Present Tense
Directions: Find the mistakes with the underlined words and correct them. NOT EVERY SENTENCE HAS A MISTAKE. If the sentence is correct, write, “correct”.
1. Why you don’t listen to me?
correct.
2. How you spell “beautiful”?
How do you spell “beautiful”.
3. Is very hot and humid today.
It is very hot and humid today.
4. My family and I live in Miami.
correct.
5. The college is being in Fort Lauderdale.
The college is in Fort Lauderdale.
6. She’s my favorite teacher.
correct.
7. I don’t have my textbook yet.
correct.
8. She come from Nicaragua.
She came from Nicaragua.
9. Marta does go to the movies every Saturday.
Marta is going to the movies every Saturday .
10. How much your new car costs?
How much does your new car costs?
Search from various English teachers...
Corrections · 3
1
Because this is to practise the present tense, I will focus corrections on that :)
Present Tense
Directions: Find the mistakes with the underlined words and correct them. NOT EVERY SENTENCE HAS A MISTAKE. If the sentence is correct, write, “correct”.1. Why you don’t listen to me?
correct. "Why don't you listen to me?" Question word + auxiliary verb (positive or negative) + subject + ....?
2. How you spell “beautiful”?
How do you spell “beautiful”?.
3. Is very hot and humid today.
It is very hot and humid today.
4. My family and I live in Miami.
correct.
5. The college is being in Fort Lauderdale.
The college is in Fort Lauderdale.
6. She’s my favorite teacher.
correct.
7. I don’t have my textbook yet.
correct.
8. She come from Nicaragua.
She came from Nicaragua. Because the activity is about present tenses, I'd say this one should be: "She comes from Nicaragua".
9. Marta does go to the movies every Saturday.
Marta is going to the movies every Saturday . "Marta goes to the movies every Saturday". ("every Saturday" indicates a routine)
10. How much your new car costs?
How much does your new car costs? "How much does your new car cost?" (no -s when using "does")
Hope that helps :)
0
Excellent job!
"9. Marta does go to the movies every Saturday" also could be correct if a speaker wants to emphasize or insist that Marta really does it.
Want to progress faster?
Join this learning community and try out free exercises!
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn a language from the comfort of your own home. Browse our selection of experienced language tutors and enroll in your first lesson now!
Start Learning Today
