VERB TENSES

A) Complete the following sentences with the Present Simple of the

verbs in brackets:

1. Mary .................................... (wait) ten minutes for the bus

every morning.
2. They ....................................  (be) quite different from each
other.
3. We ....................................  (have) a beautiful house near the
beach.
4. She ....................................  (miss) classes very often.
5. John and Charles ....................................  (ride) their bike
every weekend.
6. .................................... (you/wake up) in time to go to catch
the early train?
7. I ....................................  (not/understand) what that Chinese
tourist is saying.
8. They ....................................  (wash) their hands before every
meal.
9. ...................................  (you/be) hungry?
10. Peter ..................................... (live) in New York, with his wife,
Mary, and his daughter, Cindy. His wife and
daughter ..................................  (not/have) the same name.
Peter ............................ (be) a doctor.
He ............................... (work) at the Hospital.
Mary ......................... (work) at the Shopping Centre.
She ...................... (be) a receptionist. They ...........................
(live) in an apartment.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous.

Example:
Is Peter sleeping (Peter, sleep)? No, he isn’t. He is watching (watch)
television.

1. Please be quiet. I ………………………………………….. (study).

2. Look! It ………………………………………….. (rain).

3. What ………………………………………….. (you, do) now? I

………………………………………….. (eat).

4. Please be quiet. The baby ………………………………………….. (sleep).

5. ………………………………………….. (Tom, watch) television? No, he ………….

He ………………………………………….. (play) in the garden.

6. ………………………………………….. (they, study) at the moment? No, they

………………. They ………………………………………….. (play) computer games.

7. ………………………………………….. (you, enjoy) the party? Yes, I ……………

8. Listen! The phone ………………………………………….. (ring).

9. Where is Susan? She ………………………………………….. (have) lunch with

Tom now.

11. What ………………………………………….. (they, do) here? They

…………………………………………..(wait) for their friends.

12..................................Why ………………………………………….. (she,

wear) her new dress today?