Present tenses (present simple vs present continuous)
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Identify and choose the use of present simple in this sentence:
"The sun rises in the east and sets in the west"
Timetable
Routine
Permanent truth or law of nature
Description of a film, a story or a book
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Identify and choose the use of present simple in this sentence:
"Bill always stops to buy milk on his way to work."
Description of a film, a story or a book.
Routine.
Stative verb.
Permanent truth or law of nature.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Identify and choose the use of present continuous in this sentence:
"Laura is always criticising my appearance"
Temporary situation.
Changing situation.
Fixed arrangement.
Speaker expressing annoyance or criticism.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Identify and choose the use of present continuous in this sentence:
"The new series The Last of Us is growing in popularity"
Temporary situation.
Changing or developing situation.
Fixed arrangement.
Speaker expressing annoyance or criticism.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
Fill in the gaps with present simple or continuous: "What are you looking at? .......................(I wear) the wrong clothes?
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Fill in the gaps with present simple or continuous: "Harry always (a) untidy! But today he (b) dirty jeans.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
7.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Fill in the gaps with present simple or continuous: "The plant I bought (a) very much. And I (b) it every day.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
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