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1. To Be: ( am / is / are )
Khẳng định Phủ định (not) Nghi vấn?
I Am Am not Am I …………?
He/ She/ It/ Danh từ số ít Is Is not (isn’t) Is……he/she…………..?
You/ We/ They/ Danh từ số nhiều Are Are not (aren’t) Are …………..?
2. Ordinary verbs:
Khẳng định Phủ định (not) Nghi vấn?
Use: Diễn tả một sự thật ở hiên tại, một quy luật, một chân lý hiển nhiên.
Diễn tả một thói quen,môt sự việc lập đi lập lại ở hiện tại, một phong tục.
Note: Trong thời hiện tại thường, các ngôi (thứ nhất số ít/nhiều, thứ 3 số nhiều) được chia như ví dụ tổng quát
1/ trên đây, riêng ngôi thứ 3 (ba) số ít (He, she, it - Tom, John, Hoa ...), ta cần lưu ý các quy tắc sau:
1. Phải thêm "s" vào sau động từ ở câu khẳng định. ( V+s)
Ví dụ: He likes reading books.
She likes pop music.
- Câu phủ định :……………………………………..
- Câu nghi vấn? :…………………………………….
2. Ngoài việc "s" vào sau động từ, ta phải đặc biệt chú ý những trường hợp sau:
2.1. Những động từ (Verbs) tận cùng bằng những chữ sau đây thì phải thêm "ES".
S, X, Z, CH, SH, O (do, go) + ES
Ví dụ: miss misses
mix
buzz
watch
wash
do
go
Ví dụ: He often kisses his wife before going to work.
Tom brushes his teeth everyday.
2.2. Những động từ (Verbs) tận cùng bằng "Y" thì phải xét hai (2) trường hợp sau đây.
Nếu trước Y là nguyên âm (vowel)………….. thì giữ nguyên y và chỉ thêm S
We play She/he plays
Ví dụ: She plays the piano very well.
Nếu trước Y là phụ âm (consonant) thì sẽ chia như sau: (Y ---- IES)
We carry She/he carries
They worry She/he worries
Ví dụ: He often carries money with him whenever he goes out.
study come
finish work
wash leave
feel like
go belong
bake live
drive begin
end start
take make
return run
swim hope
play dance
write speak
keep bring
stand sit
set put
visit hit
pay lay
dress repeat
read know
jump fly
sing collect
throw love
think hate
tell say
ride give
fill cry
send grow
miss fix
help build
laugh smile
teach work
sleep pull
paint draw
pick swing
stop show
turn sew
shout push
pour brush
burn dig
Bài 6: Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau bằng cách điền đúng dạng từ:
My cousin, Peter (have)………..a dog. It (be)………..an intelligent pet with a short tail and big black eyes. Its
name (be)………..Kiki and it (like)………..eating pork. However, it (never/ bite)………..anyone; sometimes
it (bark)………..when strange guests visit. To be honest, it (be)………..very friendly. It (not/ like)
………..eating fruits, but it (often/ play)………..with them. When the weather (become)………..bad, it (just/
sleep)………..in his cage all day. Peter (play)………..with Kiki every day after school. There (be)
………..many people on the road, so Peter (not/ let)………..the dog run into the road. He (often/ take)
………..Kiki to a large field to enjoy the peace there. Kiki (sometimes/ be)………..naughty, but Peter loves it
very much.
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THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE – EXERCISES
I. Thêm s/es vào sau động từ
study come
finish work
wash leave
feel like
go belong
bake live
drive begin
end start
take make
return run
swim hope
play dance
write speak
keep bring
stand sit
set put
visit hit
pay lay
dress repeat
read know
jump fly
sing collect
throw love
think hate
tell say
ride give
fill cry
send grow
miss fix
help build
laugh smile
teach work
sleep pull
paint draw
pick swing
stop show
turn sew
shout push
pour brush
burn dig
Exercise 3: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I / You / We / They (study) study English on Monday.
Example: He / She / It (study) studies English on Tuesday.
1) I (study) …………….English on Monday. 5) He (study) …………….English on Friday.
2) You (study) ………….English on Tuesday. 6) She (study) ………….English on Saturday.
3) We (study) ……….English on Wednesday. 7) It (study) …………….English on Sunday.
4) They (study) ……….English on Thursday.
Exercise 4: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I / You / We / They (cook) cook.
Example: He / She / It (cook) cooks.
Example: I / You / We / They (wash) wash the car on Monday.
