Present Simple or Present Continuous
Right now, the teacher ______ (speak) to the class.
is speaking
The chef cooks the food.
The food is cooked by the chef.
Give the opposite of correct.
Incorrect
Clue: Put this in order: you / live / do / where / ?
Answer: What is "Where do you live?"
Clue: Make this sentence negative: "They work on the weekends."
Answer: "They don't work on the weekends."
My family ______ (live) in this town, but this week we ______ (stay) at a hotel by the beach.
lives/are staying
Doctors treat patients.
Patients are treated by doctors.
Give the opposite of polite.
IMpolite
We use im- before words starting with P or M
Clue: Put this in order: movie / time / what / start / does / the / ?
Answer: What is "What time does the movie start?"
Clue: Make this sentence negative: "He walks to school every morning."
Answer: "He doesn't walk to school every morning."
Water ______ (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius, look! The water in that pot ______ (boil) right now.
boils/is boiling
The mechanic is fixing the car right now.
The car is being fixed by the mechanic right now.
Give the opposite of possible.
IMpossible
Clue: Put this in order: learning / English / why / are / you / ?
Answer: "Why are you learning English?"
Clue: Make this sentence negative: "My sister has a big dog."
Answer: "My sister doesn't have a big dog."
I ______ (not / understand) this math problem. Can you help me?
do not understand/ don't understand
People speak English all over the world.
English is spoken all over the world.
Give the opposite of legal.
ILlegal
We use il- before words starting with L
Clue: Put this in order: homework / finished / you / have / your / ?
Answer: "Have you finished your homework?"
Rule check: A classic Yes/No question using the present perfect tense.
Clue: Make this sentence negative: "Sarah and Mike like spicy food."
Answer: What is "Sarah and Mike don't like spicy food"?
Rule check: Even though there are names here, it's a plural subject—two people—so we use "don't".
Shh! Be quiet! The baby ______ (sleep). She usually ______ (nap) for two hours every afternoon.
is sleeping/naps
The students are writing the essays.
The essays are being written by the students.
Give the opposite of responsible.
irresponsible
We use ir- before words starting with R.
Clue: Put this in order: bus / often / how / arrive / does / the / ?
Answer: "How often does the bus arrive?"
Students have to realize "How often" stays together as a single question phrase at the very beginning.
Clue: Make this sentence negative: "The train leaves at 9:00 AM."
Answer: What is "The train doesn't leave at 9:00 AM"?
"The train" is an "it" subject, requiring "doesn't", and drop the "s" from "leaves."