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PART A
All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Present. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. Hint: pay attention to word order. If you are confused, go to the Simple Present Page.
EXAMPLE:
A) Tony (help, always) always helps
his students when they have grammar difficulties.
1. John (be, not)__________ English, he
is American.
2. Susan (take, always)____________ the
bus to work.
3. I (speak, not)___________ Arabic. But
Aziz (speak, well, English)___________, so he can help me.
4. Mr. Julius (swim, never)__________
in the ocean. He (be, really)___________ afraid of sharks.
5. Mary (be, not)____________ a very good
student because she (do, not)___________ her homework.
PART B
All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Present. Hint: some of the sentences will require the passive verb form. If you are confused, go to the Active / Passive Page.
EXAMPLE:
a) John (feed, always) always feeds
the neighbors' cat while they are on vacation.
b) The neighbors' cat (feed, always) is
always fed by John while they are on vacation.
1. The library (locate)__________________
at 1207 Main Street.
2. Susan (ride, often)__________________
the bus to work.
3. The students (teach, usually) _______________
by Mrs. Brown, the new teacher from Boston.
4. I (study, not)_________________ at
Georgetown University.
5. The earth (circle)_______________ the
sun, but it (circles, not)_______________ the moon.
6. Good art (make)____________ by creative
artists.
7. A: What do you call people who work
in libraries?
B: They (call)______________
librarians.
8. A: Do you usually eat big dinners?
B: No, I (eat, not,
usually)______________________ big dinners. Most of the time, I
(snack,
just)_________________ at night.
9. The most beautiful sculptures (carve,
carefully)___________________ by the Zuni Indians.
10. The most important decisions (make,
always)__________________ by Tim's wife.
PART C
All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Present or the Present Continuous. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. Hint: consider all tense uses and don't forget some might be passive forms. If you are confused, go to the Simple Present Page or the Present Continuous Page.
EXAMPLE:
A) Right now, I (sit) am sitting
at my desk.
B) I (go, often) often go
to the beach during the summer.
1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)_______________ her kids to football practice.
2. Usually, I (work)_______________ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)______________ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)_________________.
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)________________.
5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ____________________.
6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)________________ because everybody (talk)_____________ so loudly.
7. Justin (write, currently)__________________ a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.
8. Do you want to come over for dinner tonight. Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go)______________ to a movie tonight with some friends.
9. The business cards (print, normally)_________________ by a company in New York. Their prices (be)_______________ inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate (make)__________________
by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.