Present Simple
Exercise 1 Arrange the words to make sentences in simple present.
I / to collect stamps
we / to play card games
he / to read comics
Chris / to sing in a band
we / to have a hamster
Andy and John / to like cola
she / to be nice
they / to help their parents
the children / to speak English
I / to buy a newspaper every Saturday
Exercise 2 Make negative sentences.
I watch TV.
We play football.
It is boring.
She cleans her room.
You ride your bike every weekend.
Sandy takes nice photos.
They open the windows.
He buys a new CD.
I am late.
She has a cat.
Exercise 3 Arrange the words below to make questions.
she / to collect / stickers
they / to play / a game
the cat / to sleep / in the cat's bed
she / often / to dream
he / to play / streetball
you / to be / from Paris
the pupils / to wear / school uniforms
you / to go / to the cinema
she / to have / friends
he / to read / books
Present Perfect Simple
Exercise 4 Write positive sentences in present perfect simple.
The following people have just completed an action.
Bob / visit / his grandma
Jimmy / play / on the computer
Sue and Walter / wash / their car
Andrew / repair / his bike
Phil / help / Anne with maths
Brad and Louise / watch / a film
Tamara / talk to / her best friend
Bridgette / draw / a picture
Carol / read / a computer magazine
Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant
Exercise 5 Write negative sentences in present perfect simple.
The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the park all afternoon and have not done their household chores:
Sarah / not / wash the dishes
Anita / not / clean the kitchen
Maureen and Kevin / not / water the plants
Joe / not / make his bed
David / not / buy milk
Lisa / not / be to the baker's
Steve and Jack / not / do their homework
Jane and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms
Alex / not / feed the hamster
Tom/ not / empty the bin
Exercise 6 Write questions in present perfect simple.
you / answer / the question
Jenny / lock / the door
Walter / call / us
you / see / the picture
your parents / get / the letter
it / rain / a lot
how often / we / sing / the song
Maureen / watch / the film
how many books / Bob / read
ever / you / be / to London
Simple Past
Exercise 7 Write positive sentences in simple past.
he / the question / answer
you / a question / ask
the dog / bark
they / us / call
we / a mountain / climb
John / stamps / collect
we / in London / live
I / hungry / be
they / a hamster / have
he / to school / go
Exercise 8 Rewrite the sentences in the negative.
They collected postcards. - They did not collect postcards.
You jumped high.
Albert played squash.
The teacher tested our English.
Fiona visited her grandma.
He washed the car.
You were thirsty.
He had a computer.
I bought bread.
You saw the house.
Exercise 9 Write questions in simple past.
Anna / the window / open - Did Anna open the window?
she / home / walk
you / in the garden / work
you / a song / sing
she / on a chair / sit
you / the castle / visit
Jenny / the door / lock
she / happy / be
Greg / the ball / kick
the car / at the corner / stop
Passive Voice
Exercise 10 Write passive sentences in Simple Present.
the documents / print
the window / open
the shoes / buy
the car / wash
the litter / throw away
the letter / send
the book / read / not
the songs / sing / not
the food / eat / not
the shop / close / not
Exercise 11 Write passive sentences in Present Perfect.
the postcard / send
the pencils / count
the door / close
the beds / make
the mail / write
the trees / plant
the money / spend
the room / book / not
the rent / pay / not
the people / inform / not