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Present tense prowess a 15 question linguistic expedition

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1. My brother usually ____ football on Sundays.

The present simple tense describes habitual actions. 'Plays' is the correct third-person singular form.

2. She ____ a new novel at the moment.

The present continuous tense describes actions happening now. 'Is writing' shows an ongoing action.

3. Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect tense?

The present perfect tense connects the past to the present. 'Have seen' indicates a completed action with relevance to the present.

4. They ____ to the beach every summer.

'Go' is the correct plural form of the verb in the present simple tense.

5. The sun ____ brightly today.

'Is shining' describes an action happening at the present moment.

6. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

The present perfect with 'since' indicates duration from a point in the past until now.

7. I ____ my homework every afternoon.

'Do' is the correct first-person singular form of the verb in the present simple tense.

8. The children ____ happily in the park right now.

'Are playing' describes an ongoing action happening at the present moment.

9. We ____ to the theatre several times this year.

'Have been' indicates a completed action with relevance to the present.

10. Which sentence uses the present simple correctly to describe a state?

'Like' describes a state of preference, and the present simple is appropriate.

11. He ____ a new car next week.

The present continuous can be used for future plans.

12. She always ____ her emails before lunch.

'Checks' is the correct third-person singular form of the verb in the present simple tense.

13. Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect continuous tense?

The present perfect continuous emphasizes the duration of an action.

14. The train ____ at 7:00 am every morning.

'Leaves' describes a habitual action.

15. My friend ____ to learn Italian.

'Wants' is the correct third-person singular form.

Topics:

Present tenses

Past tenses 1

Present perfect

Present tenses 2

Future 1

Future 2

Countable and uncountable nouns

Referring to nouns

Pronouns and referencing

Adjectives and adverbs

Comparing things

The noun pharse

Modals 1

Modals 2

Reported speech

Verb + verb patterns

Likelihood based on conditions 1

Likelihood based on conditions 2

Presositions

Relative clauses

Ways of organising texts

The passive

Linking ideas

Showing your position in a text

Nominalisation in written English