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Grammar exercise: see or seeing?

July 10th, 2012 in English Quiz, Improve English

Complete the following sentences using appropriate forms of see.

1. I ……………………………………….. the sun rising above the horizon.

a) see

b) can see

c) either could be used here

2. I can’t ………………………………. myself living on the moon.

a) see

b) seeing

c) either could be used here

3. ……………………………. what I mean?

a) do you see

b) are you seeing

c) either could be used here

4. He …………………………………. five reigns.

a) had seen

b) was seeing

c) either could be used here

5. You must let me ……………………………. you home.

a) see

b) seeing

c) either could be used here

6. I ………………………………. much better since I bought a new pair of glasses.

a) can see

b) am seeing

c) either  could be used here

7. Can you look out of the window and ……………………………. it is raining?

a) see

b) see if

c) either could be used here

8. He ……………………………… an English woman.

a) sees

b) is seeing

c) either could be used here

9. I’m reading the Upanishads again and I …………………………….. a lot of points I missed the first time.

a) can see

b) am seeing

c) either could be used here

10. I ……………………………….. the dentist tomorrow.

a) see

b) am seeing

c) either could be used here

Answers

1. I see / can see the sun rising above the horizon.

2. I can’t see myself living on the moon.

3. Do you see what I mean?

4. He had seen five reigns.

5. You must let me see you home.

6. I can see / am seeing much better since I bought a new pair of glasses.

7. Can you look out of the window and see if it is raining?

8. He is seeing an English woman.

9. I’m reading the Upanishads again and I can see / am seeing a lot of points I missed the first time.

10. I am seeing the dentist tomorrow.