Exercises

IN

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

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TENSES

IN

ACTIVE VOICE

THE PRESENT INDEFINITE (SIMPLE) TENSE

V (Vs)

A

a +			I We You They			study read work have	English. a lot. every day. many lessons.
b -			I We You They	do do do do	not not not not	study read work have	German. a lot. every day. many lessons.	do not=don't [dount]
c?		Do Do Do Do	I we you they			study read work have	English? a lot? every day? many lessons?	Yes, I do. No, we do not= = (don't)
	What When	do do	I you			study? study?		English. Every day.

B

a +			He She			studie s read s ha s	every day. a lot. many lessons.
b +			He She He	does does does	not not not	study read have	every day. a lot. many lessons.	Does not= =doesn't [d∧znt]
c ?		Does Does Does	he she he			study read have	every day? a lot? many lessons?	Yes, he does. No, she does not (doesn't).
	What When	does	he Who			study? studie s	every day?	Every day. He does.

Exercise 2. Put the verbs to be and to have into the correct form of the Present Simple.

1. My friend (be) at home now. 2. We (have) English classes twice a week. 3. Wealth (be) nothing, happiness (be) all. 4. She (be) an economist. 5. A good teacher (have) some of the gifts of a good actor. 6. Alex’s girl-friend (have) dark brown eyes. 7. Education (be) not just learning facts. 8.The Bakers (have) a new colour TV set. 9. School (be) an institution for educating children. 10. She (have) an annoying habit of biting her fingernails. 11. The 4th of July (be) a national holiday of the US. 12. They often (have) a swim in the morning. 13. It (be) his favourite expression. 14. I (be) very punctual. 15. The English language (have) an interesting history. 16. He often (have) headaches. 17. I (have) no interest in politics. 18. This ice-cream (be) as hard as rock. 19. English people often (have) roast beef for lunch on Sundays. 20. She (have) regular features.

Exercise 3. Make the following sentences a) negative and b) interrogative.

Model: 1. Miss Dickens is a very good typist.

a) Is Miss Dickens a very good typist?

b) Miss Dickens is not a very good typist.