Present Continuous 1 - Affirmative

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1. Sarah _____ on the beach right now. (walk)

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The correct answer is "is walking,'s walking." This is because the question is asking about what Sarah is doing at the present moment, indicating a continuous action. In English, we use the present continuous tense to describe actions that are happening right now. Therefore, the correct answer includes the verb "is walking" and the contraction "'s" which stands for "is."

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Present Continuous 1 - Affirmative - Quiz

This quiz focuses on forming affirmative sentences in the present continuous tense. It assesses the ability to conjugate verbs correctly with subjects, enhancing real-time communication skills in English.

2. At the moment, they _____ to work. (go)

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The correct answer for this question is "are going,'re going". The question is asking about the present moment, so we use the present continuous tense "are going" to indicate an action happening right now. Additionally, the contraction "re" is used with the pronoun "they" to form the short form "they're going".

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3. We _____ to music now. (listen)

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The correct answer is "are listening,'re listening." This is because the sentence is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action that is happening at the moment of speaking. The verb "to be" is conjugated as "are" for the subject "we," and the verb "to listen" is contracted as "'re" for the subject "we." Therefore, the correct answer is "are listening,'re listening."

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4. You _____ TV now. (watch) 

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The correct answer is "are watching,'re watching" because the sentence is in the present tense and the verb "watch" should be conjugated to match the subject "you." In the present continuous tense, "are watching" is used for the plural subject "you," and "'re watching" is the contraction form of "are watching."

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5. I _____ a coffee now. (have)

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The correct answer is 'm having, am having. The sentence is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action happening at the moment of speaking. The subject "I" is followed by the present continuous form of the verb "have" which is "am having" or "'m having". Both options are correct and can be used interchangeably in this context.

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Sarah _____ on the beach right now. (walk)
At the moment, they _____ to work. (go)
We _____ to music now. (listen)
You _____ TV now. (watch) 
I _____ a coffee now. (have)
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