Midcourse Test

Present Simple is used to describe actions that happen occasionally and are not regular habits or repeated actions.

• true
• false

Answer explanation

False – Present Simple describes regular or repeated actions, not occasional ones. Occasional actions would use expressions like "sometimes," but they're still part of regular habits.

The sentence "I have worked there since I was 15" is an example of the Present Simple used to describe an action that began in the past and continues to the present.

• true
• false

Answer explanation

False – The sentence "I have worked there since I was 15" is Present Perfect, not Present Simple, because it describes an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

The sentence "My parents own a restaurant" refers to a permanent situation and is in the Present Simple.

• true
• false

Answer explanation

true – "My parents own a restaurant" is a permanent situation, and the sentence is in Present Simple.

"She usually works on weekends" is an example of Present Simple used to describe a temporary situation.

• true
• false

Answer explanation

False – The sentence "She usually works on weekends" describes a regular action or habit, not a temporary situation.

The use of words like "always", "usually", and "sometimes" in a sentence indicates that the Present Simple tense is used to express regular actions or general habits.

• true
• false

Answer explanation

true – Words like "always," "usually," and "sometimes" indicate habits or regular actions in Present Simple.

"Students don’t generally have much money" uses Present Simple to talk about a general truth or something universally accepted.

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• false

Answer explanation

true – "Students don’t generally have much money" is a general truth and is correctly expressed in the Present Simple.

The sentence "If you heat water to 100°C, it boils" is an example of Present Simple used to express a scientific fact.

• true
• false

Answer explanation

true – "If you heat water to 100°C, it boils" is a scientific fact, and Present Simple is used for universally accepted facts.

To give instructions or directions, the Present Simple tense is often used to describe sequences of actions that should be followed.

• true
• false

Answer explanation

true – Present Simple is commonly used for instructions and directions, describing steps that should be followed in a sequence.

"He doesn’t go out much, but sometimes he plays basketball" is an example of Present Simple used to describe a habitual action mixed with an exception.

• true
• false

Answer explanation

true – "He doesn’t go out much, but sometimes he plays basketball" correctly uses Present Simple to describe habits with a frequency adverb ("sometimes").

Present Continuous is used to describe permanent situations that are happening right now.

• true
• false

Answer explanation

False – Present Continuous is used for temporary situations, not permanent ones.