someone please explain this to me😭

Great question. I'm a native speaker from California, and I would use "have" in this sentence. If it were "My neighbors \_\_\_ a party this Saturday", however, then I would use "are having".

It's wrong. Should be have

This is a question that as a native speaker I would 100% use “have” and so would everyone else I know but there is probably some old grammatical rule around tense use that means I’m technically incorrect

Based on this sub it seems there are TONS of truly TERRIBLE English learning resources out there

is there additional context to this question? 3 answers are grammatically correct. A) my neighbors have a party every Saturday. - this is their routine. it's something they always do every Saturday. it's continuous, including the past and future. B) my neighbors are having a party every Saturday. - this is more focused on the future of the routine. it's a weekly routine that will take place in the future. (C is grammatically incorrect) D) my neighbors have had a party every Saturday. - this refers to the past. they've had this party every Saturday prior to the current moment. basically the opposite of B. edit: to address the tense of the following sentence, it's irrelevant. any of these statements could be currently annoying to someone.

Not a native speaker here, but I remember being told that the continuous tense is often used to express annoyance, irritation, or frustration when combined with the adverb "always" or similar words like "constantly" or "forever", or in this case "every Saturday.

"are having" is technically correct in some situations, like "my neighbours are having a party every saturday for the next 6 months". It implies a future plan. But the context of the complaint implies that there have been parties on previous saturdays already, so B is wrong. You are correct to choose A and if your teacher is claiming to be native you need to check their birth certificate

The explanation is that the test you're taking is wrong. Stop using it. Any native speaker I know would say "have" here.

As a Native speaker: we had grammar courses from year 1 until year 6 we don’t remember when we are supposed to use “are having” or “have” to convey annoyance. In this context without knowing anything you are studying or reading your lesson I would use “have” but again…we do not speak grammatically correct 100% of the time. We don’t know the rules of the language, we just speak it. 🤣 That is the truth for most native speakers in any language. Except maybe the French. They have such strong rules you would probably be banned from speaking your own language with certain errors.

It's definitely "have". It could also be "have had", but the fact it says "It is" instead of "It's been" leads me more towards "have". Using "are having" here makes it sound like non-native speech to me

there was a rule use continuous tense for habits ,regular activities btw , I also tend to pick the same option as well , let's wait for a native's explanation

The only explanation is that you're learning English from a terrible source lol. Using "have" means that it's like, in the past present and probably the future too. "Are having" to me, means that it's something that's happening in the future. You were right in the context to have had "have" here💀

I can see there's a lot of disagreement but in Poland (we learn British English) it's taught that if something is particularly irritating (or annoying in this case, anything with negative connotations really) we use present continuous to emphasise that. So usually we'd use have, but since it is emphasised that this is annoying to the speaker, we should use -ing. Idk how accurate it is, but that's how it was and still is in our school textbooks (edited to add a coma)

The correct answer is A. You got it right

Following Cambridge Grammar of English both have and are having are correct, depending on what you want to focus

Pretty sure it's are having because it's happening right now and then later on and said it is very annoying so my neighbors are having a party every Saturday so it's expected so it's in the near future not a native speaker though so idk

Have is definitely correct. I don't think "are having" is wrong personally, but "have" is definitely the natural choice.

I'm not a native speaker, I understand that grammatically it's correct to use 'are' with the plural word 'neighbors.' If it's singular, we should use 'is' instead.

I’m not native and I see one simple thing - rules are not perfect, they can’t include all possible grinds of life. If B is correct, so, there is definitely a very sophisticated rule you have to grab from memory. And it’s not reasonable for the language as a concept of communication tool to be so hard to use. It should be intuitively clear and A is a perfect match for that.

as far as i can tell "are having" is completely incorrect

I think A or D could work. B is not a good option imo. A works well because it’s something that is reoccurring, but B doesn’t work because these parties aren’t happening right now, in the moment. They’re spread out. D works well if we’re saying that in the past, every Saturday the neighbours have had a party, implying their continuation in the future as well. Hope this is helpful.

I would use A B and C depending on context

I think native speakers who default to "have" lack the necessary context. People who learn english as a second language are often taught a rule that permits the use of continuous form to describe "irritating habits". Later, on tests related to grammatical tenses there is often a question emphasizing annoyance - it's a nod to the student to check it he remembers this rule. "Have" would be correct (and possibly more natural) but shows that the student doesn't know/care about that rule, hence the lower grade. So tl;dr it's a non-native thing

Based on the sentence that follows, it is still happening, so it had to include "are having" as a way to indicate it's still ongoing. Yes, it has happened in th past, but it also has to define that it's not only in the past at this point. I understand the correct answer, but as a native English speaker, I would say "have" in casual conversation compared to a testing environment.

Answers a b and d are grammatically correct and convey the same meaning: an event occurred every Saturday. The distinction in the different tenses is a precision not necessary in this statement. What was the justification for the answer?

If it's EVERY Saturday, it should definitely be "have". You're right and the quiz is wrong. 🥲

C is the only answer that doesn't work. B would sound a bit odd in that sentence.

I would have said ‘have’. Your answer was fine.

It's because it is a general statement of a reoccurring thing that has happened in the past and is expected to occur again. "Are having" implies a singular event (unless otherwise specified) at some time in the future. "Have" implies that it is an ongoing thing. Edit: Sorry, I mixed up your answer and the "correct" answer, A is correct, to be clear. "Have had" also fits. This would more be used when specifically complaining about those past parties.

I think British English is more peculiar regarding this. But I would rather ask on [https://english.stackexchange.com](https://english.stackexchange.com)

Terrible question. even d) have had could be correct here.

Yet another English test written by someone who doesn't know the language well enough. You need more context to narrow down which one to use. "Have" and "have had" are correct for parties the neighbours "have" already "had" in the past. "Are having" is correct if you are referring to parties the neighbours are planning over the next month or two. "Has" is the only wrong answer the way the question is worded. It would only be correct if the neighbour was singular rather than plural.

I think one reason so many fellow native speakers are saying b is wrong is that to construct this sentence with "are having" implies some knowledge of there being a plan on the neighbors part to continue hold parties. You might say "The teachers are having training every Friday leading up to the new semester." And it implies that there's a set plan in place. It's way more natural to assume that the speaker has seen several weekend parties and is making an observation about the past and carrying it forward to assume things will remain the same. That's what using Have here conveys. Ps, if you want to express frustration at the past consistent parties, and they may or may not continue. "Have been having" works in this sentence

Weighing in as a native UK speaker to also say, yep, you're right and the quiz is wrong. There's a weird nuance here, in that there are a few ways to construct this sentence and they all slightly change the implication in a way that's hard to explain. For example: "My neighbours **have a party** every Saturday" - correct and the most normal way to say it, describes an ongoing situation, makes it sound like a passive fixture that always happens and doesn't convey any particular emotion on the part of the speaker. "My neighbours **are having a party** every Saturday" - incorrect (or at least very weird-sounding), as it kind of makes them sound like they're having *the same* party every saturday. In cases where you can spread a single thing out over several weeks then it's actually correct to do this, e.g. "my neighbours are playing a D&D campaign every Wednesday" "My neighbours **are having parties** every Saturday" - sounds more correct if you make 'parties' a plural for some reason. It's tough to explain the change in nuance here, but this phrasing sounds (to me at least) like the speaker is irritated about the parties. I guess because it shifts the emphasis from the party to the actions of the neighbours? Like "they're doing this (and implicitly I find it annoying)".

I'd say it needed context, cause it can also be "have", but I'm not native so

This is a veeerryy subtle question which as a native speaker I would struggle to provide a good explanation for. Both are correct, but I would say your answer is indeed better. “Have” sounds like something habitual, “are having” sounds like something literally happening right now. When talk about “every saturday”, that says habitual to me, so “have” is better. 

It's not. where is this question from?

I would always use ‘have’ in this situation. Whoever wrote the question has interpreted the party occurring weekly as the progressive ‘are having’, but this would only make sense if a single party was happening continuously all week, from Saturday to Saturday. ‘My neighbours are having parties every Saturday’ would make sense because it expresses the continual action of having different parties - ‘having parties’ being a verbal phrase. However, having a single party once a week is habitual, not progressive, and English uses the present simple for habitual aspects.

Have would be my choice as a native speaker, although “have had” doesn’t sound bad to me either.

You can use present progressive to talk about temporary habits or when you're annoyed about something.

I might use "are having" to describe a plan or goal for the future. Like "my neighbors want to be more social, so they are having a party every Saturday" But to describe an action "they have a party every Saturday, it is annoying" I would just use have.

For something like this, more context is needed. I assume it is b) are having as it implies past continuous and present continuous at the same time. In basic terms, the neighbors have been having parties every Saturday until now and are still planning to have one every Saturday.

"every Saturday" means it has be "have"

In this case, the progressive aspect carries an emotive overtone, usually with disapproval. It usually emphasized by adjuncts such as always, continually, constantly, everlastingly, forever, perpetually, etc. "My neighbors have a party every Saturday" has the basic meaning of serial states. (neutral) vs "My neighbors are having a party every Saturday" and I hate it!

You're right and the question is marked wrong. Well, technically a, b, and d are all grammatically correct. But 'have' is the most natural in this context. 'Are having' refers to future tense, so would make more sense if the wording was "My neighbours are having a party every Saturday for the next month. It's going to be very annoying."

Not a native speaker here but i had this on the lesson recently. When you’re annoyed / youre criticizing someone you use present continuous. Even if you have present simple keywords like „always”. The example she gave was „She’s always talking on my lessons”, your also fit there. As I see in the comments native speakers don’t really know that, but it exists. Somewhere.

