Extra exercises – be ready for the exam!

1. Present simple

I. Complete the sentences using the Present Simple Tense.

1. She ………………………. (read) books every day.

2. Tom and Ann …………… (go) to school on weekdays.
3. Bob always ………… (play) the guitar in the afternoon.
4. Jim ………………. (have) breakfast at 8 o’clock.
5. Kate ……………… (get up) at 7 o’clock.
6. Sam and Nancy ……………… (cook) dinner after work.
7. I usually …………… (do) my homework in the evening.
8. You often ………….. (listen) to music at night.
9. We rarely ………….. (have) dinner together.
10. They …………. (go) shopping at the weekend.

II. Complete the sentences using the verbs from the box in the
Present Simple Tense.
Open – drink – go – have – watch – work – have –play – read – get

1. The museum …………………… at 8 o’clock every day.

2. The more you ……………………… water, the healthier you become.
3. The Earth ………………………… round the Sun.
4. She …………………… lunch at 12 o’clock.
5. We ……………………… TV in the evenings.
6. My mother ………………………… as a doctor.
7. I usually …………………… shower in the morning.
8. Tom …………………… football with his friends.
9. She …………………… books at night.

10. My father …………………… up at 5 o’clock.

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III. Complete the sentences using the negative form of the
Present Simple Tense.
1. She …………………………… (play) the piano at night.
2. He ………………………………………… (water) plants in the morning.
3. She ………………………………………… (stay) at home in the evening.
4. I ……………………………………… (like) watching TV.
5. Tom …………………………………… (have) breakfast at 10 o’clock.
6. My mother …………………………………… (work) at night.
7. They ……………………………………… (drink) coke every day.
8. She ……………………………………… (know) my name.
9. Nancy …………………………………… (surf) the Net at night.
10. You …………………………………… (go) to school on Sundays.

IV. Complete the sentences using the interrogative form of the

Present Simple Tense.
1. ………………you (go) to school?
2. ……………… she (play) computer games?
3. ………………. he (have) breakfast at 7 o’clock?
4. ……………….. they (go) jogging in the mornings?
5. ………………..Tom (know) the Present Simple tense?
6. …… …………..Nancy (watch) TV at night?
7. ……………….. you (like) playing volleyball?
8. …… ………….we (have) lessons today?
9. ……………….. Bob (want) to visit a museum?
10. ………………. Sandy (listen) to music?

V. Answer the questions.

1. Do you go to school?
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2. Do you watch TV?
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3. Do you like watching comedies?
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 4. Do you read books?
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5. Are you a teacher?
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6. Is she your sister?
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7. Do you listen to music?
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8. Is he a teacher ?
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9. Do you brush your teeth two times a day?
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10. Do you eat fast-food?
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VI. Put the words in the right order to make a sentence.

1. I/playing/like/not/football.
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2. she/read/usually/books?.
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3. every/plays/Tom/day./guitar/ the/?
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4. breakfast/7/I/at/have/o’clock
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5. French/he/not/know/
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6. mother/your/at/weekend/work/the
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7. day/homework/usually/I/my/every
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8. play/games/we/not/computer/night/at
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 2. Present continuous

I. Affirmative: put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. Paul ________________________________ (go) to the market. Do you

want to go with him?

2. Janet ________________________________ (watch) television in the living

room.

3. David and Linda ________________________________ (have) breakfast in

the kitchen.

4. Oh Look! The sun ________________________________ (set). Isn’t the

colour beautiful.

5. Samantha ________________________________ (work) at the bank at the

moment.

6. Louise and Kevin ________________________________ (play) tennis in the

park.

7. Christine ________________________________ (wash) her hair. She won’t

be long.

8. Daniel ________________________________ (tell) his grandchildren about

his childhood.

9. Jane ________________________________ (travel) in China at the moment

for her

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II. Negative: put the verbs into the correct form.

1) Fred _______________________________ (not/work) in London at the

moment.

2) I _______________________________ (not/go) to the beach because the

sun isn’t shining.

3) Paul _______________________________ (not/play) golf this afternoon.

4) Sheila _______________________________ (not/go) to the swimming pool

because she’s tired.

5) Jane and Paul _______________________________ (not/come) on holiday

with us.

6) I’m sorry, I can’t come with you I___________________________ (not/feel)

very well.

7) The students ___________________________________________

(not/take) the exam this year.

8) I’m going to the market now because it

________________________________ (not/rain).

9) Mary and Jim _______________________________ (not/work) next week,

they’re on holiday

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III. Interrogative form

a) Why ________________________________ (you/shout)? I can hear you

perfectly well!

b) Where _________________________________________ (your aunt/stay)

this week?

c) _________________________________________ (Philip/go) to London

this month?

d) _________________________________________ (Jane and Paul/live) in

London now?

e) _________________________________________ (John/play) golf this

afternoon?

f) _________________________________________ (Tom/drink) beer or

lemonade?

g) What _____________________________________ (you/read) at the

moment?

h) What ____________________________________ (Jane/study) at

university this year?

i) What __________________________________ (the children/do) this

weekend?

j) _________________________________________ (Joan/come) to the

cinema with us?

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 3. Present continuous and present simple

Complete the sentences using Present Simple or Present Continuous

a. I …………………………(go) to school every day.

b. Mary and I …………………………….(listen) to music now.

c. What …………….……………….(you/do) at the moment?

d. My dad ………………………..(work) at the hospital. He’s a doctor.

e. Paula ……………………(not / live) in Madrid. She …………………….(live) in Paris.

f. Listen! The baby ………………………….(cry).

g. Sam always ………………………(do) his homework in the evenings.

h. Where is Lucy? She …………………..(play) football with her friends.

i. Tom …………………….(go) shopping with his mum at the weekend.

j. My mum ……………………..(love) apples. She ……………..(eat) one every day.

k. Sabela ………………..(not / like) watching TV. She …………..(prefer) riding her

horse.

l. Look! The boys ……………………..(run) very fast.

m. Diana sometimes ………………..(make) model aeroplanes with her friends.

n. Anna …………………..(run) very fast but she can’t jump.

o. Lessons …………………..(start) in my school at 09:30 in the morning.

p. We usually ………………………..(have) lunch at home but today we ……………….(have)

lunch in a restaurant.

q. I …………………………..(not / wear) a uniform to school.

r. Today, I ……………………………..(wear) a blue t-shirt and red shorts.

s. My friend ……………………………(walk) to school every day.

t. Monkeys …………………………….(climb) very high.

u. Listen! The birds…………………………….(sing) in the garden.

v. I never …………………………….(use) my mobile phone at school.

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 w. John ……………….(not / draw) a picture at the moment. He …………………(read) a

comic.

x. Look at that dog! It ………………………………..(run) after a rabbit.

4. a/an

Put a or an in the gaps.

1____ car 11____ boat 21___ ape

2____ dragon 12____ elephant 22___ frog

3____ goat 13____ house 23____ insect

4____ jar 14____ lamp 24____ nose

5____ owl 15____ park 25____ island

6____ rose 16____ airport 26____ ear

7____ igloo 17____ star 27____ table

8____ over 18____ vase 28____ yard

9____ eye 19____ zebra 29____ animal

10____ ball 20____ pencil 30____ eraser

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5. What time is it ?

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 6. this/that/these/thosComplete the sentences with this, that, these or
those.

this these

that those

1) ___________________ is a computer game.

2) ___________________are lorries.

3) ___________________ is a camera.

4) ___________________ is a kite.

5) ___________________are balls.

6) ___________________are watches.

7) ___________________ is a ___________

8) ___________________ is a ____________

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