Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1What ............... this afternoon? I heard you have plans.
Wrong!
Use "are you doing" for a planned arrangement this afternoon.
2The meeting ............... at 9 a.m. every Monday.
Wrong!
Use "starts" for a regular scheduled event.
3How ............... him?
Wrong!
Use "do you know" because "know" is normally a stative verb.
4I ............... my grandparents this coming weekend; I bought the tickets yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "am visiting" for a fixed future plan.
5I ............... my grandparents whenever I can.
Wrong!
Use "visit" for a repeated habit.
6She ............... next door.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "is living" and "lives" can describe where someone has their home, depending on the situation.
7I ............... anything this evening, so I can help you.
Wrong!
Use "am not doing" for a planned arrangement this evening.
8The film ............... at 6.30.
Wrong!
Use "starts" for a scheduled event such as a film time.
9What time ............... to Birmingham?
Wrong!
Use "does the train get" to ask about a scheduled arrival time.
10Whom ............... to meet?
Wrong!
Use "do you want" because "want" is normally a stative verb.
11Susie ............... tomorrow; she has already booked her ticket.
Wrong!
Use "is coming" for a planned future arrangement.
12She ............... married in August; the invitations have been sent.
Wrong!
Use "is getting" for a fixed future arrangement.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- What are you doing this afternoon? I heard you have plans.
- The meeting starts at 9 a.m. every Monday.
- How do you know him?
- I am visiting my grandparents this coming weekend; I bought the tickets yesterday.
- I visit my grandparents whenever I can.
- She is living / lives next door.
- I am not doing anything this evening, so I can help you.
- The film starts at 6.30.
- What time does the train get to Birmingham?
- Whom do you want to meet?
- Susie is coming tomorrow; she has already booked her ticket.
- She is getting married in August; the invitations have been sent.
