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Present Tense

Diagnostic Quiz

Identify specific English grammar points that need review. Use the study links to find out why a particular answer is correct or incorrect.

Quiz 1

Beginning

Decide which verb form can complete the sentence.

Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence.
Compare your response to the feedback by clicking the "Check" or the "Check 1-12" button.

Today, we for a family gathering.

gathering (N) – reunion, get-together

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At the Moment

We a birthday party for my grandfather tomorrow.

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Present–Scheduled | Possession States

He eighty-years-old.

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States of Being

He older, but he is as strong as an horse.

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States of Being

He swims and keeps in good shape.

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Habits & Customs

My grandmother us also.

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Emotion States

She my grandfather and three of her grandchildren.

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3rd Person Agrmnt

My grandmother a little tired today.

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States of Being

Grandmother is watching TV while we lunch.

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Time-Relative Events

10.

My family together a couple of times a year.

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Habits and Customs

11.

We take turns hosting a lunch or a dinner .

host (V) – to provide a place and offer food

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Habits & Customs

12.

The summer get-together is .

get-together (N) – reunion, gather

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Adverbs Frequency

Quiz 2

Intermediate

a big family

Decide which verb form can complete the sentence.

Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence.
Compare your response to the feedback by clicking the "Check" or the "Check 13-25" button.

13.

Normally, everyone of us a part of the meal.

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Present–Habitual

14.

My youngest brother is a chef. He a delicious chocolate cake.

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Present–Habitual | Make/Do

15.

He his special cake tomorrow night.

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Present–Scheduled

16.

My family twenty-five people.

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Measurement States

17.

My mother that she loves being with her family.

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Present–GenTruth | Say / Tell

18.

Rarely, an opportunity to celebrate a birthday .

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Habits and Customs

19.

We our great, big, noisy family .

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Cognitive States

20.

As soon as my grandfather his candles, we'll sing happy birthday.

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Adverbs of Sequence

21.

If he to stop us, we'll sing louder.

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Real Conditions

22.

He says,"You never ."

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Ditransitive Verbs

23.

We know he the attention.

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Cognitive States

24.

We a lot of fun every year.

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Possession States

25.

We are thankful for their love and for showing .

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Indirect Objects