NAME: HOLIDAY PACKAGE
ENGLISH FORM 1
EXERCISE 1
Fill in the blanks with the correct simple present tense form of
the verbs in the brackets.
Example: My mother waters (water) the plants every morning
1. The earth __________ (move) round the sun.
2. I ____________ (write) to my sister in London once a
week.
3. We usually __________ (watch) television when we are
free.
4. I seldom __________ (play) the piano. I ____________
(not like) music.
5. My friend __________ (speak) and __________ (write)
well in four languages.
6. We often ____________ (go) for picnics by the river.
Sometimes we ____________ (drive) to a waterfall.
7. Mrs Shankar ___________ (teach) string instruments
and piano.
8. Mosquitoes ___________ (be) harmful insects. It is
sometimes painful when they ___________(bite).
9. My grandma ___________ (live) with us now.
10. My father never ___________ (smoke) cigarettes.
CLASS:
EXERCISE 2
Identify the errors and rewrite the sentences using present
continuous tense.
Example: The children is sing and draw happily
The children are singing and drawing happily.
1. Mary Anne is take a swimming lesson.
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2. My sister is improved in her studies.
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3. Why are the children laughed so loudly?
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4. Do not disturb Ali as he is do his homework now.
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5. The old woman is always grumble about something.
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6. Mother is busy baked a birthday cake for my party.
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7. My brother getting married next Sunday.
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ENGLISH FORM 1

EXERCISE 3 EXERCISE 4

Fill in the blanks with the correct simple past tense form of Construct questions based on the statements given.
verbs in brackets.
Example: Q. I bought a mat at the night market.
Last Saturday, I (1) __________ (go) to Kuala Lumpur
A. Where did you buy the mat?
to see my cousin who (2) _____________ (complete) her
studies in Australia last month. I (3) _____________ (take) the 1. Lola is crying because she hurt her ankle.
bus there and my older sister, Shafini, (4) _____________
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(accompany) me. Coincidentally, she (5) _____ (be) on
semester break. We (6) _____________ (be) very excited as 2. The vase with cravings is from Sarawak.
our cousin Amalina (7) ___________ (hint) that she (8)
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_____________ (bring) back two special gifts for us.
3. I bought three loaves of bread for the picnic.
However, when we (9) _____________ (arrive) in
Puduraya and were looking for a taxi, a young man _____________________________________________
unexpectedly (10) _____________ (grab) my sister’s handbag
and (11) ___________ (flee). We were (12) ____________ 4. Alex and Peter are washing the car.

(shocked) and (13) ______________ (frighten). Fortunately, a _____________________________________________

police officer (14) ______________ (be) nearby and he (15)
____________ (manage) to chase after the thief. My sister was 5. My parents drove my aunt to the airport.

truly relieved when the officer (16) _____________ (return)

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her handbag.