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Exercise 2
Using the Verb "To be"
Choose the correct form of "to be" in present tense.
Example: I (be) am excited.
Example: Jessica and Akbar (be) are happy.
Example: The new car (be) is nice.
1) The bag (be) ________ blue.
A. am
B. are
C. is
3) The children (be) ________ young.
A. am
B. are
C. is
5) The game (be) ________ difficult.
A. am
B. are
C. is
7) I (be) ________ thirty years old.
A. am
B. are
C. is

9) Teddy (be) ________ my friend.

A. am
B. are
C. is

2) The rocks (be) ________ hard.

A. am
B. are
C. is
4) Thomas (be) ________ nice.
A. am
B. are
C. is
6) They (be) ________ tired.
A. am
B. are
C. is
8) Susan and Juan (be) ________
married.
A. am
B. are
C. is
10) We (be) ________ in English
class.
A. am
B. are
C. is

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Exercise 3
Using the Verb "To be"
Write the correct form of the verb "to be" in present tense.
Note: The verb can be positive (+) or negative (-). Use not to form the negative.
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Example: My teacher (be) is nice. (+)

Example: The cat (be, not) is not hungry. (-)

1) The old man (be) ________ wise.

2) The sun (be) ________ hot.

3) The children (be) ________ eating

bananas. They (be, not) ____ ____
eating apples.

4) I (be) ________ happy. I (be, not)

____ ____ sad.

5) The racecar (be) ________ fast. It

(be, not) ____ ____ slow.

6) My friend (be) ________ buying a

new car. Her old car broke down. It
doesn't work anymore.

7) I (be) ________ at the beach with

my family. It (be) ________ hot and
sunny outside. The ocean water
(be) ________ warm.

8) Ko and Jacob (be) ________ very

smart. Ko (be) ________ a scientist
and Jacob (be) ________ an
engineer.

9) The library (be) ________ open

until 9:00 p.m.

10) The school (be) ________ small. It

(be, not) ____ ____ big.

11) The books (be) ________ new.

They (be, not) ____ ____ old.

12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be)

________ acting in the school play.

13) Beatrice (be) ________ at her

house.

14) It (be) ________ hot outside. It

(be, not) ____ ____ cold outside.

15) You (be) ________ finished with

the quiz!

16) Judith (be, not) ____ ____ at

home. She (be) ________ at
school.

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Exercise 1
Using the Verb "To be"
Write the correct form of the verb "To be" in present tense.

Example: I (be) am happy.

Example:
You / We / They (be) are happy.

1) I (be) _____ tired.

2) I (be) _____ hungry.
3) I (be) _____ late!

7) You (be) _____ nice.

8) We (be) _____ sleepy.
9) They (be) _____ funny.

Example: He / She / It (be) is happy.

4) He (be) _____ cool.
5) She (be) _____ pretty.
6) It (be) _____ fast.
Now well use nouns instead of
pronouns
10) John (be) _____ excited.
11) Tiffany and Uma (be) _____
my friends.
12) Ricardo, John and I (be) _____
watching a movie.
13) Hadil (be) _____ kind.
14) Alisa (be) _____ young.
15) The hammer (be) _____ new.
16) My mother and father (be)
_____ cooking dinner.
17) Rachel (be) _____ driving to
school.

18) Nikkos and Billy (be) _____

playing at the park.
19) The students (be) _____
studying English.
20) The test (be) _____ hard!
21) My best friend (be) _____
coming to my house.

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Exercise 6
Present Tense
Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
1) Monica (eat) _______ eggs.
2) Teddy and Monica (eat) _______ eggs.
3) Mickie (study) _______ English every day.
4) Arthur and Jason (study) _______ English on Monday and Tuesday.
5) Angie and I (drink) _______ coffee.
6) Eva (like) _______ chocolate.
7) Dustin (watch) _______ movies.
8) Yoko (play) _______ the piano.
9) The students (take) _______ tests.
10) It (rain) _______ here a lot.

