Test your knowledge on the following topics:
- How do you form the present continuous tense?
- When do we use "may" and "might"?
- What is the difference between "going to" and "will"?
- Give an example sentence using each of the three verb forms.
- Rewrite the sentence "I am eating lunch" in the other two verb forms.
Questions
- What is the base form of the verb always used in the present continuous tense?
- In which situations do we generally use "may" instead of "might"?
- How do we form negatives in "going to" and "will"?
- What is the difference between the function of "going to" and that of "will" in English?
- How do different subject pronouns change the form of each verb form?
Answers
- The base form plus -ing. (e.g. "I am eating lunch.")
- "May" is used to indicate a higher degree of possibility, while "might" is used to indicate a lower degree of possibility. (e.g. "I may go to the store later" vs. "I might go to the store later.")
- Use "not" after the auxiliary verb: "I am not going to the store" or "I will not go to the store."
- "Going to" is used to indicate an intention or plan made in advance, while "will" is used to indicate an action in the future with no prior action. (e.g. "I am going to visit my friend tomorrow" vs. "I will visit my friend when I am in town next week.")
- "I am eating lunch" in "going to" could be "I am going to eat lunch," while in "will" it could be "I will eat lunch."