FUN ENGLISH\2012\EXERCISE\SIMPLE PRESENT.
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1. Using the Simple Present tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs shown in
brackets. For example:
I ______ to the radio. (to listen) He _______ to the radio. (to listen)
I listen to the radio. He listens to the radio.
1. She __________________ the guitar. (to play)
2. We ___________________ soccer. (to play)
3. They _________________ to talk. (to like)
4. He ___________________ ice cream. (to like)
5. You __________________ your friends often. (to call)
6. He __________________ the office every day. (to call)
7. She ___________________ regularly. (to practice)
8. They ___________________ once a week. (to practice)
9. We ___________________ here. (to shop)
10. It ___________________ delicious. (to taste)
2. Using the Simple Present tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verb to have.
For example:
I ____ a pen. He ___ two pencils.
I have a pen. He has two pencils.
1. I ________________ many books.
2. You ________________ an apartment.
3. He ________________ a bicycle.
4. We ________________ fun.
5. They ________________ two baskets.
6. She ________________ milk in her tea.
7. I ________________ a warm sweater.
8. We ________________ breakfast at eight o'clock.
9. He ________________ an alarm clock.
10. They _________________ a sense of humor.
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3. Paying attention to which verbs change their spelling before adding s in the third person
singular, fill in the blanks with the Simple Present of the verbs shown in brackets. For example:
He always _______ promptly. (to reply) They _____ bridge once a week. (to play)
He always replies promptly. They play bridge once a week.
1. He _______________ it. (to deny)
2. They _______________ to be on time. (to try)
3. It ______________ to be careful. (to pay)
4. She _______________ hard. (to study)
5. You _______________ good manners. (to display)
6. He always _______________ himself. (to enjoy)
7. She _______________ to Ireland once a year. (to fly)
8. We _______________ five people. (to employ)
9. He ______________ his friends. (to accompany)
10. She _______________ chocolate chip cookies every week. (to buy)
4. Paying attention to which verbs take s and which take es in the third person singular, fill in the
blanks with the Simple Present of the verbs shown in brackets. For example:
He ____ everywhere on foot. (to go) They _____ skiing. (to teach)
He goes everywhere on foot. They teach skiing.
1. She _______________ a great deal of work. (to do)
2. He _______________ television every evening. (to watch)
3. She _______________ a horse. (to own)
4. We _______________ the dishes every night. (to do)
5. She _______________ she had a pair of skates. (to wish)
6. He ______________ us to call him. (to want)
7. She _______________ she made a mistake. (to confess)
8. He usually _______________ the truth. (to tell)
9. They _______________ apples to make cider. (to press)
10. It _______________ out easily. (to wash)
5. For each of the following verbs, underline the letter or letters representing the sound preceding
the es ending, and then indicate the number of syllables in the verb. For example:
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wishes __ laces __ takes __
wishes 2 laces 2 takes 1
1. watches __ 5. faces __ 9. scares __
2. teases __ 6. dines __ 10. passes __
3. likes __ 7. misses __ 11. pinches __
4. rushes __ 8. tames __ 12. wades __
6. Change the following affirmative statements into negative statements and questions.
For example:
She walks to work. They take the bus.
She does not walk to work. They do not take the bus.
Does she walk to work? Do they take the bus?
1. I hurry home. ________________________________
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2. He drives a truck. ________________________________
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3. You follow the news. ________________________________
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4. They want a pet. ________________________________
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5. She likes flowers. ________________________________
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6. We need tea. ________________________________
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7. She answers the questions. ________________________________
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8. He drinks coffee. ________________________________
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9. I learn quickly. ________________________________
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10. It rains heavily. ________________________________
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7. Change the affirmative statements given in Exercise 6 into negative questions. Give
both the forms without contractions, and the forms with contractions. For example:
She walks to work.
Does she not walk to work?
Doesn't she walk to work?
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They take the bus.
Do they not take the bus?
Don't they take the bus?
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9. Add negative tag questions to the affirmative statements given in Exercise 6. Use
contractions for the tag questions. For example:
She walks to work.
She walks to work, doesn't she?
They take the bus.
They take the bus, don't they?
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