Present Tenses

Respuesta correcta: C) eat

• A) eating'Eating' is an -ing form, which needs an auxiliary such as 'am', and a routine takes the simple present instead.
• B) eatsThe -s form is used with he, she and it, not with the subject 'I'.
• C) eatThe simple present in the bare infinitive, without the -s, is the form used with 'I' for routines.
• D) ate'Ate' is the simple past of 'eat', but the sentence describes a present routine ('Every morning').

Respuesta correcta: A) is having

• A) is havingThe present continuous is 'is' plus the -ing form, which is what is happening at this moment.
• B) hasThe simple present marks a habit, but 'right now' requires an action in progress.
• C) havingThe auxiliary 'is' is missing, so 'having' cannot form the present continuous here.
• D) are having'Are' goes with you, we and they, but not with the singular 'he'.

Respuesta correcta: D) Iguazu Falls attracts thousands of tourists every year.

• A) The water is falling very fast today.It is grammatical, but it describes a specific situation today rather than a permanent truth.
• B) The sun is shining in Misiones every day.The present continuous is not used for an action that happens 'every day' as a general rule.
• C) Tourists visiting the park right now.The sentence is missing the auxiliary 'are', so it is not a correct present continuous.
• D) Iguazu Falls attracts thousands of tourists every year.The simple present is the tense for permanent facts and general truths, which is what a waterfall attracting tourists every year describes.

Respuesta correcta: C) study / am visiting

• A) study / visitThe second clause is temporary ('this week'), so it requires the present continuous rather than the simple present.
• B) am studying / am visitingThe first clause is a normal routine, so it should be in the simple present.
• C) study / am visitingThe simple present covers what is usual ('normally') and the present continuous covers what is temporary ('this week').
• D) studying / visitingBoth -ing forms are missing the auxiliary verbs needed to build the tenses.

Respuesta correcta: A) takes / passes

• A) takes / passesSporting commentary uses the simple present to give successive quick actions pace and energy.
• B) is taking / is passingThe present continuous would make the sequence sound far too slow for quick football action.
• C) take / passThe third person singular needs the -s after the subject 'Messi', so 'take' is wrong.
• D) taking / passingThese -ing forms alone cannot function as the conjugated main verbs of the sentence.

Respuesta correcta: A) Are you listening to music?

• A) Are you listening to music?The structure for a present continuous question is Am/Is/Are plus subject plus verb-ing.
• B) Do you listen to music now?'Do you listen' is used for habits, not for asking what someone is doing at this moment.
• C) Are you listen to music?In the present continuous the main verb must end in -ing, so 'listen' is wrong after 'are'.
• D) Is you listening to music?The auxiliary 'Is' does not agree with the pronoun 'you'.

Respuesta correcta: D) I know the history of La Plata very well.

• A) I am knowing the history of La Plata very well.'Know' is a stative verb: it describes a state of mind and is not normally used in the continuous.
• B) I am having a big house in the city center. (meaning possession)When 'have' means to possess, it does not take the continuous form.
• C) This coffee is tasting great.As a state perception, 'taste' usually takes the simple present: 'tastes great'.
• D) I know the history of La Plata very well.Verbs of thought or state such as 'know' are used in the simple present.

Respuesta correcta: B) The bus to Mar del Plata leaves at 10 PM tonight.

• A) I am going to the cinema tomorrow.That is a personal intention or plan, not an official fixed timetable.
• B) The bus to Mar del Plata leaves at 10 PM tonight.The simple present is used for transport and events with fixed timetables, even when they are in the future.
• C) I will leave for Mar del Plata later.That is a spontaneous decision or a prediction using 'will', not the simple present used for timetables.
• D) The bus is leaving right now.That describes the action happening at this moment, not a scheduled future departure.

Respuesta correcta: C) Sentence 1 is an opinion (state); sentence 2 is a mental process (action).

• A) There is no difference; both are about the present.There is a difference, because the tense changes the meaning of the verb 'think'.
• B) Sentence 1 is a habit; sentence 2 is a permanent truth.Neither sentence describes a habit or a universal truth in that sense.
• C) Sentence 1 is an opinion (state); sentence 2 is a mental process (action).'Think' meaning an opinion is stative, while 'think about' as a mental process is an action.
• D) Sentence 1 is incorrect because 'think' should always be in continuous.On the contrary, 'think' meaning an opinion is normally in the simple present.

Respuesta correcta: A) Annoyance or irritation about a repeated action.

• A) Annoyance or irritation about a repeated action.The present continuous with 'always' is used to complain about something that happens too often.
• B) A regular habit that happens every day.A neutral daily habit would take the simple present, as in 'You always lose...'.
• C) A scheduled event in the future.There is no schedule or calendar involved; the sentence is about a repeated annoyance.
• D) A compliment about the person's memory.Nothing here praises the listener's memory; the remark criticises them for losing the card.

Respuesta correcta: D) 'are visit' should be 'are visiting'.

• A) 'grows' should be 'is growing' because it's happening now.'Grows' is correct for a general annual trend, so it does not need changing.
• B) 'every year' cannot be used with the Present Simple.On the contrary, 'every year' is one of the most common time expressions used with the simple present.
• C) There are no errors in the paragraph.There is a clear grammatical error in 'are visit', so the paragraph is not error-free.
• D) 'are visit' should be 'are visiting'.A present continuous trend requires the -ing form, so 'are visit' must be 'are visiting'.

Respuesta correcta: A) To create a sense of immediacy and make the reader feel part of the scene.

• A) To create a sense of immediacy and make the reader feel part of the scene.Narrative present makes the story feel more vivid and urgent.
• B) Because they forgot the past tense rules.It is a deliberate stylistic choice, not a grammatical mistake.
• C) To make the story feel distant and old.The present normally brings the action closer to the reader rather than pushing it away.
• D) Because English doesn't have enough past tenses.English has many past tenses; the present is used here for style.