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Present Simple and Past Simple Exercises

Amanda is from Villavicencio, Colombia. She has three children - Sebastian, Alex, and Tatiana - with her husband Rafael. Amanda enjoys playing cards with friends. Alex plays many instruments very well and can swim. Tatiana sings and plays guitar in her free time. Each December, Amanda's family enjoys going to Cartagena and taking many pictures.

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Present Simple and Past Simple Exercises

Amanda is from Villavicencio, Colombia. She has three children - Sebastian, Alex, and Tatiana - with her husband Rafael. Amanda enjoys playing cards with friends. Alex plays many instruments very well and can swim. Tatiana sings and plays guitar in her free time. Each December, Amanda's family enjoys going to Cartagena and taking many pictures.

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Review 1. Complete the text with PRESENT SIMPLE.

Amanda is my aunt. She _______(not be) 33 years old. She ________(be) 36 and she _________(live) in
Villavicencio. She is married. Her husband’s name is Rafael. He _______(be) a builder. Amanda __________(like)
playing cards with some of her friends. Amanda and Rafael ___________(not have) 2 children.
They _________(have) three, Sebastian, Alex and Tatiana. Their children love travelling and they also
_________(like) playing soccer and computer games. Alex ____________(be) short and he _____________(have)
many abilities. He ________(can) swim and play many instruments really well. Alex _________(have)
a girlfriend. She is a student. She is a pretty woman. Tatiana _________(be) 17. In her free time, she
_________(play) the guitar and she _________(sing). Sebastian ____________(not eat) any vegetables but he likes
eating candies.

They ___________(enjoy) going to Cartagena in December and they always ___________(take) a lot of pictures.

Based on the information about Amanda, circle the correct word(s) to complete the questions and sentences.
(Present Simple)

1. What IS / DOES her favorite activity?

2. How many children DO / DOES they HAVE / HAS?

3. IS / DO/ DOES Alex’s girlfriend pretty?

4. Tatiana ISN’T / DOESN’T / HASN’T 19 years old.

5. Sebastian DISLIKE / DISLIKES vegetables.

6. ARE / DO / DOES they go to Cartagena in December?

7. IS / CAN / DO Alex play instruments?

8. DOES / DO / IS Amanda like playing cards?

9. Where IS / DO / DOES Amanda from?

10. Sebastian’s sister ISN’T / DOESN’T / AREN’T play any instruments.


2. What is the PAST SIMPLE form of these verbs?

W A S U S E D W O R E G W
D D I E D L D E Y A L P E
E D Q C H O S E V N I S R
N C W A N T E D T O O K E
E C A M E E D D I D F I I
P D L C R W A T C H E D W
O E W A S H E D H F W A E
J K O M A T O G A X L W N
D L W O E O J D D K A E T
L A A L A T A L K E D T W
U W W R O T E D T A T E Y
O E K O R B E N J O Y E D
C I L E F T D E M Q S A W

Be (singular) _______ Eat __________ Play _________ Come __________

See __________ Want_________ Talk __________ Choose__________

Do __________ Can __________ Fly____________ Write __________

Walk __________ Have __________ Wash __________ Get _________

Leave __________ Watch ________ Meet __________ Enjoy _________

Go __________ Open ________ Wear __________ Be (Plural)_______

Break __________ Take ___________ Use __________ Die ___________


3. Complete the text about “My last vacation” using the SIMPLE PAST form of the verbs in the box.

go not stay visit swim sleep have


be x 3 arrive eat take

Hello. I'd like to share with everybody the wonderful time I (1)_________on my last vacation. It was on the beach,

in Manzanillo to be exact. I (2)__________ with my friends. We (3)________ two women and two men so that was

kind of romantic too. We (4)___________ at a big hotel. We (5) _________at a small one. The person who

received us when we (6)_________ to that place, was an old man. He (7)________ nice and really kind. The first

day there, we (8)___________a little beach that was like 20 minutes away from town. After that, we walked around

the beach and we (9)__________ a lot of pictures. I also saw butterflies, they (10)_________ colorful and beautiful.

We (11) _________ in the ocean for a few minutes. We also (12)__________ typical food and we drank some beers

and two cocktails. I really enjoyed that time. Unfortunately, we returned home last week. I hope I can repeat that

unforgettable vacation.

4. Listen to Lisa talking about the activities she did last weekend.
Write true (T) false (F) doesn’t say (DS)
Audio: [Link]

1. Lisa went to the cinema on Friday ______


2. She watched an action story. ______
3. She went to a bar with her friends. ______
4. On Saturday she did her homework. ______
5. She visited a friend on Saturday. ______
6. She wrote an email for her sister ______
7. On Sunday she cleaned the dining room. ______
8. She went to the library on Sunday afternoon ______
9. She practiced skateboarding ______
10. She went shopping with her mom ______
5. Write the questions based on the answers using THE CORRECT TENSE

1. _________________________________________? 6. _________________________________________?
My sister went to Medellin last year. My brother is playing computer games in his room.
2. _________________________________________? 7. _________________________________________?
I am going to Neiva on my next vacation. Jessica studies Electrical engineering.
3. _________________________________________? 8. _________________________________________?
My sister is cooking at the moment. My brother is traveling to Mexico next month.
4. _________________________________________? 10. _______________________________________?
I was born in 1998. In my free time, I like listening to music.

6. Write the sentences using PRESENT PROGRESSVIE.


What is this family doing IN THIS MOMENT?

a. __________________________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________________________
c. __________________________________________________________________
d. __________________________________________________________________
e. __________________________________________________________________
7. Compare the following images (use comparatives and superlatives)

1. _________________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________________________________

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