Soal Simple Presen Tense

 EXERCISESLKS

  2.1 Complete the sentences using one of the following:

  cause(s)  close(s)  drink(s)  live(s)  open(s)  speak(s)  take(s)  place

  1. Ann speaks German very well.

  2. I never --- coffee. drink

  3. The swimming pool --- at 9 o'clock and --- at 18.30 every day. Opens, closes

  4. Bad driving --- many accidents. causes

  5. My parents --- in a very at small flat. live

  6. The Olympic Games --- every four years. Take place

  2.2 Put the verb into the correct form.

  1. Jane doesn't drink (not/drink) tea very often.

  2. What time --- (the banks/close) in Britain? Do the banks close

  3. 'Where --- (Martin/come) from?' 'He's Scottish.' Does Martin come

  4. 'What --- (you/do)?' 'I'm an electrical engineer.' – do you do

  5. It --- (take) me an hour to get to work. How long --- (it/take) you? – take, does it take

  6. I --- (play) the piano but I --- (not/play) very well. Play , don’t play

  7. I don't understand this sentence. What --- (this word/mean)? Does this word mean

  2.3 Use one of the following verbs to complete these sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:

  believe  eat  flow  go  grow  make  rise  tell  translate

  1. The earth goes round the sun.

  2. Rice doesn't grow in Britain. 

  3. The sun --- in the east. rises

  4. Bees --- honey. - make

  5. Vegetarians --- meat. – don’t eat

  6. An atheist --- in God. doesn’t believe

  7. An interpreter --- from one language into another. translates

  8. A liar is someone who --- the truth. Does not tell

  9. The River Amazon --- into the Atlantic Ocean. flows

  2.4 Ask Liz questions about herself and her family.

  1. You know that Liz plays tennis. You want to know how often. Ask her.

  How often do you play tennis?

  2. Perhaps Liz's sister plays tennis too. You want to know. Ask Liz.

  --- your sister --- - does your sister play tennis?

  3. You know that Liz reads a newspaper every day. You want to know which one. Ask her.

  --- Which newspaper do you read everyday?

  4. You know that Liz's brother works. You want to know what he does. Ask Liz.

  --- - what does your brother do?

  5. You know that Liz goes to the cinema a lot. You want to know how often. Ask her.

   --- How often do you go to the cinema?

  6. You don't know where Liz's mother lives. Ask Liz.

  --- Where does your mother live ?

  2.5 Complete using one of the following.

  I apologise  I insist  I promise  I recommend  I suggest

  1. It's a nice day. I suggest we go out for a walk.

  2. I won't tell anybody what you said. ---. I promise

  3. (in a restaurant) You must let me pay for the meal. ---. – I insist

  4. --- for what I said about you. It wasn't true and I shouldn't have said it. – I apologize

  5. The new restaurant in Hill Street is very good --- it. I recommend