Teacher: Mrs.

Ngoc Hoa Do – English Master Education – Empower you to succeed

PRACTICE FOR PRESENT TENSE

Exercise 1: Finish these sentences using present simple tense.

1. Please, help me. What is the longest river in the world?

- I think that the longest rivers _________(be) the Amazon and the Nile.
2. Paul, what ___________ (you/do) in your free time?
- In my free time? Nothing. I just get bored.
3. Mrs Jolie, I must tell you that your son sleeps in my lessons.
- Oh, no. I'm so sorry. How long ___________(he/sleep)every day?
4. Is that your bag over there?
- Which one? No, it ___________ (be) mine.
5. What about your children? Do they go to the same school?
- Annie __________(go) to school. She is only four years old now.
6. Look at that! Sue and Kam _____________(be) really well-dressed today.
- Are you crazy? They aren't well-dressed at all!
7. Is your husband a good driver or not?
- Well, how to put it. He always ______________ (drive) carefully.
8. Greg is the best player in our team. He never ______________(miss) the goal.
- Do you mean it? How often does he score?
9. I can't speak French, but I think I am quite good at English.
- Why do you think so? __________________ (anybody/understand) you?

Exercise 2: Complete these sentences by using present simple tense.

1. Who ___________ (stay) with when you are in Prague on your holiday?
2. Why _________________ (he/ not eat) tropical fruit? Is he allergic to it?
3. How _______________ (grandpa/do) the trick with the cards? I'd like to learn it.
4. Who ______________ (do) with you on the project? Or do you do it on your own?
5. What ____________________(Mimi and Cindy/know) about our honeymoon in Spain? It's a secret.
6. My brother Mike ___________ (study) biology at university. He's in the third year.
7. My sister Frances _____________ (go) to guitar lessons on Monday and Thursday.
8. Mike and Frances ___________ (be) the best students in their class.
9. My mum _______________ (do) the shopping on Friday afternoons.
10. My dad ____________ (wash) his car every weekend. Even in winter.
11. When my grandma makes goulash, she __________ (fry) meat and onions in oil.

Exercise 3: Complete these sentences using present continuous tense

1. Please, leave me alone, I _________________ (write) an e-mail now.

2. Susan ____________________ (lie) in bed at the moment. She isn't feeling well.
3. I'm staying in New York. I_______________________ (take part in) an IT conference.
4. My mum and dad _________________ (cook) now. They're in the kitchen.
5. Look at that guy at the bus stop! What _____________________ (he/wear)?
6. I ______________________ (watch) a TV documentary about gorillas in Africa at present.
7. I can hear Jane. She ___________ (sing) in the shower.
8. Jim is really hopeless. He __________________ (forget) his mobile phone.
9. I can't see Josh and Marion anywhere. Where ____________________ (stand) ?
10. Peter __________________ (work) in the Hopkin's Hospital now.
11. Sarah, slow down, please. Why __________________ (speak) so fast today?
12. Ben is in his bedroom. He _______________(always/play) computer games.
13. Calm down, Thomas. Everybody ________________ (look) at you.
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14. I'm afraid I __________________ (sit) on your seat. I'm sorry about that.
15. Dave and Sue ________________ (jog) in the park around the lake.
16. Why ________________ (listen) to me? What are you thinking about?
17. Which film _________________________(Mary and Joe/ watch)? Martin Eden by Pietro Marcello?

Exercise 4: Complete the conversation with present perfect tense

1. A: ____________________________ Kim yet? (see)

B: Not yet. But I am going to see her on Friday.
2. A: Has Karl ever been to England?
B: No, never. But he ____________________ to Scotland twice. (already go)
3. A: How many foreign languages have you learned?
B: Unfortunately, I ____________________ any foreign languages so far. (not study)
4. A: ____________________ the email from me? (get)
B: I'm afraid I haven't received any email from you since last week.
5. A: Why is Mary crying? What ____________________ to her? (happen)
B: Poor Mary. Her mum has been ill for a long time.
6. A: Where ____________________ so long? (be)
B: I'm sorry, I missed the bus.
7. A: Look. The sun ____________________ (disappear)
B: It's fascinating. It has been covered by the moon.
8. A: Have you called your grandma?
B: Oh, no! I ____________________ her yet. (not telephone)
9. A: It's quite cold in here, isn't it?
B: Is it? I ____________________ the window. (just/open)
10. A: Here is your car. I ___________________ (already/ wash) it.
B: Thanks a lot.