Question

Read the text and choose the right tense. My aunt Olga is tall and beautiful with long red hair and big green eyes. She always wears/is wearing nice clothes. Today she wears/is wearing a wonderful black dress. She goes/is going to the theatre. Olga often goes/is going to the theatre. She is fond of plays and reads/is reading a lot. She usually helps/is helping me with my Literature classes. It’s eight o’clock now. Olga is at the theatre. She watches/is watching a modern play. The actors play/are playing well. Some people look/are looking at their programmes for the names of the actors. I think/am thinking my aunt will like the play.

Answer 1

Wears, is, is, goes, reads, helps, is waching, are playing, are looking, think.

Answer 2

My aunt Olga is tall and beautiful with long red hair and big green eyes. She always wears nice clothes. Today she is wearing a wonderful black dress. She is going to the theatre. Olga often goes to the theatre. She is fond of plays and reads a lot. She usually helps me with my Literature classes. It’s eight o’clock now. Olga is at the theatre. She is watching a modern play. The actors are playing well. Some people are looking at their programmes for the names of the actors. I think my aunt will like the play.

In this text, the present continuous tense is used to describe actions happening at the moment of speaking, such as "is wearing," "is going," "is at," "is watching," "are playing," and "are looking." The present simple tense is used to describe habitual actions or general truths, such as "always wears," "often goes," "is fond of," "reads," and "usually helps." The future tense is used to express a future action, such as "is going to" and "will like." The present continuous tense is also used to express future arrangements or plans, such as "is going to" and "is watching." The present continuous tense is used to describe actions happening around the present moment, such as "are playing" and "are looking." The present simple tense is used to express thoughts or opinions, such as "think" and "will like."