Example: He / She / It (wash) washes the car on Tuesday.
Example: I / You / We / They (study) study English on Monday.
Example: He / She / It (study) studies English on Tuesday.
Exercise 5: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
1) Tom and Amy (cook) ……………………….on Wednesday.
2) Daniel and I (cook) …………………………..on Tuesday.
3) Herbert (cook) ……………………………………..on Sunday.
4) Carlos and Peter (wash) ………………………………the car on Friday.
5) Jovita (wash) ………………………………..the car on Saturday.
6) Ko, Uri, and I (study) ……………………………….English on Monday.
7) The students (study) ……………………………..English on Thursday.
8) Randy (study) ……………………………..English on Friday.
9) I (wash) ………………………………….the car on Thursday.
10) Mack (wash) …………………………..the car on Monday.
11) Natasha (study) ……………………………….English on Thursday.
12) Rachel: Hi, Nina. Can I help you?
Nina: Yes. You (wash)…………………….. the car, and I will cook dinner.
Exercise 6: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
1) Monica (eat) ____________________ eggs.
2) Teddy and Monica (eat) _____________________ eggs.
3) Mickie (study) ____________________ English every day.
4) Arthur and Jason (study) _____________________ English on Monday and Tuesday.
5) Angie and I (drink) _______________________ coffee.
6) Eva (like) _______________________ chocolate.
7) Dustin (watch) ______________________ movies.
8) Yoko (play) ______________________ the piano.
9) The students (take) _____________________ tests.
10) It (rain) ______________________ here a lot.
Exercise 7: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
1) Dennis (cook) ___________________ on Wednesday.
2) Mariella and I (cook) ______________________ on Tuesday.
3) Spencer (wash) _______________________ his car on Sunday.
4) Tammy and I (wash) _____________________ our car on Monday.
5) You (study) _______________________ science on Thursday.
6) Thomas (study) ______________________ math on Friday.
7) Rickie (play) ___________________________ golf and tennis.
8) Justin and I (play) _______________________ basketball and soccer.
9) Kim (read) __________________________ fiction novels.
10) Richard and David (read) _____________________________ the newspaper.
Exercise 8: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I / You / We / They (play) play the guitar.
Example: He / She / It (play) plays the guitar.
1) I ( bake) …………………………….cakes.
2) You ( work) …………………………….in an office.
3) We ( take) …………………………….pictures of birds.
4) They ( talk) …………………………….about cars.
5) He ( think) …………………………….about school.
6) She ( play) ……………………………. soccer.
7) It ( rain) …………………………….here a lot.
8) I ( like) …………………………….chocolate.
9) He ( like) …………………………….chocolate.
10) You ( watch) …………………………….movies.
11) She ( watch) …………………………….movies.
12) The babies ( cry) ……………………………. every night.
13) The baby (cry) …………………………….every night.
14) I ( fly) …………………………….to Belize every year.
15) My father ( fly) …………………………….to Belize every year.
Exercise 9: 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.
1) I (be) ____________________ sixteen years old.
2) Tommy (live) ___________________ at 107 Pine Lane.
3) Juana (cook) ______________________ dinner for her family.
4) They (eat) ________________________ lunch at 12:00.
5) Nina (take) ________________________ medicine when she is sick.
6) I (like) _________________________ chocolate.
7) He (drive) _______________________ a nice car.
8) We (want) _____________________ to see a movie tonight.
9) Mr. Anderson (teach) _____________________ chemistry at Hill High School
10) They (study) ______________________ English at school.
11) I (want) ______________________ to go home now.
12) Bill and Calicia (drive) ______________________ to the mountains every year. every year.
13) We (eat) ____________________ pasta once a week.
14) It (snow) _________________ here in December.
15) When Dax (take) ___________ a shower, he (wash) __________ his hair with shampoo.
Exercise 10: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I/You/We/They (play) play the guitar.
Example: He/She/It (play) plays the guitar.
1) Mary (be) ___________________ twenty-nine years old.
2) We (like) __________________ to eat fruit. It (taste) ____________________ good.
3) The football team never (score) __________________ . It (lose) _____________ all the time.
4) Roberta and Betty always (talk) _________________ to each other on the phone.
5) Jose and I (study) ______________________ chemistry together.
6) The car (have) _________________________ a flat tire.
7) You never (make) ________ breakfast for me. I always (have) _______ to make it myself.
8) The mechanic (fix) __________________ my car when it breaks down.
9) Tom rarely (fly) _________________. He usually (drive) ___________________.
