Revision 1: verb BE, wh- words, Simple Present

Exercises

1. Complete the text below with the correct form of the verb "to be":

Marcia __________ from Brazil. She __________ 25 years old and works as a secretary at ZLS Computers, in 

 Dublin. She __________ very communicative and has a lot of friends. Two of her best friends are Miguel and

 Pauline. Miguel __________  from Portugal. He __________ 27 years old. Pauline __________ a very funny French girl.

 She __________ 30 years old. Marcia and Miguel __________ single, but Pauline  __________. She  __________  married to a

 doctor. She says they  __________ very happy.

 Marcia says she wants to go back to Brazil, but she  __________  sure she __________ going to miss her friends.

2. Choose the right personal pronoun for the sentences below:

a. My name is Robert Fleck.  I / You / We am a firefighter.

b. Lucie isn't from Russia. He / She / They is from Brazil.

c. Alice and I are very thin! He/ They/ We are top models.

d. Elizabeth, Emily and John aren't thin. She/ They/ We  are kind of heavy.

e. Homer Simpson is Marge's husband. She / I / He and his family are from Springfield.

f. My doctor is from Germany. He / She / I is a very good doctor.

g. His friends are so strong. They / We / You are athletes.

h. Her name is Michelle. We / She / He is from Lyon, France.

i. Are Leslie and Fred football players? He / We / They are so tall!

j. Her classmates aren't from Japan. They / He / She are from China.

3) Put in What, Where, Why, When, How into the gaps and form meaningful questions. 

1) ___Who_______ do you like best?

2) __________ does Bill get up in the morning?

3) __________ don't you go by bus, Max?

4)  __________ hobbies does Andrew have?

5) __________ do they go to every week?

6) __________ old is Mike?

7) __________ is Susan's birthday?

8)  __________ are my exercise books?

9)  __________ are you doing at the moment, Sally?

10)  __________ do the Robinsons live?

4) Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Simple Present. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions. 

Example:
He ____________ books (not/to read)

Answer:
He does not read books. Or He doesn't read books.

1) Anne ____________ my questions. (not/to answer)

2) ____________ they ____________ tomatoes in this shop? (to sell)

3) This girl ____________ trousers at school. (not/to wear)

4) ____________ Mr Barker ____________ Physics? (to teach)

5) The guinea pigs ____________ under the desk. (not/to hide)

6) ____________ Ken often ____________ the school bus? (to miss)

7) The poster ____________ on the wall anymore. (not/to hang)

8) ____________ for the tickets? (you/to pay)

9) The boys ____________ stones. (not/to throw)

10) ____________ the bells of your church still_________? (to ring)

5) Put the correct verb forms into the gaps. Use Simple Present. 

Example: I swim - she _____

Answer: I swim - she swims

1) I sing – she ____________

2) I play – she ____________

3) I read – she ____________

4) I go – she ____________

5) I ask – she ____________

6) I carry – she ____________

7) I enjoy – she ____________

8) I wash – she ____________

9) I call – she ____________

10) I cry – she ____________

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