Present Tenses

L5U1 - Present Tenses

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Multiple Choice

According to the last slide, we use PRESENT SIMPLE to talk about ...

• Facts or general truths / Routines and habits / Permanent situations / Future scheduled events

• General truths / an action or condition happening / daily routine/ scheduled events

• Things that happened or existed before now/ General truths / Daily routine / habits

• things that haven’t happened yet / Repeated actions / General truths / Daily routine

Multiple Choice

In the sentence: "Class starts at 11:35 every day"

you are referring to a ...

• Fact or general truth

• Habit or routine

• Permanent situation

• Future scheduled event

• Newspaper headline

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In the sentence: "I usually brush my hair when it's dry"

you are referring to a ...

• Fact or general truth

• Habit or routine

• Permanent situation

• Future scheduled event

• Newspaper headline

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In the sentence: "The Mexican government put a barrier in front of the national palace building ahead of International Women's Day"

you are referring to a ...

• Fact or general truth

• Habit or routine

• Permanent situation

• Future scheduled event

• Newspaper headline

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In the sentence: "He usually prefers to work at night"

you are referring to a ...

• Fact or general truth

• Habit or routine

• Permanent situation

• Future scheduled event

• Newspaper headline

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________ you go to school every day?

• Are

• Does

• Do

• when

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Sally often ……… fruits at the farmer market.

• buy

• buyes

• buys

• is buying

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My colleagues ………………..to eat spicy food.

• isn’t like

• aren’t like

• doesn’t like

• don’t like

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Tom ……….. need help now.

• isn’t

• hasn’t

• doesn’t

• don't

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She ___ work at 7.00 a.m. every morning.

• start

• starts

• has started

• is starting

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Peter and I _________ teachers.

• isn't

• am

• are

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_______ she your teacher?

• Are

• Am

• Is

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I _________ a doctor.

• aren't

• isn't

• am not

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___________ Melissa hungry?

• Are

• Is

• Am

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___________ Melissa hungry?

• Are

• Is

• Am

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According to the last slide, we use PRESENT CONTINUOUS to talk about ...

• Facts or general truths / Routines and habits / Permanent situations / Future scheduled events

• General truths / an action or condition happening / daily routine/ scheduled events

• Things happening now/ Temporary events / Routines or habits that we just started doing / Future plans

• Things that haven’t happened yet / Repeated actions / General truths / Daily routine

Multiple Choice

In the sentence: "She is living in San Francisco while she finishes school"

you are referring to a ...

• Things happening now

• Temporary events

• A new routine or habit

• Future plans

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In the sentence: "They recently started offering plant-based milk alternatives."

you are referring to a ...

• Things happening now

• Temporary events

• A new routine or habit

• Future plans

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In the sentence: "My husband is in a meeting right now."

you are referring to a ...

• Things happening now

• Temporary events

• A new routine or habit

• Future plans

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In the sentence: "We are traveling to a beach for New Year's."

you are referring to a ...

• Things happening now

• Temporary events

• A new routine or habit

• Future plans

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In the sentence: "They are saving up to buy a bookshelf before Christmas."

you are referring to a ...

• Things happening now

• Temporary events

• A new routine or habit

• Future plans

Multiple Choice

What are you doing?

• I'm playing the guitar

• She's listening to music

• They're singing

• I doing my homework

Multiple Choice

• She's reading

• She isn't writing

• She isn't reading

• She writing

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We ............... basketball in the park

• is playing

• 're playing

• playing

• plays

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I ... ... an apple.

• am eating

• are eating

• is eating

• eating

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I _______ (watch) TV right now; I am tidying my room.

• aren't watching
• are watching
• am not watching
• am watching

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According to the last slide, we use PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE to talk about ...

• Facts or general truths / Routines and habits / Permanent situations / Future scheduled events

• Life experience / Recent events / To emphasize the length of an action / Unfinished time periods

• Things happening now/ Temporary events / Routines or habits that we just started doing / Future plans

• Things that haven’t happened yet / Repeated actions / General truths / Daily routine

Multiple Choice

In the sentence: "They have known each other for ages."

you are ...

• Talking about past life experience

• Talking about recent events

• Emphasizing the length of an action

• Talking about an unfinished time period

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In the sentence: "She has already finished her degree."

you are ...

• Talking about past life experience

• Talking about recent events

• Emphasizing the length of an action

• Talking about an unfinished time period

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In the sentence: "Meghan and Harry have just given an interview."

you are ...

