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Present Simple Verb Exercises

The document is an exercise set focused on practicing the present simple tense and the verb 'to be.' It includes various exercises where learners fill in blanks, choose correct forms, and create sentences using the present tense. The exercises aim to reinforce understanding of verb conjugation and usage in different contexts.

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Present Simple Verb Exercises

The document is an exercise set focused on practicing the present simple tense and the verb 'to be.' It includes various exercises where learners fill in blanks, choose correct forms, and create sentences using the present tense. The exercises aim to reinforce understanding of verb conjugation and usage in different contexts.

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PRESENT SIMPLE

Exercise 1: Using the verb Tobe in present tense.

1) Tiffany and Uma (be) ____________________my friends.

2) Ricardo, John and I (be) ________________ watching a movie.

3) Hadil (be) ________________ kind.

4) Alisa (be) ____________________ young.

5) The hammer (be) _______________ new.

6) My mother and father (be) _______________ cooking dinner.

7) Rachel (be) ___________________ driving to school.

8) Nikos and Billy (be) _____________________ playing at the park.

9) The students (be) ______________________ studying English.

10) The test (be) ___________________________ hard!

11) My best friend (be) _______________________ coming to my house

Exercise 2: Using the Verb "To be" in present tense.

Example: I (be) am excited.

Jessica and Akbar (be) are happy.

The new car (be) is nice.

1/ The bag (be) ________ blue.

2/ The rocks (be) ________ hard.

3/ The children (be) ________ young.

4/ Thomas (be) ________ nice.

5/ The game (be) ________ difficult.

6/ They (be) ________ tired.

7) I (be) ________ thirty years old.

8) Susan and Juan (be) ________ married.

9) Teddy (be) ________ my friend.

10) We (be) ________ in English class.


Exercise 3: Write the correct form of the verb "to be" in present
tense

1/ The old man (be) ________ wise.

2) The sun (be) ________ hot.

3) The children (be) ________ eating bananas. They (be, not) ____ ____ eating
apples

4) I (be) ________ happy. I (be, not) ____ ____ sad.

5) The bus (be) ________ fast. It (be, not) ____ ____ slow.

6) My friend (be) ________ buying a new car. Her old car broke down.

7) I (be) ________ at the beach with my family. It (be) ________ hot and sunny
outside. The ocean water (be) ________ warm.

8) Tom and Jacob (be) ________ very smart. Tom (be) ________ a scientist and
Jacob (be) ________ an engineer.

9) The library (be) ________ open until 9:00 p.m.

10) The school (be) ________ small. It (be, not) ____ ____ big.

11) The books (be) ________ new. They (be, not) ____ ____ old.

12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be) ________ acting in the school play.

13) Beatrice (be) ________ at her house.

14) It (be) ________ hot outside. It (be, not) ____ ____ cold outside.

15) You (be) ________ finished with the quiz! 11

16) Judith (be, not) ____ ____ at home. She (be) ________ at school.

Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of “be”

1. My dog …………………………..small.

2. You …………………………….responsible.

3. My cat ……………………………soft.

4. Dogs …………………..great pets because they …………………..affectionate.

5. My dog ………………….a member of our family.


6. Some cats ……………………affectionate. Other cats ……………..very
independent.

7. It ……………..a bid responsibility to own a pet.

8. Kittens and puppies ……………….cute.

9. We ………………ready to get a pet.

10. Some people …………………lonely.

11. My daughter and I ………….at the pet shop. We …………at home.

12. My husband ……………….at work now. He (not)……………..with me.

13. I ……………..patient. My husband (not)…………………….patient.

14. My daughter ………………….responsible.

15. My son ……………….excited. He …………….tired.

16. This ………………..a lap. It ………..a big dog.

17. The children ………………excited about the new puppy.

18. My dog ………………in the yard. It………………..hungry.

19. There …………….toys for dogs. They …………………..inexpensive.

20. The window……………..open. I …………..cold.

21. It ………………ten o’clock now. The weather ………………..warm today.

22. My husband ………from California. I ……………..from New York.

23. The dogs ……………..thirsty. put some water in the dish.

24. I ……………worried about my cat because it …………..sick.

25. That ……………a picture of my dog.

Exercise 4. Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present


tense.

1) I (study) …study………….English on Monday.

2) You (study) …study……….English on Tuesday.

3) We (study) …study…….English on Wednesday.

4) They (study) …study …….English on Thursday.


5) He (study) ……studies……….English on Friday.

6) She (study) …studies……….English on Saturday.

7) It (study) ……studies……….English on Sunday.

Exercise 5. Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present


tense.

1) They (study) …study……… English on Tuesday.

2) He (cook) …cooks………….on Tuesday.