Both A and D are correct imo

a, b, and d are all colloquially acceptable

a, b, and d are all correct lmao welcome to English

You were right OP. This sub has taught me that there are so many bad English learning resources out there

Native English speaker here. It's have.

It's weird its like the context of the sentence let's you know that this is a recurring event instead of someone that gives you notices in advance. Adding the "every" feels like this has been happening so I would use "have" instead of "is having". I would use "is having" as if the even hasn't happened yet which would be if they were removing the weird "every". For example "My neighbors are having a party on Saturday, it's going to be very annoying"

It could be trying to push parallelism where it continue with “it is very ‘annoying’” and I assume it want you to select having, but personally as a Native Speaker I would use ‘Have’.

This is a great question. Native English spoken here. I would think “have” would be correct, because that signifies multiple annoying Saturday night parties. While “are having” would mean your scummy neighbors are holding an annoying party tonight only, to which we are not invited.

29 years old, New York background. and i think it should be d, At least from my perspective. because the reader finds the party annoying, and the parties so far have been past tense.

A and D are equally valid. B is only valid without the context of the second sentence. C is right out.

A is the most likely/common, but the only one that's never correct is C. Find a different learning resource. I can tell by this example that this one is no good and will only confuse you.

This doesn’t make sense at all what. Routines don’t use present continuous. I’m saying this as a non-native English speaker tho, but I’m sure English speakers can confirm what I just said

Have is the better answer.

Honestly, from the photo, it looks like this was designed on Articulate e-learning software and I have designed some ESL stuff on there. We always checked and triple checked for "wrong' answers, meaning the wrong answer was chosen as the correct answer by accident, or typos again and again. And there was always something we missed. My guess is the correct answer is "have" because the use of present continuous for complaining is usually used with adverbs like 'always', 'constantly' or 'forever', etc. not 'every Saturday' and we use "My neighbours are forever having PARTIES (plural) on Saturdays" So I'm sure this is a mistake, and you should report the mistake to wherever this came from.

A lot of this fits. "Have had" would imply that so far they have consistently had a party at saturday. "Have" is what I would personally use. "Are having" implies that it is something they are planning/going to do. "Has" is plain wrong since the sentence is in plural (neighborS) whereas "has" is singular.

Have

i’m a native english speaker and “are having” sounds weird to me. i think it kind of implies they are having a party *right now*. “have” sounds much better to me and would be the one id use if i ever said this sentence

Continuous forms can be used to put a stress on the annoying nature of habits.

The Present Progressive tense is used to refer to an action that is repeated frequently (more often than expected). There‘s usually (though not necessarily) annoyance, irritation, disapproval on the part of the speaker. In this case, the progressive loses its semantic component of temporariness. Adverbials of frequency are used to reinforce the idea of repetition and to describe and emphasize a never ending series of events. In these situations, the verb form conveys progressive grammatical aspect and imperfective aspectual meaning. Examples: He is always calling me at the oddest hours to ask some silly question. The children are for ever quarrelling. She is always failing her exams. He is constantly teasing his sister. I wish he wouldn‘t do that! You never do the homework on time: you‘re for ever making excuses. She‘s always trying to show that she knows more than everyone else. Amy will become conceited – she’s always being told what a pretty girl she is. I‘m constantly having to remind you to tidy up your room. A child is always learning. Stella, my sister, is always helping people in need. _____________ I took this from my university's grammar book.

When you express annoyance you use “present continues”

As it's written, I would definitely use "have," not "are having." To use "are having," it sounds more natural to me if the sentence were "My neighbors are having parties every Saturday." That's saying they have had parties in the past, and they're very likely to continue having them in the future indefinitely." Also, "have had" could work in either example.

I’d say “my neighbours throw/are throwing parties every Saturday,it’s annoying” id just throw/are throwing interchangeably depending on my mood

Native speaker from Virginia. I would have used “have” here. Only would have used “are having” if it was “my neighbors are having a party Saturday”

You chose a correct option. The resource you are using is incorrectly grading your answer. I recommend using something different.

The real question is, if we heard someone say this in an everyday conversation, would we even question it being wrong? When it is said out loud it would sound correct to the listeners. The point of the sentence is still understood. They have parties/ they are having parties. Me personally I'd say, "They have parties every weekend" now if it was a future event " They are having a party this weekend."

Both are correct, it's just a bad resource honestly

It’s actually D At least in the states

“are having” means that they’re currently having it or are going to, but “having” would be more general and that’s what I would use personally.

You chose correctly and whatever resource this is is a scam. It’s “have a party every Saturday”, meaning it’s a reoccurring event that happens every week. You would only use “are having” if it was a one-time event you were telling someone about, like “my neighbors are having a party this Saturday”. You would not say “my neighbors are having a party every Saturday” because it’s awkward, and there’s a much better way to do so (“have”).

You don’t “have“ a party. You throw one.

A and D both sound more natural than B, and C is grammatically incorrect. My neighbors are having a party every weekend. [This sounds like all parties are in the near future, as in, the first party is this upcoming Saturday and they will continue thereafter.] It is very annoying. [Implies at least one party is in the past because the annoyance has already started.] My neighbors has a party every weekend. [No. The plural subject and singular verb do not agree.] My neighbors have had a party every weekend. [This means there have been multiple past parties but they possibly will not continue in the future.] It is very annoying. [This implies the annoyance is in the present and therefore the parties might be continuing. This one is not incorrect but isn’t completely clear.] My neighbors have a party every weekend. It is very annoying. [This one honestly makes the most sense. Both sentences agree on past and future parties with ongoing annoyance.]

Are having means that they have it NOW. You can hear noise , music etc.. since there is “every saturday” i would use have. Its like general fact.

Im not a native speaker but i think it is bc of that we use present cont. tense when we complain about a situation which happens a lot

Native speaker. A, b and d are all correct, but mean different things. Of the correct ones, b is the least natural.

The only way that would make sense to me if they’re like just started to have parties on Saturday they didn’t before but with just that I would say have

Present continuous. Check the details below to get a comprehend understanding. These are the cases when present continuous will be used. 1. Something which **happens again and again** \- Your case *It****'s always raining*** *in London.* *They* ***are always arguing****.* *George is great. He****'s always laughing****.* 2. Something which is **changing, growing or developing** *The children* ***are growing up*** *quickly.* *The climate* ***is changing*** *rapidly.* *Your English* ***is improving****.* 3. Something which is **happening before and after a specific time**. *At eight o'clock we* ***are*** *usually* ***having*** *breakfast.* *When I get home, the children* ***are doing*** *their homework.* 4. Something which we think is **temporary** *I****'m working*** *in London for the next two weeks.* 5. Something which is **new** and **contrasts** with a previous state *These days most people* ***are using*** *email instead of writing letters.* *What sort of clothes* ***are*** *teenagers* ***wearing*** *nowadays?* *What sort of music* ***are*** *they* ***listening*** *to?*

Does the topic require a specific tense being used?

You're right. The test is wrong. It should be "have". In this context, "have" implies that these parties are a normal thing that happens every Saturday, which seems to be the case based on the rest of the sentence. "Are having" would imply that you're talking about one specific party, which is not the case because you're talking about something that happens "every Saturday".

Native and UK: I would have picked "have" as well, it incorporates the past parties and that this is a current ongoing thing. If they are due to have a party every Saturday that is when I would use "are having", that doesn't fullyesh with the second sentence. I feel this is something present in learning second languages as a whole (from my poor experience trying to learn other languages), it often follows a literal rule that doesn't match how it is actually spoken, where if you said this you may be technically correct, but it would sound awkward and unnatural.

a, b and d could all be correct this is such a bad question

Bc it’s a continuous stuff what the neighbours are doing every Saturday - so probably they’ll have a party on the next weekend as well.

“a) have” is correct usage. The course material is wrong.

You aren't the one making the mistake here.

this is probably a mistake 

Your initial answer is correct, the official answer is wrong

This is so weird. English is my second language and primary consumption and work language since I'm a writer. Maybe it's weird because "party" ought to be plural since it's implied to happen multiple times. It still "sounds" correct to say: I hold a party every Saturday, or the Neighbours hold a party every Saturday, but when you put the 'Have' it starts screwing up the way the sentence sounds in my head. Ps: I have long forgotten the technicalities of English. Consider me a decent driver but don't know the finer details of the car's technical parts.

English teacher here. Simple present (have) is used to talk about repeating, regular events (signal words are regularly, every, each, ...) or general truths (The sun rises in the east. Asia is big.)) Present progressive (are having) is used to talk about things that are happening (see?) at the moment of speaking. the example is (general truth, factual statement) the sentence I have just written a moment before. Present progressive can also be used to express frustration or anger (Why are beginners always asking the same old questions?!?!?!?!?! - just for demonstration.). This is why it has this additional sentence at the end. Why can Present progressive express anger? Because Present progressive is presenting events as stuff that is going on over a period of time. Have you ever noticed how time stretches and your focus intensifies when you are angry at someone or something? This is what present progressive does. There is no objective limit to this period of time, it is just shown as being limited. In your example, the partying may have gone on for a decade, or two weeks. But there is a "Before" without partying neighbors

It does make sense but no one would ever say it like that.

Most correct option is have, go to a different website

I’d say have for this sentence. “Are having” isn’t very natural for this sentence. But if the sentence was “My neighbors (are having) parties every Saturday”, I could see that as interchangeable with “have”

It’s not. ‘Have’ is the correct option.

Have means they have had and will continue to have a party every Saturday. It is implied that this is a routine thing. Are having should not go with “every” Saturday, it’s implied you’re only talking about the future. Have had is also correct in the context that you don’t have reason to assume the parties will continue. But it would no longer “presently/continuously” be annoying, so it would be better to say “has been” annoying in that case.

