the simple present "fly" is also possible for a timetabled travel plan.
7I ............... Alice in the cafe yesterday.
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Use the simple past "met" for a finished action at a definite past time.
8When I was in Singapore, I often ............... lunch with her.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "had" and "would have" can describe a repeated past habit in this sentence.
9The family ............... an outing at the beach last weekend.
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Use the simple past "enjoyed" for a finished action last weekend.
10We ............... in the kitchen when Dad came in.
Wrong!
Use the past continuous "were sitting" for an action in progress when another past action happened.
11I ............... you later.
Wrong!
Use "will phone" for a future action decided or promised now.
12She ............... her plants as she does her children.
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Use the present simple "mothers" for a general way she treats her plants.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- We often go to the cinema on Sundays.
- He watches a lot of TV.
- I can’t come out; I am doing my homework.
- She is staying with her parents now.
- She has been working in Mumbai for six months now.
- My ticket is booked. I fly / am flying to New York next week.
- I met Alice in the cafe yesterday.
- When I was in Singapore, I often had / would have lunch with her.
- The family enjoyed an outing at the beach last weekend.
- We were sitting in the kitchen when Dad came in.
- I will phone you later.
- She mothers her plants as she does her children.