TENSES

Present Indefinite Tense Activity

1. Give the correct form of the word in brackets. Rewrite the

sentence.
1.1 Every morning I (eat) breakfast.
1.2 We usually (go) to the Kruger National Park in April.
1.3 My mother always (make) me a cup of Hot Chocolate.
1.4 The boys sometimes (swim) in the headmaster’s pool.
1.5 The girls always (wash) their hair after netball practise.
1.6 Our family (eat) 2 boxes of Wheat Bix per month.
1.7 Our neighbours rarely (go) out at night.
1.8 The old lady sometimes (struggle) to read the instructions.
1.9 On Sundays the pastor (deliver) a message in church.
1.10 Alice (be) my sister.

2. Change the following sentences into the negative.

2.1 I eat a hotdog for lunch.
2.2 They build houses.
2.3 The train arrives on time.
2.4 The young lady sells flowers.
2.5 The mother smiles at her baby.
2.6 The boys play rugby.
2.7 Mr Prinsloo teaches Technology.
2.8 The secretary types the letters.
2.9 I do my maths homework
2.10 I feel sleepy.

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3. Change the following sentences into questions.
3.1 Mandy brushes her hair.
3.2 They often play basketball.
3.3 The dog enters the house through the doggie door.
3.4 Andrew fishes next to the river.
3.5 I always do my homework.
3.6 My brother plays tennis.
3.7 Bernard goes on holiday to Europe.
3.8 The lioness catches the prey.
3.9 My mother watches Britain’s got Talent.
3.10 The young children eat ice cream.

4. Change the following sentences into questions by adding question

tags. Rewrite the sentence.
4.1 My grandfather drinks coffee every morning.
4.2 Bernard doesn’t go to Durban often.
4.3 The girls enjoy shopping.
4.4 My brothers don’t play cricket.
4.5 The cheetah catches the warthog.

5. Complete the following cloze test by supplying the correct form of

the words in brackets. Rewrite the paragraph.
5.1 We usually (go) on holiday in December. I always (pack) too many
clothes. My brothers (wash) the caravan and my sister (help)
mother to make snacks for the road. We always (take) our
surfboards along to the beach. We also (build) sandcastles and my
sister (collect) shells.