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Present Indefinite

1. Replace the infinitive in brackets by the Present Indefinite Tense (I do).

1. It (to awake) my interest to economics. 2. She always (to get) good marks in English. 3. My studies (to begin) at half past eight. 4. I (to think) economy is a promising field. 5. Hard work usually (to lead) to good success. 6. My working day (to last) six hours. 7. He (to speak) English quite fluently. 8. Everybody (to know) that they (to work) for this company. 9. The swimming pool (to open) at 9.00 and (to close) at 18.30 every day. 10. What time (the banks / close) in Britain? 11. The sun (to rise) in the East. 12. Bad students never (to work) hard. 13. It often  (to snow) in winter. 14. She (to say) she (to hear) nothing. 15. My friend (to go) there nearly every week.

2. Choose the correct verb in each sentence.

1. She (get up, gets up) at 7:00. 2. They (eat, eats) breakfast at 7:30 in the morning. 3. He (drink, drinks) coffee. 4. They (leave, leaves) for work at 8:00. 5. She (walk, walks) to work. 6. She (work, works) from 9:00 to 5:00. 7. They (go, goes) to school in the evening. 8. They (get, gets) home from school at 10:00. 9. He (watch, watches) TV after school. 10. They (go, goes) to sleep at 12:00.

3. Complete the sentences. All of them are negative. Use don’t / doesn’t + one of these verbs: cost, drive, go, know, play, see, sell, smoke, wash, wear.

1. “Have a cigarette”. “No, thank you. I _____ ”. 2. They _____ newspapers in this shop. 3. She has a car, but she _____ very often. 4. I like films, but I _____ to the cinema very often. 5. He smells because he _____ very often. 6. It’s a cheap hotel. It _____ much to stay there. 7. He likes football, but he _____ very often. 8. I _____ much about politics. 9. She is married, but she _____ a ring. 10. He lives near our house, but we _____ him very often.

4. Put the words in these questions in correct order. Then, write short answers.

Model: Don / bus / work / to / Does / ? / the / take.

Does Don take the bus to work? – Yes, he does.

1. wear / ? / suit / a / Does / Paul / work / to. 2. Michael / does / ? / alone / live. 3. together / Michael / Don / and / Do / ? / drive. 4. Do / to / school / ? / the / take / the / bus / boys. 5. ? / work / Susan / Does / her / house / near. 6. have / Kim / children / and / four / ? / Do / Don. 7. the / ? / the / third / boys / live / Do / floor / on. 8. stay / Kim / ? / home / Does. 9. jeans / boys / ? / school / Do / wear / to / the.

5. Translate into English.

1. Кожного дня я їду на роботу автобусом, проте інколи викликаю таксі, коли запізнююся. 2. Кожної п’ятниці вони йдуть з друзями до місцевої кав’ярні попити кави з молоком та поговорити. 3. У вас дуже гарна вимова. Ви багато над нею працюєте? – Зовсім ні, я просто спілкуюся з носіями мови. 4. Я не розумію цього правила. 5. Твій друг займається спортом? 6. Мій брат не хоче вступати до університету. Він хоче працювати. 7. Коли ми робимо помилки, наш професор виправляє нас. 8. Моя сестра добре співає і танцює. 9. Спочатку подумай, а потім скажи. 10. У погану погоду я не виходжу на прогулянку. 11. Я не люблю чай із лимоном, я люблю з молоком, як англійці. 12. Взимку темніє дуже рано. 13. Я не пам’ятаю нові слова. 14. Деякі наші студенти живуть у гуртожитку, а деякі винаймають житло. 15. Тобі не знадобиться багато часу, щоб дістатися до коледжу.

Revision Test on Present Indefinite

Choose the correct variant.

1. Boris _____ early in the morning.

a) gets up b) get ups c) get up

2. We _____ much about China.

a) don’t know b) doesn’t know c) aren’t know

3. ______ Jane Smith ______ English?

a) Is . . . speak b) Does … speak c) Do … speak

4. Everybody in our family ______ Mummy about the house: Dad _______ the dog and I ________ the flowers.

a) helps, walks, waters b) helps, walks, water c) help, walks, water

5. We _____ a car, but we are going to buy it.

a) don’t have b) aren’t have c) hasn’t

6. Don’t give him cigarettes. He ______ .

a) isn’t smoke b) doesn’t smoke c) don’t smokes

7. Pete _____ the unknown words in the dictionary.

a) looks up b) looks ups c) look up

8. We don’t know the way to the station, _____ we?

a) do b) don’t c) are

9. Usually the wind ______ from the North in these parts.

a) blow b) does blow c) blows

10. Mary lives in the country, _____ she?

a) isn’t b) does c) doesn’t