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1. Match a right form of irregular verbs for Past tense.

get

drink

have

eat

sit

sleep

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About This Quiz

This quiz focuses on mastering verb forms across different tenses including Present, Past Simple, and Present Continuous. Participants will identify correct verb forms, apply tense rules, and correct or verify verb usage in various sentences, enhancing their grammatical precision and language skills.

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2. Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong. Water boils at 100 degrees celsius.

True

False

The underlined verb "boils" is correct in this sentence. It is used to describe the action of water reaching its boiling point at 100 degrees Celsius. Therefore, the given answer "True" is correct.

Explanation

The underlined verb "boils" is correct in this sentence. It is used to describe the action of water reaching its boiling point at 100 degrees Celsius. Therefore, the given answer "True" is correct.

3. Put a right form of the verb.

You --- a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I --- to concentrate.

The Olympic Games --- every four years.

How is your English? --- better?

Mozart ------ more than 600 pieces of music.

'Jenny is a student at university.' 'Is she? What --- ?'

I --- (play) the piano but I --- (not/play) very well

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4. Find a match.

I ....know how to write this word

I ....watch...TV now

He ...know what so say yesterday

What .....do.....?

I ......doing this!

I ....to go home.

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5. Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong The water boils. Can you turn it off?

True

False

The underlined verb "boils" is correct because it is in the present tense and agrees with the subject "water." Therefore, there is no need to correct the verb. The correct answer is False.

Explanation

The underlined verb "boils" is correct because it is in the present tense and agrees with the subject "water." Therefore, there is no need to correct the verb. The correct answer is False.

6. Find a match. What is the rule for the following sentences?

Practice makes perfect.

She visited her friends on Sundays.

Please, wait me. I’m crossing the bridge already.

She is becoming younger and younger every day.

The train leaves at 7 seven in the evening every day.

I loved reading books.

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7. 1. Let's go out. It ------------ (not/rain) now. 2. Julia is very good at languages. She -------- (speak) four languages very well. 3. Hurry up! Everybody --- (wait) for you. 4. '--- (you/listen) to the radio?' 'No, you can turn it off.' 5. '--- (you/listen) to the radio every day?' 'No, just occasionally.' 6. The River Nile --- (flow) into the Mediterranean. 7. Look at the river. It --- (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual. 8. We usually --- (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we --- (not/grow) any. 9. 'How is your English?' 'Not bad. It --- (improve) slowly.'

The given answer correctly fills in the blanks with the appropriate verb forms based on the tense and subject of each sentence. In sentence 1, "isn't raining" is used because it is in the present continuous tense and the subject is "it". In sentence 2, "speaks" is used because it is in the present simple tense and the subject is "Julia". In sentence 3, "is waiting" is used because it is in the present continuous tense and the subject is "everybody". In sentence 4, "are you listening" is used because it is in the present continuous tense and the subject is "you". In sentence 5, "do you listen" is used because it is in the present simple tense and the subject is "you". In sentence 6, "flows" is used because it is in the present simple tense and the subject is "The River Nile". In sentence 7, "is flowing" is used because it is in the present continuous tense and the subject is "It". In sentence 8, "grow" and "are not growing" are used because it is in the present simple tense and the subject is "We". In sentence 9, "is improving" is used because it is in the present continuous tense and the subject is "It".

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