Simple Present Tense with verbs other than be

COMMENTS

1. Verbs other than be have two forms in the simple present tense: a simple form and an -s form

2. The -s form is used with third person singular subjects (he, she, it, Jhon, Mary, the book, etc.) Otrerwise, the simple form is used.

Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words

1. I ____________ (read) a very interesting book now.

2. Joanne ____________ (work) eight hours a day.

3. Tonight we ____________ (see) a play at the thereatre.

4. Who ____________ you ____________ (speak) to just now?

5. I ____________ (not know) him very well.

6. What will you do if she ____________ (come) late?

7. My wife ____________ (like) coffee for breakfast.

8. What ____________ Tom usually ____________(have) for

breakfast?

9. Your train ____________ (leave) at 17.25 from platform 3.

10. What ____________ Mary ____________ (do) ? She's a

student.

11. My whole family _______________(go) to church once a week.

12. My wife and I _________________(go) to the beach in the

summer.

13. Listen! The phone ________________(ring) in the other room.

14. Rain seldom ________________(fall) in the Sahara.

15. He is thirteen years old now, and his voice

_____________________(change).

16. Let's change the conversation. It _________________(get) too

serious.

17. Leap year __________________(come) every four years.

18. My grandfather ________________(grow) tomatoes in his

garden this summer.

19. He ________________(grow) them every summer .

20. The children ______________________(leave) for school right

now.

21. The children __________________(leave) at 8:30 every

morning of the week.

22. Shu! The baby ______________________(take) her nap.

23. In the north the season ____________________(change) four

times a year .

24. Unfortunately, the patient ______________________ (die).

25. The monsoon _____________________(come) once or twice a

year.

26. It's spring and the days _____________________(get) longer.

27. The weather _____________(get) very cold in Moscow in the

winter.

28. It _________________(rain) hard, and I don't have an umbrella.

29. It's November and the birds ___________________(fly) south.

30. Many birds of Europe _____________(fly) south to Africa every winter.

Exercise 2. Form positive sentences in Simple Present.

1. Mary / in a musical / dance→
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2. you / high / jump→

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3. Greg / the ball / kick→

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4. they / us / remember→

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5. Tom / with Anny / stay→

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6. Fiona / her grandma / visit→

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7. we / in the mountains / walk→

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8. he / the car / wash→

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9. you / Australian / be→

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10. Betty / her best / do→

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Exercise 3. Form negative sentences in Simple Present.
Example: we / the door / open→ We do not open the door

2. Tom / with Anny / stay→
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3. I / American / be→

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4. you / home late / come→

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5. we / our rooms / clean→

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6. Christine / her home / decorate→

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7. I / rainy weather / hate→

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8. they / at me / shout→

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9. I / early / get up→

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10. she / in London / teach→

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Exercise 4. Form positive sentences in Simple Present.
Example: John / stamps / collect→ John collects stamps

2. we / in London / live→

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3. he / a computer / have→

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4. You / a song / sing→

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5. I / with you / agree→

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6. I / him / know→

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7. they / good / feel→

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8. the lesson / early / begin→

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9. they / trees / plant→

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10. she / her room / tidy→

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Exercise 5. Form questions in Simple Present.
Example: I / the question / answer→ Do you answer the question?

2. she / me / ask→
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3. they / us / call→

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4. I / American / be→

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5. you / Australian / be→

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6. they / a hamster / have→

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7. they / races / run→

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8. she / down the stairs / rush→

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9. I / with you / agree→

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10. he / around / turn→

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Exercise 6. Form positive sentences in Simple Present.

Example: you / a question / ask→ You ask a question

2. we / in London / live→
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3. she / her bike / push→

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4. the policeman / the thief / arrest→

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5. the teacher / our homework / check→

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6. I / him / know→

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7. we / at the gym / meet→

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8. Benjamin / the rules / break→

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9. You / always / flowers / bring→

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10. Louis / the ball / throw→

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Exercise 7. Form questions in Simple Present.
Example: she / the match / watch→ Does she watch the match

2. he / a computer / have→
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3. the book / to me / belong→

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4. Christine / her home / decorate→

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5. Gareth / the bin / empty→

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6. he / around / turn→

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7. We / our holidays / enjoy→

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8. the boss / a letter / dictate→

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9. the secretary / the documents / print out→

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10. she / the word / underline→

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Exercise 8. Make negative sentences.
Example: I watch TV. - I do not watch the TV

2. We play football. -
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3. It is boring. -

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4. She cleans her room. -

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5. You ride your bike every weekend. -

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6. Sandy takes nice photos. -

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7. They open the windows. -

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8. He buys a new CD. -

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9. I am late. -

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10. She has a cat. -

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Exercise 9. Arrange the words below to make questions.
Example: she / to collect / stickers - Does she collect stickers

2. they / to play / a game -

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3. the cat / to sleep / in the cat's bed -

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4. she / often / to dream -

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5. he / to play / streetball -

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6. you / to be / from Paris -

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7. the pupils / to wear / school uniforms -

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8. you / to go / to the cinema -

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9. she / to have / friends -

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10. he / to read / books -

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Exercise 10. Form negative sentences in Simple Present.
Example: you / a box / carry→ You do not carry a box

2. we / in London / live→

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3. we / the door / open→

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4. they / us / remember→

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5. the teacher / our English / test→

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6. I / a car / want→

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7. she / Irish / be→

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8. he / a computer / have→

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9. Betty / her best / do→

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10. you / home late / come→

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