GRAMMAR LEVEL 1

Unit Practice

English Grammar

Practice 5
Simple Present Tense

[ Circle the best possible answer for each question ]

1.Jenny ____________ her school uniform every evening.

A

wash

washing

washes

2.Sam ____________ to school every morning.

A

walking

walks

walk

3.Every morning, my brother ________ up at 7 oclock.

A

wake

wakes

waking

4.My father ___________ at the post office.

A

work

working

works

rising

5.The sun ___________ in the East.

A

rises

rise

6.John _________ carrot juice after every meal.

A

drink

drinking

drinks

7.My parents _________ to go shopping during the weekends.

A

likes

like

liking

8. Teenagers nowadays like to play__________ in schools.

A

truants

truancy

truant

9.Henry _______ his teeth after every meal.

A

brushes

brushing

brush

10.Donny __________ just across the street.

A

live

living

lives

11.We must _______ up before buying our food at the canteen.

A

queue

queues

queuing

12.Leonard ________ to Cambodia every year on business trip.

A

goes

go

going

13. Some people _________ biofuel to run their cars..

A

uses

use

using

14.Harold __________to go to his grandfathers house.

A

want

wanting

wants

15.Susie __________ late every night since her parents divorce.

A

sleeps

sleeping

sleep

16.Mr. Smith ________ some very unique and beautiful portraits.

A

paint

paints

painting

17.My neighbor _________ me with my gardening.

A

help

helping

helps

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18. Bablo _________ next to Bubly in class.

A

sit

sits

sitting

19. Jonny __________ his mother to sweep the floor everyday.

A

help

helping

helps

20.Lions __________ other animals which live in the jungle.

A

eat

eating

eats

21.Hannahs class teacher ____________ a SUV to school.

A

drive

drives

driving

22.It __________ an adventurous man to climb Mount Kinabalu.

A

takes

take

taking

23. My mother __________ dinner for us every night.

A

cooks

cook

cooking

24. A hunter ___________ animals in the jungle.

A

hunt

hunting

hunts

25. Children like to ___________ rather than to study.

A

plays

play

playing

26.My uncle __________ around the park every Saturday.

A

jogging

jog

jogs

27.Every Saturday, James _________ to church.

A

goes

go

going

28.We must __________ our teeth before going to bed.

A

brush

brushes

brushing

29.Mr. Anand _______ us how to write a proper English essay.

A

teach

teaches

teaching

putting

30.I __________ the keys in the drawer.

A

put

puts

31.The rowdy boys __________ the poor old man.

A

beats

beating

beat

32.Bandy likes to ___________ story books.

A

reads

read

reading

33.Good samaritans __________ free food to the orphanage everyday.

A

donates

donating

donate

34.Malcom ___________ with his aunt when he visits Europe.

A

stay

stays

staying

35. My neighbors dogs __________ when they see a stranger.

A

bark

barks

barking

36.Elephants usually __________ in groups to search for water.

A

travels

travelling

travel

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37.Heavy downpours _________ flash floods around Malaysia.

A

causes

cause

causing

38. Floods ___________ hundreds of houses in Riau.

A

submerges B

submerge

submerging

39. The council workers _________ the tall grass near my house every month.
A

cuts

cutting

cut

crawling

40.A snake __________ on its belly.

A

crawls

crawl

41.Tims dog always ________ the cats which look for food behind his house.
A

chase

chases

chasing

42.My mother ___________ the flowers in her garden everyday.

A

water

watering

waters

eat

43. Lopez only _______ oats for breakfast.

A

eats

eating

44.Ginny and Minny ___________ their birthdays every year.

A

celebrates

celebrate

celebrating

45.Cindy _______ about her activities everyday on the internet.

A

blog

blogging

blogs

46. Drug dealers __________ their drugs by using mules.

A

smuggle

smuggles

smuggling

47. The police __________ my residential area every one hour.

A

rounds

round

rounding

48.Exercise __________ our body healthy and fit.

A

keep

keeping

keeps

49.Mrs. Carlsons daughter _________ singing everyday to perfect her pitch.

A

practice

practices

practicing

50.An active volcano ____________ out hot lava when it erupts.

A

spew

spewing

spews

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Answers For Unit Practice 5 Present Simple

11

21

31

41

12

22

32

42

13

23

33

43

14

24

34

44

15

25

35

45

16

26

36

46

17

27

37

47

18

28

38

48

19

29

39

49

10

20

30

40

50

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