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Modal Auxiliaries: am, is and are

I am a boy.
He a boy.
She a girl.
is
It a cat.
Mary is a teacher.
You a girl.
We are friends.
They are are friends.
Mary and Jane are sisters.
The cats are mine.

Exercise 1: Complete each sentence with the word am, is or are.


1) Tom _____watering the flowers in his garden.
2) The books _____ new
3) I _____ writing a story at my desk.
4) The bread and knife _____ on the table.
5) The bottle _____ full of milk.
6) I _____ taking my brother to the park.
7) The cat _____ chasing the mouse.
8) The strawberries _____ almost ripe.
9) It _____ very hot today.
10) I _____ eating apple pie with ice cream.
11) I _____ playing tennis with my friend.
12) Mary _____ four years old.
13) The eggs _____ in the fridge.
14) The barn _____ behind the house.
15) I _____ afraid of spiders.
16) The pigs _____ eating from the trough.
17) Tom and I _____ friends.
18) I _____ tired this evening.
19) We _____ singing happy songs.
20)The baby _____ crying.
Has or Have
I have a pen.
He a pen.
She a pen.
has
It a pen.
Mary a pen.
You a pen.
We a beautiful house.
They have a beautiful house.
Mary and Jane a beautiful house.
The cats some fish.

Exercise 2: Complete each sentence with the word have or has.


1) Mary ____________ a book
2) A rabbit ___________ long ears.
3) Shivi ____________ a new bicycle.
4) They _________ breakfast at 6 in the morning.
5) Rohan __________ six pencils.
6) I ____________ many friends.
7) The cat _________ plenty food.
8) The children _________ a good time.
9) The birds ___________attacked the boy.
10) My parents _________ a beautiful house in the city.
11) I ________ a fantastic apartment in Toronto.
12) My father ___________ a new job.
13) My brother __________ a lot of friends.
14) This man ___________ a sport car.
15) They ____________ an English test tomorrow.
16) This woman ___________ seven children.
17) We __________ a lot of money.
18) The pupil __________ an old pencil box.
19) You ____________ a different name.
20)The women ___________ made a loud noise.
Do or does
I do my homework.
He his homework.
She her homework.
does
Mary her homework.
It
You your homework.
We our homework.
Do
They their homework.
Mary and Jane their homework.

Exercise 3: Complete each sentence with the word do or does.


1) She _________ the dishes every day.
2) He _________ the homework in the morning.
3) We __________ our homework at 5pm.
4) They __________ me a favour today.
5) Jane and Marie __________ their homework this afternoon.
6) __________ Peter live with his father?
7) _________ you learn Spanish?
8) __________ Andrew and Martin ride their bikes to school?
9) __________ they play in the garden?
10) __________Sandy’s hamster live in a cage?
11) __________ the cats sit on the wall?
12) __________we work in front of the computer?
13) __________you play the drums?
14) __________Steve wear pullovers?
15) __________I clean the bathroom?
16) __________you write with a pencil?
17) __________your father often make breakfast?
18) __________you and your sister feed the pets?
19) __________you upload pictures?
20)__________your friends visit museums?
Simple Present Tense
I eat a piece of cake.
He a piece of cake.
She a piece of cake.
eats
It a piece of cake.
Mary a piece of cake.
You cake.
We cake.
They eat cake.
Mary and Jane cake.
The cats fish.

Exercise 4: Complete each sentence with the word in simple present tense.
1) I __________ at a bank. (work)
2) She _________ with her parents. (live)
3) Cows__________ on grass. (feed)
4) Janet __________ to be a singer. (want)
5) Emily __________ delicious cookies. (make)
6) Anne and her husband __________ in Singapore. (live)
7) Rohan and Sania __________ to play card games. (like)
8) Sophia __________ English very well. (speak)
9) Martin __________ for a walk in the morning. (go)
10) My grandfather __________ his pet dot. (adore)
11) Plants __________ water and sunlight for making their food. (need)
12) They __________ us often. (visit)
13) You __________ basketball once a week. (play)
14) He always __________ us funny stories. (tell)
15) She never __________ me with that! (help)
16) Martha and Kevin __________ twice a week. (swim)
17) Linda __________ of her sister. (take care)
18) We __________ in the city most of the year. (live)
19) I __________ cookies twice a month. (bake)
20)She __________ the kids of the neighbourhood. (teach)
Present Continuous Tense
I am eating a piece of cake.
He a piece of cake.
She a piece of cake.
is eating a piece of cake.
It
a piece of cake.
Mary
You cake.
We cake.
They are eating cake.
Mary and Jane cake.
The cats fish.

Exercise 5: Complete each sentence with the word in simple present tense.
1) We ___________ sandwiches. (make)
2) I ___________ a text message. (send)
3) My friends ___________ a new film. (watch)
4) George ___________ a coat today. (wear)
5) Tom ___________ the shop. (clean)
6) Ronny and David ___________ out of the house. (run)
7) They ___________ an exercise. (do)
8) The teacher ___________ the homework. (check)
9) My baby brother ___________ with his toys. (play)
10) Our class ___________ a museum. (visit)
11) ___________ your mother ___________ her hair? (wash)
12) His father and brother ___________ to the shops. (cycle)
13) We ___________ in Japan. (not travel)
14) She ___________ television. (not watch)
15) They ___________ in the sea. (swim)
16) Sue ___________ at home today. (stay)
17) I ___________ an e-mail now. (write)
18) My mother and father ___________ now. (cook)
19) Who ___________ she ___________ now? (chat)
20)We ___________ on the train. (sit)

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