Lesson 1: Present simple
PRACTICE
Ex 1: Multiple choice
1. I _____ (be) a student.
a. are
b. is
c. am
2. My father __________ excuses when
I feel like going to the cinema.
d. make always
e. always make
f. always makes
5. John ________ (work) in a supermarket.
m. works
n. working
o. work
6. The flowers _______________ (be, normally)
watered by Bob ....
p. are normally
q. normally are
r. normally is
3. His students ________ (not, speak)
German in class.
g. don’t speak
h. doesn’t speak
i. not speak
7. Danny ________ (phone) his father on Sundays.
s. phons
t. phones
u. phone
4. She ________ (not, be) six years old.
j. isn't
k. not is
l. are not
8. I ___________ (not, know) what you mean.
v. doesn't know
w. not know
x. don't know
Ex 2:
1. My husband and his colleague
__________ golf whenever they are not
too busy.
a. play
b. plays
c. are playing
d. is playing
2. John always __________ on time for
meetings.
e. arrive
f. arrives
g. are arriving
h. is arriving
3. Barbara usually __________ dinner
for her husband after work.
i. cook
Ex 3:
j. cooks
k. are cooking
l. is cooking
4. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons __________ to work together
every day.
m. drive
n. drives
o. are driving
p. is driving
5. My parents normally __________ breakfast at 7:00
a.m.
q. eat
r. eats
s. are eating
t. is eating
1. The bank ________ at four o'clock.
a. close
b. closies
c. closes
2. We ________ to Spain every summer.
d. fly
e. flys
f. flies
3. She ________ in Florida.
g. live
h. lives
i. livees
4. My best friend ________ to me every
week.
j. write
k. writies
l. writes
5. John ________ very hard in class, but I
don't think he'll pass the course.
m. try
n. trys
Ex 4:
1. When father ______ (come back), will we go out?
o. tries
6. I ________ in a bank.
p. work
q. works
r. workes
7. It ________ almost every day in Manchester.
s. rain
t. rains
u. raines
8. My life is so boring -- I just ________ TV
every night.
v. watch
w. watchies
x. watches
9. Jo is so smart that she ________ every exam
without even trying.
a. pass
b. passies
c. passes
10. My mother ________ eggs for breakfast
every morning.
d. fry
e. frys
f. fries
2. My mother __________ (prepare, usually) breakfast at 10 a.m.
3. Every morning, Mark __________ (drive) his children to school.
4. I ___________ (not, speak) Italian when I'm at school.
5. __________ (like, you) drinking coffee?
6. I hate living here because it ___________ . (rain, always)
7. Those shoes _________ (cost) too much.
8. I ___________ (visit, never) my grandma on Fridays.
9. The earth _____________ (go) around the sun.
Ex 5: Rewrite the sentence in negative form
1) We _______________ handball at school. (not/to play)
2) Laura __________________ her room. (not/to clean)
3) Mark _____________ his homework. (not/to do)
4) Susan and Jerry _______________ TV. (not/to watch)
5) They ________________ at 6.30. (not/to wake up)
6) You ______________ shopping. (not/to go)
7) Mrs Smith _______________ a big box. (not/to carry)
8) My brother ______________ English. (not/to teach)
9) The teachers _______________ stories. (not/to tell)
10) I _____________________ in a plane. (not/to fly)
Ex 6: Make a yes/no question
1) They play volleyball every week.
2) John is nice.
3) This car makes a lot of noise.
4) I like computer games.
5) We are from Greece.
6) You wear pullovers.
7) They speak English.
8) He watches TV.
9) I am from Spain.
10) Steve draws nice pictures.
EX 7: Give the correct form of verbs in present simple
1. I (be) ________ at school at the weekend.
2. She (not study) ________ on Friday.
3. My students (be not) ________ hard working.
4. He (have) ________ a new haircut today.
5. I usually (have) ________ breakfast at 7.00.
6. She (live) ________ in a house?
7. Where your children (be) ________?
8. My sister (work) ________ in a bank.
9. Dog (like) ________ meat.
10. She (live)________ in Florida.
11. It (rain)________ almost every day in Manchester.
12. We (fly)________ to Spain every summer.
13. My mother (fry)________ eggs for breakfast every morning.
14. The bank (close)________ at four o'clock.
15. John (try)________ hard in class, but I (not think) ________ he'll pass.
16. Jo is so smart that she (pass)________ every exam without even trying.
17. My life (be) so boring. I just (watch)________ TV every night.
18. My best friend (write)________ to me every week.
19. You (speak) ________ English?
20. She (not live) ________ in HaiPhong city.
Ex 8: Adverbs of frequency - Put the adverb of frequency on the right place
1. He listens to the radio. (often)_____________________________
2. They read a book. (sometimes)_____________________________
3. Pete gets angry. (never)_____________________________
4. Tom is very friendly. (usually)_____________________________
5. I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)_____________________________
6. Ramon is hungry. (often)_____________________________
7. My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)_____________________________
8. Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)_____________________________
9. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)_____________________________
10. Christine smokes after dinner. (seldom)_____________________________
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