Present, Past Simple, Present Continuous

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Questions: 7 | Attempts: 907 | Updated: Mar 22, 2023

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1. Let's go out. It ------------ (not/rain) now. 2. Julia is very good at languages. She -------- (speak) four languages very well. 3. Hurry up! Everybody --- (wait) for you. 4. '--- (you/listen) to the radio?' 'No, you can turn it off.' 5. '--- (you/listen) to the radio every day?' 'No, just occasionally.' 6. The River Nile --- (flow) into the Mediterranean. 7. Look at the river. It --- (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual. 8. We usually --- (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we --- (not/grow) any. 9. 'How is your English?' 'Not bad. It --- (improve) slowly.'

Explanation
The given answer correctly fills in the blanks with the appropriate verb forms based on the tense and subject of each sentence. In sentence 1, "isn't raining" is used because it is in the present continuous tense and the subject is "it". In sentence 2, "speaks" is used because it is in the present simple tense and the subject is "Julia". In sentence 3, "is waiting" is used because it is in the present continuous tense and the subject is "everybody". In sentence 4, "are you listening" is used because it is in the present continuous tense and the subject is "you". In sentence 5, "do you listen" is used because it is in the present simple tense and the subject is "you". In sentence 6, "flows" is used because it is in the present simple tense and the subject is "The River Nile". In sentence 7, "is flowing" is used because it is in the present continuous tense and the subject is "It". In sentence 8, "grow" and "are not growing" are used because it is in the present simple tense and the subject is "We". In sentence 9, "is improving" is used because it is in the present continuous tense and the subject is "It".

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Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong. Water boils at 100 degrees celsius.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True

Explanation
The underlined verb "boils" is correct in this sentence. It is used to describe the action of water reaching its boiling point at 100 degrees Celsius. Therefore, the given answer "True" is correct.

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Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong The water boils. Can you turn it off?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
The underlined verb "boils" is correct because it is in the present tense and agrees with the subject "water." Therefore, there is no need to correct the verb. The correct answer is False.

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Present, Past Simple, Present Continuous

Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong. Water boils at 100 degrees celsius.

Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong The water boils. Can you turn it off?