PRESENT SIMPLE PRACTICE
Fill in the blanks with the correct present perfect form:
1. Sarah ……………………………… (not/eat) a big breakfast.
2. My ex wife ……………………….….. (work) in the local library.
3. “………... you often …………….. (see) Peter?” “ Yes, I …………………..….., I usually ……………… (see) him on Fridays”.
4. My sister …………………..…… (not/like) pop music. She …………………….. (prefer) classical music, but my brother ……………………. (hate) it.
5. “……………... Alistair ……………. (study) German?” “ I ………………..…..(not/know), but he ……………..……….. (study) Italian.
6. My mum and her boyfriend usually ………………………….. (have) dinner out on Saturday night.
7.Paul ……………. (not/be) in my class. He ………….. (go) to class 3C.
8. “…………… Nick ……………… (buy) CDs?” “ No, he ……………… He …………………. (download) them from the Internet.”
9. Rafa Nadal …………….. (win) almost every tournament he ……………… (participate) in.
10. My father usually …………….. (pay) cash, but my mother …………… (use) credit cards.
11. “…………… you ……………. (do) homework every day?” “Of course, mum, but some of my classmates ……………...
12. We ………………… (not/ take) the school bus because our school ……………. (be) 500 m from home, so it only ………………. (take) us ten minutes.
13. Dr Jones ……………………. (visit) some patients before going to hospital.
14.“How long ……………… Sam …………… (spend) on holidays?” “He usually ………………….. (spend) a fortnight.”
15. Mrs Swam …………………. (teach) Language to university students.
16. Carol …………… (send) me lots of emails, but I ……………….. (not/answer) them.
17. My little child ………………… (draw) very well. Unfortunately he ……………….. (paint) on the wall on the living room.
18. Dad always …………..…….. (choose) the biggest piece of cake!
KEY
1. Sarah DOESN'T EAT (not/eat) a big breakfast.
2. My ex wife WORKS (work) in the local library.
3. “DO you often SEE (see) Peter?” “Yes, I DO. I usually SEE (see) him on Fridays”.
4. My sister DOESN'T LIKE (not/like) pop music. She PREFERS (prefer) classical music, but my brother HATES (hate) it.
5. “DOES Alistair STUDY (study) German?” “I DON'T KNOW (not/think), but he STUDIES (study) Italian.
6. My mum and her boyfriend usually HAVE (have) dinner out on Saturday night.
7. Paul ISN'T (not/be) in my class. He GOES (go) to class 3C.
8. “DOES Nick BUY (buy) CDs?” “No, he DOESN'T. He DOWNLOADS (download) them from the Internet.”
9. Rafa Nadal WINS (win) almost every tournament he PARTICIPATES (participate) in.
10. My father usually PAYS (pay) cash, but my mother USES (use) credit cards.
11. “DO you DO (do) homework every day?” “Of course, mum, but some of my classmates DON'T.
12. We DON'T TAKE (not/ take) the school bus because our school IS (be) 500 m from home, so it only TAKES (take) us ten minutes.
13. Dr Jones VISITS (visit) some patients before going to hospital.
14.“How long DOES Sam SPEND (spend) on holidays?” “He usually SPENDS (spend) a fortnight.”
15. Mrs Swam TEACHES (teach) Language to university students.
16. Carol SENDS (send) me lots of emails, but I DON'T ANSWER (not/answer) them.
17. My little child DRAWS (draw) very well. Unfortunately he PAINTS (paint) on the wall on the living room.
18. Dad always CHOOSES (choose) the biggest piece of cake