English Present Progressive Tense Rules

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Which of the following is the correct present progressive form of the verb 'come'?

  • comes
  • coming (correct)
  • came
  • have come

In the sentence 'We $are$ going camping tomorrow', what is the function of the word 'are'?

  • It is a helping verb or auxiliary verb. (correct)
  • It is an adjective.
  • It is a preposition.
  • It is the subject of the sentence.

Which of the following is the correct present progressive form of the verb 'catch'?

  • catches
  • have caught
  • catched
  • catching (correct)

In the sentence 'I $am$ visiting Joe next week', what is the subject of the sentence?

<p>I (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the correct present progressive form of the verb 'write'?

<p>writing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the sentence 'The dentist $is$ cleaning Sue's teeth', what is the function of the word 'is'?

<p>It is a helping verb or auxiliary verb. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the sentence 'The twins often _________.(fight)', what is the correct verb form to fill in the blank?

<p>fight (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

<p>Uncle Bob washes his car every day. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the sentence 'I always ________ to school with my brother.(go)', what is the correct verb form to fill in the blank?

<p>go (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of the simple present tense?

<p>She knows all the answers. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the sentence 'This book ________ very few drawings.(have)', what is the correct verb form to fill in the blank?

<p>has (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of an adverb describing a verb?

<p>The birds are singing sweetly. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the simple present tense express?

<p>General truths or customary actions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the sentence 'Ducks love water.', what verb form is 'love'?

<p>Simple present tense (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following sentences uses the simple present tense correctly?

<p>She swims every day at the pool. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sentence demonstrates subject-verb agreement with the simple present tense?

<p>The cat meows loudly every night. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the simple present tense to talk about a planned future event.

<p>They will buy a new car next week. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which sentence is the verb in simple present tense NOT correctly used?

<p><strong>Did</strong> she go to the store every day? (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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