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Exercise 12
Present Tense
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.

Example: I (play) play the guitar.

Example: Jessica (play) plays the guitar.
Example: He (not, play) does not play the guitar.
1) I always (eat) _______ vegetables. Carrots (be) _______ my favorite.
2) Randy (like) _______ swimming in the ocean, but he (be) _______ afraid
of sharks.
3) It (be) _______ really cold outside, and I (not, have) _______ _______ _______
a jacket!
4) We (think ) _______ it is fun to ride roller coasters.
5) Roberto and Kelly (hunt) ______ for eggs every Easter.
6) The simple present tense (be) _______ easy!
7) My family (want) _______ to visit the pyramids in Egypt.
8) Donna (love) _______ the summer. She also (like)
_______ winter.
9) Liz and Tommy (travel) _______ to the coast every year.
10) The baby (cry) _______ every time it (want) _______ to be fed.
11) You (need) _______ to exercise in order to stay healthy.
12) What time (be) _______ Rubiela getting here? She (be) _______ late!
13) Yoko (win) _______ the science contest every year. She (be) _______
so smart!
14) Ken (be) _______ a baker. He (bake) _______ cakes and pastries every morning.
Then he (sell) _______ them to his customers. Everybody (love) _______ Ken's
bakery.