Exercise 7
Present Tense
Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
1) Dennis (cook) _______ on Wednesday.
2) Mariella and I (cook) _______ on Tuesday.
3) Spencer (wash) _______ his car on Sunday.
4) Tammy and I (wash) _______ our car on Monday.
5) You (study) _______ science on Thursday.
6) Thomas (study) _______ math on Friday.
7) Rickie (play) _______ golf and tennis.
8) Justin and I (play) _______ basketball and soccer.
9) Kim (read) _______ fiction novels.
10) Richard and David (read) _______ the newspaper.

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Exercise 3
Present Tense
Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I / You / We / They (study) study English on Monday.
Example: He / She / It (study) studies English on Tuesday.
1) I (study / studies) English on Monday.
2) You (study / studies) English on Tuesday.
3) We (study / studies) English on Wednesday.
4) They (study / studies) English on Thursday.
5) He (study / studies) English on Friday.
6) She (study / studies) English on Saturday.
7) It (study / studies) English on Sunday.

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Exercise 1
Present Tense
Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I / You / We / They (cook) cook.
Example: He / She / It (cook) cooks.
1) I ( cook / cooks ) on Monday.
2) You ( cook / cooks ) on Tuesday.
3) We ( cook / cooks ) on Wednesday.
4) They ( cook / cooks ) on Thursday.
5) He ( cook / cooks ) on Friday.
6) She ( cook / cooks ) on Saturday.
7) It ( cook / cooks ) on Sunday.

Exercise 2
Present Tense
Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I / You / We / They (wash) wash the car on Monday.
Example: He / She / It (wash) washes the car on Tuesday.
1) I ( wash / washes ) the car on Monday.
2) You ( wash / washes ) the car on Tuesday.
3) We ( wash / washes ) the car on Wednesday.
4) They ( wash / washes ) the car on Thursday.
5) He ( wash / washes ) the car on Friday.
6) She ( wash / washes ) the car on Saturday.
7) It ( wash / washes ) the car on Sunday.

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Exercise 5
Using the Verb "To be"
Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense.
Tess and Jen ________(1) best friends.
They do everything together. They spend every day together.
One day they meet on the bus to school. They start talking.
Hey Jen, says Tess. How ________(2) you?
Hey girl, says Jen. I ________(3) doing fine. What ________(4) going on? What
________(5) you doing today?
Oh, says Tess, I _____ _____ (6) doing anything special. I dont have any
plans.
That ________(7) cool.
Yeah, says Tess. But I have something to tell you.
Really! Can I try to guess?
Umm says Tess. Well
Okay, I get three guesses. Ready?
Umm, wellokay.
________(8) we eating dinner together?
No, that _____ _____ (9) it.
Okay. Are we going to the soccer game together?
No. It ____ ____(10) that either. Tess looks nervous. Her eyes look sad. A tear
starts to fall down her cheek.
Oh, says Jen, wiping a tear from her own eye. Now I know. You ________(11)
moving away.

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Exercise 14
Simple Present Tense Review
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Hi. My name (be) _______ Albert. My friends (call) _______ me Al. You can call
me Al if you (like) _______.
I (want) to tell you about a problem I (have) _______. It (be, not) _______ _______
a big problem, but it is not a small problem, either. I (guess) _______ it's somewhere
between big and small.
I (have) _______ a best friend. His name (be) _______ Joe, but
everybody (call) _______ him Joey. Joey and I have been friends for a long time.
That's the problem. Joey (like) _______ to smoke. He (say) _______ he (do, not)
_______ _______, but I (know) _______ he (do) _______. He (try) ______
to hide it from me, but I (see) ______ him do it sometimes. When I see him
do it, he just (laugh) _______ and (walk) _______ away.
Now, Joey (smoke) _______ every day. When he (come) _______ over to my
house, he (always, bring) _______ _______ his cigarettes with him. He (keep)
_______ them in his pocket. He (think) _______ they are cool. He (not, think) _______
_______ _______ it's a bad idea to smoke. He (say) _______, "(not, worry) _______
_______ _______ , Al. I'm okay." He (tell) _______ me that I (not, understand)
_______ _______ _______, but I (think) _______ I (do) _______.
I (feel) _______ like it's his right to smoke. He can do what he (want) _______ to
do, right? But I can (not, help) _______ _____ worrying. He's my best friend.

