Present TensesREVISION

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Present tenses.
Present tense =
You can choose between two tenses if you want to talk about the present tense.
What present tenses did we learn? Put the name in the correct column!
I work every day. You are reading a book about King Henry.
FORM The sun rises in the east. Andrew is always coming late.
I don’t work every day. You are not reading a book about King Henry.
He doesn’t study 2 hours a day. Andrew is not always coming late.
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Do I work every day? Are you reading a book about King Henry?
Does he study 2 hours a day? Is Andrew always coming late?
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USE The sun rises in the east. Jane is reading a book now.
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I love London. I am eating at my mum’s Friday.
I think that people are good.
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He works every day.
On Mondays he sings in the shower.
I live in Ghent.
She studies English at university.
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Signal (adverbs of frequency!) always, often, usually, now, at the moment, look, listen, …
sometimes, seldom, never, …
words
every day, every week, on Mondays, every
year,…
Exercises:
Present Simple:
1. Now let’s practise! Put the verbs between brackets in the Present Simple.
1) She …………………………………………………….………………….…………………..…. four languages. (to speak)

2) Jane is a teacher. She …………………………………………………….………………….…………………..…. French. (to teach)
3) When the kettle …………………………………………………….………………….…………………..…., will you make some tea? (to boil)
4) I always …………………………………………………….………………….…………………..…. the window at night because it is cold. (to close)
5) The food in Japan is expensive. It …………………………………………………….………………….…………………..…. a lot to live there. (to cost)
6) The shops in England …………………………………………………….………………….…………………..…. at 9:00 in the morning. (to open)
7) Jackie …………………………………………………….………………….…………………..…. two children now. (to have)
8) He …………………………………………………….………………….…………………..…. the guitar. (to play)
9) We …………………………………………………….………………….…………………..…. every Saturday. (to dance)
10) That boy …………………………………………………….………………….…………………..…. English at school. (to study)
2. Make these sentences negative.
1) My dog sleeps 11 hours a day.
2) Shop managers work hard.
3) My dad reads a newspaper every day.
4) People from Italy speak German.
5) Mary always goes to bed early.

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3. Make questions.
1) your sister / what / to study / at university.
2) she – to play – any sport
3) what – to like – kind of music – his friend
4) any books – to read – you
5) to study – your brother – history
Present Continuous:
4. Make positive sentences .
1) He ............................................................ (to play) football right now.

2) Be quiet! The baby ............................................................ (to sleep).
3) I ............................................................ (to study) English.
4) They ............................................................ (to listen) to some music.
5) Look! It ............................................................ (to snow).
6) Joanna ............................................................ (to work) today.
7) We ............................................................ (to build) our own house.
Tim ............................................................ (to help) mum in the
8)
kitchen.
5. Make negative sentences.
1) The sun ............................................................ (to shine). It is raining

2) The baby ............................................................ (to cry). It is sleeping.
3) I ............................................................ (to go) to school this week. It is a holiday!
4) She ............................................................ (to wear) a coat today.
5) They ............................................................ (to work) hard. They are being lazy.
6) Jimmy and Ann ............................................................ (to argue). They are having fun.
7) He ............................................................ (to run). He is sleeping.
8) You ............................................................ (to be) silly.

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6. Make inversion questions. Don't forget to use a capital letter and a question mark!
1) he / to read / a book .............................................................................................................................
2) your parents / to watch / a film .............................................................................................................................
3) you / to go / to London .............................................................................................................................
4) the bus / to come .............................................................................................................................
5) she / to sit / on the floor .............................................................................................................................
6) they / to enjoy / the film .............................................................................................................................
7) Jill / to write / a letter .............................................................................................................................
8) Jimmy / to cry .............................................................................................................................
Both tenses:
1) Get a doctor quickly! That man ............................................................ (to die).

2) Cats ........................................................... (to like) milk.
3) We usually ............................................................ (to spend) our holiday in Spain, but this year we
............................................................ (to go) to Italy.
4) Anne ............................................................ (to be) in the kitchen now. She
............................................................ (to prepare) a meal.
5) A cuckoo ............................................................ (to lay) its eggs in the nests of other birds.
6) I have to go now, my boyfriend ............................................................ (to wait) for me.
7) He ............................................................ (to play) tennis twice a week.
8) The Americans ............................................................ (often / to eat) hamburgers.
9) What ............................................................ (she / to do) right now? She ............................................................
(to play) the piano.
10) She ............................................................ (often / to go) shopping on Saturday. Right now she
............................................................ (to buy) vegetables.
11) I ............................................................ (to think) the food ............................................................ (to burn).

12) Tom ............................................................ (to do) his homework right now, but I can see by his face
that he ............................................................ (not / to like) it.
13) ............................................................ (you / to understand) how you have to do it?
14) They ............................................................ (to get) ready for the show now.
15) Barking dogs seldom ............................................................ (to bite).

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She studies English at university.

English Present tenses Page 1

1) She …………………………………………………….………………….…………………..…. four languages. (to speak)

2. Make these sentences negative.

1) My dog sleeps 11 hours a day.

2) Shop managers work hard.

3) My dad reads a newspaper every day.

4) People from Italy speak German.

5) Mary always goes to bed early.

English Present tenses Page 2

1) your sister / what / to study / at university.

2) she – to play – any sport

3) what – to like – kind of music – his friend

4) any books – to read – you

5) to study – your brother – history

1) He ............................................................ (to play) football right now.

5. Make negative sentences.

1) The sun ............................................................ (to shine). It is raining

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1) he / to read / a book .............................................................................................................................

2) your parents / to watch / a film .............................................................................................................................

3) you / to go / to London .............................................................................................................................

4) the bus / to come .............................................................................................................................

5) she / to sit / on the floor .............................................................................................................................

6) they / to enjoy / the film .............................................................................................................................

7) Jill / to write / a letter .............................................................................................................................

8) Jimmy / to cry .............................................................................................................................

1) Get a doctor quickly! That man ............................................................ (to die).

11) I ............................................................ (to think) the food ............................................................ (to burn).

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