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Quiz #3 - Present Tense Review


Directions: For questions 1-5, choose the correct form of the verb(s) for each of the following sentences. When you are finished, click on the "Check My Answers Now" button to see your score. You can also compare how you did versus other students by clicking on the name of the test you just completed. REMEMBER to enter a nickname.


1. "You're ______ hard today." "Yes, I have a lot to do."
	work staying doing working


2. It ______ dark. Should I turn on the lights?
	getting gets is getting is get


3. "Are you ready, John?" "Yes, I ______ ."
	coming am coming comes is coming


4. You ______ a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I ______ to concentrate.
	are making -- try are making -- am trying make -- try making -- am trying


5. Why are all these things ______ ?
	happen be happening happening happens



Directions: For questions 6-10, choose the correct form of the verb(s) for each of the following sentences.

6. " ______ this week?" "No, she is on vacation with her family." (Samantha/work)
	Yumiko work Is Yumiko working Is Yumiko work Does Yumiko works


7. Why ______ at me like that? What's wrong? (you/look)
	do you looking are you look are you looking does you look


8. ______ to the radio or can I turn it off? (anybody/listen)
	Is anybody listening Does anybody listening Do anybody listening Are anybody listening


9. ______ anything this year for Christmas or just planning to stay home? (Julia/do)
	Does Julia Is Julia do Does Julia be doing Is Julia doing


10. ______ about backpacking around Europe this year so he is saving up money now.(George/think)
	Does George thinking George is thinking Does George think George doesn't thinking

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11/20/2008 08:47 AM

Japan stabbings seen linked to pension scandal (AP)

AP - Japan placed Health Ministry officials under heavy security after two stabbings targeted former elite bureaucrats and their wives, attacks that many are linking to public outrage over a scandal that has left millions without pensions.

11/20/2008 01:49 AM

Japan-U.S. missile defense test fails off Hawaii (Reuters)

Reuters - A Japanese warship failed to shoot down a ballistic missile target in a joint test with U.S. forces Wednesday because of a glitch in the final stage of an interceptor made by Raytheon Co, a U.S. military official said.