'Have' is used here because what is being described is a pattern or a habit, whereas present continuous is generally used to describe actions happening currently. Sometimes with present simple and continuous you can play fast a loose with it, but because it is saying "every Saturday," that signifies that this is a pattern. If you said to a native English speaker they woudn't question it but here it is wrong because present simple is used for describing patterns.

My neighbors ‘have’ a party every Saturday: it simply exists that there is a party every Saturday My neighbors ‘are having’ a party every Saturday: they haven’t had parties beforehand, but from that point onwards they will. “are having” is usually used for future events or ongoing events. For example: “they are having a wedding later today” - a wedding will be held in the future. “Bob and Billy are having a fight in the bathroom” - there is an ongoing fight in the bathroom between Bob and Billy. My neighbors ‘has’ a party every Saturday: not grammatical because “neighbors” is plural My neighbors ‘have had’ a party every Saturday: same thing as “have” but past tense only. It also implies that the parties probably won’t be stopping in the future due to it being such a common occurrence. ———————— There are three correct sentences here, I would have either chosen ‘have’ or ‘have had.’ I can say that answer B is incorrect because the sentence “It is very annoying” means they’ve experienced the parties before, but ‘are having’ means that the party is either ongoing or is a future event.

Both A and D feel correct

It isn't. that resource just isn't good. "my neighbors have a party every Saturday" is the only one of those that sounds natural

(a) is correct. 100% (b) would work if it was an informal way to describe the future. "My neighbors are having a party every Saturday this fall." would mean the same as "My neighbors will have a party every Saturday this fall." but it would be more conversational.

Hi! The rule is: if you have a planned activity happening in the close future, you can use present continuous. Here are some examples I can think of: - Tomorrow, I'm seeing the doctor (certain natives will say "I'll go see" but there 's a nuance in probability that you'll do it. If you use the continuous, it means it is already planned and it will happen. - On Monday I'm visiting your cousin. - Next week, I'm leaving this country for good. Does that help? ;)

We use "have." I don't know why it says "are having", because nobody would say that.

Not a native speaker but studied English in university. When you're annoyed by something, we were taught to use present continuous aka ''are having''. Having ''it's very annoying'' afterwards would make that redundant but in this case it was probably included as a hint to the right answer. Native speakers would probably use ''have'' though.

It’s not are having. No native English speaker would say that. It’s have. ”My neighbours have a party every Saturday. It’s very annoying.” ”My neighbours are having a party this Saturday” ”My neighbours have had a party every Saturday for the last six months. It’s very annoying” ”My neighbour has a party every Saturday.”

What country is this?

You did not make a mistake. A truly is the right answer.

I'm from California. Seriously, this is total bs, unless it’s just a British English thing? I’d never say "are having."

Funnily enough, all of those are correct statements except “has.” That’s just a shitty test or whatever. Should be an “all of the above” answer. My neighbours are having a party every Saturday. My neighbours have a party every Saturday. My neighbours have had a party every Saturday. All correct english. Just based on different time frames.

I think both are grammatically correct, but have subtly different meanings. "My neighbors have a party every Saturday" = an ongoing past and present trend that you're in the middle of. "My neighbors are having a party every Saturday" = consistent plans for the future Saturdays. At least that's how I would interpret the two sentences if I came across them. But with the second part of the sentence, "It is very annoying" - I guess that can still go with both interpretations, but to me it makes more sense as a complaint about something that happened in the past, therefore, I would be pretty confident in picking "have" as my answer. This resource is probably wrong and if there is a way to do so, I would report it.

because it's future tense

It’s intended to communicate present continuous to express future plans. - Will: plans arranged at the moment of speaking - Be going to: plans arranged before - Present continuous: plans you have under control, something that’s very likely to happen. So, I guess “We’re having a party every Saturday” means that neighbors’ plan is to have a party every weekend, and that’s annoying. BUT a lot of context is missed in here, that’s why it’s so confusing. 🫤 It’s not a good example to teach the tense though.

A B and D are correct, but mean slightly different things

Just fuck it bruh seems like "are having " giving me more vibe 😂

You're right . Answers A and D are grammatically correct. B is not.

i’m with you. “have” sufficiently explains that they have weekly parties. “are having” sounds awkward & clunky. if your teacher is a native english speaker, what country did they grow up in? if you’re using an app, where was it developed?

Honestly, I would probably just say "my neighbors throw/host parties every Saturday."

You’re correct. It would be “are having a party” only if it were a. in the future or right now and b. finite, not an ongoing event.

Thats just flat out incorrect, i have no idea how they got that

Are having indicates in the future where as having alone indicates it is going on right now

I'll explain it: the answer is not correct. The correct answer is a).

All of them except C can be correct.

Both are correct (not a native speaker but naturalized, so essentially the same)

A is the only one that makes sense? B doesn’t make sense out loud…

"A party" is wrong. That is why it is difficult to to make a proper sentence. It seems like the speaker is trying to say that their neighbor has had parties on every Saturday and their neighbor will continue to have parties on every Saturday in the future. I would say "My neighbors keep having parties every Saturday."

The English language is the shower drain of languages

I think it's to emphasize that it's something happening at the moment, it's not a permament situation.

'are having' - becasue it's something in the future that IS going to happen, and it happens EVERY Saturday. Future present tense. But 'have' is viable choice also.

You didn’t make a mistake

This is impossible to answer without conversational context. "Have" seems like the most typically appropriate answer, though. If you say "are having", I would interpret that as meaning they plan to have Saturday parties in the future... but that would mean you'd already established that you're talking about the future. "Have had" also works perfectly well if you're talking highlighting behavior up til now.

It’s not, don’t worry. Native English speaker, you got it right

Its not.

I agree "have" is correct, but "are having" also makes sense to me. It's the second sentence. The way i read it is that the party is currently ongoing. The wording is really bad, but it's the only way "are having" is the correct way. I have no qualifications, i barely passed English myself and i'm a native New Yorker.

I'm Irish and it's 'have' for me. This sounds awful.

“Have” is the correct answer in this situation. It’s used to describe a past event. “Are having” would be “My neighbors are having a party this Saturday. It might be annoying.” Because it hasn’t happened yet.

As another commenter said, if it was a one time thing, like a party this Saturday. I would say my neighbours are having, but if it’s a continuous action, such as every Saturday, it would be have. I feel like have had would also work in this context, but have just sounds better.

Every answer but C is grammatical for me, albeit with different meanings.

As a native speaker, C is the only objectively incorrect answer. I agree with the comments saying that B could imply a future routine, but I could also see my self using B in a context similar to: "We received several complaints from my neighbors for throwing a party last weekend at out apartment. Meanwhile, our neighbors are having a party every Saturday, and nobody seems to care. It is very annoying." In this context, I feel that "have" and "are having" would be totally interchangeable without changing the meaning at all.

It COULD be are having if (and this is also a big if) the speaker is implying this Saturday parties as something recent and temporal, but it is impossible to infer that from this sentence. In any case, in this question I would always choose have and as a teacher I would always tell my students that are having is a mistake.

That's not the best answer. It still complies with English grammar, but it is awkward. "Have" is the best answer for that sentence as it is present progressive, rather than the gerund. If this is for some class, just retake the quiz and do what it wants, but know that your instinct is correct.

There are two issues at work here — 1) English uses the present indicative for habitual behaviors, reserving the present progressive to describe actions that are actively happening: *She smokes cigarettes* = she has a habit of smoking cigarettes. She does this often. *She is smoking cigarettes =* she is currently smoking cigarettes, right now. 2) Idiomatically, the phrase "\[TO BE\] + having X" usually means "is in an ongoing state or condition of experiencing X": *My dog is having trouble walking =* My dog can't walk normally right now, and has experienced difficulty walking for some time Importantly, in cases like 2) the verb "to have" is an AUXILIARY or HELPING verb. Its only function is to associate the subject with some other active verb which is the real "point" of the statement. This is why "My neighbors are having a party every Saturday" sounds non-standard to a native speaker. Not only does it mistakenly use the present progressive to describe habitual behavior, but it **compounds the error by using "are having" non-idiomatically**: that is, "my neighbors are having a party every Saturday" **tries to make "having" the active verb itself, when our expectation is that "having" will just be a helping verb that sets up the main action.**

My neighbors party every Saturday.

I would choose A. Native English speaker, New England.

Both a & d are also grammatically correct.

I would use "have had" if these parties have been going on for many Saturdays

Definitely not b or c. Could be a or d, depending on whether you are aware the parties will continue or not.

It’s the tense I believe. “It is very annoying” is present tense, “are having” is the only option that is also present tense. Though I admit that in real life I would prolly say “have”, but I don’t be speakin proper English all the time

Depending on the context, it can be A, B, or D. This is just a poorly written question.

A C and D can all be correct depending on context, specifically when they started/ended having the parties. A sounds like the generally correct option though.

have and have had are both correct depending on how you want to frame the sentence. are having, does not really sound right.

"are having" implies future. Maybe not by syntax precisely but that's how it would be used in my native English experience. If the sentence would have read "It *will be* very annoying" I would have used "are having" or "will be having" as it implies an ongoing thing, meaning it will be continuing in the future. In this case "have had" or "have" makes more sense. To be clear, these are the sorts of things English speakers fuck up all the time (myself included since I don't even know if the above has any technically correct basis).. and I think things like this are how English gets the rap as a difficult language. However if you were to say either of these versions in casual conversation, every single English speaker native or not will know what you're saying and are unlikely to think twice about it so does it really matter?

