Soal Simple Present Tense

I. In this exercise, you have to put the verb into the correct form.

Examples:

• Bimo does not go (not / go) to the cinema very often.

• Water boils (boil) at 100 degree centigrade.

• How many houses do you have (you / have) ?

1. The swimming pool ……………… (open) at 08.00 a.m. and ……………. (close) at 06.00 p.m. every day.

2. What time ……………………………… (the banks / close) in Indonesia?

3. I have car but I ……………………… (not / use) it so often.

4. How many books ……………………………………. (you / buy) a day?

5. I do not understand the word ‘deceive’. What ………………….. (deceive / mean) ?

6. If you need money, why …………………………………….. (you / not / get) a job?

7. I ……………….. (play) the violin, but I …………………………. (not / play) very well.

8. “What ………………………… (you / do) ?”

“I am an electrical engineer.”

9. “Where ……………………………….. (your father / come) from?”

“He …………………………….. (come) from England.”

10. “What …………………….. (she / read) ?”

“She ………………. (read) the newest novel.”

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II. This time you have to read some sentences and correct them. The English is correct, but the
information in the sentence is wrong. Write two correct sentences for each number.

Example:

The sun goes round the earth.

The sun does not go round the earth.

The earth goes round the sun.

1. The sun rises in the west.

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2. The carpenters make things from metal.

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3. The mice always catch the cats.

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4. Water flows from the lower place to the higher place.

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5. The students teach the teacher.

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III. Now you need to use the sentences below to make the questions. Begin your question with the
word(s) in the brackets.

Examples:

• Lita plays tennis. (How often?)

How often does Lita play tennis?

• She gets up in the morning. (What time / usually?)

What time does she usually get up in the morning?

1. Jenna watches movie. (How often?)

How often ……………………………………………………………..

2. I write the letters to my parents. (How often?)

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3. We have dinner in the evening. (What time / usually?)

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4. Nita works on the weekend. (Where?)

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5. They go to the cinema. (How often?)

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6. Many people do stupid things. (Why?)

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7. The motorcycle breaks down. (How often?)

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8. Her families go to the zoo in a month. (How often?)

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9. You call him for an hour every morning. (Why?)

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10. The beautiful woman comes to your house. (What time / usually?)

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11. He does not call me very often. (Why?)

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12. He and his sister study in a day. (How often?)

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13. That man goes outside at night. (Where?)

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14. She and her family go out on the free day. (Where?)

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15. The boy comes to the meeting alone. (Why?)

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