SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Exercise I: Use the correct verb form (simple present or simple past) of the verbs in the box. Fill in each sentence with the adverbs of frequency in its appropriate place. usually have prefer get up often always want decide receive get is listen normally finish

1. Susan (1)_______ a secretary at Hoang Pham Company in Hanoi. Susan (2)________ at 6 oclock and (3)________ breakfast at 6:30. She (4)_________ready for work at 7 a.m. She (5)_________ to drive to work. Today, she (not, 6) __________ to take her car. She (7)_________ to the traffic report. Then she (8)________to take the bus to her office. She (9)___________ the report from her boss every morning and (10)__________ it at 10 oclock. buy drive hit take like be see hurt destroy lose 2. Two moths ago, Peter (1)_________all of his money out of the bank and (2)_________ a new car. He (3)________and (4)_________ it when he (5)________ in London. When he (6)_________ to work yesterday, he (7)_________ his control and (8)_________ another car. He (not,9)_________ but the accident completely (10) ___________ his new car. Exercise II: Simple Present or Simple Past tense be have decide be know work speak read try be 1. Today, there (1)______more than 3.000 different languages in the world. English (2)_______ the most widely spoken language, over 350 million people (3)_________ it. If you (4)_________ English, you can get a good job. John (not, 5)________got a job. He (6)________ unemployed for six months. He (7)_______ for a textile company 3 years ago. Everyday, John (8)__________newspaper and (9)________ to find a job. He (10)__________to take an English course. enter work have like bear prepare return live move take

2. Eric (1)________in 1930 in India where his father (2)_________for civil service. His family (3)________ to England in 1907 and in 1917 Eric (4)________Eton where he (5)_________many success. He (6)________in a big building near Theme River. He (7)__________go fishing with his son in every Sunday. His wife often (8) __________everything for them. It (9) ________ Eric 1 hour to drive to the lake. They always (10)__________home at about 10:30. step be realize have get come begin have to arrive get up

3. Yesterday, I (1)_______ a very rough day. I (2)_______early to go shopping, but as soon as I (3)_______out of the door, it (4)_____ to rain, so I had to go back to the apartment and (5)_____my umbrella. The elevator (6)_______ out, so I (7)_______climb six flights of stairs to get to my place. I (8)______ down and tried to get a bus to the supermarket. When I (9)_______ at the supermarket, I (10)________ I had forgotten my shopping list.