From a grammatical perspective, a + d should be correct. have = something done repeatedly, in general, expected to continue into the future have had = conversation confined only to past fact are having = makes the entire phrase "having a party every Saturday" into an adjective. Which would make the "it" in the next sentence grammatically incorrect, because there's no singular subject that the pronoun can refer to (as "neighbors" is the only noun, and it's plural).

A or D could both work.

It sounds like someone is absolutely tired of those parties. "Can you believe they are having a party EVERY Saturday?!" But yeah. Without this context, the sentence just sounds wrong.

“My neighbors are having a party” is correct. “My neighbors having a party every Saturday” is wrong.

I would personally use "have" or "have had". The only one that isn't correct is "has".

Pretty much all correct tho C is least correct and btw noone says B. This test probably expects "proper English" so just talk like ur a rich Brit in ur head and you'll probably get the questions right A and D are both correct A means "theyll continue to have parties" while D "they have done this so far but I'm not sure if theyll continue". Theres some subtleties between A and D but not important Mostly "are having" is because they want you to include the "are". English speakers tho shorten to just "have"

We don't see the overall instructions for this question. It may be telling the test taker to choose x tense when answering the below questions.

B isn't right.  A is correct.  D is _almost_ correct, but would require the next sentence to instead say "It has been very annoying".

A b and d all work depending on tense, which isn't implied anywhere else in the sentence.

It's probably some obscure grammar rule that English speakers don't actually follow. I would have answered the same as you. Don't worry about it. Your instinct was real-world correct.

As a native English speaker A and D make sense. B doesn't make that much sense because why are they saying that something is annoying if it hasn't happened yet? Then C is grammatically incorrect.

“My neighbors are having a party this Saturday” or “My neighbors are having a party on Saturday” would be correct. However for this question the answer you chose is correct

"have had" - they won't have any more, because I killed them >:)

I am pretty sure a) is just fine here.

Literally just the wrong correct answer😭

Fuck future tense, this is HAVE

"Have" is habitual and the party they have every Saturday is a habit! That quiz is wrong!

Your answer is actually correct. The, "correct answer" would imply they haven't had a party in the past, but will in the future-- this Saturday and then on going.

A, B, and D are all grammatically correct but mean different things. A describes a longstanding state of affairs. This saturday party has happened every saturday for as we have lived by these people. B describes a new state of affairs. The neighbors recently started to throw a weekly party and continue to do so D could describe either of the previous two situations. You would generally use this phrasing for emphasis when deciding to take action or while complaining to the police. It emphasizes the repeated nature of the parties without speculating on whether they will continue in the future. It’s the most strictly factual phrasing so it has more oomph to it, at least as I read it.

I’m native English, and this is what I would choose for the answer, too.

Your answer is not wrong. You picked one of the three of the answers that are correct -- the correct choice depends on context and the meaning you wish to convey. "have a party" means the party is an ongoing thing which those annoying neighbors *do* (note the simple present tense, the same as "have") every Saturday. The simple present can be used to communicate a habitual action or state of being. "are having a party" implies the Saturday parties are just beginning. As in, "My neighbors just informed me that starting next week, they are having a party every Saturday." (somewhat similar to "will be having a party"). "has" is flatly incorrect because the verb is not in agreement with the subject. "have had" is possible in the sense that the parties are in the past up till now. "They have had a party every Saturday, and I'm just sick and tired of it. I hope they stop." The problem is not your choice, but with the designer of the test.

Pretty sure every option except has is correct here

"Are having" implies future events, which could be correct here. "Have" implies present and past, which could also be correct here. "Have had" implies past and can also be correct. The fact that your neighbors have had a party is annoying. The "it" in the second sentence is ambiguous and could be referring to the parties or an implied "the situation of your neighbors having had parties". Colloquialisms are hard and language tests should take that into account. Esp. in English there's rarely only one right answer.

I would never use "are having" for this. My neighbors have a party every weekend or my neighbors have had a party every weekend. Both feel right but express slightly different ideas.

As a non native speaker, I think have is fine or maybe even better, but I understand that "are having" can be correct as well in order to convey the ongoing nuisance?

The answer depends upon the sense of time. Your answer A- ‘have’ is looking backwards and present. Their answer B- ‘are having’ is looking forward and present. Its a badly created question, and should not be part of any test

A, B, and D are all valid responses, technically. The context is what matters here. A) "Have." This would work in the context that the neighbors both have had parties in the past and are likely to continue doing so for the foreseeable future. No idea why this was considered wrong. B) "Are having." Arguably the same as "Have," but emphasizes that the parties are an ongoing issue. C) "Has." This is the only one that is grammatically incorrect regardless of context. D) "Have had." This works if the neighbors have engaged in parties in the past but perhaps it was some time ago or you aren't confident to say that they will continue to do so. Perhaps the uncertainty or vague interpretation could cause confusion, but it is fine.

Its A. Under normal situations.

your resource has issues

All the options give a valid answer.

A, b and d could each be correct, depending on what you mean. "Have had" - For the past several Saturdays, my annoying neighbors have had a party. "Are having" - My annoying neighbors plan to have a party every Saturday for the next several weeks. "Have" - My annoying neighbors habitually have parties on Saturdays.  Without any further context, it's impossible to know the correct answer here.

"have" and "have had" are equally natural to me. Great lakes USA

My neighbors *have* a party every Saturday = My neighbors have a history of throwing a party every week and now they schedule them on Saturday My neighbors *are having* a party every Saturday = My neighbors suddenly decided they want a party to occur every Saturday

you are right

My personal favorite: My neighbors stay having a party on Saturday. It is very annoying.

'Have' is almost surely correct- 'are having' is the present continuous tense, used to describe actions that are happening right now or future plans. So mayyyybe your Neighbours are having a party every Saturday from now on?... but I don't think anyone would actually say that.

Present simple is usually used when we want to talk about habitual and constant actions. However, when we want to express that we are irritated or annoyed by repetitive actions that we cannot usually control and are out of our hands, there is an exception, like the one you have here, when we use present continuous. It is annoying for you that your neighbors are having a party every Saturday and you can’t do anything about it. Another similar example would be: “My brother is always using my toothbrush.” Again, a continuous tense for a habit we want to criticize. Usually, we have adverbs of frequency like “always” and “continually” in these contexts. I’m not a native, but I remember my English teacher emphasizing this exception in school.

It looks like they want you to match the tense between “the neighbors [to have] a party” and “it [to be] very annoying,” which doesn’t make much sense in colliquial English because native speakers mix these tenses all the time and usually isn’t ambiguous at all.

The only answer that is definitely not correct is “has”.

To me (native speaker), a and b both sound fine, but I'll agree with the majority that a feels a bit more natural. b does sound a little more annoyed, though, so maybe that's what they are going for. I also do feel like b implies that the action will continue into the future more than a does.

Technically only (d) would be correct since it states the neighbors have done something every Saturday (disregarding the hyperbole). It is impossible to say they will continue having parties every Saturday since the speaker does not know their intentions. Regardless, any answer other than (c) is grammatically correct, and in normal everday speech, convey the same idea.

Have is correct. 'Are having' is future tense, and that is only correct if the neighbors have yet to hold a party. 'It is very annoying' is present tense, so I think that it should be 'it will be very annoying' instead. I only speak english, so I would feel pretty stupid if I'm wrong about this.

They HAVE a party EVERY Sunday. They are having party right NOW. I think so. If the action is happening right now, then this is Present Continius. Correct me if i’m wrong.

so, all the options are acceptable EXCEPT C. C is incorrect because the subject verb plurality doesnt match. my neighboR has, or neighborS have. the other 3 are suitable but relate to different tenses. so maybe your exercise was related to verb tense? have - present "they have a party every saturday" are having - future, "they are having a party every saturday in april" (have) had - past, but slightly improper because you can eliminate have, "my neighbors have had a party every saturday this past month."

Yeah it’s just wrong. U could use either have or have had in this scenario

The only one I wouldn't use is c... The rest all make sense

"Every Saturday" indicated it is a routine or permanent habit. For this we use the simple present. Have is correct. If we talk about annoying habits, we often use present continous. (e.g., Is he always phoning this late). But as you can see, "always phoning" and not "phoning every saturday". So you are actually correct.

i’d said either my “neighbours are having parties every sat” or what you said… a bad resource i think :/

anything other than “has” is fine depending on the context

easy, the indicated answer is wrong.

Honestly, a or d would work grammatically. Not sure what the test is on about. “My neighbors are having a party every Saturday” sounds a little weird to me, though I suppose it’s technically grammatically correct

I think that the only invalid response is C. "Have" implies an ongoing state with certainty of the future, "are having" implies an ongoing state with uncertainty, "have had" implies an ongoing state with uncertainty of the future.

Probably it's flawed. EVERY Saturday - have. THIS Saturday - are having.

It's a correct use of the present progressive tense, but the simple present "have" could also have been correct. The difference would be if the weekly party were a relatively recent phenomenon, in which case use the present progressive, or if the weekly part is long standing, in which case the simple present is appropriate.

You’re right. This is wrong. Yes, you can come up with a technical justification for two others, but have is 100 % natural.

It’s continuous: “are having” because of “EVERY” Saturday. If it were “My neighbors ____ a party tomorrow” (or any other day), it would be “have” because it refers to a single event in that sentence.

"Have" is correct since means that the neighbors' actions occurred in the past and continued up to the present. "Are having" means that the neighbors are currently having a party this Saturday and will continue to do so in the future Saturdays, but you don't know that unless your neighbors told you that they are having a party every Saturday. There's a whole thought process that's been completely left out in the question and screwing you over.

