SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Exercise

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Exercise

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

A. Read the text below and pay attention to the verbs!

TOM

Mary and I ____________ (work) in the same office, but we're completely different. She

____________ (like) coffee, but I ____________ (like) tea. She ____________ (wash) her car

every weekend, but I never ____________ (clean) mine. She ____________ (smile) all the

time at work, but I ____________ (feel) miserable. I ____________ (complain) about the boss

all the time, but Mary __________ (think) the boss is a nice person. When I ____________

(finish) work, I like to drink beer with my friends, but Mary ____________ (study) at night

school. The boss______________ (think) Mary is perfect, but she____________ (drive) me

nuts!

C. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form!

1. Jack is a truck driver. He__________ (drive) hundreds of kilometers every

day. He__________ (love) his work. When he__________ (drive) he__________ (listen) to the radio.

2. Tom and Rom__________ (like) to read books. Rom__________ (like) historical novels, but Tom __________ (prefer) science fiction. They never__________ (go) to the same movies either. Rom__________ (insist) on love stories and she always__________ (enjoy) them, but her brother__________ (find) them boring.

E. Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs!

(put on) his clothes. Amit's mother and father _____________ (have) coffee in the morning, but Amit _____________ (drink) orange juice to drink. At 7.45, Amit _____________ (leave) his house and _____________ (walk) to the bus-stop. He _____________ (try) not to be late for school. Amit _____________ (come) home from school at 2.00 in the afternoon. He _____________ (eat) lunch and _____________(do) his homework. Then he __________ (watch) television, ____________ (read) a book or _____________ (play) with his friends.

F. Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs!

Nick’s father _____________ (work) in London. His office _____________ (be: am/is /are ) in

a big building. Every morning he _____________ (get up) at six o’clock. He _____________

(have) a shower in cold water. He _____________ (eat) eggs and toast for breakfast. He

_____________ (drink) orange juice for breakfast. He _____________ (put on) his jeans and

jacket. Then he _____________ (run) to the railway station. He always _____________ (take)

his umbrella. He_____________ (buy) a newspaper and _____________ (read) it on the train.

In the evening he_____________ (come) back home at five o’clock. After dinner he

sometimes _____________ (watch) television. He never _____________ (go) to the

cinema.

G. Fill in the verbs in Simple Present!

fly drink cry speak play

finish live eat like go

1.

He __________ chips for dinner.

2.

I _________ coffee three times a day.

3.

She _________ to New York once a

year.

4.

We __________ Italian and English.

5.

They __________ in Canada.

6.

Tom and I _________to school every day.

7.

My dad _________ work at seven o’clock.

8.

We__________ tennis every weekend.

9.

My friend __________ old films.

10.

The baby __________ all the day.

H. Don’t or Doesn’t

I. Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs.

1. Every morning, my mother____________ (wake) me up at about seven. She

cherry muffins. They are my favorites! I usually_____________ (brush) my teeth and

_____________ (have) a quick shower before having breakfast.

2. Then, my mother_____________ (take) me to school in her car. She hardly

ever_____________ (call) a taxi to go to school. Sometimes, my father is not at home for

some days. He _____________ (go) to the university in Scotland or London.

He_____________ (teach) chemistry there. My sister and I always_____________ (miss) my

dad, and my mom_____________ (miss) him, too. When he_____________ (come) back, he