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Exercitii Cu Present Tense Simple

The document provides examples of using verbs in the present tense simple and continuous in English. It includes exercises transforming sentences between active and passive voice, positive and negative, and simple and continuous tenses. The exercises cover a wide range of common verbs and scenarios like daily activities, transportation, hobbies, meals, weather, and more. The goal is to practice accurately using different verb forms and tenses in English statements, questions and negatives.

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Exercitii Cu Present Tense Simple

The document provides examples of using verbs in the present tense simple and continuous in English. It includes exercises transforming sentences between active and passive voice, positive and negative, and simple and continuous tenses. The exercises cover a wide range of common verbs and scenarios like daily activities, transportation, hobbies, meals, weather, and more. The goal is to practice accurately using different verb forms and tenses in English statements, questions and negatives.

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THE PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE and THE PRESENT TENSE CONTINUOUS

I. Put the following sentences in the third person singular:


1. We listen to courses.
2. They take down notes.
3. You study for your exam.
4. I like learning when I enjoy the subject.
5. You always lend me your text-books.
6. I go home at 2 oclock.
7. I usually come to the faculty at 8 oclock.
8. I pay attention to what the lecturer says.
9. You like being in time for the courses.
II. Make the following sentences a) interrogative b) negative:
1. I leave home at 7 a.m. every day.
2. This student speaks English very well.
3. He reads very fast.
4. Students read sports magazines every day.
5. He writes his homework in the afternoon.
6. I always go to the cinema with pleasure.
7. He likes to watch television on Saturday evening.
8. He likes Latin grammar.
9. He reads a few pages of Spanish literature every week.
10. You write many letters.
III. Make the following sentences a) interrogative b) negative:
Not: Verbul to have, atunci cnd nu nseamn a avea, a poseda, ci este
parte dintr-o expresie (to have breakfast, to have a shower, to have a party),
formeaz negativul i interogativul cu ajutorul auxiliarului to do.
I love my brother.
2. She talks too much.
3. I understand you.
4. You play the piano very well.
5. I always believe you.
6. He remembers my phone number.
7. They live in Bucharest.
8. He has a hot bath every day.
9. I trust my friend.
10. I have lunch at one oclock.
1.

IV. Put the verbs in parentheses in the Present Tense Simple. Notice the adverbs they are
associated with:
1. Mother never ... (to go out) without a shopping bag.
2. We often ... (to play) chess in the evenings.
3. They usually ... (to do) their shopping at this supermarket.

4. She always ... (to listen to) the concerts broadcast on the radio on Sunday mornings.
5. I occasionally ... (to read) a thriller before going to sleep.
6. Our kids frequently ... (to break) something while playing hide-and-seek in their room.
7. Grandmother hardly ever ... (to take) a sleeping pill.
8. They always ... (to come) in time.
9. My husband never ... (to catch) anything when he ... (to go) fishing.
10. Do your friends sometimes ... (to ask) you to babysit?
V. Fill in the blanks with prepositions:
1. Except ... Romanian students, there is also a considerable number ... students coming ... other
countries.
2. There are canteens providing meals ... the students.
3. This term, we insist ... commercial correspondence.
4. Students attend conferences ... various subjects.
5. This professor gives lectures ... political economy.
6. All higher education institutes are endowed ... libraries.
7. The students spend their holidays ... the mountains.
VII. Make the following sentences (Present Continuous) a) interrogative b)
negative:
1. It is raining.
2. I am having a walk.
3. He is telling the truth.
4. You are typing a letter.
5. They are swimming in the river.
6. My friend is wearing a new dress.
7. My mother is resting.
8. We are studying English.
9. Ann is knitting.
10.The child is learning to play the piano.
VIII. Use the verbs in brackets in the present tense (common or continuous aspect):
1. Students from other countries (come) to get trained as economists at the Academy of
Economic Studies.
2. We (attend) classes regularly.
3. He (like) English.
4. Today, we (study) commercial correspondence in our English seminar.
5. We (rehearse) for a show this evening.
6. They (meet) at 8 o`clock tonight.
7. She just (leave) for the mountains.
8. He (not like) to borrow the books, he (prefer) to buy them.
9. Where you (hurry)?
10. We (hurry) to the lecture-hall as we (not want) to be late.

