Simple Present Tense

Exercise

A.           Make the sentences using the phrases below

a)      eat breakfast

b)      go to class

c)      put on my clothes

d)     drink a cup of coffee/tea

e)      shave

f)       put on my make-up

g)      take a shower/bath

h)      get up

i)        pick up my books

j)        walk to the bathroom

k)      watch TV

l)        look in the mirror

m)    turn off the alarm clock

n)      go to die kitchen/the cafeteria

o)      brush/comb my hair

p)      say good-bye to my roommate, wife/husband

q)      brush my teeth

r)       do exercises

s)       wash my face

t)       stretch, yawn, and rub my eyes

B.            Put the following sentences into simple present. Use the words in parentheses!

1.             My sister still … (make) some mistakes in pronunciation.

2.             Hendry always … (do) his weekly report on Monday afternoon.

3.             Mr. David's secretary always … (type) a lot of letters in the office.

4.             Some of us … (work) overtime on Saturday.

5.             He … (come) early because he … (want) to see you.

6.             They always … (report) to their superior once a week.

7.             Our receptionist always … (serve) the customers patiently.

8.             His assistant never … (forget) to record the daily transactions.

9.             One of them often … (pass) my house in the morning.

10.         We …… (go) to the seaside every Saturday.

C.           Change the following sentences into negative!

1.             The man comes here just to take this letter.

2.             One of my brothers works for Bank of America in Jakarta.

3.             He makes his weekly report regularly.

4.             My manager always spends a lot of money on books every month.

5.             The cashier goes to the bank to cash the cheque.

D.           Change the following sentences into interrogative!

1.                           The man withdraws some money from his account once a week.

2.                           One of the men wants to see our manager this afternoon.

3.                           Some of them always finish their work on time.

4.                           My friend teaches English twice a week.

5.                           We always start work at 8 o'clock every morning.

   E.    First, read and complete the text with phrases from the box.

       wakes the children up  -  10 p.m  - 20 children  - 6 o'clock  - very tired  - gives  them breakfast  - many times  - taxi  -  St Johns Hospital  - bus

             My name is Jennie. I’m a nurse......................................and I wo

at................................................I look  after sick  children at  night. I start

work     at.............................................................and      finish    early

at...........................................in the          morning.  I         go      to      work by

........................................................  but   I  come  home   in   the morning

by.......................................................................because      I’m  tired. I

have...........................................in  my         section.   I     look    at       the

children................................................. during the night. Sometimes I sit and talk to a child. The children sleep most of the time. At 6 o'clock the day   nurse   arrives   and……………….............................................  She

................................................................. at 7 o'clock. I go home and go

to bed at 8 o'clock. I usually feel ...........................................

F.            Now use this information to complete the questions that John asks Jennie.

1.     What do you do?
2.     Where...............?
3.     What time.........?
4.     What time.........?
5.     How..................?
6.     How................. ?
7.     How many........?
8.     How often.........?
9.     When............... ?
10.   What ...............at 7 o'clock?
11.   How.................when you go home?

G.           Write the missing verbs in the sentences below. Choose from the          following :

Cry dence drink drive laugh listen put read rusing sleep study swim want write

1. Alice and Max are learning to      dance    the tango.
2. We usually                       _football songs on the bus.
3. 1 feel tired today because 1 didn't.                 last night.
4. He doesn't go to the beach because he can't                very well.
5. I always                         to the news on the radio in the morning.
6. Are we going to                       to the airport or go by bus?
7. It's a really sad film. It made me                  .
8. I think I'll                         some letters tonight.
9. Jim Carrey is so funny. He always makes me              .
10. Don't                         all the orange juice now. Leave some for breakfast.
11. I always                         the newspaper before I go to work.
12. The bus is at the stop now. If we                  , we'll catch it.
13. She's not hungry. She doesn't                  any cake.
14. I'd like to                         medicine at college.
15. Shall I                          the milk in the fridge?