Test "The Present Simple"

The Present Simple (Indefinite) Tense

1.Complete the sentences. Use positive or negative forms of the verb to be: am, am not, is, isn`t, are, aren`t.

1. David`s new bicycle … blue.

2. My children … 8 and 6 years old.

3. I … interesting in baseball. I think it`s boring.

4. We can walk to the supermarket. It … far.

5. Kate and Sandra … at work today because it is a holiday.

6. … this the right bus for the city centre?

7. Nick`s parents … travel agents.

8. That book … very exciting. Take this one.

9. … Tom and Bob good football players?

10. The news … very bad today.

11. I … hot. Please, open the window.

12. There … many women in our office.

13. John … afraid of dogs.

14. Those people … native English.

15. How much … these trousers?

16. Why … you so angry?

17. My aunt … married to a British man.

18. But Tony … only a fantastic skateboarder – he can do other things, too.

19. Cuba … a tropical country so they eat a lot of fresh fruit.

20. I … always hungry and I eat three meals a day.

21. Your money … in your handbag.

2.Complete the sentences using auxiliary verbs.

1. don`t, doesn`t

1. Kangaroos … live in Africa.

2. Amanda is married but she … wear a ring.

3. It`s not true. I … believe it.

4. Elephants … eat meat at all.

5. Paul has a car but he … use it very often.

6. Rice … grow on trees.

7. She is very quite person and she … talk much.

8. They … know my phone number.

9. I … like my job. It`s very boring.

10. That`s very beautiful picture but she … know the name of its author.

11. The weather is usually nice. It … rain very often.

12. You … do the same things every day.

13. Sometimes he is late but it … happen very often.

14. It`s not an expensive hotel. It … cost much to stay there.

15. Ann lives near us but we … see her very often.

1. do, does

1. … you like English art?

2. … your friend like eating English food?

3. … your watch go wrong or right?

4. … students arrange charity parties at the Institute?

5. … the short hand of the clock point to the hour?

6. … he smoke during the intervals?

7. … you like the carpet in my dining-room?

8. … they come in time?

9. … she find good excuses when she is late?

10. …you wind your watch up regularly?

3.Complete the sentences. Put the verb in brackets into correct positive form.

1. When it is warm, I … (take) off my coat.

2. It is a sunny situation but she … (look) very unhappy.

3. An interpreter … (translate) from one language into another.

4. I … (recommend) you to go to this new restaurant.

5. Tony is 34 and he … (have) 73 prizes from skateboarding competitions.

6. City Museum … (close) at 5 o`clock in the evening.

7. Water … (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.

8. Shoes are very expensive. They … (cost) a lot of money.

9. Julia is a teacher. She … (teach) Maths to young children.

10. My job is very interesting. I … (meet) a lot of people.

11. Caterpillars … (turn) into butterflies.

12. Wool … (come) from sheep.

13. Plants … (need) water to grow.

14. Food is very expensive in this country. It … (cost) a lot of money.

15. In Britain the banks usually … (open) at 9.30 in the morning.

16. Nick usually … (sleep) eight hours a night.

17. The sun … (set) in the west.

18. Ann and I are good friends. We … (have) lots in common.

19. Sue always … (arrive) at work early.

20. The Earth … (go) round the Sun.

4. Make sentences from these words. Put the verbs in the right form.

1. usually / she / afternoon / what / in / does / the / do?

2. wear / nice / always / Jenny / clothes.

3. television / in / the / Tim / never / evening / watch.

4. usually / Ann / for / cook / does / dinner / what?

5. he / his / doesn`t / in / have / office / lunch / the.

6. like / chocolate / usually / children.

7. their / spend / how / they / weekend / do?

8. 7 o`clock / I / up / before / often / get.

9. always / enjoy / of / Julia / her / parties / friends.

10. doesn`t / in / cold / like / Rostov / weather / he.