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Exercise 4
Using the Verb "To be"
Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense.
My name (be) ________(1) John. I (be) ________(2) fifteen years old. I live
on a farm. It (be) ________(3) in the country. It is quiet in the country. It (be, not)
____ ____(4) loud in the country.
I wake up early. Sometimes, I wake up before the sun rises. Sometimes, it
(be) ________(5) still dark when I wake up. But I dont mind. I like waking up that
early. I like the way the country looks in the morning.
The first thing I do after I wake up is milk the cow. After I (be) ________(6)
finished milking the cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to make
breakfast. She makes a delicious breakfast. My mom
(be) ________(7) a really good cook.
Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sister
doesnt feed them. She said it is because my sister (be, not) ____ ____(8) strong
enough. But I still dont understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my
mom doesnt want my sister to get hurt. After all, the pigs can (be) ________(9)
pretty rough, especially when they (be) ________(10) hungry.
The last thing I do (be) ________(11) feed the chickens. That (be)
________(12) easy. I just throw some food down on the ground and they run out
and eat it. While the chickens (be) ________(13) eating, I go into their house to
collect their eggs. Chicken eggs (be) ________(14) really good to eat. They (be)
________(15) easy to cook too. That is what I do in the mornings. I (be)
________(16) pretty busy.

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Simple Present (interrogative)

1. Write questions as in the example.

1. You / speak English.

Do you speak English?

2. She / work hard.

3. They / have dinner at eight
4. Jill and Tom / study at university
5. You / do your homework every day
6. John / watch TV after dinner.
7. He / wash the car at the weekend.
8. Her friends / live in London.
9. You / have any brothers or sisters.
10. Your friends / go to the cinema very often.

2. Complete the questions with do or does.

1. ...... she take her gog for a walk in the morning?
2. ...... your friend Paul work in the shop over there?
3. ...... they know the answers to the exam?
4. ...... your parents know that you smoke?
5. ...... Bill teach maths?
6. Where ....... your sister live?
7. What time ...... the lessons finish?
8. ...... you go to the coast in summer?
9. ...... it rain very often in Ireland?
10. Why ...... they ask so many questions in class?

3. Write short answers to these questions (yes, I do / no, I dont / yes, she does /
no, she doesnt, ....)

1. Do you speak French? ................

6. Does your father work? .............

2. Does your mother like chocolate? ............

7. Do you go to the cinema? ............

3. Do you study a lot? ..............

8. Does your best friend study? .......

4. Do you usually watch TV at night? ............

9. Does it rain a lot in Africa? ...........

5. Do you play a musical instrument? ...........

10. Do you live in a flat? ...........

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Answers
Exercise 1:
2. Does she work hard?
3. Do they have dinner at eight?
4. Do Jill and Tom study at university?
5. Do you do your homework every day?
6. Does John watch TV after dinner?
7. Does he wash the car at the weekend?
8. Do her friends live in London?
9. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
10. Do your friends go to the cinema very often?

Exercise 2:
1. Does she take her gog for a walk in the morning?
2. Does your friend Paul work in the shop over there?
3. Do they know the answers to the exam?
4. Do your parents know that you smoke?
5. Does Bill teach maths?
6. Where does your sister live?
7. What time do the lessons finish?
8. Do you go to the coast in summer?
9. Does it rain very often in Ireland?
10. Why do they ask so many questions in class?
Exercise 3:
1. Yes, I do / No, I dont

6. Yes, he does / No, he doesnt

2. Yes, she does / no, she doesnt

7. Yes, I do / No, I dont

3.

Yes, I do / No, I dont

8. Yes, she/he does // No, she/he doesnt

4. Yes, I do / No, I dont

9. Yes, it does / No, it doesnt.

5. Yes, I do / No, I dont

10. Yes, I do / No, I dont

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Simple Present - Test 1

A - Put in the correct verb forms.
1) Andy ___________the family car.
a) wash
b) washes
c) washs

6) His friend ___________to school.

a) gos
b) go
c) goes

2) Every morning my mother ___________at 6

o'clock.
a) get up
b) get ups
c) gets up

7) Do you ___________milk in your tea?

a) like
b) liks
c) likes

3) Mr. Black ___________e-mails in the

evenings.
a) write
b) writes
c) writs
4) The girls ___________the shopping.
a) dos
b) does
c) do
5) Mandy and Susan ___________films every
weekend.
a) watches
b) watch
c) watchs

8) ___________I correct?
a) Are
b) Be
c) Am
d) Is
9) It ___________a beautiful day today.
a) am
b) are
c) be
d) is
10)
a)
b)
c)

John often ___________handball.

play
plays
playes

B - Which sentences/questions are correct?

