Simple Present Or Present Continues

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    It's6.00 PM. Mary is at home. She (eat) ___________ dinner. She always (eat) ___________ dinner with her family around six o'clock.

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This quiz focuses on distinguishing between the Simple Present and Present Continuous tenses. It assesses understanding through practical examples, testing the ability to correctly form sentences based on context. Ideal for learners improving their grammatical accuracy in English.

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    Ali (speak) ____________ Arabic. Arabic is his native language, but right now he (speak) ____________ English

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "speaks, is speaking." This is because the first sentence states that Ali speaks Arabic, indicating a habitual action or a general truth. The second sentence states that he is currently speaking English, indicating an ongoing action in the present moment. Therefore, the verb forms "speaks" and "is speaking" accurately convey the intended meaning of the sentences.

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    It's 7.30 AM and the Wilsons are in their kitchen. Mrs. Wilson (sit) ___________ at the breakfast table. She (read) ___________ the newspaper every morning.

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "Is sitting, reads" because the sentence is describing a present situation. The verb "is sitting" is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action happening at the moment of speaking. The verb "reads" is also in the present tense, showing a habitual action that Mrs. Wilson does every morning.

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    Shhhh. the baby (sleep) _______________. The baby (sleep) ____________ for ten hours every night

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "is sleeping, sleeps". The first blank should be filled with "is sleeping" because it indicates an ongoing action in the present moment. The second blank should be filled with "sleeps" because it describes the baby's habitual action of sleeping for ten hours every night.

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    Right now i am in class. i (sit) ___________ at my desk. I usually (sit) ______________ at the same desk in class everyday

    Explanation
    The given answer is correct because it follows the correct verb tense for the sentence. "Am sitting" is the correct form of the verb "to sit" in the present continuous tense, which is used to describe an action happening at the moment of speaking. "Sit" is the correct form of the verb in the simple present tense, which is used to describe a habitual or regular action.

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    Our teacher (stand, not) ____________ right now. She (sit) ____________ on the corner of her desk.

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "isn't standing, sits" because it indicates that the teacher is currently not standing and is instead sitting on the corner of her desk. The use of "isn't" in the first blank implies a negative form of the verb "stand" to show that the action is not happening at the moment. The verb "sits" in the second blank is used to describe the teacher's current position of sitting on the desk.

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    Look out the window. (Rain, it) ______________ ?

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "is it raining" because the question is asking for the current weather condition outside the window. The phrase "is it raining" is a grammatically correct way to inquire about whether or not rain is falling.

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    Alice (take, not) ______________ the bus to school everyday. She usually (walk) ____________ instead. 

    Explanation
    Alice does not take the bus to school every day. Instead, she usually walks to school.

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  • 9. 

    (Rain, it) _____________ a lot in Jakarta?

    Explanation
    The given correct answer "does it rain" is the correct question form for the statement "It rains a lot in Jakarta." In English, when we want to ask a yes/no question about a third person singular subject (in this case, "it"), we use the auxiliary verb "does" followed by the subject and the base form of the main verb ("rain"). Therefore, "does it rain" is the correct question form to inquire about the frequency of rain in Jakarta.

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    It (rain, not) _____________ right now. The sun (shine) __________, and the sky (be) ___________ blue

    Explanation
    The given correct answer is "isn't rain, , shines, is". This answer correctly fills in the blanks in the sentence. It states that it is not raining right now, the sun is shining, and the sky is blue. The use of "isn't" indicates the absence of rain, and the use of "shines" and "is" correctly match the present tense of the sun and sky.

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