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The Present Simple Tense




THE ACTIVE VOICE

Exercise 1. Make the following sentences negative and interrogative.

1. Children usually sleep very soundly. 2. We often drink coffee together. 3. Englishmen seldom speak at breakfast. 4. I read books and listen to the music every day. 5. Tony never praises me for anything. 6. He leaves home at 9 a.m. every day. 7. The teacher comes in and shuts the door. 8. He arrives home early. 9. It is rarely cold in Great Britain even in winter. 10. Our secretary types a great number of letters every day.

Exercise 2. Ask questions to the sentences beginning with the words in brackets.

1. Ann watches TV. (How often?) 2. Fred manages to cope with any problem. (How?) 3. It is his problem, not mine. (Whose?) 4. Steves friends come to our place regularly. (How often? Who?) 5. I write to my parents. (How often? Whom?) 6. He has dinner in the evening. (What time/usually?) 7. Tom works (Where? Who?) 8. We come to the University at the same time. (Why?) 9. People often do stupid things. (Why? What?) 10. It is often cold in my flat. (Why? Where?) 11. The car breaks down. (How often? What?)

Exercise 3. Read the following sentences and correct them.

Pattern: The sun goes around the earth. The sun doesnt go around the earth. The earth goes around the sun.

1. The sun rises in the west. 2. Carpenters make things from metal. 3. The River Amazon flows into the Pacific Ocean. 4. Mice catch cats. 5. Ice melts at 100 C. 6. Water boils at 0 C. 7. Sheep eat meat. 8. Birds fly away to the North in winter. 9. The moon rises in the west. 10. Exercise is bad for your health. 11. Journalists never ask questions. 12. Edinburgh is the capital of the UK. 13. Everyone likes to visit the dentist.

Exercise 4. Ask all types of questions to the following sentences.

1.Carol lives in a very nice cottage with her family. 2. I usually get up early because I hate being late to my office. 3. No one lives in that house now. They believe its haunted. 4. Pete always reads some pages from one book or another before going to bed. 5. Gerry goes to the computer club every day. 6. It takes him half an hour to get to his work. 7. I enjoy reading his books. They are so fascinating. 8. The milkman brings us milk very early. 9. Lots of people enter this University every year. 10. Phil enjoys sports, but he doesnt enjoy music at all.

Exercise 5. Use the Present Simple Tense instead of the infinitives in brackets.

a) 1. Linda and I (work) for the company, which (produce) automobiles. 2. We both (work) at an office which (be) in front of the factory where cars (be made). 3. I (start) work at 10 oclock, and Linda (come) to the office at nine. 4. She (be) good at typing, she (write) letters and reports every day. 5. She (not know) French well, so she often (go) to the sixth floor where I (work). 6. I sometimes (help) her translate letters, as I (know) French rather well. 7. Linda also (answer) telephone calls, and sometimes she (show) visitors around the factory. 8. She (do) common paperwork, (file) reports, (answer) letters. 9. She often (arrange) meeting for her boss and other managers of the company. 10. You (understand) what her job (be)? Yes, she is a secretary. 11. But she (not like) her job and (not want) to be a secretary.

b) 1. The swimming pool (open) at 9.00 and (close) at 18.30 every day. 2. What time the banks (close) in Britain? 3. I (have) a car but I (not use) it very often. 4. Where your father (come from)? He (come from) Ireland. 5. I (not understand) the word deceive. What deceive (mean)? 6. What you (do)? I (be) an electrical engineer. 7. Kate (not go) to the library very often. She (have) a great number of books at home. 8. They often (interfere with) your work. Why you (allow) them to make such a noise? Why you (not tell) them to be quiet? Oh, but they cant. Children always (be) noisy. 9. Who (come) here most often? 10. He (not approve of) your behaviour. 11. Ted never (feel) at ease here. He (be) too shy, he (not)? 12. I never (complain of) anything. Rita (not complain) either. Oh, but she (do).

Exercise 6. Translate the following sentences into English.

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