I think the marked correct answer is wrong. "Are having" is present tense which implies the party is either currently happening or an upcoming event. "Every Saturday" implies the parties have been happening in the past and are possibly going to also happen in the future. This is why the present tense form "having" doesn't make sense to me and why "have" and "have had" would both work in my mind.

A, B, and D are all correct

I would use "are having". Have a party? Doesn't make sense, well it does I suppose. But are having sounds better. Edit: both are correct in their respective ways. I didn't see "every".

What I'm gathering is that this is all about tense. Have expresses future intent. Have had expressed past events. While are having expresses past, present, and future.

This person is lost between the past and the future.

The only truly incorrect answer is c. A) would be stating that the routine of the neighbors is to have a party every Saturday, starting in the past and continuing for the foreseeable future. B) would be stating that the neighbors are having a party for the foreseeable future, but it is a routine that is either just starting or the past routine is unknown to the speaker. D) would be stating that the neighbors have been having parties every Saturday in the past and are either stopping that routine or the future of the routine is unknown to the speaker.

I think it’s stony? I think a and d could both be correct but if someone said b it might sound a bit off

A or D are correct. A is best.

A and d

Native English speaker. I would choose "throw." My neighbors throw a party every Saturday. It's very annoying.

for things that happen regularly it's "have". "are having" would primarily imply that they're having a party right at this moment iirc

Hmm now that you point it out, I see. I wonder what I would've written in this scenario. Maybe my grammar is actually bad. Hmm.

I would’ve said “my neighbors have had a party every Saturday, it is very annoying.” Or another one that would work would be “my neighbors keep having parties every Saturday, it is very annoying.”

B would only be correct if it read “My neighbors ___ a party ON Saturday. It will be very annoying”. In this case it would be A

A, B, and D are all valid. C is invalid, because "has" in this context would be singular, and "neighbors" is plural.

the first answer is correct you could technically use this and make sense. for example “anything happening this month?” “yeah the neighbours are having a party every saturday, it’s very annoying. i won’t be able to sleep”

Have - multiple times Are havung - once

c) is the only incorrect answer.

we use -ing when we want to describe that an action is annoying

Native English speaker, I would say "have" in this context. Unless it's expected to end soon. Like "my neighbors are having a party every Saturday until the end of March." But that's not happening here. But also, singular "a party" sounds odd. "Are having parties" sounds way more natural.

If someone said "are having" to me in this context, I would immediately clock him as a non-native speaker.

Is this an app or a website?

Native speaker, California. Both sound grammatical to me, but 'have' is more standard. I would have answered this question the same way you did.

This one skirts the line of two tenses at the same time, and the balance should be on “natural” use of English. Reframing it as a single sentence, you’d have to say “My neighbors are having a very annoying party every Saturday.” This would make sense if someone asked you, “Man, why do you always look so tired on Sunday morning?” You might sigh and say the sentence above, and it would make a sort of sense, if not coming off a bit stilted. “Are having” sets the starting point of the arrow of time grammatically at some undescribed time in the past (open ended) and moves it past the present into some nondescript time in the future. It’s been happening, and it will continue happening. But most people wouldn’t naturally focus on the “ongoing” aspect of the occurrence but the specific time at which it occurs each week. It occurs ON a Saturday. It closure EVERY Saturday. These are all one time, non-continuous occurrences. So saying the “have A party” is sort of saying half of two things. It’s more likely the speaker would say, “the have parties”, and this would belie the ongoing nature and also the punctuated aspect of when the parties occur (and the fact that it’s Saturday when the speaker wishes they could be resting). Most likely the speaker would use past perfect progressive tense to denote this though. They’d actually blend the perfect part by contracting the “have” into the subject to say, “My neighbors’ve been throwing parties every Saturday. It’s super annoying.” In normal situations, what is causing your emotional state, and whether that continues to be your emotional state, may be very different from what’s causing the emotional state. From the speakers perspective, the parties started at some point in the past, are seemingly continuing today, and may very well continue in the future. This could use simple past, past progressive, past perfect progressive, and present progressive to denote the speakers relationship to the occurrences. Their emotional state may be very separate from the event though. They might have at one point been annoyed by aren’t now, still annoyed, just over it. It would totally depend. TLDR: In short, neither of these tenses actually do a great job of denoting what the speaker would be trying to communicate. A native speaker would use past perfect progressive, not present progressive or simple present tense. However, the point of THIS ANSWER is that you’re matching the tense of the second sentence with the first one. “It IS ANNOYING.” matches with “My neighbors ARE HAVING…” That’s what seems to be tested here.

Have is correct.

DEI error

Have had, unless the the neighbours plan on having a party every Saturday until the end of this universe and and the next to infinity. Until reality crumbles and time itself dies.

It is incorrect. "My neighbors have a party every saturday" "My neighbors are having a party" "My neighbor has a party every saturday" "My neighbors have had a party every saturday, except for today"

Every answer is technically correct, but answer B implies that it has been going on for a while with no ending in the future. You could say either A, B, C, D while speaking, and anyone would/should understand. Which is wild you're answering a question like that because I've never had a question like that, I don't even think we get taught English in depth like that either

A, B, and D work fine.

Weird cause I think B & C are the two answers that don't make sense. Either A or D make sense to me, but I'm not an English major or anything.

Going through the options: A is correct. B I guess could work, but no native speaker would ever say this to describe a habitual action. “My neighbors are having a party every Saturday” suggests that they have not had any parties yet, but they are about to start them up, in which case the second sentence would be something like “it’s going to be very annoying” or perhaps “they are very annoying” if you’re talking about the neighbors as a whole. C is wrong with incorrect subject-verb agreement. D would probably suggest that these parties have been going on for some time but then stopped, or at least the any future parties are not the focus of the sentence. The second sentence in that case would be something like “it has been very annoying”.

I would go with A or D

You were right. I'm a native speaker and I would never say "is having" here.

Tbh every answer here except for the "correct one" suits the sentence better.

Grammatically, "are having" is right. You would use present continuous for repeated actions in a short period of time. I jog every saturday --> that's a habit I have I'm jogging every saturday --> that's something I've been doing in the last maybe couple of weeks? And maybe for just one more month? In the exercise you have, there is also an intonation element you should consider: 1- the fact that it's kind of a habit they've recently picked up adds surprise and resentment to the statement. 2- continuous tenses tend to "propagate" the action through time so that you feel the whole process of the action rather than just its beginning and end. In this case, it helps you convey the tiredness and exhaustion of your neighbour partying every f****n saturday... Honestly being a native does not always come with the linguistic awareness and sensitivity you need to study English with good care and to understand how to BEST express what you think AND feel

"have" sounds natural to me as a native British English speaker. "Are having" works but almost seems like trying to force e.g. German grammatical rules (where you'd always use -en when referring to more than one person) onto English. To me the "are having" has connotations of future plans

Have. That’s just English

could be A or even D.

So, this is pretty much talking about routine. Should be "have" because that's present simple territory.

Maybe I'm being autistic, but unless the parties were explicitly planned in advance for every Saturday I would probably say "have been having"

It's the difference of using "every" rather than "this" If it was "this" then "My neighbors (are having) a party this Saturday" would be the correct answer. But since it's a repetitive action (hence the word "every") "are having" doesn't make any sense and "have" is the correct answer.

A is correct. Who wrote this lol D is usable, provided you add a time frame. For example- ‘my neighbors have had a party every Saturday *this month.*’

Looks like Indian English? If so, B is correct by curriculua standards; if not, A should be correct as it's English English. The country these questions come from can be important as Indian English is very much its own dialect of English due to some quirks like this. Some Indian languages like Hindi only feature present-continuous and this has heavily influenced Indian English. To summarize: Are you Indian? If so, it's correct by Indian English standards. Are you not Indian? Definitely incorrect. It's important to remember that English is a pluricentric language with no regulatory body and in some cases, the answer will vary by geography.

"Are having" is apparently present continuous tense. It's saying that it's a regular occurrence in the past, present, and future. "Have" would work if you were just having a conversation, but it doesn't convey the regularity of the event in a grammatical sense. This is a tough question tho. I definitely would have answered the same thing as you did.

I think the rule is because it's an ongoing series of regular events and in that sense is currently in progress. Hence the present progressive, even though native speakers from many regions wouldn't use it. It's been a while though so my information might be faulty.

"Are having" Makes it sound like it happens every Saturday, and that's what makes it annoying.

I think it's because the future tense alone would be 'are having.' I'm honestly not sure the 100% correct usage for a continuous tense, and sense it does involve a future Saturday, it defaulted to using future tense. "It is very annoying," is present tense and gives context that there will be future parties and there is no context to prove that there has been parties in the past. I'm also bullshitting so idk.

Don't feel bad at all, good sir, because you're 100% right in your current answer. There is no native or fluent English speaker who would say "My neighbours are having a party every saturday", that's very unnatural sounding, mainly because saying "a party" implies it's a singular event, but to then go on to say it's actually multiple, repeating events just breaks what was previously established and makes the sentence sound wrong, because it _is_ wrong. The true right way to say this would be "My neighbours are having _parties_ every saturday.", only by establishing first that it is plural does it become okay to state that it's repeating an unknown number of times. Though the actual answer, based on purely the sentence laid out in the question, would be "have" (like you correctly assessed), or "have had". As far as I can tell there's no way to know which one it should be based on the example sentence given, and just so you know, most english speakers would not care about which of the two you use, but if you're curious about the difference, just know that, in this case, you would use "have" to imply you're certain repition is continuous (i.e. as far as you know it's not going to stop), and you would use "have had" to make it clear that it's just past tense and you're not sure if it's continuous or not (i.e. you're not sure whether the repition is going to stop soon or not). Something that I find really funny is that if you change the sentence from saying "a party" to "parties", then every single option except for C becomes grammatically correct, and even in that scenario, B is _still_ the least natural sounding, mostly because it's too formal a way to talk about something that annoys you. So yeah, idk what this resource is but it's wrong about this on so many levels.

