Worksheet: Azar: Basic English Grammar, Chart 4-4

A. 1. Make sentences with the following information. The sentences may be SINGULAR or
PLURAL.
2. After that change the sentences into negative and interrogative form (Yes/No
Question and WH- Question)

1. The student/ hold/ his grammar book/ now.

2. Renee/ eat / fried chicken/ at the moment

3. We/ write/ a composition/ in the music room.

4. Mary/ sit/ in the classroom/ now.

5. John/ read/ a novel about life in England.

6. You/ sleep/ in class.

7. I/ chew/ gum/ right now.

8. Jane/ stand/ on a chair.

9. An airplane/ fly/ across the sky.

10. She/ cut/ the cake/ at the moment.

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Error Correction: Review

Correct the mistakes in the sentences that follow using simple present or present
continuous.

1. Clara watching the movie right now.

2. At this moment I thinking about many things.

3. There is many interesting things to do in Orlando.

4. Martin is no study at his room right now.

5. His first class is beginning at nine every day.

6. Why you are here right now?

7. In class, we are study about plants and animals right now.

8. I doesn’t eat a sandwich. I is hungry.

9. Stephanie no like strong coffee.

10. Louis no have a bicycle, so he walk to school.

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Verb Review
Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Use the simple present
or present continuous

Example  I (sit) am sitting in the class right now. I (sit, always) always sit in
the same seat every day.

1. Ali (speak) ______ Arabic, but right now he (speak) ______ English.
2. Right now we (do) ______ an exercise in class. We (do) ______ exercises in
class every day.
3. I am in class now. I (look) ______ at my classmates. Kim (write) ______ in his
book. Francisco (look) ______ out the window. Yoko (bite) ______ her pencil.
Abdullah (smile) ______. Maria (sleep) ______. Jung-po (chew) ______ gum.
4. Right now I am at the park, I (look) ______ at Barbara. She (be) ______ an
accountant. She (work) ______ for the government. She (usually, eat) ______
lunch at the park and she (often, bring) ______ a sandwich and some fruit with
her to the park.

Part 1 – Mark the correct answers to complete the sentences. Use only simple present or
present continuous.

1. Look up! The sky ______________ really dark and cloudy.

A. is getting C. gets
B. getting D. get

2. Right now the teacher ____________ our quizzes.

A. is handing out C. hands out

B. hand out D. are handing out

3. I really ____________ to get an “A” on this quiz today.

A. am wanting C. wanting
B. want D. wants

4. My mother ___________ for work at 7:00 am everyday.

A. living C. is leaving
B. leaves D. lives

5. Take a look! _____ the bus ___________ down the street?

A. Are / come C. Is / coming

B. Does / come D. Do / coming
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6. I ___________ a nap every day because there’s no time.

A. do not take C. am not taking

B. no take D. no am taking

7. A: Excuse me. Is this your car?

B: No, it ____________ to me. It is my wife’s.

A. not belonging C. is not belonging

B. no belong D. doesn’t belong

8. Joe: Hey Bob. Are you studying grammar tonight?

Bob: Yes, __________. Would you like to join me?
Joe: Sure.

A. he is C. I’m not
B. I’m D. I am

9. Joe: Hey Bob. What _______ you __________ about right now?
Bob: Oh, mostly grammar stuff.
Joe: Well, don’t think too hard!

A. are / think C. are / thinking

B. is / thinking D. do / think

10. Joe: Bob, how’s your new car?

Bob: Not so good. It ________ a flat tire.
Joe: Well, you had better take it to get fixed.

A. is having C. having
B. has D. have