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Present Simple Vs Present Continuous Redux

The document provides exercises for practicing verb forms, word order, and question formation in English. It includes filling in verbs in the correct form, rewriting sentences with specified words, making questions from statements, and putting verbs in the right tense. The exercises cover a variety of common English grammar topics for ESL learners.

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Present Simple Vs Present Continuous Redux

The document provides exercises for practicing verb forms, word order, and question formation in English. It includes filling in verbs in the correct form, rewriting sentences with specified words, making questions from statements, and putting verbs in the right tense. The exercises cover a variety of common English grammar topics for ESL learners.

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1.write the HE/SHE/IT forms (third person)


catch read come run
cook smoke drink stand
fetch start fix touch
live watch miss wish
rush write buy carry
copy enjoy fry marry
play study try
2. Write the verb in the right form
1. Children ................................ (ask) a lot of questions.
2. She .................................. (go) to college on her bike.
3. A lot of birds .............................. (fly) south in the winter.
4. She ..................................... (study) very hard at the weekends.
5. My father .............................. (watch) television most evenings.
6. He ................................... (understand) Arabic.
7. He ........................................ (fight) with his brother.
8. Big dogs............................ (like) a lot of exercise.
9. He’s very naughty – he ............................ (push) other children.
10. Lessons ................................. (start) at 8.35 every morning.
3. a) Make questions
1. How / you pronounce / this word?
2. How / you spell / that?
3. What / this word / mean?
4. How much / they cost?
5. Where / you live?
6. What / you do?
7. How / you do?
8. What time / the plane / leave?
9. What time/ the class / start?
10. What time / the train / arrive?

4. Make questions for the answers provided


1. The President and his wife live in Madrid.
2. Peter and Ann’s children play football on Saturdays.
3. The film about skiing in New Zealand starts at 8.00.
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4. The second word in the first sentence means ‘kind’.
5. The man in the flat downstairs wants to change his job.
6. A ticket for Saturday’s concert costs € 15.

5. WORD ORDER.
a) Rewrite these sentences including the word in brackets
1. My brother speaks to me (never)
2. Susan is polite. (always)
3. Do you finish work at 5 o’clock? (usually)
4. I go to bed before midnight. (rarely)
5. The bus isn’t late. (usually)
6. I don’t eat fish. (often)
7. What do you have for breakfast? (usually)
8. Is Tina here? (already)
9. They stay in the same hotel. (always)
10. Does Janet work in the same place? (still)

b) Write the following sentences in the correct order


1. (to work / every day/ walks / Liz)
2. (goes / every year / to Italy / Julia)
3. t(Ann / very well / French / doesn’t speak)
4. (every day/ do / the same thing / we)
5. ( football / don’t like / very much / I)
6. (watch/ when / you / TV/ do)?
7. ( hungry/I / the /in / am / morning / always)
8. ( Dave / in / Jane / that / never / restaurant / and / eat)
9. ( weekend / tennis / do / play / the / you / at / ever)?
10. (sometimes / park / Sunday / the / we / on / to / go)
11. (usually / the / Claire / bus / gets / to / school)

6. Put the verbs in the RIGHT TENSE


1. a: What ................................................. (you/do)? b: I’m an
architect.
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2. a: What ................................................. (you/do)? b: I ....................
(want) to get this car started.
3. a: Where .............................................. (you/work)? B:
I ............................ (work) in a big insurance company.
4. a: Where .............................................. ( you/work)? B: I’m in
Cardiff this week.
5. a: .................................................................. (your son/play) the
violin? B: No, the piano.
6. a: ............................................................. (your son/play) the violin?
B: Actually, that’s the radio.
7. a: What language .............................................. (she/speak)?
It .......................... (sound) like Russian.
8. a: What language ............................................... (she/speak)? b:
French- she’s from Belgium.
9. a: Who ............................................... (drink) champagne? B: Me,
when I can afford it.
10. a: Who ............................................... (drink) champagne? B: Me,
can I have some more.

7. Put the verbs in the RIGHT TENSE


1. Vegetarians are people who .................................................. (not /
eat ) meat.
2. Look out! My father ........................................... (come)
3. Some people still ................................... (think) the
sun ............................. (go) round the earth.
4. I .................................. (play) tennis every weekend.
5. Who .................................... (sit) in my chair?
6. What ........................................... (happen) in golf if
you ............................. (lose) the ball?
7. Look! She ............................................ (wear) the same shoes as me.
8. a: What ................................................ (you/look) at? B: A strange
bird!
9. I ........................................ (stay) with John for a few weeks until
my flat is ready.
10. We ....................................................... (usually/stay) with Peggy
when we go to Chicago.
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11. What time .................................................. (you/go) to bed on
Saturdays?
12. Why ............................................. (you/wait) outside the door.
13. Don’t ask Tim. He ...................................... (not/know) the answer.
14. I .................................. (have) lunch at the moment.
15. When ......................................... (he / leave) the house?
16. I ............................................... (not/understand).
What ...................................... (happen)?
17. Excuse me, ............................................ (you/know) the time?
18. This is a great party. I .................................... (have) a lovely
time.
19. We can’t use the lift because it ................................... (not/work)
20. a:What ......................................... (you/do) here? B: Nothing.
21. a: ......................................... (Penny/like) cheese sandwiches?
No, ...................................
22. a: What time ............................................ (the sun/rise)? B:
It ............................... (rise) at 7.30.
23. We ......................................... (not/watch) videos at school.
24. Look out of the window! It ................................. (snow).
25. a: ...................................................... (you/wear) a uniform at your
school? B: Yes, ........................

3. Make QUESTIONS for the following answers


1. Mark and George are engineers.
2. Pam starts school at nine o’ clock.
3. Bob is writing a letter.
4. John hates football.
5. Yes, I do. ( You like hip hop)
6. No, she isn’t (Reggie is listening to the teacher)
7. It is half-past seven.
8. No, I haven’t (got any brothers or sisters)
9. Yes, she does. (Paula walk to school every morning)
10. Our children visit their grandparents twice a week.

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