N1- Medical verbs in context

Let's review our medical verbs in context using the present tenses



present simple Present continuous
Present perfect Present perfect continuous

Let's review!

​ Present simple
Use it to describe things that are always true and for habits.

​Present Continuous
Use it to describe what is happening at the moment of speaking or around the time you are speaking but not necessarily at that time

Multiple Choice

The nurse ___________ the medication every morning.

• administered

• administer

• administers

Multiple Choice

I am ___________ pressure on the wound(herida).

• applying

• apply

• applies

Multiple Choice

The patient _______ his legs to exercise.

• bending

• bend

• bends

Multiple Choice

They ________ in and out slowly.

• breath

• breathes

• breathed

Multiple Choice

The patient ___1___ and ___2___ all day.

• 1. burp 2. cough

• 1. burps 2. cough

• 1. burps 2. coughs

Multiple Choice

I am ________ blood right now.

• draws

• drawing

• draw

Multiple Choice

We __1__ our legs when we __2__ heavy objects. (heavy = pesados)

• 1. flex 2. lift

• 1. lift 2. flex

• 1. flexing 2. lifting

Multiple Choice

You ____ making a fist and flexing your arm.

• is

• are

• am

​Present perfect cont.

to talk about repeated activities which started at a particular time in the past and are still continuing up until now

Present perfect
Use to describe an action or situation that started in the past and continues in the present.

Now the other two present tense aspects

​FORM>
Subject + have/has + past participle + complement
We have sneezed all night.
Nosotros hemos estornudado toda la noche.

​FORM>
Subject + have/has + been + -ing + complement
We have been sneezing all night.
nosotros hemos estado estornudando toda la noche

Multiple Choice

The nurse _____ rubbed medical cream on my back.

• have

• has

• is

Multiple Choice

Mr. Brown and Mrs Jones _____ _____ three times this week. They are in the ICU.

• have fainted

• has fainted

• faint

Multiple Choice

Dr. Mary G. has ______ stretching every day.

• been

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Nurse Ellis ___ ____ two times this week. She might have covid 19.

• has vomited

• has vomiting

• have vomits

Multiple Choice

The volleyball player ______ _____ _____ his foot for 10 minutes

• has been flex

• has been flexing

• has been flexes