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Simple Present
1 - Form affirmative sentences in the Simple present.

1. I (to like) lemonade very much.

2. The girls always (to listen) to pop music.

3. Janet never (to wear) jeans.

4. Mr Smith (to teach) Spanish and French.

5. You (to do) your homework after school.

2 - Simple present with 'have' and 'be'

1. We (to have) a nice garden.

2. She (to be) twenty years old.

3. Simon (to have) two rabbits and five goldfish.

4. I (to be) from Vienna, Austria.

5. They (to be) Sandy's parents.

3 - Make negative sentences in the Simple present.

1. My father makes breakfast. ____________________________________

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2. They are eleven. ____________________________________

3. She writes a letter. ____________________________________

4. I speak Italian. ____________________________________

5. Danny phones his father on Sundays.

__________________________________

4 - Make questions in the Simple present.

1. you / speak / English ____________________________________

2. when / he / go / home ____________________________________

3. they / clean / the bathroom ____________________________________

4. where / she / ride / her bike ____________________________________

5. Billy / work / in the supermarket

____________________________________

Present Continuous

1 - Use the words in the first column to form sentences in the

present continuous. Follow the example.

Interrogative
Affirmative Negative

I / walk Im walking Im not walking Am I walking?

you / read

he / speak

she / eat

it / rain
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we / jump

they / play

The
program/work

The men/leave

Simple Past

1 - Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1. Last year I (spend) my holiday in Ireland.

2. It (be) great.

3. In the evenings we usually (go) to a pub.

4. One night we even (learn) some Irish dances.

5. But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.

2 - Complete the table in the simple past.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

The ship
disappeared.

He did not criticise

you.

Was Amy depressed?

She did not teach in

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London.

Did the passengers

panic?

3 - Put the sentences into simple past.

1. They repeat the question. ____________________________________

2. She runs with her little brother.

____________________________________

3. The snowman melts in the sun.

_________________________________

4. The candle does not burn.

_______________________________________

5. Do they chat in a forum?

________________________________________

4 - Write sentences in the simple past.

1. I __________ (go) to class late this morning.

2. My family ______________ (emigrate) to the U.S. last year.

3. My boyfriend ____________ (help) me with my homework last

night.
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4. While I was watching TV last night, my best friend________ (call)

me from Japan.

5. When I _________ (be) in Paris last summer, I__________ (meet) a

really nice French guy.

6. On the grammar exam yesterday, I _____________ (not, answer)

all of the questions.

7. If you________ (take) my mp3 player, you should give it back.

8. We ____________ (have, not) much time to study for the exam.

9. _____________ (lend, you) your friend some money?

10. I__________ (send) you a text message this

morning.___________________ (get, you) it?