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Look! The children ___ in the garden.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: are playing
An action happening now uses be plus -ing.
I ___ my grandmother yesterday.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: visited
Yesterday is a finished past time.
There is not ___ sugar left.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: much
Sugar is uncountable, so use much.
This exercise is ___ than the last one.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: easier
Use a comparative before than; easy becomes easier.
We ___ dinner when the lights went out.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: were having
An interrupted action in the past uses the past continuous.
She has ___ finished her homework.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: already
Already can appear between has and a past participle.
If the weather is fine, we ___ outside.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: will eat
A real future condition uses present simple plus will.
The phone is ringing. I ___ get it.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: will
Will expresses a decision made at the moment of speaking.
We arrived ___ Friday evening.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: on
Use on with a named day, including its evening.
You ___ run in the museum. It is forbidden.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: must not
Must not expresses prohibition.
How ___ apples do we need?
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Correct answer: many
Apples are countable, so ask how many.
Did you ___ the message?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: read
Did is followed by a base-form verb.
They ___ going to move next month.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: are
Going to requires an appropriate form of be.
This is the ___ building in our street.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: oldest
Use a superlative to identify the extreme in a group.
I have lived here ___ 2023.
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Correct answer: since
Since introduces a starting point.
Look! The children ___ in the garden.
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Correct answer: are playing
An action happening now uses be plus -ing.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: visited
Yesterday is a finished past time.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: much
Sugar is uncountable, so use much.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: easier
Use a comparative before than; easy becomes easier.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: were having
An interrupted action in the past uses the past continuous.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: already
Already can appear between has and a past participle.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: will eat
A real future condition uses present simple plus will.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: will
Will expresses a decision made at the moment of speaking.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: on
Use on with a named day, including its evening.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: must not
Must not expresses prohibition.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: many
Apples are countable, so ask how many.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: read
Did is followed by a base-form verb.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: are
Going to requires an appropriate form of be.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: oldest
Use a superlative to identify the extreme in a group.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: since
Since introduces a starting point.
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