Guidance for Duolingo "Picture Description" task.

Duolingo Picture Description

The boy is jumping.
The people are laughing.
The dog is chasing the cat.

Use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense for ongoing actions in the picture.

The boy has caught a ball.
The rocket has exploded.
The group of people have lit a fire.

Use the PRESENT PERFECT tense if something has already happened in the picture.

In the FOREGROUND of the picture, there is a young girl kicking a football.

In the BACKGROUND, we can see a boy trying to save the ball.

Accurately describe the location of objects in the picture.

In the top-left corner.
In the bottom-right corner.
In the centre of the picture.
On the left-hand side...
On the right-hand side...

Beautiful, calming, stunning, captivating, enchanting, breathtaking, sun drenched, spectacular, idyllic.

It appears that the...
It seems as though...
I suspect the...
It is likely that the....

Do you think something is happening in the picture, but you're not entirely sure? Use: