CHOOSE THE TENSE
My brother usually ________ (walk) to school, but today he ________ (take) the bus.
walks / is taking
Correct the sentence:
“She are watching TV every evening.”
“She watches TV every evening.”
Which sentence is correct?
A. She is going to school every day.
B. She goes to school every day.
C. She go to school every day.
D. She going to school every day.
B. She goes to school every day.
Every Saturday, my friends ________ (meet) at the park, but right now they ________ (study) for a test.
meet / are studying
Which tense is normally used to talk about habits and routines?
Present Simple
Look! The children ________ (play) football in the rain, but they usually ________ (play) basketball after school.
are playing / play
Correct the sentence:
“Look! Tom plays basketball in the garden.”
“Look! Tom is playing basketball in the garden.”
Identify the tense of the underlined verb and explain why it is used:
“Listen! Someone is knocking on the door.”
Present Progressive — the action is happening now.
My sister ________ (not like) vegetables, but she ________ (eat) broccoli today because she wants to be healthy.
doesn't like / is eating
Which tense is normally used for something happening right now?
Present Progressive
Which sentence is correct?
A. Sarah is knowing the answer.
B. Sarah knows the answer.
C. Sarah know the answer.
D. Sarah does knowing the answer.
B. Sarah knows the answer.
Question:
Correct both mistakes:
“My parents is working in the kitchen now, but they usually are eating dinner in the living room.”
“My parents are working in the kitchen now, but they usually eat dinner in the living room.”
A student writes:
“My mum cooks dinner right now.”
Is the sentence grammatically possible? If not, correct it. Explain why.
It should be:
“My mum is cooking dinner right now.”
“Right now” shows that the action is happening at the moment.
“Why ________ Mark ________ (run)? He usually ________ (walk) home after school.”
“Why is Mark running? He usually walks home after school.”
Give two situations in which we use the Present Simple.
“Why ________ you ________ (wear) my jacket? You normally ________ (wear) your own jacket.”
Why are you wearing my jacket?
You normally wear your own jacket.
There is one grammatical mistake:
“I don't understanding this exercise because the teacher is speaking very quickly.”
What is wrong?
“I don't understand this exercise because the teacher is speaking very quickly.”
Why?
Understand is normally a stative verb and is not usually used in the progressive
The sentence contains a tense that doesn't match the meaning:
“Tom usually plays computer games after school, but today he plays football with his friends.”
What should be changed?
plays → is playing
“Tom usually plays computer games after school, but today he is playing football with his friends.”
Complete the sentence with the correct forms:
“This week, our teacher ________ (give) us extra homework because we ________ (prepare) for an important test. She normally ________ (give) us less homework.”
is giving / are preparing / gives
Give one situation in which we use the Present Progressive.
Things happening now
Choose the correct sentence and explain why.
A. I am usually going to bed at 10, but tonight I stay up late.
B. I usually go to bed at 10, but tonight I am staying up late.
C. I usually am going to bed at 10, but tonight I stay up late.
D. I go usually to bed at 10, but tonight I am stay up late.
B.
Present Simple = usual routine.
Present Progressive = something happening now
Correct the sentence and explain both mistakes:
“Why you are always forgetting your homework? You don't bringing it to class on Mondays.”
“Why are you always forgetting your homework? You don't bring it to class on Mondays.”
Read the sentence carefully:
“Sarah is usually taking the bus to school, but this week she walks because her bus isn't working.”
There are two tense choices that should be changed.
“Sarah usually takes the bus to school, but this week she is walking because her bus isn't working.”
“Anna normally ________ (spend) her afternoons at home, but this week she ________ (stay) at her grandmother's house. Her grandmother ________ (look) after her because Anna's parents ________ (travel) for work.”
spends / is staying / is looking / are travelling
Look at this sentence:
“I am usually walking to school, but this week I take the bus because it is raining every morning.”
There are two tense mistakes. Correct the sentence.
“I usually walk to school, but this week I am taking the bus because it is raining every morning.”