GRAMMAR PRACTICE
I. Present Simple Tense
Choose the correct verb in the blank
1. Doctor Moffett love / loves his job.
2. He study / studies ants.
3. A salesperson sell / sells products for a company.
4. You and Anita work / works on weekends.
5. Nurses help / helps people.
6. We write / writes science books.
7. Our office close / closes at 7:00 p.m.
8. She take / takes classes at the business school.
9. You walk / walks to work every day.
10. I start / starts work at 8:00 a.m. every morning
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1. A zookeeper feeds__________ (feed) animals.
2. Computer programmers ____________ (write) software.
3. Photographers___________ (take) photos.
4. A chef_______________ (cook) food.
5. A firefighter_______________ (fight) fires.
6. Musicians_________________ (play) instruments.
7. A farmer_______________ (work) on a farm.
8. A dancer______________ (dance).
Complete the paragraphs with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
Manuel and Lila Vega
Manuel and Lila Vega________ (1) (have) a busy lifestyle. Manuel is a doctor
at a hospital. He works at night, so he___________ (2) (go) to work at 7:00
p.m. and comes home at 7:00 a.m. His wife Lila works at a bank. She
_________(3) (go) to work at 8:00 a.m. and comes home at 6:00 p.m. They
don’t see each other a lot during the week. Manuel and Lila also
____________ (4) (have) two children, Luis and Carla. Every morning they
all____________ (5) (have) breakfast together at 7:30. Then, Luis and Carla
___________(6) (go) to school, and Lila (7)_________ (go) to work. Manuel
_____________(8) (do) the dishes, and then (9)____________ (go) to bed.
Carla ___________usually (10) (do) her homework at a friend’s house in the
afternoon, and__________Luis (11) (have) soccer practice. Manuel gets up at
4:00 p.m. At 6:00 p.m, he_____________ (12) (have) dinner with Lila, Luis,
and Carla. After dinner, he _____________(13) (go) to work. Manuel and
Lila_____________ (14) (have)a busy schedule during the week, but on
weekends they relax.
Fill in the blank
I (be) _______ sixteen years old.
2) Tommy (live) _______ at 107 Pine Lane.
3) Juana (not cook) _______ dinner for her family.
4) They (eat) _______ lunch at 12:00.
5) Nina (take) _______ medicine when she is sick.
6) I (not like) _______ chocolate.
7) He (drive) _______ a nice car.
8) We (want) _______ to see a movie tonight.
9) Mr. Anderson (teach) _______ chemistry at Hill High School.
10) They (not study) _______ English at school.