Question

Choose the right tenses (Present Continuous, Present Simple, Present Perfect).

1. Jack … (always, have) colds and chest problems and his cough is irritating.

2. Anne … (fly) to Paris on Monday for a holiday. Her flight … (take) off at 8.15 in the morning and … (arrive) in Paris at 9.15.

3. Eric … (see) his dentist tonight. He … (already, make) an appointment.

4. I don't like this meat. It … (taste) so salty.

5. Don't pay attention to little Kate. She … (just, be) awfully noisy these days.

6. The world population … (grow) and it's really a big problem for our planet.

7. Mr. Brown … (attend) a seminar on Tuesday. He … (already, make) a report.

8. Barbara … (constantly, cause) trouble at work. What … (happen) to her?

9. Dave … (play) football professionally for very long.

10. Claudia … (like) sport. She … (always, like) sport.

11. How many glasses of juice … (you, drink) today?

12. I … (know) what you … (mean). You … (appear) to have a problem.

13. This is the first time Mark … (drive) a car.

14. It … (snow) again. It … (snow) all the time here in winter.

15. The dog … (smell) meat. This is the third time she … (do) this.

16. Little Larry is dirty from head to foot because he … (play) in the mud.

17. Sonya … (try) to study. She … (try) to focus her attention on the text for the last hour, but her next-door neighbour … (make) a noise. He … (seem) to interrupt her.

18. Rosa … (read) the book for several months, but she … (not, finish) reading it yet.

19. Ted … (not, do) his homework so far. He … (still, continue) doing it.

20. Tony … (be) ill since he came back from his holiday.

Answer 1

1. Jack … (is always, having) colds and chest problems and his cough is irritating.
2. Anne … (is flying) to Paris on Monday for a holiday. Her flight … (takes) off at 8.15 in the morning and … (arrives) in Paris at 9.15.
3. Eric … (is seeing) his dentist tonight. He … (has already, made) an appointment.
4. I don't like this meat. It … (tastes) so salty.
5. Don't pay attention to little Kate. She … (is just, being) awfully noisy these days.
6. The world population … (is growing) and it's really a big problem for our planet.
7. Mr. Brown … (is attending) a seminar on Tuesday. He … (has already, made) a report.
8. Barbara … (is constantly, causing) trouble at work. What … (has happened) to her?
9. Dave … has been (playing) football professionally for very long.
10. Claudia … (likes) sport. She … (has always, liked) sport.
11. How many glasses of juice … (have you, drunk) today?
12. I … (know) what you … (mean). You … (appear) to have a problem.
13. This is the first time Mark … (has driven) a car.
14. It … (is snowing) again. It … (snows) all the time here in winter.
15. The dog … is (smelling) the meat. This is the third time she … (has done) this.
16. Little Larry is dirty from head to foot because he … (has been playing) in the mud.
17. Sonya … (is trying) to study. She … (tries) to focus her attention on the text for the last hour, but her next-door neighbour … (is making) a noise. He … (seems) to interrupt her.
18. Rosa … (has been reading) the book for several months, but she … (has not, finished) reading it yet.
19. Ted … (has not, done) his homework so far. He … (still, continues) doing it.
20. Tony … (has been ) ill since he came back from his holiday.