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Primary English: Present Simple and Present Continuous — Practice Paper 2 (10 Questions)
Primary English: Present Simple and Present Continuous — Practice Paper 2 (10 Questions)
Paper 2 works on conversion and exceptions: rewriting a present simple sentence in the continuous, spelling with -es, the usually against today contrast, a natural law, and finally the state verb that must not take the continuous.
Quick answer Ten items, about 15 minutes. Items 01 to 04 cover -es spelling, am not, Do questions and rewriting a whole sentence; items 05 to 07 cover are making, the sh ending of washes and Be quiet!; items 08 to 09 cover usually against today and a natural law; item 10 redoes the state verb want.
01 Paper details (check answers afterwards)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 10 questions |
| Suggested time | 15 minutes |
| Difficulty mix | Foundation 4 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 2 · Error redo 1 |
| Chapter | Chapter: Primary English: Present Simple and Present Continuous — Tutor Lesson Plan |
| Level | Primary |
02 Questions (10 items)
- FoundationTom ___ (go) to school by bus every day.
- FoundationI ___ (not / watch) TV now.
- Foundation___ they ___ (live) in Tai Po?
- FoundationChange “She reads every night.” into the present continuous, using now.
- IntermediateThe children ___ (make) a model plane at the moment.
- IntermediateMy father ___ (wash) his car on Sundays.
- IntermediateBe quiet! The teacher ___ (talk).
- ChallengeMary usually ___ (walk) to school, but today she ___ (take) the bus.
- ChallengeThe sun ___ (rise) in the east. Which tense does this sentence need?
- Error redo“He is wanting a new bag.” Why is it wrong, and what should it be?
03 Answers and one-line notes
| # | Answer | One-line note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | goes | A verb ending in o takes -es in the third person singular. |
| 2 | am not watching | With I, the negative continuous is am not plus -ing. |
| 3 | Do … live | A plural subject borrows Do, and the base verb follows. |
| 4 | She is reading now. | Drop the -s, add is, and turn the verb into reading. |
| 5 | are making | A plural subject takes are, and make drops its e before -ing. |
| 6 | washes | A verb ending in sh takes -es, and on Sundays marks a habit. |
| 7 | is talking | Be quiet! shows something happening now, so is plus -ing is used. |
| 8 | walks ; is taking | The usually half is a habit; the today half is an exception in the continuous. |
| 9 | The present simple: rises. | A natural law always holds, so the present simple is used, not the continuous. |
| 10 | Want is a state verb, so it never takes the continuous: He wants a new bag. | State verbs describe a state of mind and stay in the present simple. |
04 What to do after marking
- After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
- Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
- Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.
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