Presnt Simple Part 1 Excersie

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Situations Exercise 1: Present Simple

1. Tell your friend about a timeless mathematical truth. Use the verb ‘make’ and the numbers
two, two and four. Start with ‘two and two’.

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2. Tell your friend she’s wrong about the capital of Canada being Toronto. Start with ‘Toronto’
and use the verb ‘be’.

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3. Explain to a British person that in Japan hot baths are common. Start with ‘in Japan people
often’ and use the verb ‘have’.

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4. A friend asks you what time you eat dinner. Tell him ‘at 9pm’ and start with ‘we usually’.

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5. Tell a colleague that in the USA it’s not true that people drive on the left. Start with ‘people’
and use the verb ‘drive’.

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6. A friend asks about your transport to work. Do you go by bus? Tell him that’s not true. Start
with ‘normally I’ and use the verb ‘take’.

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7. Tell your colleague that it’s popular to go to the seaside in the summer. Start with ‘many
people’ and use the verb ‘go’.

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8. You are watching a tennis game and describing it to your friend on the phone. Start with
‘Andy Murray’ and use the verb phrases ‘serve’ and ‘win the point’.

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9. You want to tell your friend that you definitely will bring her book tomorrow. Use the verb
‘promise’ and the clause ‘that I’ll bring your book tomorrow’ and start with ‘I’.

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10. You are watching a marathon. What does the commentator say? Start with ‘the runner’ and
use the verb phrases ‘fall’ and ‘get up again’.

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Answers:

1. Two and two make four.


2. Toronto isn’t the capital of Canada.
3. In Japan people often have hot baths.
4. We usually eat dinner at 9pm.
5. People don’t drive on the left in the USA.
6. Normally I don’t take the bus to work.
7. Many people go to the seaside in the summer.
8. Andy Murray serves and wins the point.
9. I promise that I’ll bring your book tomorrow.
10. The runner falls and gets up again.

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