3) I (wash) ……wash……the car on Wednesday.

4) We (cook) ……cook………on Sunday.

5) You (wash) ……wash………the car on Friday.

6) She (wash) ……washes……… the car on Saturday.

7) We (study) …study……… English on Sunday.

8) It (cook) ……cooks…………..on Thursday.

9) He (study) ……studies……….English on Friday.

10) You (wash) …wash……….the car on Thursday.

11) They (cook) ……cook…….on Wednesday.

12) She (study) ……studies….English on Thursday.

Exercise 6. Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present


tense. (BTVN)

1) Tom and Amy (cook) ……………………….on Wednesday.

2) Daniel and I (cook) …………………………..on Tuesday.

3) Herbert (cook) ……………………………………..on Sunday.

4) Carlos and Peter (wash) ………………………………the car on Friday.

5) Jovita (wash) ………………………………..the car on Saturday.

6) Ko, Uri, and I (study) ……………………………….English on Monday.

7) The students (study) ……………………………..English on Thursday.

8) Randy (study) ……………………………..English on Friday.


9) I (wash) ………………………………….the car on Thursday.

10) Mack (wash) …………………………..the car on Monday.

11) Natasha (study) ……………………………….English on Thursday.

12) Rachel: Hi, Nina. Can I help you?

Nina: Yes. You (wash)…………………….. the car, and I will cook dinner

Ex 7: Put DO or DOES into the following sentences to make


questions

1. …………..……the students study hard every day?

2…………….…Mr. Brown go to his office every day?

3. ………………..you want cream and sugar in your coffee??

4. ……………..…the children go to bed very early?

5. ………………...that girl come from South Africa?

6. ………………you know that Italian student?

7. …………….. Miss Lan prefer coffee to tea?

8. ………………..your English lessons seem very difficult?

Ex 8. Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.

1) Monica (eat) ____________________ eggs.

2) Teddy and Monica (eat) _____________________ eggs.

3) Mickie (study) ____________________ English every day.

4) Arthur and Jason (study) _____________________ English on Monday and


Tuesday.

5) Angie and I (drink) _______________________ coffee.

6) Eva (like) _______________________ chocolate.

7) Dustin (watch) ______________________ movies.

8) Yoko (play) ______________________ the piano.

9) The students (take) _____________________ tests.

10) It (rain) ______________________ here a lot.


Ex 9. Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.

1) Dennis (cook) ___________________ on Wednesday.

2) Mariella and I (cook) ______________________ on Tuesday.

3) Spencer (wash) _______________________ his car on Sunday.

4) Tammy and I (wash) _____________________ our car on Monday.

5) You (study) _______________________ science on Thursday.

6) Thomas (study) ______________________ math on Friday.

7) Rickie (play) ___________________________ golf and tennis.

8) Justin and I (play) _______________________ basketball and soccer.

9) Kim (read) __________________________ fiction novels.

10) Richard and David (read) _____________________________ the newspaper.

Exercise 10: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present
tense.

Example: I/ You/ We/ They (play) play the guitar.

Example: He/ She/ It (play) plays the guitar.

1) I (bake) …………………………….cakes.

2) You (work) …………………………….in an office.

3) We (take) …………………………….pictures of birds.

4) They (talk) …………………………….about cars.

5) He (think) …………………………….about school.

6) She (play) ……………………………. soccer.

7) It (rain) …………………………….here a lot.

8) I (like) …………………………….chocolate.

9) He (like) …………………………….chocolate.

10) You (watch) …………………………….movies.

11) She (watch) …………………………….movies.

12) The babies (cry) ……………………………. every night.


13) The baby (cry) …………………………….every night.

14) I (fly) …………………………….to Belize every year.

15) My father (fly) …………………………….to Belize every year.

Exercise 11: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in
simple present tense.

Example: I (play) play the guitar.

Example: Jessica (play) plays the guitar.

1) I (be) ____________________ sixteen years old.

2) Tommy (live) ___________________ at 107 Pine Lane.

3) Juana (cook) ______________________ dinner for her family.

4) They (eat) ________________________ lunch at 12:00.

5) Nina (take) ________________________ medicine when she is sick.

6) I (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 (study) ______________________ English at school.

11) I (want) ______________________ to go home now.

12) Bill and Calicia (drive) ______________________ to the mountains every


year. every year.

13) We (eat) ____________________ pasta once a week.

14) It (snow) _________________ here in December.

15) When Dax (take) ___________ a shower, he (wash) __________ his hair with
shampoo.

Exercise 12: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in
simple present tense.

Example: I/You/We/They (play) play the guitar.

Example: He/She/It (play) plays the guitar.


1) Mary (be) ___________________ twenty-nine years old.

