[
{
"title": "Present Tense vs Present Continuous",
"hint": {
"summary": "Present Simple vs. Present Continuous",
"content": "**Present Simple**: Use for habits, routines, and facts. Keywords: *always, usually, every day*.\n\n**Present Continuous**: Use for actions happening right now or temporary situations. Keywords: *now, right now, at the moment*."
},
"questions": [
{
"type": "multiple-choice",
"question": "Look! It ___ (rain) outside.",
"options": ["rains", "is raining", "raining"],
"correctIndex": 1,
"explanation": "We use **Present Continuous** because it is happening right now ('Look!')."
},
{
"type": "multiple-choice",
"question": "Sarah usually ___ (walk) to school.",
"options": ["walks", "is walking", "walk"],
"correctIndex": 0,
"explanation": "We use **Present Simple** for habits ('usually')."
},
{
"type": "multiple-choice",
"question": "They ___ (not / listen) to the teacher at the moment.",
"options": ["don't listen", "aren't listening", "isn't listening"],
"correctIndex": 1,
"explanation": "We use **Present Continuous** with 'at the moment'."
},
{
"type": "multiple-choice",
"question": "___ you ___ (speak) English?",
"options": ["Do / speak", "Are / speaking", "Is / speaking"],
"correctIndex": 0,
"explanation": "We use **Present Simple** to ask about general facts or abilities."
},
{
"type": "multiple-choice",
"question": "I ___ (study) for my exam right now.",
"options": ["study", "am studying", "studying"],
"correctIndex": 1,
"explanation": "We use **Present Continuous** for actions happening 'right now'."
},
{
"type": "multiple-choice",
"question": "He ___ (play) football every Sunday.",
"options": ["plays", "is playing", "play"],
"correctIndex": 0,
"explanation": "We use **Present Simple** for routines happening 'every Sunday'."
},
{
"type": "multiple-choice",
"question": "Please be quiet. The baby ___ (sleep).",
"options": ["sleeps", "is sleeping", "are sleeping"],
"correctIndex": 1,
"explanation": "The action is happening now, so we use **Present Continuous**."
},
{
"type": "multiple-choice",
"question": "We often ___ (visit) our grandparents on weekends.",
"options": ["visit", "are visiting", "visits"],
"correctIndex": 0,
"explanation": "We use **Present Simple** with frequency words like 'often'."
},
{
"type": "multiple-choice",
"question": "Where ___ Tom ___ (go) now?",
"options": ["does / go", "is / going", "do / go"],
"correctIndex": 1,
"explanation": "We use **Present Continuous** to ask about current movement ('now')."
},
{
"type": "multiple-choice",
"question": "Water ___ (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.",
"options": ["is boiling", "boils", "boil"],
"correctIndex": 1,
"explanation": "We use **Present Simple** for scientific facts."
},
{
"type": "fill-in-the-blank",
"question": "I ___ (read) a really good book right now.",
"answer": "am reading",
"explanation": "Use **am + verb-ing** for actions happening right now."
},
{
"type": "fill-in-the-blank",
"question": "She ___ (not / work) on Saturdays.",
"answer": "does not work",
"explanation": "Use **does not + verb** for negative habits in Present Simple."
},
{
"type": "fill-in-the-blank",
"question": "They ___ (have) dinner at the moment.",
"answer": "are having",
"explanation": "Use **are + verb-ing** for actions happening at the moment."
},
{
"type": "fill-in-the-blank",
"question": "We ___ (go) to the gym every morning.",
"answer": "go",
"explanation": "Use the base verb for **Present Simple** habits with 'we'."
},
{
"type": "fill-in-the-blank",
"question": "___ (be) he watching TV now?",
"answer": "Is",
"explanation": "Use **Is** to start a Present Continuous question for 'he'."
},
{
"type": "fill-in-the-blank",
"question": "John ___ (not / like) spicy food.",
"answer": "does not like",
"explanation": "Use **does not** for facts/preferences in Present Simple."
},
{
"type": "fill-in-the-blank",
"question": "The children ___ (play) in the park right now.",
"answer": "are playing",
"explanation": "Use **are + playing** for plural subjects happening now."
},
{
"type": "fill-in-the-blank",
"question": "The bus ___ (leave) at 9:00 AM every day.",
"answer": "leaves",
"explanation": "Add **-s** to the verb for singular subjects in Present Simple routines."
},
{
"type": "fill-in-the-blank",
"question": "___ (do) you usually eat breakfast?",
"answer": "Do",
"explanation": "Use **Do** to start a Present Simple question for 'you'."
},
{
"type": "fill-in-the-blank",
"question": "I ___ (not / listen) to music right now.",
"answer": "am not listening",
"explanation": "Use **am not + verb-ing** for current negative actions."
},
{
"type": "scramble",
"sentence": "She is doing her homework now.",
"explanation": "Subject + is + verb-ing + time word."
},
{
"type": "scramble",
"sentence": "They play tennis every Saturday.",
"explanation": "Subject + verb + object + time frequency."
},
{
"type": "scramble",
"sentence": "We are not watching a movie.",
"explanation": "Subject + are + not + verb-ing."
},
{
"type": "scramble",
"sentence": "He drinks coffee every morning.",
"explanation": "Subject + verb(s) + object + time frequency."
},
{
"type": "scramble",
"sentence": "Are you working at the moment?",
"explanation": "Auxiliary (Are) + subject + verb-ing + time?"
},
{
"type": "scramble",
"sentence": "The sun rises in the east.",
"explanation": "Subject + verb(s) + prepositional phrase (Fact)."
},
{
"type": "scramble",
"sentence": "I am not sleeping right now.",
"explanation": "Subject + am + not + verb-ing + time word."
},
{
"type": "scramble",
"sentence": "Does she speak Spanish fluently?",
"explanation": "Auxiliary (Does) + subject + verb + object + adverb?"
},
{
"type": "scramble",
"sentence": "My dad is cooking dinner tonight.",
"explanation": "Subject + is + verb-ing + object + time."
},
{
"type": "scramble",
"sentence": "Do they usually drive to work?",
"explanation": "Auxiliary (Do) + subject + frequency + verb + place?"
}
]
}
]
