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present tenses: revision test

Q Write the simple present he/she/it forms.

go ..3.°.??.. .. catch............. cost.............. do ............. enjoy............ • % ............
have....... ..... hoop.............. know.......... ... live.......... ... m ix..........
play......... .... stand.......... ... teach.......... ... think....... ..... try .........
wear....... ..... wish........... .. work...........

Q Write the -ing forms.
call ...... begin ... .......... cry...... ...... die ............. enjoy... .......... f ly -
forget..... ....... g e t........... .. happen....... ..... hold..... ....... hope ...
look........ ..... make.......... ... open........... •• Play......... .... send.......
sleep...... ...... stop.......... ... take............

^ Put the words in order to make simple present sentences.

► Phil / dogs / like ® .........................................................................

► know / you / Anna (H) ..PP.£9“ ............................................................

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► open on Sundays / the post office (D) . ?l/h

1 work / you / London (H) .................................................................................................
2 pop music/like/1 (B) .....................................................................................................
3 where/live/James(H) ..................................................................................................
4 coffee/some/want/you (H) ........................................................................................

5 rain/here/it/a lot (H) ..................................................................................................
6 I /m y /every week /wash /car (Q) ...............................................................................

7 Spanish/Luke/speak (H) ..............................................................................................
8 friends/football/play/all your (C3) ...............................................................................
9 a suit/wear/to the office/I (B) ....................................................................................
10 make/ spaghetti carbonara/how/you (H) ...................................................................

Q Put the words in order to make present progressive sentences.
1 sister/ my / in Spain /travel (Q) .....................................................................................

2 happy/Alice/look/very (B) ........................................................................................
3 the baby/why/cry (H) .................................................................................................

4 for the bus/wait/you (H) .............................................................................................
5 much tennis/1/thesedays/play (B) ............................................................................
6 nice/Tim/wear/a/very/raincoat (H) .........................................................................
7 me/talk/you/about/(HI) .........................................................................
8 walk/slowly/you/too (H) ............................................................................................
9 that/what/eat/child (H) .............................................................................................
10 this/1/enjoy/concert (B) .............................................................................................

@ Correct (/) or not (/)?
1 'Where's Melissa?' 'She's coming now.' 9 I'm seeing the doctor this morning........

2 'Are you smoking?' 'No, never.'...... 10 'I can't pay you today.' 'I see.'......
3 John cooks dinner just now........ 11 Where are you living now?......

4 I work late most Tuesdays........ 12 What do you think about?......
5 Why is she looking at me?...... 13 I think you're wrong........
6 I'm going skiing every winter....... 14 That man is looking like your brother.....
7 You're driving too fast........ 15 'Your English gets better.' 'Oh, thank you.'

8 What is this word meaning?......

34 PRESENT TENSES In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full
forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.