Can You Identify Present Simple Or Present Continuous Tense?

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1. Mary .................. in a small village in Greece.

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The correct answer is "lives" because the subject "Mary" is singular and requires a verb form that agrees with it. In this case, the verb "lives" is the correct present tense form for the singular subject "Mary."

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Can You Identify Present Simple Or Present Continuous Tense? - Quiz

Can You Identify Present Simple or Present Continuous Tense? Most students have a hard time when it comes to differentiating between the two tenses, one is used when... see morean event is currently taking place, and the other is used when an event is still taking place. Take up the quiz below and learn how to create sentences using these English tenses. see less

2. Dad ................................... the car at the moment.

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The correct answer is "is washing" because the phrase "at the moment" indicates that the action is happening currently. The present continuous tense is used to describe actions that are happening now.

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3. Both my parents .............................................. in their bedroom now.

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The correct answer is "are sleeping" because the phrase "both my parents" indicates that there are two people involved in the action of sleeping. In this case, the present continuous tense "are sleeping" is used to describe an action that is happening at the present moment.

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4. She usually ................................chess with her brother.

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The correct answer is "plays" because the sentence is in the present tense and the subject "she" requires the verb form "plays" to agree with it.

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5. What .................................................. now?

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The correct answer is "are they doing". This is because the question is asking about the current actions or activities of a group of people. The phrase "are they doing" is the correct way to form a present continuous question in English.

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6. Why ............................................ now?

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The correct answer is "is he crying" because the question is asking about the current state of the person's crying. The present continuous tense "is he crying" indicates that the person is currently in the act of crying. The other options "does he cry," "is he cry," and "cryed" are grammatically incorrect and do not convey the same meaning as the correct answer.

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7. How often ........................................ abroad?

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The correct answer is "do you go". This question is asking about the frequency of going abroad. The phrase "how often" suggests that the question is asking for a habitual or repeated action. The correct answer "do you go" is in the present simple tense, which is used to talk about regular or repeated actions.

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8. Where .................................... every Saturday night?

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The correct answer is "does he go" because the question is asking about the subject "he" and the verb "go" in the present tense. In English, when forming a question in the present tense with the third person singular pronoun (he, she, it), we use the auxiliary verb "does" followed by the base form of the main verb. Therefore, the correct sentence structure is "does he go."

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9. ................ they always go to work by bus?

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The correct answer is "Do". This is because the subject "they" is plural, so the verb should also be plural. In this case, "do" is the plural form of the verb "to do", which is used to form questions and negatives in the present simple tense.

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10. Do ................................................ at home?

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The correct answer is "you always help". This is because the subject "you" should come before the verb "help" in a declarative sentence. Additionally, the adverb "always" should come before the verb to indicate that the action of helping is consistently done. Therefore, the correct sentence structure is "you always help".

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Mary .................. in a small village in Greece.
Dad ................................... the car at the moment.
Both my parents .............................................. in...
She usually ................................chess with her brother.
What .................................................. now?
Why ............................................ now?
How often ........................................ abroad?
Where .................................... every Saturday night?
................ they always go to work by bus?
Do ................................................ at home?
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