English Grammar 2.

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Present Tense
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PRACTICE 0.1
PRESENT TENSE
Exercsie 1: Completing the conversation, using 4 forms of present tense:

Beto: Hello.
Justin: May I please speak to Beto?
Beto: Yes, this is he.
Justin: Beto! How (be) _______you? This is Justin.
Beto: Ahhh...Justin! I (be) _______fine. How are you?
Justin: I’m great, thanks.
Beto: That (be) _______good. So, what’s up?
Justin: Well, I (have) _______a question for you.
Beto: Sure.
Justin: My motorcycle (be) _______broken. I (try) _______ ______ _________to repair it for days. I
(not, know) _______ _______ _______what is wrong with it. I (no, can, fix) ________ _______it.
Justin: Have you tried to start it?
Beto: Yes, I (try) _______ ________to start it many times, but it just won’t work. The motorcycle is
pretty new. I just got it last November.
Beto: Hmm. Well, what (happen) ________when you try to start it ?What kind of noise does it make?
Justin: It (make) ________a strange sound. Then the engine (die) _______
Beto: Okay. (You, stand) _______ _______ _________beside it right now?
Justin: Yes.
Beto: Okay. There are some things that you need to check. First, you need to inspect the spark plugs.
Justin: Hold on. Okay, I (inspect) _______ _________them under a light now. They look clean.
Beto: Okay, that's good. Now, you need to check the oil. It’s possible that you don’t have enough.
Justin: Hold on. Okay, I (check) _______ _________the oil right now. It (look) _______Clean, and the
tank is full. I just filled it up last week, so I didn’t think that would be the problem.
Beto: Okay, that’s good. Now you need to test the battery. (You, have) _______ _______ _______a
battery tester?
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Justin: Yes, I do. My brother got me one for my birthday.Let’s see...okay, I (use) _______
_________it right now. The battery (appear)________to be full of life.
Beto: Hmm. That is strange. I (wonder) ________what the problem could be!
Justin: Yes...very strange. I (not, understand) _______ _______ _________it. My brother thinks the
motorcycle is trash. He (not,think) _______ _______ ________it will ever start again. He (say)
_______I need to take it to the junkyard.
Beto: That’s too bad. Well, there (be) _______one more thing you can check.
Justin: Really?
Beto: Yes, but I am sure you (check) _______ ________it already. It’s probably the first thing you
thought of.
Justin: Well, what is it?
Beto:The gas level.
Justin: Wait! I (not, check) _______ _______ ________ that yet! Hold on! I (check) _____
_________the gas level now.
Beto: Well, what (do) _______it look like?
Justin: It (look) _______empty! Wow, that (be)_______the problem. How embarrassing I am sorry
that I bothered you about this!
Beto:That’s okay. The same thing (happen) _______________to me before. You had better go get
some gas! Talk to you later!
Justin: Okay, thanks!

Exercise 2: Mutiple – choice questions:

1. She can't come to the phone now because she _________ for tomorrow's test.
A. studies B. is studying C. has studied D. has been studying

2. They must be at the sports ground now. They usually _________ basketball on Fridays.

A. play B. are playing C. have played D. have been playing

3. I _________ my work already. I'm ready to go for a walk with you.

A. finish B. am finishing C. have finished D. have been finishing

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4. I _________ breakfast right now. Can you call a little later?

A. cook B. am cooking C. have cooked D. have been cooking

5. I _________ this book. Can I borrow it for a week or so?

A. don’t read B. am not reading C. haven’t read D. haven’t been reading

6. Maria is good at languages. She _______ French, Spanish and German.

A. speaks B. is speaking C. has spoken D. has been speaking

7. So far, he _________ five stories for children.

A. writes B. is writing C. has written D. has been writing

8. We ____________ for their answer for two months already.

A. wait B. have been waiting C. are waiting D. have waited

9. She __________ since Monday.

A. is sick B. is being sick C. has been sick D. has been being sick

10. She _____________ since noon. Should we wake her up?

A. has been sleeping B. sleeps C. is sleeping D. slept