The only wrong answer is 'has'. All other answers could make sense given extra context.

All but c work in different contexts. Except with b I would say “are having parties”.

This test sucks and whoever made it shouldn't be teaching english

B is wrong .. The rest is ok, but the claim of knowing the future is slightly wrong ..but allowable in the circumstance

They have the party every Sunday . It is consistently happening . They are having a party THIS Saturday means that it is a one time party . I am a English native

If they changed 'a party' to 'parties', then yeah, are having would be right, but with 'a party' it'd be have. I don't know what's up with this question.

learning a language is a process to be overly correct. rules are rules but in reality things change faster than books/rules can. Hence why I got to put on a exam face when doing tests and quizzes, and speak freely without being bogged down by grammar. Unless the grammar actually makes a difference and become confusing to the audience, I see no difference. You take any language and something odd like this happens where a native speaker would just use "have" instead of "are having". I would we be okay with any of the 2, but then again, I'm shit at grammar lol...

All of these except “has” are correct it just depends on the time frame you’re referring to

ESL teacher here, we use Present Simple for habits, or routines (every Saturday) overall. So "have" here is correct. Present Continuous on the other hand should be used for on-going actions or future plans.

Because it's in the future and plural hosts

Disagree with {b}. {c} is wrong, from a "number" perspective ("neighbors" is plural, "has" refers to an individual). {a} is correct if the parties are continuing, and are thought to be continuing into the future. {d} is correct if the parties are not going to continue.

I’m a native English speaker from the United States. Here’s how I would make each choice correct: A. My neighbors HAVE a party every Saturday. B. My neighbors ARE HAVING a party ON Saturday. C. My NEIGHBOR HAS a party every Saturday. D. My neighbors HAVE HAD a party every Saturday FOR THE LAST MONTH.

im pretty sure a, b, and d are all correct. although im less sure about D.

grammar books say that present continuous can be used in routine activities that annoy the speaker

There is probably some context to the question that we can't see because all 4 answers could be grammatically correct. "Are having" would be correct if it was asking you for the present continuous tense

Were there instructions telling you which form to use? Technically multiple answers are correct without context, but if it's quizzing you on a certain form than that would make more sense.

I feel everything but C actually make sense

I think a, b, or d could be correct, with slight differences in the meaning. I'd like to propose option e, "have been having"

You were correct. This is wrong.

nah the first one is correct

That's just wrong. A is correct. I would also accept D, since it means something slightly different in my opinion.

I'm sure this is part of the reason English is such a hard language to learn. Even as someone who speaks English as a first language trying to explain the answer just now made me realize I was only going to confuse you further. But in reality, if this is the only mistake you're making I wouldn't consider it a very big deal as 99.99% of people will understand what your trying to say.

Literally A, B, and D would all be acceptable. Wtf is this😂😂 Edit:Accidentally put C instead of D

When you complain about someone’s repetitive and annoying habit, use the present continuous. For example, my little brother is always using my computer without my permission.

A is correct. “It is annoying” means D is less correct than A. C is not proper conjugation. B is not correct. “are having” would work if it weren’t EVERY Saturday.

some people are so bad at speaking english.🤣🤣

A and D work for the first sentence alone, but to match the tense of the second sentence, only A.

Answers A,B, and D are correct English in my opinion. I am a native English speaker. Answer C is incorrect.

This isn't standard. It should be "have," unless it's phrased something like "The neighbours are always having parties!", to convey a sense of annoyance. The time wouldn't be mentioned.

Well, back where I come from any of the above is considered fitting plus you could include "is having".... In Louisiana you could even write it, "My neighbors, they havin' a fais-do-do every Saturday. It's real agrravatin' cher...." 

Classic, more than one correct answer and it depends more on if it's spoken or written.

Ing forms are used for events that are still happening at the moment. Since the follow up is „it is very annoying“ tells you that it is the case. You use the present simple form „have“ if they do it regularly, like „I work at the bank“

Not enough context for any answer to be truly correct

When you want to show you're annoyed you use present continuous in a present simple sentence.

For me, the problem is really with the questionable way they make commentary on **a previous clause**. ("*It is* very *annoying*.") My neighbors ***are having*** a party every Saturday, ***which is*** very ***annoying***. My neighbors ***having*** a party every Saturday ***is*** very ***annoying***. My neighbors ***have / are having*** a party every Saturday (and) ***that is*** very ***annoying***. ***It is*** very ***annoying that*** my neighbors ***have / are having*** a party every Saturday.

"Neighbors" is plural. Neighbors ARE HAVING... Taking a second look at the original format, "have had" would be more contextually correct.

You’re right, “have” is correct. “Are having” doesn’t work

Native English speaker here - the correct answer is absolutely 'have'.

only one that is wrong is C. A B and D would all be perfectly fine to use.

Correct answer should be 'have'. "Are having" is only used in the future tense. Since the sentence heavily suggests that this has happened before, "are having" makes no sense at all.

Native speaker here: uhh, no. have is correct. *maybe* have had depending on the context

A and D sound correct to me. B is not correct. "My neighbors are having a party this Saturday." Is correct. But for reoccurring events, you would not use "are." These two examples are both correct: "My neighbors have a party every Saturday." or "My neighbors have had a party every Saturday." The first example above conveys that the neighbors have been doing this for a while, and will likely continue, and the second example above conveys that the neighbors have had parties up to now, but does not state that they will in the future. A is, by far, the most natural sounding option.

The only answer I think is explicitly wrong is c). No native speaker is going to be confused by using any of a), b), or d). b) probably outs you as an ESL guy posting online, much like the correct usage of "whom" would.

Both A and D are correct, the person who made this question clearly didn't understand the language they were trying to teach.

I would probably never say this. Although it does work. The only one that really doesn’t work is c.

C

No, they have a party every Saturday. They are having a party right now. You are correct.

Present simple= something that happens repeatedly. Ex: My neighbours HAVE a party every Saturday Every Saturday an event happens (Sorry if this is wrong lol)

the resource sucks, you’ll find have more commonly over anything else

This is a silly question because every answer except for C is completely acceptable. b) My neighbors are having a party every Saturday. It is very annoying. > this implies that in the future your neighbors will be throwing parties every Saturday, and this annoys you. d) My neighbors have had a party every Saturday. It is very annoying. > this implies that every past Saturday they have thrown parties, and this annoys you. a) My neighbors have a party every Saturday. It is very annoying. > same as D, but also implies B

It’s supposed to be A

Everything but c works due to the plurality of neighbors

yes. quiz is wrong. your first answer was correct.

Repeated actions using adverbs of frequency (always, sometimes, never, rarely, often, every + time...) require present simple. That's it.

Seems to me have would be best, and then have had would be a second choice. The only time I would use are having would be a situation such as, you check the calendar for your homeowners association outdoor space rental that you were hoping to get for a party on a Saturday and they are all booked up by the neighbors. I would say it is close to being incorrect without particular circumstances, and it is only a third choice after the other two.

I am a native English speaker and I would have chosen the same option as you did. I live on the west coast of the US.

Should be are having since it is every Saturday and not just once. Just ‘have’ would have been apt if the party was just once

A or D would be correct

No wonder people suck at speaking English. The people that teach them seem to suck as well lmao

This is when you know the courses are using AI to grade/provide test answers because this is just crazy😂

Your answer would also be correct depending on the context and unfortunately it doesn’t seem they provide that context. I think d could also be correct. If I was to say it in a sentence (as a native English speaker) I would pick a, unless it was referring to the parties in past tense in which case I would pick d. The only reason I would pick the ‘correct’ answer is if the question was to be rephrased to refer to the party as happening in the future, as in: “My neighbours are having a party next Saturday” for example. A or d could be used in this phrasing, so it is just a weird question and weird answers with not enough context provided.

That's correct sentence and the meaning is correct Use the present continuous tense to EMPHASISE that an action happens too frequently. So you can use this form to express annoyance, irritation or criticism or just to state the fact that the action happens too frequent. However the sentence might be missing an adverb of frequency to make it clearer. Use one of these three adverbs: constantly, continuously, or always. Source of information: On Screen C2 Level - Express Publishing, and others.

The answer "are having" is incorrect. This is because "are" is a present tense verb. "You are running." Sometimes people will use "are having" as an informal invitation. For example, "we are having a party on Saturday." Of course, this is generally considered acceptable. HOWEVER! Because we're talking about English, and it's a present tense verb being used, you only get to use "are having" for a single event. Since they say the party is EVERY Saturday, that removes the single event exception. As a result, you must use the irregular verb "have" to denote the fact that this event is occurring on a regular basis. It has been happening every Saturday and will continue to happen every Saturday, because they have a party every Saturday. As a result, "My neighbors have a party every Saturday. It is very annoying." is the only correct answer. To any native English speaker, "My neighbors are having a party every Saturday. It is very annoying." would sound wrong and you're very likely to be corrected.

the test is wrong. A or D would work. B or C are incorrect -Native speaker

neighbour ends with an -s suffix, indicating that it is plural. and Plural words uses "are" instead of is. Now, not all words ending with s are plural, so be careful with that.

Well if it’s more than one then it’s “ i am having” because there’s more than one but it’s the same one thing. Multiple of the same, are having. One thin only, have. Simple

The correct answer to this question is A, "'Have".