10) I usually (watch) ____________ TV, but tonight I (think) __________ I will read a book.
11) Igor (call) ___________________ his mother on the phone every day.
12) When he (be) _____________ alone at night, Beto sometimes (get) ___________ scared.
13) I (be) _______________ tired. I (think) _________________ I am going to take a nap.
14) Cakes (be) _________ hard to make. They (require) _____________ a lot of work.
15) Joel (like) ____________ to play soccer. He (practice) ________________ every day.
Exercise 11: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Affirmative (+): Example: He (play) plays the guitar.
Negative (-): He (not, play) does not play the guitar.
1) I rarely (eat) _______ chocolate. I (not, like) _____ _____ _____the way it (taste) ______
2) We (like) ___________ to watch movies. My favorite movie (be) __________ Titanic.
3) The ocean (sound) _______ like an airplane.
4) The flag (blow) _______________ in the wind every day. It is getting old. It (need)_________ to be
replaced soon.
5) The janitor at my school (empty) ________________ the trash on Sunday.
6) Angelica always (try) ______________ to make new friends.
7) James (run) _________________ two miles every day.
8) Elizabeth often (march) _________________ with the band.
9) John and I (open) __________________ presents at Christmas.
10) When there is a fire, the firemen (rush) _________________ to put it out. After the fire
(be)_______________ out, they (go) _______________ home.
11) I (be, not) _______ _______ tired. I (think) _____________ I will read a book.
12) Shelley (not, think) _______ _______ _______ this quiz is hard. But I (do) _______!
Exercise 12: 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.
15) Then he (sell) _______ them to his customers. Everybody (love) _______ Ken's bakery.
Exercise 13: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Note: These sentences use verbs and adverbs. An adverb says something more about the action of a verb.
Example: Joseph (always, climb) always climbs trees in his yard.
Example: Ernestine (usually, pick) usually picks flowers on Mondays.
1) Julia (sometimes, sell) _______ _______ lemonade on hot days.
2) Thomas (often, play) _______ _______ baseball after school.
3) My neighbor (never, paint) _______ _______ his house; it looks terrible!
4) The students (eagerly, leave) _______ _______ their
classrooms when the bell rings.
5) Mrs. Gomez (quickly, water) _______ _______ the plants when she (get) _______ home at five o'clock.
6) Each night, Serena (kindly, help) _______ _______her little sister with geography homework.
7) Stuart (happily, play) _______ _______video games with his friends on Saturdays.
8) Joan and Nate (patiently, wait) _______ _______ for the bus to arrive each day.
9) The jazz musicians in our town (frequently, win) _______ _______ competitions.
10) The merry-go-round (slowly, come) _______ _______ to a stop every five minutes.
Exercise 14: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Hi. My name (be) __________ (1) Albert. My friends (call) _____________ (2) me Al. You can call
me Al if you (like) ___________________ (3) .
I (want) to tell you about a problem I (have) _________________ (4) .It (be, not) ______ ______ (5)
a big problem, but it is not a small problem, either. I (guess) _______________ (6) it's somewhere
between big and small.
I (have) ______________ (7) a best friend. His name (be) _________________ (8) Joe,
but everybody (call) _________________ (9) him Joey. Joey and I have been friends for a long time. That's
the problem. Joey (like) ______________ (10) to smoke. He (say) ______________ (11) he (do, not) _______
______ (12) but I (know) ______________ (13) he (do) ____________ (14) .He (try) ___________ (15) to
hide it from me, but I (see) _____________ (16) him do it sometimes. When I see him do it, he just (laugh)
___________ (17) and (walk) ______________ (18) away.
Now, Joey (smoke) _____________ (19) every day. When he (come) ____________ (20) over to my house,
he (always, bring) _______ _______ (21) his cigarettes with him. He (keep) __________ (22) them in his
pocket. He (think) ______________ (23) they are cool. He (not, think) _______ _______ _______ (24) it's a
bad idea to smoke. He (say) ________________ (25) "(not, worry) _______ _______ _______ (26) Al. I'm
okay." He (tell) ______________ (27) me that I (not, understand) _______ _______ _______ (28) ,but I
(think) ___________ (29) I (do) ___________ (30) .
I (feel) ____________ (31) like it's his right to smoke. He can do what he (want) ____________ (32) to do,
right? But I can (not, help) _______ _______ (33) worrying. He's my best friend.
