Mastering English Tenses and Gerunds

Identify the present progressive form in the sentence: 'She is studying for her exams.'

• is studying

• she is studying

• studying

• is studying for

Which of the following sentences uses a gerund correctly? A) I enjoy to swim. B) I enjoy swimming. C) I enjoy swim. D) I enjoy swims.

• I enjoy to swim.

• I enjoys swimming.

• I enjoy to swimming.

• B) I enjoy swimming.

How often do you use the expression 'always' in a sentence? Create one.

• I always forget my keys at home.

• I always run marathons on weekends.

• I always enjoy reading before bed.

• I always eat dessert for breakfast.

Choose the correct present progressive form: 'They (play) soccer right now.'

• They are playing soccer right now.

• They are play soccer right now.

• They were playing soccer right now.

• They played soccer right now.

Identify the tense in the sentence: 'He was reading a book yesterday.'

• Past Continuous Tense

• Past Simple Tense

• Future Perfect Tense

• Present Continuous Tense

Fill in the blank with a gerund: '________ (dance) is my favorite hobby.'

• dance

• dancing

• danced

• dancingly

Construct a sentence using the present progressive and the frequency expression 'sometimes'.

• I sometimes am studying.

• I am studying sometimes.

• I am study sometimes.

• Sometimes I am studying.

Which sentence is in the present progressive? A) I walk to school. B) I am walking to school. C) I walked to school. D) I will walk to school.

• I am walk to school.

• I will be walking to school.

• I was walking to school.

• B) I am walking to school.

Use the gerund form of the verb 'to run' in a sentence.

• Running is the fastest way to travel.

• I enjoy to run every morning.

• Running is a great way to stay fit.

• He runs quickly in the park.

Differentiate the tenses: 'I eat breakfast' vs. 'I am eating breakfast'. What is the difference?

• The first indicates a routine; the second indicates an ongoing action.

• The first indicates a completed action; the second indicates a planned action.

• The first is a command; the second is a suggestion.

• The first is in the past; the second is in the future.