Present Simple and Adverbs of Frequency Practice

Read this sentence: "Over 150,000 overseas students live and study in the UK." According to the sources, why is the simple present used here?

• To describe a temporary action happening now.

• To describe a fact that is currently true.

• To express a future plan.

• To describe a past habit.

Frank from Switzerland says: "My physics class never starts on time." Based on the source, what does Frank mean?

• He likes his physics teacher.

• The class is always late.

• The class is punctual.

• He doesn't have a class on Monday.

Which sentence follows the correct third-person spelling rule for a routine?

• My brother studys every night for his exams.

• My brother studies every night for his exams.

• My brother studyes every night for his exams.

• My brother studyes every night for his exams.

Identify the error in this sentence: "The US president live in the White House."

• The word "White House" needs an article.

• The word "president" should be plural.

• The verb should be "lives" because it is a third-person fact.

• The verb should be "living" for current actions.

Gabi Teschner, an exchange student, notes that "students in the USA get up very early for school." What is the correct question to ask Gabi about this routine?

• Do students get up early in the USA?

• Are students get up early?

• Is students getting up early?

• Does students get up early in the USA?

Based on Gabi's interview, what is her opinion of American school lunches?

• She thinks they are too expensive.

• She thinks they are better than German lunches.

• She thinks they don't taste very good.

• She thinks they are healthy.

Read the scientific fact: "The moon travels around the Earth at 3,683 kilometers per hour." Which grammar rule does this apply?

• Adverbs of frequency for space travel.

• Present continuous for changing situations.

• Simple present for facts that are always true.

• Modal verbs for scientific rules.

A student writes: "I doesn't believe everything in newspapers." How should this sentence be corrected?

• I not believe everything in newspapers.

• I don't believe everything in newspapers.

• I doesn't believes everything in newspapers.

• I am not believe everything in newspapers.

"The Irish always celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17." What does the adverb "always" indicate?

• The event happens very rarely.

• The event happens 0% of the time.

• The event happens about 50% of the time.

• The event happens 100% of the time.

Where should the adverb "often" be placed in this sentence: "A girl [ ] receives [ ] gold in Colombia on her fifteenth birthday."

• After the word "birthday."

• Before the verb "receives."

• At the beginning of the sentence.

• After the verb "receives."