Question

Choose the sentence which is incorrect. A) I don't like reading but my friend is fond of it. Б) I help my mum to cook a birthday cake now. B) I've called upon my friend who is ill yesterday. Г) The pupils planted forty Apple-trees in the school garden. Д) There is a lot of strawberries in our garden this year.

Answer 1

A. I don't like reading but my friend is fond of it.

Б. I`M HELPING my mum to cook a birthday cake now.

B. I've called upon my friend who WAS ill yesterday. 

Г. The pupils planted forty APPLE TREES in the school garden.

Д. There ARE a lot of strawberries in our garden this year.

Answer 2

The incorrect sentence is:

Б) I help my mum to cook a birthday cake now.

The correct form would be:

Б) I am helping my mum cook a birthday cake now.

In English, the present continuous tense (am/is/are + verb-ing) is used to describe actions that are happening at the moment of speaking. Therefore, the correct sentence should indicate that the action of helping to cook the birthday cake is currently taking place.