Ex3. Choose a correct answer to complete the following statements
1. Do you play games ? - No, I ( do / don’t)
2. Jack’s brother (watches / watch ) TV everyday.
3. We have geography ( on / at ) Wednesday.
4. What time does Lan ( finish / finishes) her classes every Friday?
5. Tuan and Hung ( listen / listens ) to music after school.
6. Our children (have / has) dinner at half past five.
7. He ( don’t / doesn’t) have a big breakfast every morning
8. She goes ( home / house) at a quarter past four in the afternoon
9. (Do / does) your father read newspaper before breakfast?
10. What do your students ( do / does) after school?
Ex4 . Chia động từ
1. I (be) ________ at school at the weekend.
2. She (not study) ________ on Friday.
3. My students (be not) ________ hard working.
4. He (have) ________ a new haircut today.
5. I usually (have) ________ breakfast at 7.00.
6. She (live) ________ in a house?
7. Where your children (be) ________?
8. My sister (work) ________ in a bank.
9. Dog (like) ________ meat.
10. She (live)________ in Florida.
11. It (rain)________ almost every day in Manchester.
12. We (fly)________ to Spain every summer.
13. My mother (fry)________ eggs for breakfast every morning.
14. The bank (close)________ at four o'clock.
15. John (try)________ hard in class, but I (not think) ________ he'll pass.
16. Jo is so smart that she (pass)________ every exam without even trying.
17. My life (be) so boring. I just (watch)________ TV every night.
18. My best friend (write)________ to me every week.
19. You (speak) ________ English?
20. She (not live) ________ in HaiPhong city.
21.They (go) ………………..home from school at 5 p.m
22.My cousin( never do)………………….. housework
23.Your mother( like)……………………fish?
24.Her sisters (chat) ………………………….in their room in the evening.
25.What time your father(go)………………….home from work.
26. Lan …………………….my sister. (be)
27. They ………………….. my cousins. (be)
28. I………………… good at Math. (not be)
29. (Be) ………..…..you a teacher?
30. (be) ……………he a good student?
31. (be) …………it a pen?
32. My friends……………….. friendly. (not be)
33. I and Mai ………………friends. (be)
34. It……………..a table. (not be)
35. We (be) ………………students of Yen Vien Secondary School.
36. How old ……………you? (be)
37. How old ……………..she? (be)
38. Who……………..they? (be)
39. This …………….a book and these ………………..pens. (be)
40. ………………..you in class 4A? (be)
41. There…………………..many flowers in my garden. (be)
42. There………………….any flowers in my garden. (not be)
43. …………..…there any flowers in your garden. (be)
44. I……………..a student in class 5C. (not be)
45. What time……………….it? (be)
46. I often ………………….morning exercises. (do)
47. She always ………………..at class. (talk)
48. They……………….to school by bus every morning. (go)
49. Where…………….you ………………….? (live)
- I (live) ……………… in Yen Vien Town.
50. How…………….she ……………….. to school every day? (go)
51. Nam ………………….. ice cream. (like)
52. I and my mother usually ………………to the market on Sunday. (go)
53. When ……………your mother……………. every evening ? (cook)
54. …………….your father ……………..in the farm? (work)
-Yes, he…………………
55. ………………we ……………on Monday? (study)
56. ………………Mai ……………….in your class? (study)
- No, she ………………….
57. …………………you………………English? (speak)
- Yes, I…………………….
58. ………………they …………..……..at 6 o’clock? (get up)
59. How………………your children (go) ……………..to school every day?
60. He…………….…… in Ho Chi Minh City. (live)
61. He……………………… in Ho Chi Minh City. ( not live)
62. Lan (have) ………………….breakfast and (go)……………………to school at 6 a.m.
63. Sometimes, I ……………..….badminton. (play)
64. Every night, we (go) …………………….to bed at 10 p.m.
65. We usually (read)…………………book, (listen)…………………….to music or (watch)
…………………TV in the afternoon.
1) They (study) ………… English on Tuesday.
2) He (cook) …………….on Tuesday.
3) I (wash) …………the car on Wednesday.
4) We (cook) ……………on Sunday.
5) You (wash) ……………the car on Friday.
6) She (wash) …………… the car on Saturday.
7) We (study) ………… English on Sunday.
8) It (cook) ………………..on Thursday.
9) He (study) …………….English on Friday.
10) You (wash) ………….the car on Thursday.
11) They (cook) ………….on Wednesday.
