Mastering Present Tenses

What is the main use of the present simple tense?

• To express future intentions.

• To show ongoing actions.

• To indicate past events.

• To describe habitual actions, general truths, and facts.

Which of the following sentences is in the present continuous?

• I run

• I was running

• I am running.

• I will run

Identify a signal word that indicates the present simple tense.

• sometimes

• usually

• never

• always

How do you form a question in the present simple tense?

• Use 'is' + subject + base verb.

• Use 'do' or 'does' + subject + base verb.

• Use 'am' + subject + base verb.

• Add 'will' + subject + base verb.

What is the negative form of 'He plays football'?

• He does not play football.

• He never plays football.

• He is not playing football.

• He plays no football.

When do we use the present continuous tense?

• For actions that happened in the past

• For actions that will never happen

• For actions that are always true

• We use the present continuous tense for actions happening now, ongoing actions, future plans, or temporary situations.

Which sentence uses a signal word for the present continuous?

• I will study tomorrow.

• I study every day.

• I studied yesterday.

• I am studying now.

How do you ask a question in the present continuous tense?

• Are you doing?

• Do you doing?

• Is you doing?

• Are you do?

What is the negative form of 'They are studying'?

• They are not studying.

• They are studying no.

• They are studying not.

• They are not study.

Compare the use of present simple and present continuous in this context: 'I eat breakfast at 7 AM' vs 'I am eating breakfast now'.

• The present simple is used for routines, while the present continuous is used for actions happening now.

• The present simple indicates future plans, while the present continuous is for past actions.

• The present simple is used for ongoing actions, while the present continuous is for habits.

• The present simple describes actions happening now, while the present continuous is for routines.