Present tenses
Present simple or present continuous?: Jill is working in a hospital
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I ... (fall down) while I ... (go) down the stairs.
FELL DOWN/ WAS GOING
Children spend ... time on social media platforms (much, many, a lot of)
A LOT OF
I ... take my medicine three times a day.
MUST
This exam was ... than the exam in May. (easy)
EASIER
I ... (never wear) a scarf, but today I ... (wear) one because it's unusually cold.
NEVER WEAR/ 'M WEARING
He ... (drive) very fast when he ... (have) the accident.
WAS DRIVING/ HAD
My new Korean neighbour speaks ... English, so we can understand each other. (a little, few, little)
A LITTLE
You ... make a mess in the house, or else mom will be very angry.
MUSTN'T
This is ... place I've ever travelled to. (far)
THE FARTHEST/ FURTHEST
Languages ... (disappear) very fast. Half of world's languages will disappear by 2100.
ARE DISAPPEARING
It ... (snow) when we ... (leave) home.
WAS SNOWING/ LEFT
I don't know ... other students in the school yet. (no, some, any)
ANY
The workbooks ... be brought to the class unless I tell you to bring them.
NEEDN'T
My new computer is ... than the old one.
BETTER
He ... at 8 o'clock every day.
a) gets up
b) is getting up
c) has got up
A) GETS UP
I ... (not answer) your call because I ... (do).
DIDN'T ANSWER/ WAS WORKING
We are really busy now. I have ... time to spend with my family. (little, few, no)
LITTLE/ NO
DON'T HAVE TO
September is ... month of the year for us.
THE BUSIEST
I think it's better to stay. It ... and we ... and umbrella.
a) 's raining/ don't have
b) rains/ don't have
c) 's raining/ aren't having
A) 'S RAINING/ DON'T HAVE
This morning I ... (get up) and I ... (make) breakfast for everybody.
GOT UP/ MADE
I asked ... questions, but they didn't give me ... answers. (few/ no, little/ some, a few/ any)
A FEW/ ANY
We have enough food in the fridge, so we ... go shopping every day.
NEEDN'T
There are ... people today because it's been raining a lot.
FEWER