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Tense titans a 10 question present tense prowess

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1. My brother usually ____ football on Saturday mornings.

A. plays

B. is playing

C. play

The Present Simple tense describes habitual actions. The correct structure is subject + verb (s/es) for third-person singular.

2. Which sentence correctly uses the Present Continuous tense?

A. She eats an apple.

B. She is eating an apple.

C. She ate an apple.

D. She has eaten an apple.

The Present Continuous tense (am/is/are + verb-ing) describes actions happening now.

3. They ____ to the beach every summer.

A. go

B. goes

C. are going

Use the Present Simple for regular or habitual actions.

4. Which sentence uses the Present Perfect tense correctly?

A. I have seen that movie.

B. I saw that movie yesterday.

C. I am seeing that movie.

D. I see that movie every week.

The Present Perfect (have/has + past participle) connects the past to the present. It emphasizes the completion of an action.

5. She ____ a new car this year.

A. bought

B. has bought

C. buys

The action happened at an unspecified time in the past but is relevant to the present.

6. Right now, I ____ my homework.

A. am doing

B. do

C. have done

The Present Continuous describes an action in progress at the moment of speaking.

7. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

A. He is work hard.

B. He works hard.

C. He is working hardly.

D. He work hard.

Remember subject-verb agreement in the Present Simple.

8. We ____ to London next week.

A. travel

B. are travelling

C. have travelled

The Present Continuous can also be used for future plans.

9. He ____ never been to Paris.

A. has

B. have

C. is

Use 'has' with a singular subject in the Present Perfect.

10. Which sentence correctly describes a current state?

A. I played football yesterday.

B. I am playing football now.

C. I have played football before.

D. I will play football tomorrow.

The Present Continuous emphasizes the ongoing nature of an action.

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