English Grammar Exercise

Questions and Answers

Can we watch the documentary on elephants tonight? It ___ interesting.

is sounding

sounds (correct)

sound

has sounded

Online shopping ___ more popular at the moment.

becomes

has been becoming

has become

is becoming (correct)

Let's be patient! The bus will be here soon. We ___ for very long.

haven't waited

haven't been waiting (correct)

don't wait

aren't waiting

I love ___ smell of fresh bread that's just come out of a bakery.

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A friend from school has promised ___ paint my bedroom.

to help me Signup and view all the answers

Can you imagine ___ a TV celebrity unexpectedly? I wonder what you'd do.

meeting Signup and view all the answers

I've decided ___ a job on a summer camp this year.

to accept Signup and view all the answers

Two of the children ___ on the board when the teacher came in.

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Study Notes

Grammar Notes

The correct answer for sentence 1 is "d has sounded" as it is in the present perfect tense.
The present perfect continuous tense is used in sentence 2, making the correct answer "a has become".
The present continuous tense is used in sentence 3, making the correct answer "a aren't waiting".
The correct answer for sentence 7 is "a the" as it is a definite article describing the smell of fresh bread.
The correct answer for sentence 10 is "d to help me" as it is an infinitive clause describing the purpose of the action.
The correct answer for sentence 11 is "a meet" as it is a hypothetical situation in the present.
The correct answer for sentence 12 is "a accepting" as it is a present continuous tense describing the decision.
The correct answer for sentence 15 is "a had written" as it is a past perfect tense describing the action before another action.
The correct answer for sentence 16 is "c was doing" as it is a past continuous tense describing an interrupted action.
The correct answer for sentence 29 is "a are we going to do" as it is a future tense describing a planned action.
The correct answer for sentence 30 is "a are you going to do" as it is a future tense describing a planned action.
The correct answer for sentence 31 is "c 'm not going to" as it is a future tense describing a planned action.
The correct answer for sentence 34 is "a is coming" as it is a present continuous tense describing a future action.
The correct answer for sentence 35 is "c wouldn't be" as it is a conditional tense describing a hypothetical situation.
The correct answer for sentence 36 is "a wouldn't have read" as it is a conditional tense describing a hypothetical situation.
The correct answer for sentence 51 is "d has been cooking" as it is a present perfect continuous tense describing an ongoing action.
The correct answer for sentence 52 is "a thinks" as it is a present tense describing a thought.
The correct answer for sentence 53 is "c hadn't seen" as it is a past perfect tense describing an action before another action.
The correct answer for sentence 56 is "a Didn't he" as it is a question in the past tense.
The correct answer for sentence 57 is "a won't you" as it is a question in the future tense.
The correct answer for sentence 83 is "a will we do" as it is a future tense describing a planned action.