GRAMMAR VERBS PRACTISE

1.Choose the correct form (PRESENT) of the following verbs:

wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - live(s) - play(s) - close(s) - live(s)

1. Ann ……………hand ball very well.
2. I never ………coffee.
3. The swimming pool ……….at 7:00 in the morning.
4. It ………at 9:00 in the evening.
5. Bad driving …………many accidents.
6. My parents …………in a very small flat.
7. The Olympic Games ………….place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always ………..their homework.
9. My students …………a little English.
10. I always ……………early in the morning.

2. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form (PRESENT)

1. Jane (not/drink) ………..tea very often.
2. What time (the banks/open) …………in Britain?
3. Where (John/come) ………..from?
4. It (take) ……………me an hour to get to work.
5. She (not/wake) ………..up early on Sundays.

3. Choose the right verbs (PRESENT) to complete the sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:

write - turn - eat - tell - rise

1. The earth ………….around the sun.
2. The sun ……………in the east.
3. Vegetarians …………..meat.
4. A liar is someone who …………the truth.
5. A novelist ……..novels.

4. Put the verbs into the present continuous:

1.      Listen to the birds. They (sing)………….

2.      Look at that one. It (fly) …………high in the sky.

3.      The other one (play) ………….with a worm.

4.      I feel happy because I (have) ……………a good time here in these woods.

5Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive)

1. Look! Sara (go) ………….to the movies.
2. On her right hand, Sara (carry) ………..her handbag.
3. The handbag (be) …………..very beautiful.
4. Sara usually (put) ………..on black shoes but now she (wear) …….white trainers.
5. And look, she (take) ……….an umbrella.

6Put the verbs into the correct form (simple future)

1.       You (be) …………very happy.

2.       You (get) ………..a lot of money.

3.       You (buy) …………..a beautiful house.

4.       Your friends (envy) …………….you.

5.       You (meet) ………….a beautiful girl.

6.       You (marry) …………her.

7.       You and your wife (travel) ……………around the world.

8.       People (serve) ………..you.

9.       They (not/refuse) …………to make you happy.

10.    But all this (happen / only) ……………..when you are 70 years old.

7Put the verb "to be" into the simple present or the simple past:

1. I …….…an engineer.
2. Last year I ……a student in Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
3. I ……..in love with a beautiful girl at that time. We …….friends
4. Now, I live in New York and I ……..married to her.