Perhaps, it’s just a bug and the software developer would be grateful if you report it. (A software developer)

Terrible. It should be “my neighbours have parties every Saturday” or in the option shown, the sentence should be “parties” instead of “a party” in the first sentence.

The only wrong answer here is "has". The rest are grammatically correct

In my opinion "Are having" would be correct if the sentence was "My neighbors are having "parties" every Saturday" instead of a party.

I'm pretty sure any of them except "has" are valid sentences.

A, B and D are correct. I’m a native speaker.

A and d are correct. A if it is certain to happen again next week. D if you aren't sure if it will continue in future weeks.

That’s the wrong answer. It’s bad grammar. The correct answer is A.

Have is correct here lol. Are having would make it a temporary activity. But here the sentence denotes annoyance and we can confer it's happening alot. So " have " is correct.

A is correct. D can also be correct; if they've had a party every Saturday in the past, but you don't necessarily know that they'll be continuing having parties on Saturdays. Having is just wrong.

Your answer is correct. "Are having" only works when the party is in the singular.

Technically you could use any of them except for “has”. I think it’s saying “are having” because the expectation here is that the neighbors will continue having parties every Saturday. Personally I’m from Florida and I’d say “have” out of these options, but in reality I’d probably phrase the whole sentence more like “My neighbors throw parties every Saturday. It is very annoying.”

I’m British and a native speaker. “Have” would be perfectly acceptable, even “have had” (referring to the past) would be somewhat acceptable. “Are having” I’d say would be wrong as it would assume it is in the current tense which doesn’t make much sense but I guess could be grammatically correct

Is this test from India? Serious question.

“Have” is present tense, “are having” is present continuous. Because the neighbors are going to continue to have parties on Saturday, you use the present continuous tense. It implies that the thing is not only currently happening, but that you expect it to continue to happen. I think the vast majority of native English speakers would use the word “have” here, as you can see from the comments. It just sounds right. But that’s the grammatical reason why “are having” is technically correct

Native English speaking Americans will say (a) “have”

Have or have had are both fine in this sentence, id probably lean toward have specifically here as its simpler, but have had isnt wrong though would feel more apropriate if theres a time qualifier eg since x date or this month. Are having is wrong for a party, would only make sense if the sentance used parties instead 'My neighbours are having parties every Saturday.'

The "is" in the second sentence implies that it is happening currently. The "are" is the answer you picked implies that it will start happening. Have is the correct answer because it implies that it is currently happening and lines up with is.

Continuous form is used with annoying habits.

It’s incorrect English grammar. However, in India it’s common to hear this kind of incorrect grammar.

It's present simple, have. The 'every saturday' shows that it's a habit, thus being present simple and not continuous

Have sounds right to me. If it was something like, "We are having to go to the supermarket every week now.". That would make sense too...

Are having implies that the party is going on now.

You got it right

It show speaker's unpleasant attitude and so We use "present continuous"

There's no way "are having" is the correct answer. If the neighbors have a party every Saturday, the answer is a. The only explanation I can come up with is that the test was prepared by somebody who is not a native speaker.

It’s not wrong. It annoys you, so you use present continuous in this case. For example: “You are always being so loud, every single morning! Stop it!” We had it in school, I’m Polish.

a and d are both fully correct English, but convey slightly different meanings. b sounds clunky to my native (BrE) ears, but would probably pass muster coming from an ESL speaker. c is wrong for the plural form of neighbour.

I don't agree with this, but near as I can tell it's because there are going to be future Saturday parties, making the "are" correct for those, and not incorrect for the rest of the past parties. Again I don't agree, but that seems like a hill my Jr high English teacher would die on. I'm a native English speaker, and I'd eager pretty much everyone would say "have" in conversation. Language evolves so even if "are having" is grammatically correct, but no-one speaks that way, it doesn't matter.

Both have and are having work but the meaning changes: My neighbours have a party every Saturday - this has been a long term occurrence, more certain as it gives the feeling of permanence or long-lasting (this has been happening for a long time and will continue to) My neighbours are having a party every Saturday - this could be a more recent development or more of a temporary thing (this way of speaking would be more natural with a time reference e.g “my neighbours are having a party every Saturday this summer”)

As a native British English speaker, I would add an intensifier to B, or A as you've chosen. Like "my neighbours are always having a party every saturday" or "my neighbors have a party every saturday".B sounds clunky and only found in non native created textbooks.

“every” ? I don’t see a problem with “have”. If it was “this Saturday” , then “are having” sounds more right .

I'm native in English, I'm just a regular highschool student in America, but it's not is having. You were right, they have a party every Saturday.

It’s have or have had. Are having doesn’t make sense. It’s not something they are actively doing/are for sure going to do. It’s referring to events that have already occurred.

The only definitely wrong one is "has". The rest are all correct, but are different tenses, which you wouldn't use interchangeably. "Are having" = specifies future intent, and suggests past/present parties "Have", includes past, present and at least some future "Have had" = past only, possibly hints at the tradition continuing

Because the answer is incorrect. A) is the correct answer.!

Simple present tense is used to mention daily activities or events that happen with certain amount of frequency. I brush my teeth everyday. The neighbors have a party every Saturday. She seldom travels by plane.

This is a terrible question. Depending on context, "have", "are having", or "have had" could all be correct. But, most of the time, I'd expect to use "have".

not native speaker, but there's a rule that says present continuous is used when talking about annoying habits

Native English speaker here: the only wrong answer here is c. The other three are potentially correct depending on what you intend to convey.

In order of how natural they feel: 1. Have 2. Have had 3. Are having 4. Has Only “has” is outright grammatically incorrect and doesn’t work in the sentence.

This is a bad problem. Are having isn’t a wrong answer but have isn’t really wrong either. And also depending on context “have had” would also work. There may be some proper grammatical rule I don’t know about but in conversation you’d be fine

A, B, and D are all possible, but have slightly different meanings. And B is the most awkward choice.

Native English speaker. Any answer but C could work honestly so I can't speak to why the program says that B is the only answer. Your answer (A) would be used like 99% of the time for this sentence and the meaning they want it to convey.

Hi, D works best. It goes better with the second sentence. Because we know they have "had" a party every saturday, where with A there might be some leeway . Maybe they missed a party one saturday? D is just a stronger sentence in my opinion. B would be right if the sentence was "My neighbours are having a party Saturday." Of course, then, they wouldn't know if it was annoying as it hadn't happened yet!

Both have and are having are correct. It's like "I am running" vs "I run".

i feel like all are correct except 'has' as a native speaker.. maybe im wrong?

I would say A or D could be correct. B is ...not imo because it implies that the party is going on at the moment you're writing or saying that sentence ... but I was a Latin teacher, not an English one. My preference as a native English speaker would be D.

Answer a is the correct answer. Answer c is ungrammatical and b and d could only be correct in very limited situations that would require additional explanation. Wherever you found this, I suggest you look elsewhere for English support.

Are there additional prompts for the exercise? If you are being asked to use a specific form of verbs, that may be why this was marked wrong: Otherwise A, B and D would all be grammatically correct and how a native speaker might express this (with subtle variation).... A and B are nearly identical in meaning. D is more past-facing. C is the only answer that is incorrect, due to grammar.

Unless they have their neighbors’ upcoming calendar of planned parties to know what the future holds, this isn’t correct.

The correct answer is **"are having"** because it describes something happening repeatedly (every Saturday) and is still ongoing, which fits the context of the annoyance. Other options don't match the plural subject or the ongoing nature of the action.

Your choice is absolutely right. The program you are using is wrong, plain and simple.

I think your answer a) is better, b) isn't horrible, but I don't think a native speaker would use that construction.

(c) has is the only wrong answer. Any of the other 3 are equally valid. I could see a native speaker using any of them.

Okay, so I had no idea that most of you aren’t familiar with this case of present continuous/progressive usage. Basically if something happens frequently and it is ANNOYING or IRRITATING, then present continuous/progressive is used. Eg.: Lily is always looking at her phone, that is all she does when we’re together!!!

correct me if i am wrong i read somewhere like you use have i, we, you and they and has with he, she and it that means it is has right

I wouldn’t say it like this, probably more along the lines of, “My neighbors throw/have parties every Saturday, it’s so annoying.”

A, B, and D are acceptable answers and I would understand you perfectly. In fact, I think your response seems more natural. You’re doing great! I think the example provided to you is not a good grammar formula for the present progressive because it is difficult to place the time in which the action occurs. My roommates are being messy. It is very annoying. My dogs are barking constantly. It is very annoying. My parents are calling me everyday. It is very annoying. My roommates are having fish for dinner every night. It is very annoying because it smells bad.

"are having" works, but it's in the future tense. the sentence isn't complaining so much about their past parties, but their future ones.

a. and d. are both correct. a is maybe slightly more correct since it would make the tense of the first sentence match the second. That said, even b is correct in a certain context. This question is ambiguous at best. A is the best answer.

You were right. Boom. Explained.

Honestly, you could make an equally valid argument for two of them! \-"My neighbors have a party every Saturday."= they have so far, I expect it will continue. \-"My neighbors have had a party every every Saturday"= they have so far, but might stop (it' s not certain). There's no good situation for "has", and while "My neighbors are having a party every Saturday in August" (and it's February now) would make a kind of sense, that's not what they're saying.

Are having would make sense if it's beginning to become tradition maybe, but even then you would reinforce it with a "starting to" or "keep having" instead of just "are having"

Nah, "have" is right. We use the present simple tense for habits and scheduled, repeated events

A, b, d are all grammatically correct

Depending on the context it could be A, B or D. This is a dumb question.