12) She (study) ……….English on Thursda
I. Bài tập về “to be” ( is / am / are )
1. It ……………………… cold today.
2. I ……………………… at home now.
3. They ……………………… Korean.
4. There ……………………… a pen on the desk.
5. My name ……………………… Nikita.
6. We ……………………… from Ukraine.
7. That ……………………… right.
8. I ……………………… OK, thanks.
9. Clara and Steve ……………………… married.
10. She ……………………… an English teacher.
11. This book ……………………… mine.
12. Jane and Peter ……………………… married.
13. My brother ……………………… here at the moment.
14. Many people ……………………… in the bank.
15. We ……………………… in England.
16. It ……………………… Monday today.
17. I ……………………… a hairdresser.
18. My name ……………………… Alexander.
19. There ……………………… many people in this class.
20. …………… Ane and Alice sisters?
21. ……………………… this car yours?
22. ……………………… I in your way?
23. ……………………… you twenty-five years old?
24. ……………………… the Smiths divorced?
25. ……………………… this your new bicycle?
26. I ……………………… a student.
27. The teachers ……………………… in the room.
28. The cat ……………………… on the table.
29. The dog ……………………… under the table.
30. This book ……………………… cheap.
II. Hoàn thành các câu sau:
1) Tom ..................... stamps. (not/to collect)
2) You ..................... songs in the bathroom. (not/to sing)
3) Julie ..................... in the garden. (not/to work)
4) I ..................... at home. (not/to sit)
5) Tina and Kate ..................... the windows. (not/to open)
6) Adam ..................... French. (not/to speak)
7) His sister ..................... lemonade. (not/to like)
8) We ..................... to music. (not/to listen)
9) My father ..................... the car every Saturday. (not/to clean)
10) Johnny and Danny ..................... in the lake. (not/to swim)
Where is John?
2. Why / they / hungry?
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4. Who / you?
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5. Why / he / late?
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6. What / this?
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7. Where / Jimmy ?
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8. How old / she ?
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9. How / you ?
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10. Where / the station?
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11. What time / it now?
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12. Where / Pedro / from?
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13. Why / they / in the kitchen?
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14. How / the food?
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15. How long / the journey?
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16. How old / you ?
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V. Hoàn thành các câu sau: (Chuyển sang câu phủ định)
1) They play volleyball every week. - They ..................... volleyball every week.
2) John is nice. - John ..................... nice.
3) This car makes a lot of noise. - This car ..................... a lot of noise.
4) I like computer games. - I ..................... computer games.
5) We are from Greece. - We ..................... from Greece.
6) You wear pullovers. - You ..................... pullovers.
7) They speak English. - They ..................... English.
8) He watches TV. - He ..................... TV.
9) I am from Spain. - I ..................... from Spain.
10) Steve draws nice pictures. – Steve ..................... nice pictures.
VI. Hoàn thành các câu sau: Ở dạng nghi vấn
1. (you / like cake?) - Do you like cake?
2. (she / live in London?)...........................................................................
3. (they / hate studying?) ...........................................................................
4. (you / drink tea every morning?) ...........................................................................
5. (you smoke?) ...........................................................................
6. (he / play tennis on Saturdays?) ...........................................................................
7. (you / go shopping at the weekend?) ...........................................................................
8. (you / drink alcohol?) ...........................................................................
9. (she / work in an office?) ...........................................................................
10. (they / study French?) ...........................................................................
11. (you / meet your friends on Fridays?) ...........................................................................
12. (you / read a lot?) ...........................................................................
13. (John / come from New Zealand?) ...........................................................................
14. (they / like pizza?) ...........................................................................
15. (we / arrive at 9 p.m.?) ...........................................................................
16. (it / snow here in winter?) ...........................................................................
17. (Lucy / study History?) ....................................................................
18. (I / work as a teacher?) ....................................................................
19. (he / eat rice often?) ....................................................................
20. (you / like coffee?) ....................................................................
VII. Hoàn thành các câu sau:
1. She ........................................ (play) tennis every Sunday.
2. He ........................................ (buy) a cup of coffee every morning.
3. Julie ........................................ (study) French at school.
4. Luke ........................................ (tr y) hard to be polite.
5. She ........................................ (enjoy) going swimming.
6. Lucy ........................................ (wash) her hair every day.
7. John never ........................................ (cr y).
8. My mother always ........................................ (say) that love is more important than money.
9. I hope Julie ........................................ (pass) the exam.
10. The plane ........................................ (fl y) low over the airport.
VIII. Complete the paragraph with the present simple of the verbs below.
You must use some verbs more than once.
help, have, wake up, like, walk, have, watch, read, live