Grammar Links Review

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100

Sarah / watch / television

"Sarah is watching television"

_{Present Continuous:} 

_{Sarah (subject) + is (be verb) + watching (verb-ing)}

200

The children / smile / at their mother

"The children are smiling at their mother."

_{Present Continuous:}

_{The children (subject) + are (be verb) + smiling (verb-ing)}

300

The car / turn / left

"The car is turning left."

_{Present Continuous:}

_{The Car (subject) + is (be verb) + turning (verb-ing)}

400

I / want / a cup of coffee.

"I want a cup of coffee."

_{Present simple:} 

_{I (subject) + want (verb) + a cup of coffee (object)}

500

The class / love / English grammar.

"The class loves English grammar."

_{Present Simple:} 

_{The class (subject) + loves (verb) + English grammar (object)}

Usually...

100

He goes to the grocery store on Saturdays.

He usually goes to the grocery store on Saturdays.

_{Present Simple:} 

_{Subject + base verb (add -s for he/she/it)} 

_{It normally goes before the main verb:
He usually goes…}

200

She has tea with milk for breakfast.

"She usually has tea with milk for breakfast."

_{Present Simple:} 

_{Subject + base verb (add -s for he/she/it)} 

_{It normally goes before the main verb:
She usually has…}

300

He kisses his children before they go to sleep.

"He usually kisses his children before they go to sleep."

_{Present Simple:}

_{Subject + base verb (add -s for he/she/it)} 

_{It normally goes before the main verb:
He usually kisses…}

400

He is late to class.

"He is usually late to class." (And his teachers always hate that.)

_{Present Simple:}

_{He (subject) + is (be verb) + late (adjective)} 

_{With the verb be, frequency adverbs typically go after the verb be:
He is usually late…}

500

She is the first student to finish the test.

"She is usually the first student to finish the test."

_{Present Simple:}

_{She (subject) + is (be verb) + first (adjective)}

_{With the verb be, frequency adverbs typically go after the verb be:
She is usually the first…}

Present progressive or Present Simple

100

He (LIKE) apples and oranges.

He likes apples and oranges.

_{Present Simple is used for facts, habits, and preferences.} 

_{“Likes” is a stative verb.}

200

She (NEED) a new jacket.

She needs a new jacket.

_{present simple--the verb NEED}

_{Verbs that describe wants, needs, feelings, thoughts, or opinions are usually not used in the Present Progressive.}

300

He (GO) to class Monday through Friday.

He goes to class Monday through Friday

_{present simple--routine}

_{Present Simple is used for regular actions, habits, and repeated events.}

400

It is 18:00. She (MAKE) dinner for her family.

It is 18:00. She is making dinner for her family.

_{present progressive. RIGHT NOW.}

_{Present Continuous is used for actions in progress at the moment of speaking.}

_{“She is making dinner” means she is in the middle of cooking at 18:00.}

500

We (READ) the review question on the screen.

We are reading the review question on the screen.

_{present progressive--right now}

_{We are looking at it right MEOW!}

Make a sentence

100

They / go / class / Mondays and Tuesdays

"They go to class on Mondays and Tuesdays."

_{Subject + Base Verb (or Verb + s/es for third-person singular subjects}

200

She / fix / salad / for family.

She fixes salad for her family.

_{Describes a regular habit or general truth. The 'es' is added to 'fix' because the subject 'she' is third-person singular.}

300

The library book / be / on desk.

The library book is on the desk.

_{Subject: "The library book"}

_{Verb: "is" (a form of the verb "to be" used in the present tense)}

_{Tense: Simple Present Tense}

400

Teacher / talk / to class / right now.

The teacher is talking to the class right now.

_{Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing + object/prepositional phrase}

500

Classroom / be / room 205

Our classroom is in room 205.

_{Subject + am/is/are + adjective/noun/prepositional phrase}

Find the mistake

100

She wake ups at 6:00am every morning.

She wakes up at 6:00am every morning. 

_{For he/she/it in the Present Simple, we add -s to the base verb: wake → wakes.}

_{Also, we don’t separate “wake” and “up” like a two-word verb in this context. The correct phrasal verb is wake up (verb + particle).}

200

I leave usually the house at 7:00am.

I usually leave the house at 7:00am

_{In Present Simple, frequency adverbs like usually, always, often go before the main verb, not after.} 

_{Subject + frequency adverb + base verb + object}

300

It is snowing in the spring.

It snows in the spring.

_{Snow in spring is usually a fact about the season, not happening at this exact moment, so Present Simple is correct.} 

400

They are liking peanut butters.

They like peanut butter

_{“Like” is a stative verb. Stative verbs describing feelings, emotions, or preferences are normally not used in Present Continuous.}

_{Also, “peanut butters” should be uncountable: peanut butter.}

500

I no study every day.

I don't study every day.

_{“no study” is incorrect.}

_{In Present Simple, we form negatives with do/does + not + base verb.}

_{Subject + do/does + not + base verb}