Verb Tense
Exercise 2
PART A
All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Present. You
must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. Hint: pay attention to word
order. If you are confused, go to the Simple Present Page.
EXAMPLE:
A) Tony (help, always) always helps his students when they have grammar
difficulties.
1. John (be, not)__________ English, he is American.
2. Susan (take, always)____________ the bus to work.
3. I (speak, not)___________ Arabic. But Aziz (speak, well, English)___________,
so he can help me.
4. Mr. Julius (swim, never)__________ in the ocean. He (be, really)___________
afraid of sharks.
5. Mary (be, not)____________ a very good student because she (do,
not)___________ her homework.
PART B
All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Present. Hint:
some of the sentences will require the passive verb form. If you are confused, go to
the Active / Passive Page.
EXAMPLE:
a) John (feed, always) always feeds the neighbors' cat while they are on vacation.
b) The neighbors' cat (feed, always) is always fed by John while they are on vacation.
1. The library (locate)__________________ at 1207 Main Street.
2. Susan (ride, often)__________________ the bus to work.
3. The students (teach, usually) _______________ by Mrs. Brown, the new teacher
from Boston.
4. I (study, not)_________________ at Georgetown University.
5. The earth (circle)_______________ the sun, but it (circles, not)_______________
the moon.
6. Good art (make)____________ by creative artists.
7. A: What do you call people who work in libraries?
B: They (call)______________ librarians.
8. A: Do you usually eat big dinners?
B: No, I (eat, not, usually)______________________ big dinners. Most of the time,
I
(snack, just)_________________ at night.
9. The most beautiful sculptures (carve, carefully)___________________ by the Zuni
Indians.
10. The most important decisions (make, always)__________________ by Tim's
wife.
PART C
All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Present or the
Present Continuous. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks.
Hint: consider all tense uses and don't forget some might be passive forms. If you
are confused, go to the Simple Present Page or the Present Continuous Page.
EXAMPLE:
A) Right now, I (sit) am sitting at my desk.
B) I (go, often) often go to the beach during the summer.
1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)_______________ her kids to football practice.
2. Usually, I (work)_______________ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I
(study)______________ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in
Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)_________________.
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)________________.
5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ____________________.
6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)________________ because everybody
(talk)_____________ so loudly.
7. Justin (write, currently)__________________ a book about his adventures in
Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.
8. Do you want to come over for dinner tonight. Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I
(go)______________ to a movie tonight with some friends.
9. The business cards (print, normally)_________________ by a company in New
York. Their prices (be)_______________ inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is
quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate (make)__________________ by a small chocolatier in
Zurich, Switzerland.
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