SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

1.

I usually ________ (go) to school.

2. They ________ (visit) us often.

3. You ________ (play) basketball once a week.
4. Tom ________ (work) every day.
5. He always ________ (tell) us funny stories.
6. She never ________ (help) me with that!
7. Martha and Kevin ________ (swim) twice a week.
8. In this club people usually ________ (dance) a lot.
9. Linda ________ (take care) of her sister.
10. John rarely ________ (leave) the country.
11. We ________ (live) in the city most of the year.
12. Lorie ________ (travel) to Paris every Sunday.
13. I ________ (bake) cookies twice a month.
14. You always ________ (teach) me new things.
15. She ________ (help) the kids of the neighborhood.
16. I _________ (go) to the city once a week.
17. You _________ (play) the guitar very well.
18. She never _________ (visit) me.
19. Tom always _________ (find) new ways to do things.
20. Ann _________ (want) to speak.
21. Toronto _________ (be) in Canada.
22. Cars _________ (have) wheels.
23. My mother _________ (have) a big house.
24. We _________ (play) a lot.

25. They _________ (sell) fruit and eggs.

26. The building _________ (be) on fire.
27. Marta _________ (seem) sad.
28. I usually _________ (help) my neighbors.
29. His brother rarely _________ (leave) town.
30. Daniel _________ (fly) to Paris once a year.

SIMPLE PRESENT / PRESENT CONTINOUS

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) ____________ her kids to football practice.
2. Usually, I (work) ____________ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)
__________ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) _____________.
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) ____________.
5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ____________.
6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) ____________ because everybody (talk)
____________ so loudly.
7. Justin (write, currently) ____________ a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can
find a good publisher when he is finished.
8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) ____________ to a movie tonight with some friends.
9. The business cards (be, normally ) ____________ printed by a company in New York.
Their prices (be) ____________ inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate (be) ____________ made by a small chocolatier in Zurich,
Switzerland.

Negative
1. I _________ (not ride) horses.
2. You _________ (not sell) cars.
3. He _________ (not bring) gifts.
4. She _________ (not take) pictures.
5. It _________ (not cost) so much.
6. We _________ (not seem) so happy.
7. They _________ (not buy) new products.
8. Michael _________ (not dance).
9. Michel _________ (not run) fast.
10. Tim and Kate _________ (not work) every day.
11. Lucas and Clara _________ (not eat) meat.
12. I _________ (not swim) much.
13. You _________ (not ski) at all.
14. It _________ (not hurt).
15. We _________ (not give up).
Question
1. _________ (I wake up) at five in the morning?
2. _________ (you go) to work by train?
3. _________ (she drink) coffee every morning?
4. _________ (he smoke)?
5. _________ (it hurt)?
6. _________ (we dance)?
7. _________ (they travel)?
8. _________ (Emma cook) well?
9. _________ (Alexander exercise) regularly?
10. _________ (I look) well?
11. _________ (you rest) enough?
12. _________ (William work) too hard?
13. _________ (they travel) often?

14. _________ (Anthony go) to sleep too late?

15. _________ (you bake) cakes?

A Trekking Journal
November 12, 1997
Today (be) _______ the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted
and my legs (shake) __________; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet (kill,
really) ___________ me and my toes (bleed) ___________, but I (want, still)
___________to continue.
Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be)
___________ so different, and I (try) ___________ to adapt to the new way of life here. I
(learn) ___________ a little bit of the language to make communication easier;
unfortunately, I (learn, not) ___________ foreign languages quickly. Although I
(understand, not) ___________ much yet, I believe that I (improve, gradually)
___________.
I (travel, currently) ___________ with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England.
He (be) ___________ a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always) ___________ahead of
me and (complain) ___________ that I am too slow. I (do) ___________ my best to keep
up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for
myself because I am getting old.
Right now, Liam (sit) ___________with the owner of the inn. They (discuss)
___________ the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know, not)
___________the real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just) ___________ him
Tam. Tam (speak) ___________ English very well and he (try) ___________to teach
Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam (say) ___________ a new word, Liam (try)
___________ to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also) ___________to have
difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for
directions.