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Tense titans a 10 question present tense prowess

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1. My brother usually ____ football on Saturday mornings.

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?

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

3. They ____ to the beach every summer.

Use the Present Simple for regular or habitual actions.

4. Which sentence uses the Present Perfect tense correctly?

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.

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

6. Right now, I ____ my homework.

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

7. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Remember subject-verb agreement in the Present Simple.

8. We ____ to London next week.

The Present Continuous can also be used for future plans.

9. He ____ never been to Paris.

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

10. Which sentence correctly describes a current state?

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