present tenses

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3-5

present tenses

The Present Tenses

Present Simple

Present Perfect

Preent Continuous

Present Perfect Continuous

Present tenses
Which sentence is wrong?

1. My sister speaks French very well.
2. It is raining cats and dogs. We'd better stay at home.
3. Be quiet! The baby is sleeping.
4. Tom works at the moment.

The answer is:

D

She is well-informed about politics because she _____ the newspaper every day.

1. reads
2. is reading
3. has read
4. has been reading

The answer is:

A

At the moment, Ms Smith ______ in her hotel room.

1. stands
2. is standing
3. has stood
4. has been standing

The answer is:

B

Ms Brouwers _______ for almost 30 years now.

1. teaches
2. is teaching
3. has taught
4. has been teaching

The answer is:

C or D

We _____ in Greece since last August. (to live)

1. live
2. are living
3. have lived
4. have been living

The answer is:

C or D

Emily ______ on the computer for too long. (to work)

1. works
2. is working
3. has worked
4. has been working

The answer is:

D

Look! Steve's mother ______ a Frappuccino. (to make)

1. makes
2. is making
3. has made
4. has been making

The answer is:

B

James never ____ his homework. (to do)

1. does
2. is doing
3. has done
4. has been doing

The answer is:

A

The sun _____ (rise) in the East.

The answer is:

rises

What ______ (Jane/ do) now?

The answer is:

is Jane doing

She _____ (respond) to messages all morning.

The answer is:

has been responding

We ______ (be) friends ever since kindergarten.

The answer is:

have been

We have to take the walk without Bob, he ________ (sprain) his ankle.

The answer is:

has sprained

Objectives

• The students know how to form the present tenses
• The students know when you use the present tenses correctly