IX. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses using Present Tense
Simple or Continuous:
1. I ... the water for coffee in a special pot (to boil).
2. Come and make the coffee! The water ... (to boil).
3. This shop ... at 8 a.m. and ... at 8 p.m. (to open; to close).
4. I ... the book to read the new lesson (to open).
5. Dont shout that loud! I ... you very well(to hear).
6. Dont interrupt them! They ... to a scientific broadcast (to listen).
7. I ... what you ... (to see; to mean).
8. Wait a minute, will you? I ... them off (to see).
9. A man ... with his nose (to smell).
10. Usually she ... a very quiet child, but now she ... naughty (to be; to be)
X. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses using Present Tense
Simple or Continuous:
1. I (not go) shopping because it (rain).
2. What you (do) on Sundays?
3. He usually (drink) coffee but now he (drink) tea.
4. In England it often (rain).
5. I (not like) that boy.
6. He usually (speak) so quickly that I (not understand) him.
7. You (like) this book?
8. You (dream) at night?
Yes, I (dream) every night.
9. I cant answer the phone now because I (cook).
10.How you usually (get) to work?
I usually (go) by bus, but now I (take) a taxi because I am late.
11.The manager cant receive you now as he (have) an interview.
12.You (write) to John now?
Yes, I (be). I always (write) to him on his birthday.
13.Where you (hurry)?
To the theatre, as I (not want) to miss the first act.
14.She always (borrow) books from me and never (remember) to give them
back.
15.You (go) to work every day?
Yes, of course, except Saturdays and Sundays.
16.Why you (smoke) so much?
17.Who you (wait) for?
I (wait) for John, but he is late, as usual.
18. I always (have) a rest after lunch.
19.What you (think) of?
I (think) of my mother just now.
20.You (know) what time is it?

XI. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense (simple or continuous):
1. This book is about a man who (desert) his family and (go) to live on a Pacific island.
2. Why you (walk) so fast today? You usually (walk) quite slowly.
3. I (hurry) because I (meet) my mother at four oclock and she (not like) to be kept waiting.
4. When the curtain (rise) we (see) a group of workers. They (picket) a factory gate.
5. He never (listen) to what you say. He always (think) about something else.
6. You (hear) the wind? It (blow) very strongly tonight.
7. You (see) my car keys? I (look) for them but I (not see) them.
8. In most countries a child (start) school at six and (stay) for about five years in a primary
school. Then he (move) to a secondary school. At 18 he (take) an exam.
9. Where he (come) from? He (come) from Japan.
10. Mr. Brown often (go) to the theatre but his wife (not go) very often. He (like) all sorts of
plays but she (prefer) comedies.
XII. Translate in English:
1. Iarna ninge.
2. Duminica el nu se scoal devreme.
3. Eu nu studiez seara.
4. Ce faci? Citeti sau priveti la televizor?
5. Secretara tocmai bate la main un referat.
6. Ea merge la cumprturi smbta.
7. Acum mi fac temele la englez.
8. Nu-mi place cafeaua.
9. Ce carte citeti?
10.La ce or se scoal John dimineaa?
11.Ce faci tu n zilele libere?
12.Cui i telefonezi?
13.El nu merge la coal cu metroul, merge pe jos.
14.De ce deschizi fereastra?
15.Adesea citesc cri englezeti.
16.Ea i face bagajul.
17.Ct de des le scrii prinilor ti?
18.Cnd merg la mare mi place sa not mult.
19.Clientul tocmai i alege o pereche de pantofi.

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