Worksheet Questions Extraction

The students ____ (do) homework right now. (Los estudiantes están haciendo la tarea ahora mismo.)

• do

• have done

• is doing

• are doing

Answer explanation

Explanation: The Present Continuous 'are doing' is required for an action in progress at the moment of speaking. The clue is 'right now'. / El Presente Continuo 'are doing' se usa para una acción en progreso en el momento de hablar. La clave es 'right now'.

I ____ (not take) dancing classes this semester. (No voy a tomar clases de baile este semestre.)

• don't take

• am not taking

• haven't taken

• not take

Answer explanation

Explanation: The Present Continuous 'am not taking' is used to describe a definite future arrangement or a temporary plan for a period of time ('this semester'). / El Presente Continuo 'am not taking' se usa para describir un arreglo futuro definitivo o un plan temporal por un período de tiempo.

Have you ever ____ (eat) Thai food? (¿Alguna vez has comido comida tailandesa?)

• eat

• ate

• eaten

• eating

Answer explanation

The Present Perfect requires the past participle form. The base form is 'eat', the past tense is 'ate', and the past participle is 'eaten' (irregular verb). / El Presente Perfecto requiere el participio pasado. La forma base es 'eat', el pasado es 'ate', y el participio pasado es 'eaten' (verbo irregular).

My sister ____ (buy) her house. (Mi hermana ha comprado su casa.

• is buying

• bought

• has bought

• have bought

Answer explanation

Explanation: The Present Perfect 'has bought' is used to describe a recently completed action with a present result (she owns the house now). / El Presente Perfecto 'has bought' se usa para describir una acción recién completada con un resultado presente (ella es dueña de la casa ahora).

Michael ____ (not finish) his big English paper yet. (Michael no ha terminado su gran ensayo de inglés todavía.)

• isn't finishing

• doesn't finish

• hasn't finished

• hasn't finish

Answer explanation

Explanation: The negative Present Perfect 'hasn't finished' is required with 'yet' to state that the action has not been completed up to now. / El Presente Perfecto negativo 'hasn't finished' es necesario con 'yet' para declarar que la acción no se ha completado hasta ahora.

Frank and I ____ (travel) to Austria and Germany next July. (Frank y yo vamos a viajar a Austria y Alemania el próximo julio.)

• travel

• are travelling

• have traveled

• travels

Answer explanation

The Present Continuous 'are travelling' is used here to talk about a fixed future plan ('next July'). / El Presente Continuo 'are travelling' se usa aquí para hablar de un plan futuro fijo ('next July').

The professor ____ (just / give) the students a lot of homework. (El profesor acaba de dar a los estudiantes mucha tarea.)

• is just giving

• has just given

• just gave

• have just given

Answer explanation

Explanation: The structure 'has just given' is correct. 'Just' is placed between the auxiliary and the past participle. / La estructura 'has just given' es correcta. 'Just' se coloca entre el auxiliar y el participio pasado.

The author ____ (never / be) on a plane for more than a few hours. (El autor nunca ha estado en un avión por más de unas pocas horas.)

• never being

• has never been

• never was

• was never

Answer explanation

'Has never been' is used to describe a lack of experience up to the present moment. 'Never' goes between the auxiliary and the past participle. / 'Has never been' se usa para describir una falta de experiencia hasta el momento presente. 'Never' va entre el auxiliar y el participio pasado.

I have lived in this city ____ ten years. (He vivido en esta ciudad por diez años.)

• since

• for

• already

• ever

Answer explanation

Explanation: 'For' is used to define the duration of an event ('ten years'). / 'For' se usa para definir la duración de un evento ('ten years').

Have you ____ (ever / meet) a celebrity? (¿Alguna vez has conocido a una celebridad?)

• ever met

• ever meet

• already met

Answer explanation

Explanation: 'Ever' is used in questions to ask about a lifetime experience, placed before the past participle 'met'. / 'Ever' se usa en preguntas para preguntar sobre una experiencia de vida, colocado antes del participio pasado 'met'.