Simple Present
Review
Use your previous
knowledge of English from last school year to complete the following activities.
A - Put in the correct verb forms.
1)
She might at Gatwick airport.
a)
arrive
b)
arrives
c)
arrivs
2) Anne and Peggy too late.
a) am
b)
are
c)
be
d)
is
3) What time the
film begin?
a) do
b)
dos
c)
does
4) They wear school uniform.
a)
don't
b)
doesn't
c) don' t
5) The lesson at 8.30.
a)
start
b)
starts
6)
The museum open on Mondays.
a)
does'nt
b)
doesn't
c) don't
d)
doesn 't
7) He be at home by 10 o'clock.
a)
schould
b) should
8) It rain later.
a)
may
b) mays
9) I usually to
bed at 11 o'clock.
a)
go
b)
goes
c) gos
10)
Tomorrow Sunday.
a)
am
b) are
c)
be
d) is
B - Rewrite the sentences using long or contracted
forms.
1)
He cannot come with
us.
He cannot come with
us.
2)
We're late.
We're late.
3)
She need not come.
She need not come.
4)
I'm not Spanish.
I'm not Spanish.
5)
They are in the attic.
They are in the attic.
6)
She does not like
rice.
She does not like
rice.
7)
They don't walk to
school.
They don't walk to
school.
8)
He isn't from Peking.
He isn't from Peking.
9)
That is a pity.
That is a pity.
10) You shouldn't eat so much meat.
C - Which answers are correct?
1) What
are typical signal words for the Simple Present?
a)
just
b) normally
c)
seldom
d)
two weeks ago
e)
usually
f)
yet
2) Which
verb forms are correct?
a) she agrees
b)
she annoys
c)
she cries
d)
she hurrys
e) she kissis
f)
she rushes
g)
she teachs
h) she worrys
3) Which actions
are in the Simple Present?
a)
actions happening at the moment of speaking
b) actions beginning in the
past in still continuing
c)
recently completed actions
d)
one actions follows after the other
e)
things in general
f) fixed arrangements,
scheduled events
g)
repeated actions
4) Which
sentences/questions are in the Simple Present?
a)
Are you Greek?
b)
Do you have a brother?
c)
I don't usually have lunch at school.
d) Martin has been to Montreal.
e)
Peggy was on holiday.
f) The largest number of people
lives in Brooklyn.
g) We have two cars.
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D - Negate the sentences.
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1) Dave believes in ghosts.
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2) We are from Nigeria.
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3) The phone rings.
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4) She flies to Sofia every April.
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5) They hate fish.
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6) The sun goes around the earth.
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7) The banks close at 2 o’clock.
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8) She wants to become a superstar.
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9) Jane and Sue teach Spanish.
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10) Anne has lunch at home.
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E - Form questions.
1) can / I / to get / you / a
glass of water
2) may / I / to come in
3) you / to speak / any Roman language
4) your parents / to wait up
for you
5) what / can / we / to do / to
find / the stolen bike
6) who / to help / Roger / in
the shop
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7) who / to help / Roger / in
the shop
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8) how / you / to feel
9) Pat / not to come / with us
10) why / not to clean / you /
your shoes
F - Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.
1) They a nice
garden. (to have)
2) She to lose
weight. (to try)
3) Hawaii in the
Pacific Ocean. (to be)
4) My aunt often queues. (to jump)
5) Ally his
handwriting. (can/not/to read)
6) We sometimes around
the shops. (to look)
7) I travelling. (to enjoy)
8) Water when it .
(to expand) (to freeze)
9) David usually French
on the telephone. (to speak)
10) Stan Pat and Steve
rather
popular. (to gather) (to be)
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G - Ask for the underlined parts.
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1) They usually go on holiday in July.
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2) Mel works in an office.
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3) He works 60 hours a week.
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4) The child plays the trumpet.
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5) We write to four pen friends.
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6) I like cycling because it’s fun.
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7) Susan is 25 years old.
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8) Jerry comes from Leeds.
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9) Pamela does not like squash.
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10) Lisa talks about Danny.
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