Present simple tense and present continuous tense

Present simple tense and present continuous tense

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World Languages

6th Grade

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"I work hard."
Which tense is this sentence in?

Present continuous

Present simple

Past simple

Future simple

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"I’m sitting at home."
What tense is used in this sentence?

Present continuous

Present simple

Past continuous

Future continuous

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False:
"The present continuous and present simple can be used to talk about the future."

True

False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"I’m having dinner tomorrow."
Why is the present continuous used here?

To describe a regular habit

To talk about a future arrangement

To describe a permanent situation

To express a state verb

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What tense do we used for timetabled events?

present simple

present continuous

present perfect simple

the future tense

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"State verbs like 'need' can’t be used continuously."
Why can’t we say, "I’m needing"?

Because it's not happening now

Because "need" is a state verb

Because it's not a habit

Because it describes a future arrangement

because it describes something that will not change.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False:
"We can use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements."

True

False

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"I’m having dinner tomorrow."
Why is the present continuous used here?

To describe a regular habit

To talk about a future arrangement

To describe a permanent situation

To express a state verb