ROUTINES: SIMPLE PRESENT

I. Read the following paragraph and complete it with the correct form of the
verbs
AM
Hi! Everybody! My name is Gerald. This is my first year at the University. I ___________ (be)

from England. I AM STUDY

NOT WORK (not – work). I just _____________
____________ (study) to be Computer
HAVE
software Engineer. I _______________ AM NOT HAVE (not – have) any
(have) two sisters. I ___________
WORK
brother. Karla, the oldest, ___________ (work) as a pharmacist. She __________
HAS (have) one
ATTENDES
daughter. Mariam, the youngest, ___________ (attend) to kinder garden.

IS
Mr Anderson is my Computer teacher. He ______ LIVES (live) in Chicago with
(be) 50 and he ______
IS
his parents and his twin siblings – Denise and Mike, who ______ (be) 20 years old.

On weekdays, Mr Anderson ________ WASHES

WAKES UP (wake up) at half past seven. He _________ (wash) his
IS NOT COMB (not- comb) his hair because he is bald, and ________
face, he ____________ PUTS ON (put on) his tie,
HATES
which he ____________ (hate).
ARE NOT
My parents ______________ COME
(not – be) from England. They ______________ from (come)

Canada. My father IS NOT WORK

______________ (not-work) because he’s retired. My mother
REPRESENTS
______________ (represent) people in a court. She’s a lawyer.

II. Read the paragraph again and answer the following question in a long way.

1. What is his name? HIS NAME IS GERALD

____________________________________

HE FROM IS ENGLAND
2. Where does he come from? ______________________________

3. How old is Gerald? _____________________________________

HE IS A COMPUTER SOFTWARE ENGINEER STUDENT

4. What does he do? _____________________________________

HE HAS TWO SISTERS

5. How many siblings does he have? ___________________________

NO, SHE IS NOT

6. Is Marian a pharmacist? _________________________________

NO, HE DOESN'T
7. Does Gerald come from Canada? ___________________________

NO, HE DOESN'T
8. Does Gerald’s father works as a lawyer? _______________________________

NO, HE DOESN'T BECAUSE, HE IS BALD

9. Does Mr Anderson comb his hair? Why? _______________________________