Present Tenses
Look at your friend who is wearing two different shoes today.
You say: A) "Why do you wear two different shoes?" B) "Why are you wearing two different shoes?" C) "Why have you worn two different shoes?" D) "Why you wear two different shoes?"
B) "Why are you wearing two different shoes?" (Happening right now)
Fill in the blanks: While I ____________ (dance) like nobody was watching, everybody ____________ (watch) and taking videos.
was dancing / was watching (or watched)
Fill in the blank with 'ever' or 'never':
"Have you ___________ accidentally liked your ex-crush's photo from 2019?"
ever
Choose the correct option:
Look at those dark clouds! It ___________ rain!
A) will
B) is going to
C) rains
B) is going to (Prediction based on visual evidence)
Fill in the blanks with 'in', 'at', or 'on':
I was born ________ midnight ________ Halloween ________ 2011.
at midnight / on Halloween / in 2011
Q: Fill in the blank: My brother ___________ (always / take) my hoodie without asking, and it drives me crazy!
is always taking (Present Continuous for annoying habits)
Choose the correct option: Yesterday, Tim dropped his phone in the toilet because he... A) was texting while flushing. B) texted while flushing. C) has texted while flushing.
A) was texting while flushing. (Action in progress interrupted by dropping the phone)
Choose the correct option:
"I haven't washed my favorite gym socks ________ three weeks."
A) since
B) for
C) from
B) for ('for' + period of time)
Fill in the blank:
"The phone is ringing!" — "Don't worry, I ____________ (answer) it!"
will answer / 'll answer (Spontaneous decision made at the moment of speaking)
Choose the correct option:
My dog loves to sit ________ the sofa, right ________ the two cushions.
A) on / between
B) at / among
C) in / under
A) on / between
True or False? The sentence "I am understanding this math homework completely right now" is grammatically correct because it is happening right now.
False (Understand is a stative verb; it is not used in continuous forms)
True or False? The sentence "When I was 8 years old, I would live in a house with ten cats" is correct.
False ('Would' cannot be used for past states like 'live', only repeated past actions. Use 'used to live')
Which sentence is correct?
A) "I have lost my key yesterday, so I slept outside."
B) "I lost my key yesterday, so I slept outside."
C) "I have been losing my key yesterday."
B) "I lost my key yesterday, so I slept outside." (Use Past Simple with specific time expressions like 'yesterday')
True or False?
"I am meeting my dentist tomorrow at 10:00 AM" uses the Present Continuous to talk about a fixed future arrangement.
True (Present Continuous is standard for fixed future arrangements)
Match the word to its correct dependent preposition:
1. Good
2. Interested
3. Apologize
4. Afraid
A) in
B) for
C) at
D) of
1 - C (Good at), 2 - A (Interested in), 3 - B (Apologize for), 4 - D (Afraid of)
Choose the correct sentence: A) "This pizza tastes like cardboard, but I eat it anyway." B) "This pizza is tasting like cardboard, but I am eating it anyway." C) "This pizza tastes like cardboard, but I am eating it anyway."
C) "This pizza tastes like cardboard, but I am eating it anyway." (Tastes = state, am eating = action right now)
Fill in the blank: When the teacher finally collected the test, Sarah realized she ____________ (not / write) her name on it.
had not written / hadn't written (Past Perfect for an action completed before another past event)
Match the word to its function in a sentence:
1. Just
2. Yet
3. Already
A) Comes at the end of negative sentences/questions ("Have you finished...?").
B) Shows something happened sooner than expected ("I've... done it").
C) Shows something happened a very short time ago ("I've... seen him").
1 - C (Just = a short time ago), 2 - A (Yet = end of negative/question), 3 - B (Already = sooner than expected)
Choose the correct option:
The train to Hogwarts ___________ at 11:00 AM precisely tomorrow.
A) is leaving
B) will leave
C) leaves
C) leaves (Present Simple for official timetables/schedules)
Choose the correct option:
"Are you accused ________ stealing my chicken nuggets?"
A) for
B) of
C) with
B) of (accused of)
Match the sentence to its correct meaning:
1. I live in Bratislava. 2. I am living with my grandmother this week.
A) Permanent situation B) Temporary situation
1 - A (Permanent situation), 2 - B (Temporary situation)
Choose the sentence where event A happened BEFORE event B: A) When the party started, the pizza arrived. B) When the party started, the pizza had already arrived. C) The party was starting when the pizza arrived.
B) When the party started, the pizza had already arrived. (Past Perfect 'had arrived' happened before the party started)
Complete with 'been' or 'gone':
1. "Where is Alex?" — "He has ________ to the bathroom to cry about his haircut. He'll be back in 10 minutes."
2. "Your skin is red!" — "Yes, I have ________ to the beach all day."
1. gone (hasn't returned yet), 2. been (has returned)
Match the future form to the speaker's intention:
1. "I'm going to adopt 12 stray dogs when I grow up."
2. "I think aliens will invade Earth in 2030."
3. "I'm flying to Paris this Friday."
A) Personal plan/prior intention
B) Fixed arrangement with a time/place
C) Prediction based on opinion/belief
1 - A (Personal plan), 2 - C (Prediction based on belief), 3 - B (Fixed arrangement)
Correct the two preposition mistakes in this sentence:
"We arrived to the party late because we were waiting of the bus."
"We arrived AT the party late because we were waiting FOR the bus."