Present tenses: review

Poll

To use present simple and present continuous tenses

• is as easy as falling off a log

• is not very difficult

• could be tricky

• seems to be as difficult as nailing jelly to a tree

Present tenses: review

by Jana Valešová

Fill in the Blanks

Make an affirmative sentence using these words:

homework/try/he/to do/every day/all his

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Make a negative sentence using these words:

on Tuesdays/not/commute/she/by bus/to school

Multiple Choice

Which question is correct?

• Do you watch The Simpsons always in the evening?

• Watch you always The Simpsons in the evening?

• Do you always watch The Simpsons in the evening?

• In the evening do you watch The Simpsons always?

Multiple Select

We use present simple to

• talk about permanent situations and states

• talk about recently completed actions

• talk about repeated actions and habits

• talk about general truths

• talk about timetables and programmes with reference to future

Multiple Choice

Time expressions typical for PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

• always, never, ever, already, seldom, yet, since

• tonight, today, this week, lately, these days

• at the moment, now, just, today, at 5 o'clock

• always, never, hardly ever, normally, rarely, seldom, sometimes

Draw

Think of a typical situation when present simple tense may be used and draw it.

Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

• It rains in summer rarely.

• It rarely rain in the summer.

• It does rain rarely in summer.

• It rarely rains in summer.

Multiple Choice

Which is incorrect?

• Does Harry play tennis at the club?

• Does Harry plays tennis at the club?

• Doesn't Harry play tennis at the club?

• Does Harry play tennis at the club often?

• Is Harry playing at the club?

Multiple Select

We use present continuous to talk about

• temporary situations

• actions happening at or around the moment of speaking

• changing or developing situation

• fixed arrangements in the near future

• repeated actions with "always" expressing annoyance or criticism

Open Ended

Think of an example for the following language situation: repeated actions with "always" expressing annoyance or criticism

Fill in the Blanks

Translate:

Příští sobotu odjíždím do VB.

Multiple Choice

I .............................. before 6 a.m.

• always gets up

• am never getting up

• never get up

• am every day getting up

Multiple Select

Look! .................................. cats and dogs. We can't go out.

• It rains

• It is raining

• It rain

• It's raining

Multiple Choice

She .................................. her homework at school. I just don't understand why she never does it at home.

• always finishes

• always finish

• are always finishing

• is always finishing

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Multiple Choice

I ........................... a big house in the city centre.

• am owning

• own

Multiple Choice

I ............................... to see him any more.

• am not wishing

• don't wish

Multiple Choice

....................................... a bath or a shower?

A bath. It's such a pleasure after the journey.

• Are you having

• Do you have

Multiple Choice

Why .................................. so annoying today?

• are you being

• are you

Multiple Choice

What ............................. of our new government?

• are thinking

• do you think

Multiple Choice

............................................ the soup or the sauce?

• Is he tasting

• Does he taste

Multiple Choice

The soup ........................... awful!

• is tasting

• tastes

Multiple Choice

We .............................. your lies. You're such a cheat!

• aren't believing

• don't believe

Poll

I AM ASKING YOU AGAIN

To use present simple and present continuous tenses

• is as easy as falling off a log

• is not very difficult

• could be tricky

• seems to be as difficult as nailing jelly to a tree