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Mastering Present Continuous Tense

Authored by Maisa Rosell

English

8th Grade

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Mastering Present Continuous Tense
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Avery ..... ..........................

is reading.

reads

are reading

isn't reading

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'is reading' because it indicates an ongoing action in the present tense, which fits the context of the sentence. The other options do not accurately convey this meaning.

2.

MATCH QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Match the following sentences with their correct forms.

Emili ..... a book about space exploration right now.

is reading.

Emili usually ..... a book about space exploration.

are reading

Emili ..... a book about space exploration at the moment.

reads

Emili and her friends ..... a book about space exploration.

isn't reading

3.

MATCH QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the following sentences with their tenses.

Future Simple

She is eating breakfast right now.

Past Simple

She will eat breakfast tomorrow.

Present Simple

She ate breakfast yesterday.

Present Continuous

She eats breakfast every morning.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Form the present continuous tense of the verb "to run" for the subject "Ethan and Kai".

Ethan and Kai running.

Ethan and Kai are running.

Ethan and Kai runs.

Ethan and Kai is running.

Answer explanation

The present continuous tense for 'Ethan and Kai' requires the plural form of 'to be', which is 'are'. Therefore, the correct form is 'Ethan and Kai are running.' The other options are incorrect due to subject-verb agreement.

5.

MATCH QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the following words with their grammatical roles:

Preposition

are

Main verb

in

Subject

playing

Auxiliary verb

children

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Elijah is learning how to swim. Conjugate the verb "to swim" in the present continuous tense for the subject "I".

I am swim.

I am swimming.

I swimming.

I swims.

Answer explanation

The correct present continuous form for 'I' is 'I am swimming.' The structure requires 'am' plus the verb in its -ing form. The other options are incorrect due to grammatical errors.

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(a)   is reading a book in the library.

He is reads a book.

He is reading a book.

He read a book.

He will read a book.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'He is reading a book.' because it uses the present continuous tense, indicating an action currently in progress, which matches the context of reading in the library.

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