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1. What is the '-ing' form of 'write'?

A writeing

B writting

C writing

D writeng

2. Liam is on a train and looking out the window. He sees a cow standing in a field. He wants to tell his friend what he sees. Which sentence should Liam use?

A A cow stands in the field.

B A cow is standing in the field.

C A cow stood in the field.

D A cow will stand in the field.

3. In the present continuous, the main verb must end in '-ed'.

T True

F False

4. Choose the correct question form:

A Is she singing?

B She is singing?

C Is she sing?

D Does she singing?

5. What is the correct '-ing' form of 'dance'?

A danceing

B dansing

C dancing

D danceng

6. Sophia is helping her teacher decorate the classroom for a party. They are putting up balloons and streamers. A visitor asks what they are doing. How should Sophia respond?

A We decorate the classroom.

B We decorated the classroom.

C We are decorating the classroom.

D We will decorate the classroom.

7. We use the present continuous tense only for actions that happen every day.

T True

F False

8. The '-ing' form of 'write' is 'writeing'.

T True

F False

9. The sentence 'He is swiming' has a spelling mistake.

T True

F False

10. Isabella is in a music class. She looks at her friend and sees that he is playing the piano. She wants to describe this to her teacher. What should Isabella say?

A He plays the piano.

B He is playing the piano.

C He played the piano.

D He will play the piano.

11. Which verb follows the rule 'double the consonant and add -ing'?

A walk

B jump

C sit

D read

12. We use the present continuous for actions that are happening exactly at this moment.

T True

F False

13. The sentence 'We are visiting the museum today' is present continuous.

T True

F False

14. What is the correct form for 'she' + 'cook'?

A She is cooking.

B She is cook.

C She cooking.

D She cooks.

15. Choose the correct present continuous sentence:

A I am eat lunch.

B I eating lunch.

C I am eating lunch.

D I eats lunch.

16. The word 'yesterday' is a typical time marker for the present continuous.

T True

F False

17. Oliver is at the beach with his family. He sees a boy building a sandcastle. He wants to point out the action to his sister. Which sentence should Oliver use?

A The boy builds a sandcastle.

B The boy is building a sandcastle.

C The boy built a sandcastle.

D The boy will build a sandcastle.

18. The main verb in present continuous can end in '-s'.

T True

F False

19. Which sentence is NOT in the present continuous?

A I am working now.

B He is sleeping right now.

C We are playing today.

D She eats breakfast every day.

20. Choose the sentence that describes a temporary action:

A I live in London.

B I am living in London for a month.

C I lived in London.

D I will live in London.

21. The present continuous is also called the present progressive.

T True

F False

22. Select the correct present continuous sentence for 'they' + 'play':

A They are playing.

B They is playing.

C They am playing.

D They playing.

23. What is the correct present continuous form of 'swim' for 'he'?

A He is swiming.

B He is swimming.

C He swims.

D He swam.

24. Select the present continuous sentence with 'at the moment':

A She reads a book at the moment.

B She is reading a book at the moment.

C She read a book at the moment.

D She will read a book at the moment.

25. Carlos is at a cafe with his friend. He sees a waiter carrying a tray of drinks. He wants to tell his friend what the waiter is doing at that exact moment. Which sentence should Carlos use?

A The waiter carries drinks.

B The waiter is carrying drinks.

C The waiter carried drinks.

D The waiter will carry drinks.

26. What is the correct present continuous negative form?

A She is not working.

B She not working.

C She is no working.

D She doesn't working.

27. The sentence 'She is dancing' is in the present continuous tense.

T True

F False

28. Mia is on a video call with her grandmother. Her grandmother asks what she is doing at the moment. Mia is drawing a picture. What should Mia say?

A I draw a picture.

B I am drawing a picture.

C I drew a picture.

D I will draw a picture.

29. Which time expression indicates a temporary action?

A every day

B this week

C always

D usually

30. James is in the park with his dog. He throws a ball and the dog catches it. He wants to tell his sister that the dog is doing something right now. What should James say?

A The dog catches the ball.

B The dog is catching the ball.

C The dog caught the ball.

D The dog will catch the ball.

English Tenses – Level 1: The "Right Now" Mechanic

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