1I ............... a lot.
Wrong!
Use "read" for a present simple habit with the subject "I".
2Sam ............... the letter yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "posted" for a finished action with the past time expression "yesterday".
3I ............... the money tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "will send" for a future action or promise with "tomorrow".
4He ............... for a walk every morning.
Wrong!
Use "goes" for a regular habit in the present with "every morning".
5Sugar ............... in water.
Wrong!
Use "dissolves" for a general scientific fact with the singular subject "Sugar".
6Fortune ............... the brave.
Wrong!
Use "favors" for a general truth in the present simple with the singular subject "Fortune".
7These flowers ............... good.
Wrong!
Use "smell" because it describes a present state, not an action in progress.
8She ............... ill.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
When "look" means seem or appear, both "looks" and "is looking" are possible to describe her present appearance or condition.
9I still remember the story that you ............... me last month.
Wrong!
Use "told" for a completed past action with "last month".
10They ............... to a hill tribe.
Wrong!
Use "belong" because it describes a present state and is not normally used in the continuous form.
11I ............... him to be trustworthy.
Wrong!
Use "consider" here to express a present opinion about him.
12This bundle ............... 100 sticks.
Wrong!
Use "contains" because it describes what the bundle has inside now.
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Answers
- I read a lot.
- Sam posted the letter yesterday.
- I will send the money tomorrow.
- He goes for a walk every morning.
- Sugar dissolves in water.
- Fortune favors the brave.
- These flowers smell good.
- She looks / is looking ill.
- I still remember the story that you told me last month.
- They belong to a hill tribe.
- I consider him to be trustworthy.
- This bundle contains 100 sticks.