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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

I _____ anything about the night of the accident.

don't remember

'm not remembering

wasn't remembering

Answer explanation

➪ Remember is a non-action verb and cannot be used in continuous verb forms.➪ We use the present simple and not progressive with stative or non-action verbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

After we broke up, she sold the ring that I _____ her for her birthday.

give

was giving

had given

Answer explanation

➪ We use the past perfect simple to talk about single actions completed earlier in the past.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

We _____ our website.

recently renewed

are recently renewing

have recently renewed

Answer explanation

➪ We can use the present perfect with expressions like recently to talk about recent past events that are relevant now. We don't say when the action happened.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

We took off our clothes and _____ into the river.

were jumping

had jumped

jumped

Answer explanation

➪ We use the past simple to talk about past events in chronological order; i.e. the main events of a story. ➪ First we took off his clothes, and then we jumped into the river.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A: You look fitter!

B: Yes, I _____ at the gym for the last few months.

'm working out

have been working out

work out

Answer explanation

➪ We use the present perfect continuous with action verbs (dynamic verbs) to talk about situations that started in the past and have not finished.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

I'm pretty sure printed books _____ one day.

are disappearing

are going to disappear

will disappear

Answer explanation

➪ We use will to predict  future events that we think will happen.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

____ your room yet?

Have you cleaned up

Did you clean up

Do you clean up

Answer explanation

➪ We often the present perfect with just, already and yet to talk about recent past actions.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

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