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Present and Past Continuous Tense Practice
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Present and Past Continuous Tense Practice
Present and Past Continuous Tense Practice
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1
Question
What is the form of the present continuous tense?
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Answer
am / is / are + verb-ing
2
Question
What action does the present continuous tense describe?
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Action happening now or around now
3
Question
What example sentence is given for the present continuous tense?
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Answer
She is studying
4
Question
What is the form of the past continuous tense?
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Answer
was / were + verb-ing
5
Question
What action does the past continuous tense describe?
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Action happening at a specific moment in the past
6
Question
What example sentence illustrates the past continuous tense?
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Answer
They were playing football
7
Question
How does the use of present continuous differ from past continuous?
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Present continuous for now or around now; past continuous for a specific past moment
8
Question
What is the correct present continuous form for the subject she?
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Answer
She is + verb-ing
9
Question
Why is She are studying incorrect in present continuous?
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Answer
She requires is, not are for subject-verb agreement
10
Question
What is the correct present continuous form for the subject they?
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Answer
They are + verb-ing
11
Question
Why is They is playing incorrect in present continuous?
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Answer
They requires are, not is for subject-verb agreement
12
Question
What type of verbs are recommended for present continuous practice?
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Answer
Action verbs that refer to actions the subject performs
13
Question
In the Sherlock Holmes task, what tense is used to create an alibi for yesterday at 17:00?
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Answer
Past continuous
14
Question
What past continuous sentence serves as an alibi example for playing football?
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Answer
I was playing football
15
Question
What present continuous example responds to a question about current activity?
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I am studying right now
16
Question
In storyteller tasks, what tense must students use after the teacher starts?
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Answer
Past continuous with no repeating verbs
17
Question
How many different past continuous sentences are students expected to form in storyteller task?
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Answer
At least three different sentences each
18
Question
What past continuous question is used for explaining activities during power outage?
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What were you doing when the massive electrical shutdown happened?
19
Question
How many answers are required for the power outage past continuous task?
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Answer
At least three different answers
20
Question
What common mistake occurs with third-person singular in present continuous?
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Answer
Using are instead of is with she
21
Question
What error involves plural subjects in present continuous tense?
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Using is instead of are with they