PRACTICE FOR PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE EX1: Fill the gaps with correct tenses 10 The flight (start)…starts…….at a.m every Thursday I like Math and she (like)……likes….Literature I (bake) bake _ cookies twice a month My best friend (write) _writes _ to me every week Jane always takes care (take care) of her sister My family (have)…has…….a holiday in December every year Martha and Kevin swim _ (swim) twice a week She _helps_ (help) the kids of the neighborhood Mike (be) is humour He always _tells (tell) us funny stories Tiffany and Uma (be) are my friends 11 She (not study) …doesn’t study…… on Saturday 12 He (have) ……has… a new haircut today 13 I usually (have) ……have ….breakfast at 6.30 14 Peter (not/ study)…doesn’t study…….very hard He never gets high scores 15 My mother often (teach)…teaches…….me English on Saturday evenings 16 I like Math and she (like)…likes…….Literature I and she (like) like Literature 17 My sister (wash)…washes…….the dishes every day 18 They (not/ have)…don’t have…….breakfast every morning 19 My dog is small 20 She _is _ a student 21 We _are ready to get a pet 22 My life _is so boring I just watch TV every night 23 My husband _is _from California I am _from Viet Nam 24 We aren’t (not/be) late 25 Emma and Betty (be) _are _ good friends 26 Is she _ (she/be) a singer? 27 His sister (be) _is seven years old 28 Trixi and Susi (be) are my cats 29 My father always makes Sunday dinner (make) 30 Ruth doesn’t eat eggs; they .make her ill (not eat; make) 31 "Have you got a light, by any chance?" "Sorry, I don’t smoke " (smoke) 32 .Does Mark go to school every day? (go) 33 Do your parents like your girlfriend? (like) 34 How often .do you go swimming? (go) 35 Where does your sister work ? (work) 36 Ann doesn’t usually .have lunch (not have) 37 Who .do the ironing in your house? (do) 38 We go out once a week (go) 39 She (not study) ………doesn’t study…….……… on Saturday 40 He (have) …………has/ haves (sai)…………… a new haircut today 41 I usually (have) ……have……….……… breakfast at 6.30 42 Peter (not/ study) …doesn’t study………….……….very hard He never gets high scores 43 My mother often (teach) ………teaches…….……… me English on Saturday evenings 44 I like Math and she (like) ………likes …….……… Literature I and she (like)… like… Math 45 My sister (wash) ………washes…….……… dishes everyday 46 They (not/ have) ………don’t have…….……….breakfast every morning 47 My cousin (anh họ), Peter (have) ………has…….……… a dog It (be) ……… is…….……… an intelligent (thông minh) pet with a short tail (đuôi) and big black eyes Its name (be)…is…… Kiki and it (like) ………likes …….……… eating pork (thịt lợn) However, it (never/ bite) …never bites (cắn)………….……… anyone; sometimes it (bark) ……barks (sủa)……….……… when strange guests visit To be honest, it (be) ………is…….……… very friendly (thân thiện) It (not/ like) …………doesn’t like….……… eating fruits (hoa quả), but it (often/ play) …… often plays……….……… with them When the weather (thời tiết) (become) …… becomes……….……… bad, it (just/ sleep) …just sleeps………….……… in his cage all day Peter (play) …plays………….……… with Kiki everyday after school There (be) …are ………….……… many people on the road, so Peter (not/ let) ………doesn’t let…….……… the dog run into the road (đường) He (often/ take)… often takes…… Kiki to a large field (nơi rộng rãi) to enjoy the peace there Kiki (sometimes/ be) …………is sometimes….……… naughty (nghịch ngợm) , but Peter loves it very much EX2: Fill in the auxiliary verb in the negative form (phủ định): tobe: s+ am/ is/ are+ not+… Đt thường: S+ don’t/ - doesn’t+ V ( k chia) ( I, you, we, they, số nhiều ) (he she it, số ít) I …don’t…… like tea He …doesn’t…… play football in the afternoon You …don’t…… go to bed at midnight They…don’t…….do the homework on weekends The bus …doesn’t…….arrive at 8.30 a.m My brother …doesn’t…….finish work at p.m Our friends …don’t …… live in a big house The cat …doesn’t …… like me EX3: Find and correct mistakes What does they wear at their school? Do he go to the library every week? does Windy always watch TV at p.m before going to bed at 10 p.m.watches Sometimes, we goes swimming together with her family.go How does Linda carries such a heavy bag? Carry Ex4: Complete the sentences below with the suggested words in the box wake up (=get up: thức dậy) – open (mở) – speak (nói) – take (cầm, nắm, lấy) – (làm) – cause (gây ra) – live (sống)– play – close (đóng) – drink (uống) Ann plays _ handball very well I never drink _ coffee The swimming pool opens at 7:00 in the morning It closes _ at 9:00 in the evening Bad driving causes _ many accidents.(tai nan) My parents _live in a very small flat The Olympic Games _takes place every four years (take place:diễn ra) They are good students They always _do their homework My students speak _ a little English 10 She always wakes up/gets up early in the morning Ex5: Rewrite the complete sentence Minh/usually/not/sleep/early/at weekends Minh doesn’t usually sleep early at weekend 2 You/understand the questions from your teacher? Do you understand ………… Her husband/his colleague/play/tennis/whenever/they/free Her husband and his colleague play tennis whenever they are free My family/normally/eat/breakfast/6.30 My family normally eats breakfast at 6.30 San/not/phone/mother/Mondays San doesn’t phone her mother on Mondays How/ you/ go to school/ ? How you go to school? We/ not/ believe/ ghost We don’t believe in ghost How often/ you/ study English/ ? How often you study E ? play/in/the/soccer/Mike/doesn’t/afternoons Mike doesn’t play soccer in the afternoons 10 She/daughters/two/have she have -> has two daughters 11 very/much/not/like/lemonade/I I don’t like lemonade very much 12 Wednesdays/on/It/rain/often It often rains on Wednesdays 13 never/wear/Jane/jeans (o s z ch x sh ss x) Jane never wears jeans 14 phone/his/on/father/Sundays/Danny/every Danny phones his father on every Sundays 15 Austria/I/from/be/Vienna I am from Vienna, Australia EX6: Choose the word that is pronounced differently from the others: A coughs B sings C stops D sleeps /kɑːfs/ A signs B profits C becomes D survives A walks B steps C shuts D plays A wishes B practices /ˈpræk.tɪsiz/ C introduces /ˌɪn.trəˈduːsiz/ D leaves /li:vz/ A grasses B stretches C comprises D potatoes /pəˈteɪ.təʊz/ A desks B maps C plants D chairs A pens B books C phones D tables A dips B deserts C books D camels A miles B attends C drifts D glows 10 A mends B develops C values D equals 11 A repeats B classmates C amuses D attacks 12 A humans B dreams C concerts D songs 13 A manages /iz/ B laughs /la:fs/ C photographs /f/ D makes /k/ 14 A dishes B oranges C experiences D chores 15 A fills B adds C stirs D lets 16 A wants B books C stops D sends 17 A books B dogs C cats D maps 18 A biscuits B magazines C newspapers D vegetables 19 A knees B peas C trees D nieces 20 A cups B stamps C books D pens 21 A houses B faces C hates D places 22 A schools B yards C labs D seats 23 A names B lives C dances D tables 24 A nights B days C years D weekends 25 A pens B markers C books D rulers 26 A shakes B nods C waves D bends 28 A faces B houses C horses D lives 29 A presidents B busies C handsomes D desire 30 A sweets B watches C dishes D boxes