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Present Tense Exercise

The document summarizes the different uses of the simple present tense in English, including: expressing facts, habits and frequency, future actions with a fixed schedule, and possession, senses, emotions and mental activities. It provides examples for each use case and exercises for learners to practice putting verbs in the simple present form.

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Present Tense Exercise

The document summarizes the different uses of the simple present tense in English, including: expressing facts, habits and frequency, future actions with a fixed schedule, and possession, senses, emotions and mental activities. It provides examples for each use case and exercises for learners to practice putting verbs in the simple present form.

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Simple Present expresses facts:


1. Paris (be) is the capital of France.
2. Hamlet (be) __________ a play by Shakespeare.
3. Mount Everest (reach) ____________ a height of 8848 metres.
4. Water (boil) ___________at 100°C.
5. Ice (melt) ___________at 0°C.
6. The river Thames (flow) _____________ past the Houses of Parliament.
7. The Olympic Games (take place) _______________ every four years.
8. A waiter (work) _______________ in a restaurant.
9. The earth (travel) ______________around the sun in approximately 365 days.
10. My father (speak) ______________ English.

2. Simple Present expresses frequency:


1. On Mondays he (go) goes to the gym.
2. You never (arrive) ______________on time.
3. I seldom (go) _____________ to the zoo.
4. Francis occasionally (drink) _____________ coffee.
5. Ron seldom (do) ____________ his homework.
6. They (not / often / sing) ______________ songs.
7. Pierre (not / play) ______________ tennis every week.
8. I (not / usually / watch) ______________ TV in the mornings.
9. (they / spend) __________________ their holidays in Canada every year?
10. (he /always / wear) _________________ a hat?

3. Simple Present also expresses future actions:


The following sentences describe future actions that are set by a
timetable or schedule.
Put the verbs into the correct form.
1. The plane (arrive) arrives in London at 11:45.
2. The lesson (start) ______________in five minutes.
3. The film (begin) _______________at 8 o'clock.
4. My brother's birthday (be) __________________on Wednesday.
5. The train (leave) ________________Manchester at 7:23.
6. The festival (end) _______________on Sunday.
7. The next bus (come) ______________in 35 minutes.
8. Which day (open / the exhibition) __________________________________________?
9. What day (be) _________________it tomorrow?
10. What time (close / the zoo) __________________________________________?

4. The following sentences express possession, senses, emotions or


mental activity. Verbs of possession, senses, emotions and mental
activity must be used with the simple present. Put the verbs into the
correct form.
1. I (like) like pizza.
2. He (hate) __________________garlic.
3. My sister (prefer) __________________tea to coffee.
4. I (want) _____ _______________to get away from here.
5. She (not / understand) _________________________me.
6. I (not / believe) ______________________________it.
7. I (not / know) _______________________why you are so mean.
8. We (not / think) ________________________that this is right.
9. What (mean / it) __________________________?
10. (you / hear) ______________________the music?

Simple Present: Exercise March 2011

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