In this context I would also use ‘have’ as a native English speaker, ‘my neighbours have a party every Saturday’. I would use ‘are having’ if the sentence was ‘my neighbours are having a party on Saturday’.

So you didn't make a mistake, necessarily, but the other answer isn't wrong either. It's just a difference between habitual (casual) English, and proper (formal) English. It's a fairly nuanced sentence and should probably be given in an advanced test and absolutely given with more context. **"My neighbors have a party every Saturday,"** is in the simple present tense. Simple present indicates a regular, habitual action. It tells us that it's a recurring event that happens regularly, with an established or predictable pattern. It is saying that your neighbors routinely host a party every Saturday. It's a regular event without a specific time frame. **"My neighbors are having a party every Saturday,"** is in the present continuous tense. Present continuous indicates an ongoing action. It can imply that this is something happening exactly now (or generally now) and emphasizes the current, ongoing nature of the action. It can extend into the past or future as long as the time period crosses the present. You can absolutely say this, but when you say this, you're indicating that the neighbors are in the habit of throwing a party every Saturday, implying that it's happening right now, or you're noticing it as a current trend. In other words, the first says that there is a pattern, the second says that you are currently noticing that there is a pattern. You typically wouldn't use the second unless you're trying to emphasize the fact that you're noticing the pattern. Given that there is a follow-up sentence, there is an argument to be made that the second is the correct answer. HOWEVER. Unless your teacher has already explained all that to you then you should NOT be getting tested on it. Even then, if it's hypothetically *not Saturday* when you say this, then the first one is more correct. Based on this, the second answer is only correct 14% of the time. From Sunday to Friday, it's usually going to be the less correct.

this is straight up wrong. People wouldn't say "are having" to talk about a repeated occurrence. "Are having" indicates one specific party that will happen

With the "every Saturday" in play answer a), b) and d) are correct. Depending on context. "My neighbours have a party every Saturday" - that's absolutely correct. That's what you would say colloquially in everyday English. "My neighbours are having a party every Saturday" - sounds a bit stuck up, but obviously grammatically correct. That's like the textbook answer. "My neighbours have had a party every Saturday" - also correct, but means something a little different. It would mean that they have had a Party EVERY SATURDAY (meaning: "They didn't miss even one Saturday! Each and every one the had a party!! - so annoying!"). So also correct, but it depends on the context and implies that those MFs had a party each and every Saturday up to this point in time.

Wow this question is bad. A, B, and D are all correct. A is the most correct.

Like its been on going. Thats why its “is having” instead of “have” but as far as I know “have” also can be used.

It isn't. That is bad English. It is more correct to say "My neighbors have a party every Saturday." It is declarative. It declares that this is being *done*. Saying, "My neighbors *are having* a party every Saturday," Is projective. It implies that this is what is being *planned.*

The only incorrect one is C

The resource is wrong. If you want help with any English stuff feel free to pm me and ask me any questions or chat in English. I'm not a teacher, but I'm a native speaker, so I'm usually pretty good at knowing what does/doesn't sound right. Same goes for most other people answering here, but don't pm them unless they give you permission

It's possible to say that option B fits, but A definitely fits better. Therefore, the question is wrong, as it wants only one correct answer, and the obvious correct one is apparently wrong.

I just love putting a present tense verb in a past/future tense sentence

It's a because both parts of the sentence are in the present tense. They have, it is

All can be correct except for (3), which doesn’t match the subject in terms of number. “It is very annoying” can refer to the fact that the first sentence is true. So the tenses of the sentences need not match. They all mean about the same thing, but each has a subtly different emphasis. (1) is cleanest; emphasis on a regularly scheduled event. (2) emphasizes on an ongoing situation. (4) suggests that though they have had one every Saturday, that we are entertaining the idea that we could prevent them in the future.

As an esl student, I'd use have, it conveys that its a habit and a regular occurence. 'Are having' works if its more of a one off like "theyre having a party this Saturday" and if its a planned occurence, not a regular thing.

Answer B would only be correct if "every" wasn't in the sentence

Essentially, nowadays we use “be + -ing” to express the general present tense, as well as the future, while the normal present tense is usually reserved for habitual things, that is, things that people usually do So something like “je mange des pommes” would be “I’m eating some tomatoes”, not “I eat tomatoes”… that second one would imply that I eat tomatoes as a habit or that I don’t dislike tomatoes.. I would say that in this example: Johnny: “I hate tomatoes, they are disgusting… what about you?” Me: “Me? Yeah, I eat tomatoes. They taste great” In your example, I would actually rephrase it as: My neighbors (always) have parties on Saturdays. Every Saturday. (It) drives me nuts. That would be a much better way to express that in my opinion, in fact, it’s how I rephrased it with speech out-loud to myself Tell me what you think! I hope it helped you 😃

B.) “Are having” implies that they just started throwing parties this week. C.) “has” is wrong because it’s single, not plural. D.) have had could work here for the first sentence ONLY. Since the second sentence is in present tense, the answer has to be present. “Have” is present tense and would apply here, making A the correct answer. Source- American speaking English for 20 years

English here. Have is the answer .

I’m a native English speaker, and I 100% would say “have” rather than “are having”. I can’t explain it to you, because your answer sounds more correct.

I’m from the Midwest US and I would put ‘have’ for this. If the party was a one time thing coming up this weekend, then I would put ‘are having’. But with this sentence structure I agree with you OP

The explanation is that the test is, unequivocally, wrong :) "Have" is the correct answer.

That’s incorrect, it should be “have.” Former English teacher.

The fact you can get away with 3 of the 4 options is just evil, only one that doesn't work is 'has'

Are they trying to get you to identify passive voice? because that's passive voice and generally we're told not to use it.

Have indicates a continuing, repeated circumstance.

I'm an English teacher and can tell you that the 'correct' answer given is incorrect. Your answer was correct because the sentence refers to something habitual, so using the present simple is the appropriate choice. As others have mentioned, the present continuous form can be used to talk about annoying things, but would need to include additional information in the form of an adverb, such as 'always' or 'constantly.' As this sentence does not have such an adverb, the present continuous form would not be appropriate here. The answer you gave was correct.

Only C is wrong

i think that « are having » is a choice of words that emphasize on the ongoing problem. The action is not finished : the neighbors are STILL having parties every Saturday, and it IS annoying (it STILL is annoying them).

Have, are having and have had all work here grammatically This is just a bad question

It’s to do with time, the last sentence gives you the clue.

As a native English speaker, A (and D) make the most sense to me. It's at least how we would say it in everyday conversation. So you're answering the way it matters, big boi

A or D

Tl:dr: Has is the only incorrect one; neighbors needs to be singular. Have sounds the most correct without further context. Are having is weird because most people would be annoyed by the party, not the announcement. Have had says nothing about the future, which is fine. Have: Implies that every Saturday before, every Saturday after and today if it is Saturday. Since it [the party] happens repeatedly it could cause someone to be annoyed. "Have" pretty much confirms that a party will happen every future Saturday. Are Having: It becomes really questionable if it is correct. It sounds like this "my" guy found out the neighbors' plans for a party every Saturday, somehow (they told him, flyers, email). "It is annoying." What is "it"? "It" can't be the party. I cannot annoy you with something that hasn't happened yet. "It" could be, however, this "my" guy got the information. The neighbors telling "my" guy about the parties is annoying. "Are having" means there weren't any Saturday parties in the past. It gets confusing but is at least binary if today (the present) is Saturday. In 24hrs we'll know if this today Saturday counts. It implies that every Saturday in the future will have a party. In real life if you were to say "My neighbors are having a party. It is annoying." Most of us would assume that you misspoke and meant that the party or its repetitionis annoying. The announcement wouldn't be considered. Has: is wrong. I don't remember this rule, but it would be better if it was a neighbor (singular), not plural. IF the sentence was "My neighbor has a party every Saturday. It is then it would mean every Saturday, past/present/future, will have a party. It is annoying. So "my" guy is annoyed by the repetition. Have Had: This means that in the past, there was a neighbors party every Saturday. Once again, the repetition (it) is annoying. Have had, does not confirm that a party will happen today if it is Saturday or the next Saturday or Saturdays. But given the repetition "my" guy can expect there to be a party within the week.

Looks like you were right to me.

Hmmm....I would have said "B" also because I was taught that the verb tenses in a paragraph should match. This isn't a full paragraph, but "are" is the same verb tense as "is" (in the second sentence). Therefore, "B" is the most correct answer. Looks like one of those standardized test question tricks. But, I still use two spaces after a period.

I’m a native English speaker, and the only truly incorrect answer is c. Any of the other 3 answers would be fine in conversation. “Have” sort of implies that the parties may be spontaneous, while “are having” implies to me that these are planned events. “Have had” implies that this has been happening and you are unsure if the issue will repeat this weekend. Only “has” would make the speaker appear to be a complete ignoramus.

I would use "have had" unless the party is currently happening. The only one one that is 100% incorrect is "has" since it does not agree in number.

I think the test is wrong. I have only heard "have" in this case. It's when they are having a specific event, that one would use this construction.

Yeah I've taught that you are supposed to use the continuous form of the verb when something is annoying you.

I would've used have or have had, idk what that question is on about lol.

“are having” is for something currently happening, it doesn’t work in this sentence. your answer is correct.

1: My neighbours ***are*** hav***ing*** ***a party*** every saturday 2: My neighbours have part***ies*** every saturday

Reddit suggests this sub to me every so often. My only question, why don't you guys ask ChatGPT this question? It answers in seconds, it can explain everything, you can ask additional questions.

because the parties keep happening, as you can see from the following sentence in the present tense.