Have you ______ to Mexico? (ever/be)
EVER BEEN
I_________ you all day. (call - focus on action)
HAVE BEEN CALLING
Adverbs like "always" or "constantly" can be used with the Present Continuous to describe what?
annoying habits
Which present tense do we use with the time expression "every other day"?
Present Perfect Continuous
Simple Present
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
She ______ my stuff without asking! (always/take)
IS ALWAYS TAKING
Every so often he ______ for dinner. (come)
comes (round)
Name a state verb that cannot be used in continuous tenses.
know, mean, believe, understand, remember, recognize, belong, own, possess, want, need, prefer, like, love, hate, sound, seem, appear, consist, contain, include
What time expressions describe temporary actions for the Present Continuous?
currently / for the time being / at the moment
Just, ever, and never go in what position in the sentence? (beginning, middle or end).
the middle position
The Present Perfect Simple and Continuous are used to talk about states that started in the past and ______ now.
CONTINUE
He ______ a drama course. (currently/take)
IS CURRENTLY TAKING
In which sentence is the use of the Present Continuous correct?
This coffee is tasting bitter.
My opinion is being that you're wrong.
The chef is tasting the soup.
We are understanding the problem.
Which verb form is appropriate when the verb have means to possess something? Example: I (have) two brothers.
Present Simple
Only when used with "always"
Present Continuous
The manager _____just _____ the team. (join)
HAS just JOINED
What type of actions does the Present Continuous describe?
actions happening now / around now / temporary situations
He frequently ______ to do his homework. (forget)
forgets
The sentence Do you see what I mean? uses which meaning of the verb see?
A scheduled future arrangement.
An action happening now.
A temporary situation.
A state of understanding.
They ______ (rearrange) the schedule all the time because new problems keep coming up.
are rearranging
What phrase could you use if you said "I haven't seen them for ages"? (change the time expression 'for ages' for sth else)
for a long time / in weeks / recently / lately
I______ three books in the last week. (read -focus on result)
HAVE READ