Stage 2 of 3 · 18 questions
Movers Test 2
What is happening right now, when does it happen, and what do we ask?
Part 1 — Right now
For something happening at this moment: am / is / are + verb + ing.
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Look! The teacher ? on the board.
“Look!” means right now, so is writing.
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I ? my homework at the moment.
“At the moment” means now: am doing.
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The children ? in the playground.
Children is more than one, so are playing.
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Be quiet — the baby ?.
It is happening now, so is sleeping.
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We ? for the bus right now.
With we and “right now”: are waiting.
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She ? her lunch in the classroom.
With she we use is: is eating.
This part is done!
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Part 2 — at, on or in?
at a clock time · on a day · in a month or a part of the day
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School starts ? nine o'clock.
A clock time takes at.
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We have music ? Monday.
A day of the week takes on.
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My birthday is ? July.
A month takes in.
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I read a book ? the evening.
Parts of the day take in: in the morning, in the evening.
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We go swimming ? Saturday afternoon.
A named day takes on, even with afternoon after it.
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The film finishes ? half past eight.
A clock time takes at.
This part is done!
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Part 3 — Asking questions
Each question word asks for a different kind of answer.
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answer: in the kitchen
? is my school bag?
A place is Where.
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answer: at four o'clock
? does the lesson finish?
A time is When.
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answer: my teacher
? is that man?
A person is Who.
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answer: because it was raining
? did you stay at home?
A reason is Why. The answer starts with “because”.
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answer: twenty-four
? children are in your class?
We can count children, so How many.
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answer: by bus
? do you get to school?
The way you do something is How.
This part is done!
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