Present continuous exercise: describe actions happening now
Make the present continuous with am, is, or are plus a verb ending in -ing. Use it for an action that is happening now or is temporary around the present time.
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Present continuous tense exercise: actions happening now
Use the present continuous when you want to show that something is in progress or temporary. Choose am with I, is with he, she, it, and singular nouns, and are with you, we, and they. Then add the -ing form of the main verb.
Present continuous: actions happening now and temporary situations
Use am, is, or are with an -ing verb for actions in progress now. This form also describes temporary situations happening around this week.
Present continuous: uses, form, and examples
Choose the present continuous when you want to describe something in progress or temporary. Use am, is, or are before the verb ending in -ing.
Present simple and present continuous: routines and actions now
Use the present simple for routines and general facts. Use am, is, or are plus a verb ending in -ing for an action in progress now or a temporary situation.
Present simple: uses, form, and examples
Use the present simple for routines, repeated actions, general facts, states, and fixed schedules. With he, she, and it, most affirmative verbs add -s or -es. Use do or does for most questions and negatives.
Pronouns exercise 1: choose clear subject and object pronouns
Use I, you, he, she, it, we, or they as the subject. Use me, you, him, her, it, us, or them as the object.
Pronouns exercise 2: use possessive and reflexive pronouns
Use mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs when a pronoun replaces an owned noun. Use myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves when the object refers back to the subject.
Pronouns exercise 3: avoid common pronoun mistakes
Use subject pronouns such as I, he, she, we, and they for the person or thing doing the verb. Use object pronouns such as me, him, her, us, and them after a verb or preposition. Use my, your, his, her, our, and their before a noun, and use myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, or themselves only when the action returns to the subject or when emphasis is intended.
Pronouns: choose the right form in a sentence
Use a subject form for the actor. Use an object form for the receiver.
Proper and common nouns: capitalization and use
Use capital letters for a proper noun because it is a name. Use lowercase for a common noun unless it begins a sentence or is part of a title.
Question marks: direct questions, polite requests, and quoted speech
Put a question mark after a direct question, including a polite request written as a question. Use a full stop when the sentence reports a question or gives an instruction.