1) Which sentence is in the Simple Present?
a) He can a bike ride.
b) He can ride a bike.
c) He can rides a bike.
d) He cans ride a bike.
2) Which sentence is in the Simple Present?
a) He has read a book.
b) He is reading a book.
c) He read a book.
d) He reads a book.
e) He will read a book.
3) Which negative sentence is in the Simple Present?
a) He do not reads a book.
b) He does not read a book.
c) He is not reading a book.
d) He not read a book.
4) Which negative sentence is in the Simple Present?
a) We do'nt work in a bank.
b) We does not work in a bank.
c) We don't work in a bank.

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5) Which question is in the Simple Present?
a) Do she work in an office?
b) Do she works in an office?
c) Does she work in an office?
d) Work she in an office?
e) Works she in an office?
6) Which question is in the Simple Present?
a) From where do you come?
b) Where do you come from?
c) Where does you come from?
d) Where dos you come from?
7) In which sentence is the Simple Present used correctly?
a) Carol clean the bathroom.
b) Carol cleans the bathroom.
8) In which sentence is the Simple Present used correctly?
a) Andrew wash the dishes.
b) Andrew washes the dishes.
c) Andrew washs the dishes.

C - Form questions in the Simple Present.

1) Frank / to read / comics

______________________________________

2) what / they / to eat / for breakfast

______________________________________

3) when / his mum / to come / home

______________________________________

4) to be / Peter / from Austria

______________________________________

5) Marie and Joe / to like / homework

______________________________________

6) you / to walk / to school

______________________________________

7) where / she / to live

______________________________________

8) why / you / to ride / your bike

______________________________________

9) how / Linda / to go / to the park

______________________________________

10) can / Ron / to speak / English

______________________________________

D - Negate the sentences.

1) Kevin plays basketball.

______________________________________

2) Steve can make breakfast.

______________________________________

3) I run to school.

______________________________________

4) The kite flies into the air.

______________________________________

5) He is from Spain.

______________________________________

6) Mr Smith teaches French.

______________________________________

7) Sandy washes her hair.

______________________________________

8) The children know the answer.

______________________________________

9) She sits on a chair.

______________________________________

10) Anne and Sue carry a box.

______________________________________

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E - Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1) Jill ____________________ two children. (to have)
2) The pupils ____________________ songs in the classroom. (to sing)
3) Andy's brother ____________________ in an office. (to work)
4) She ____________________ my sister. (to be)
5) ____________________ you ____________________ English? (to speak)
6) The boys ____________________ computer games. (not/to play)
7) I often ____________________ to the cinema. (to go)
8) ____________________ she ____________________ stamps? (to collect)
9) Peter ____________________ e-mails. (not/to write)
10) She ____________________ to Menorca every summer. (to fly)

F - Which answers are correct?

1) Which verb forms are used in the Simple
Present?
a) Infinitiv
b) Infinitiv + -ed
c) Infinitiv + -ing
d) Infinitiv + s
e) have + Infinitiv + -ed
2) Which verb forms are correct?
a) she are
b) she has
c) she hase
d) she is
e) she plays
f) she plaies
3) Which verb forms are correct?
a) he flies
b) he flys
c) he lives
d) he livees
e) he workes
f) he works

4) Which sentences/questions are in the

Simple Present?
a) He's 15.
b) Do you speak Spanish?
c) I'm in room 201.
d) She didn't help her mother.
e) She doesn't like milk.
f) We are reading a book.
g) She drives a car.
5) What are typical signal words for the
Simple Present?
a) always
b) at the moment
c) every day
d) now
e) often
f) sometimes
g) yesterday
6) Which verbs/auxiliaries can be negated
by adding >not<?
a) am
b) read
c) can
d) is
e) play
f) are
g) speak

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