• Talking about past life experience

• Talking about recent events

• Emphasizing the length of an action

• Talking about an unfinished time period

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In the sentence: "My boss has felt really stressed this week."

you are ...

• Talking about past life experience

• Talking about recent events

• Emphasizing the length of an action

• Talking about an unfinished time period

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After three months of looking, she ______ a beautiful apartment to rent.

• has found

• found

• find

• have found

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Mrs. Baxter _____ all her groceries for the week.

• has bought

• bought

• have bought

• buy

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We have a new camera. We ______ some beautiful pictures of the children.

• have taken

• has taken

• took

• take

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Robert is my neighbor. He _____ next door to me for five years.

• live

• lived

• has lived

• have lived

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That's a wonderful movie. I _____ in three times.

• have watched

• watched

• has watched

• watch

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I __________________ a student for five years. (be)

• I have been a student for five years.

• I has been a student for five years.

• I have be a student for five years.

• I have was a student for five years.

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Liz has studied English ... she was 10.

• for

• since

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I haven't seen Nick ... three days.

• for

• since

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I've known her ... a long time.

• for

• since

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I have been in the office ______ 9 o’clock.

• since

• for

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Are you ____ dating Jim?

• already

• just

• still

• yet

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They hurried to the store, but it was ____ closed.

• already

• just

• still

• yet

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You _____ started that new job and you are _____ complaining.

• already, just

• just, already

• already, still

• still, already

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Have you gone to the store ____?

• already

• just

• still

• yet

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Thanks for the invitation, but I have ____ seen that film.

• already

• just

• still

• yet

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We are ____ rehearsing for the concert.

• already

• just

• still

• yet

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I ____ walked in the door. Can I call you later?

• already

• just

• Still

• yet

Multiple Choice

According to the last slide, we use PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE to talk about ...

• Facts or general truths / Routines and habits / Permanent situations / Future scheduled events

• Life experience / Recent events / To emphasize the length of an action / Unfinished time periods

• Things happening now/ Temporary events / Routines or habits that we just started doing / Future plans

• To talk about the present consequences of past action / To emphasize the length of an action / To talk about temporary situations

Multiple Choice

In the sentence: "She has been studying all week, so she is exhausted"

you are ...

• Talking about the present consequences of past action

• Emphasizing the length of an action

• Talking about temporary situations

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In the sentence: "They have been planning to move in together."

you are ...

• Talking about the present consequences of past action

• Emphasizing the length of an action

• Talking about temporary situations

Multiple Choice

In the sentence: "They have been dating for ages"

you are ...

• Talking about the present consequences of past action

• Emphasizing the length of an action

• Talking about temporary situations

Multiple Choice

Select the correct sentence.

• I failed the test because I have not been studying hard.

• I failed the test because I have been not studying hard.

• I failed the test because I has not been studying hard.

• I failed the test because I have been not studying hard.

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Select the correct sentence.

• It has raining for several days.

• It has been raining for several days.

• It have been raining for several days.

• It has been rain for several days.

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The girl ______ her lessons for a long time.

• has been learning

• has been learnt

• has being learning

• has learnt

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It ______ since this morning. It's terrible!

• has being raining

• has rained

• has been raining

• has been rained

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It ______ since this morning. It's terrible!

• has being raining

• has rained

• has been raining

• has been rained

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So far, he...five stories for children.

• writes

• is writing

• has wrote

• has written

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Maria is good at languages. She ...French, Spanish and German.

• speaks

• is speaking

• has spoken

• has been speaking

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We...for their answer for two months already.

• wait

• is waiting

• are waiting

• have been waiting

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I...this book. Can I borrow it for a week or so?

• don't read

• am not reading

• haven't read

• haven't been reading

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I...breakfast right now. Can you call a little later?

• cook

• am cooking

• have cooked

• have been cooking

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She can't come home now because she...for tomorrow's test.

• studies

• is studying

• has studied

• has been studying

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She ........................two clients since 12 o'clock.

• 's called

• 's been calling

• called

• 've called

Multiple Select

He...............................a letter for two hours.

Select all the correct options.

• 's been writing

• 've been writing

• has been writing

• 's written

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More and more forests ............................................because of fires.

• disappear

• have been disappear

• disappears

• are disappearing

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Susan.......................tired.

• looks

• is looking

• has been looking

• look