Present simple. Exercises

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Exercise 1. Complete the sentences. Use the right positive or negative forms of the verb to be: am, am not, is, isn’t, are, aren’t.

1. Michel’s new car ... blue.

a. am

b. is

c. are

2. My children ... 8 and 6 years old.

a. am

b. is

c. are

3. I... interested in Maths. I think it’s boring.

a. am not

b. is not

c. amn’t

4. We can walk to the supermarket. It... far.

a. is

b. isn’t

c. aren’t

5. Kate and Sandra ... at work today because it is a bank holiday.

a. is

b. are

c. aren’t

6... this the right phone number?

a. Am

b. Is

c. Are

7. Nick’s parents ... teachers at our school.

a. am

b. is

c. are

8. That book ... very exciting. Take this one.

a. am not

b. is not

c. are not

9.... Tom and Bob good students in your class?

a. Am

b. Is

c. Are

10. Today the news ... very exciting.

a. am

b. is

c. are

11. I... hot. Please, open the window.

a. am

b. is

c. are

12. There ... many women in our office, there are only three.

a. am not

b. isn’t

c. aren’t

13. Jane ... afraid of dogs, she hates them.

a. am

b. is

c. are

14. Those people ... native English.

a. am

b. is

c. are

15. How much ... these trousers?

a. am

b. is

c. are

16. Why ... you so angry?

a. am

b. is

c. are

17. My aunt... married to a British man, but she can’t speak English.

a. am

b. is

c. are

18. The new furniture ... very nice, I dislike it.

a. isn’t

b. aren’t

c. are

19. I... always hungry and I eat three meals a day.

a. am

b. is

c. are

20. Your money ... in your handbag,

a. am

b. is

c. are

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Students


Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using auxiliary verbs.

A. don’t, doesn’t

1. Kangaroos ... live in Africa.

2. Amanda is married but she ... wear a ring.

3. It’s not true. I... believe it.

4. Elephants ... eat meat at all.

5. Paul has a car but he ... use it very often.

6. Rice ... grow on trees.

7. She is a very quiet person and she ... talk much.

8. They ... know my phone number.

9. I... like my job. It’s very boring.

10. That’s a very beautiful picture but she ... know the name of its artist.

11. The weather is usually nice. It... rain very often.

12. You ... do the same things every day.

13. Sometimes he is late but it... happen very often.

14. It’s not an expensive hotel. It... cost much to stay there.

15. Ann lives near us but we ... see her very often.

B. Do, Does

16. ... you like English art?

17. ... your friend like eating English food?

18. ... your watch go wrong or right?

19. ... students arrange charity parties at the Institute?

20. ... the short hand of the clock point to the hour?

21. ... he smoke during the intervals?

22. ... you like the carpet in my dining-room?

23. ... they come in time?

24. ... she find good excuses when she is late?

25. ... you wind your watch up regularly?



Exercise 3. Complete the sentences. Put the verb in brackets into correct positive form.

1. When it is warm, I... (take) off my coat.

2. It is a funny situation but she ... (look) very unhappy.

3. An interpreter ... (translate) from one language into another.

4. I... (recommend) you to go to this new restaurant.

5. Tony is 34 and he ... (have) 73 prizes from skateboarding competi­tions.

6. The City Museum ... (close) at 5 o’clock in the evening.

7. Water ... (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.

8. These shoes are very expensive. They ... (cost) a lot of money.

9. Julia is a teacher. She ... (teach) Maths to young children.

10. My job is very interesting. I... (meet) a lot of people.

11. Caterpillars ... (turn) into butterflies.

12. Wool... (come) from sheep.

13. Plants ... (need) water to grow.

14. Food is very expensive in this country. It... (cost) a lot of money.

15. In Britain the banks usually ... (open) at 9.30 in the morning.

16. Nick usually ... (sleep) eight hours a night.

17. The sun ... (set) in the west.

18. Ann and I are good friends. We ... (have) lots in common.

19. Sue always ... (arrive) at work early.

20. The Earth ... (go) round the Sun.

 

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Answers

Exercise 1. 1. b 2. с. 3. a 4. b 5. с 6. b 7. с 8. b 9. с 10. b 11. a 12. с 13. b 14. с 15. с

16. с 17. b 18. а 19. а 20. b

Exercise 2. A. 1. don’t 2. doesn’t 3. don’t 4. don’t 5. doesn’t 6. doesn’t 7. doesn’t 8. don’t 9. don’t 10. doesn’t 11. doesn’t 12. don’t 13. doesn’t 14. doesn’t 15. don’t

B. 16. do 17. does 18. does 19. do 20. does 21. does 22. do 23. do 24. does 25. do

Exercise 3. 1. take 2. looks 3. translates 4. recommend 5. has 6. closes 7. boils 8. cost 9. teaches 10. meet 11. turn 12. comes 13. need 14. costs 15. open 16. sleeps 17. sets 18. have 19. arrives 20. goes



 

 

 
 
 
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