2) We (like) __________________ to eat fruit. It (taste) ____________________


good.

3) The football team never (score) __________________ . It (lose) _____________


all the time.

4) Roberta and Betty always (talk) _________________ to each other on the


phone.

5) Jose and I (study) ______________________ chemistry together.

6) The car (have) _________________________ a flat tire.

7) You never (make) ________ breakfast for me. I always (have) _______ to
make it myself.

8) The mechanic (fix) __________________ my car when it breaks down.

9) Tom rarely (fly) _________________. He usually (drive) ___________________.

10) I usually (watch) ____________ TV, but tonight I (think) __________ I will
read a book.

11) Igor (call) ___________________ his mother on the phone every day.

12) When he (be) _____________ alone at night, Beto sometimes (get)


___________ scared.

13) I (be) _______________ tired. I (think) _________________ I am going to take


a nap.

14) Cakes (be) _________ hard to make. They (require) _____________ a lot of
work.

15) Joel (like) ____________ to play soccer. He (practice) ________________ every


day.

Exercise 16. Hoàn thành các câu sau:

1) Tom ………………… coins. (not/to collect)

2) You ………………… songs in the bathroom. (not/to sing)

3) Julian ………………… in the garden. (not/to work)

4) I ………………… at home. (not/ stay)

5) Tina and Kate ………………… the doors. (not/to open)


6) Adam ………………… French. (not/to speak)

7) His sister ………………… lemonade. (not/to like)

8) We ………………… to music. (not/to listen)

9) My father ………………… the car every Saturday. (not/ to clean)

10) Johnny and Danny ………………… in the lake. (not/ to swim)

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Context-specific examples, such as 'The football team never scores,' supplement learning by anchoring grammatical rules in relatable scenarios. They help students associate sentence structure with real-life situations, enhancing retention through meaningful engagement. This allows students to visualize the application of rules in familiar terms, promoting intuitive understanding of frequency adverbs alongside simple present tense.

Regular practice with 'to be' exercises aids mastery of basic sentence structures, critical for more complex grammatical constructs. Understanding 'is', 'am', 'are' foundationally prepares learners for diverse structures, such as continuous tenses ('is running'), passive voice ('is eaten'), and even hypothetical mood ('were you dating'), reflecting its central role in English grammar.

In present simple tense, the verb 'to be' changes based on whether the subject is singular or plural. For singular subjects, the forms 'is' (for 'he/she/it') and 'am' (for 'I') are used, e.g., 'She is happy' and 'I am tired'. For plural subjects, 'are' is used, e.g., 'They are friends'.

Contrasting exercises like 'It rains here a lot' and 'It does not rain often' highlight the nuances in meaning imparted by frequency adverbs. They encourage learners to discern subtle temporal differences conveyed through 'a lot' versus 'often,' fostering a sophisticated understanding of how adverbs quantitatively modify actions, thus deepening comprehension of nuanced language usage.

Exercises that emphasize selecting between 'study' and 'studies' target learners' proficiency in subject-verb agreement by reinforcing the rule that adds the suffix '-s' for third-person singular subjects. Such exercises build intuitive recognition of when to apply conjugation rules, fostering automatic, error-free verb usage in various contexts, crucial for fluency.

Exercises involving negative forms require learners to know both the auxiliary verb 'do/does' and the base verb, fostering a deeper understanding of auxiliary usage and negation, such as changing 'He speaks French' to 'He does not speak French'. This compels learners to differentiate between affirmative and negative constructions, enhancing their grasp of English syntax.

By using routine contexts like 'study English on Monday,' exercises help learners internalize verb tense through consistent exposure in familiar scenarios. This repeated application promotes cognitive pattern recognition, facilitating learners' ability to extrapolate tense usage beyond initial contexts to novel scenarios, enhancing adaptability and fluency in the language.

The document suggests using auxiliary verbs 'do' and 'does' at the beginning of questions, indicating the necessity to understand inversion for interrogative forms. For instance, turning 'You study English' into 'Do you study English?' shows a grasp of syntactic inversion, essential for constructing questions in English. This understanding reflects broader knowledge of English syntax, requiring recognition of subject-auxiliary verb alignment.

Common mistakes in using 'to be' in present tense include confusion between 'is' (used for singular subjects) and 'are' (used for plural subjects), as seen in incorrect sentences like 'The students is studying', which should be 'The students are studying'. Another error involves mixing up 'am' and 'is', such as 'I is happy' instead of 'I am happy'.

The primary cognitive challenge is correctly matching the subject with its appropriate verb form, such as 'He studies' versus 'They study'. Learners must recognize subject-verb agreement rules, especially transitioning from singular to plural or first to third person. Cognitive challenges include remembering these rules and processing the correct forms under time constraints.

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