PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE OF ORDINARY VERBS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others in each group.
1. A. walks B. works C. loves D. stops
2. A. teaches B. dances C. watches D. plays
3. A. laughs B. drinks C. talks D. wants ( f,p,t,k)
4. A. runs B. visits C. finishes D. stops
5. A. flies B. cries C. washes D. tries
II. Change the following sentences into negative (-) and question (?).
1. She decorates her living room every weekend.
(-) She doesn’t decorates her living room every weekend.
(?) Does she decorate her living room every weekend?
2. Tom and his sister clean the garden every afternoon.
(-) .Tom and his sister don’t clean the garden every afternoon
(?) .Do Tom and his sister clean the garden every afternoon ?
3. My family has dinner in the dining room every evening.
(-) ..My family doesn’t has dinner in the dining room every evening..
(?) ..Does your family has dinner in the dining room every evening ?
4. The cat sleeps on the sofa every night.
(-) The cat doesn’t sleeps on the sofa every night
(?) Does the cat sleeps on the sofa every night ?
5. There are three bedrooms in their house.
(-) ..There aren’t three bedrooms in their house
(?) ..Are there three bedrooms in their house.?
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. They decorate______________ their house every Christmas.
2. My father (not/ fix) _ doesn’t fix____________________ the light in the kitchen.
3. Emily always (water) _waters____________________ the plants in the garden.
4. Does your brother tidy ____ his room every day?
5. My grandparents (live) _live___________ in a small house near the forest.
6. There (not/ be) ___isn’t __________________ a balcony in our house.
7. Jane (not/ do) __doesn’t do___________________ exercise in the evening.
8. Where do you put ___your books in your room?
9. The clock (be) ______is_______________ on the wall above the TV.
10. My sisters (share) _share____________________ a bedroom in our apartment.
IV. Fill in each blank with the correct form of a verb in the box.
sweep : quét arrange: sắp xếp live : sống not clean : không dọn dẹp own : của ..
paint: tô màu, sơn have : có not cook: không nấu ăn dust : bụi, quét bụi repair: sửa
chữa
1. My parents _own___________ a cozy apartment in the city center.
2. I ____________ my room every Sunday, but today I forgot.
3. My brother always ___arranges________ the furniture before guests come.
4. They ____________ a villa by the beach, but they rarely visit it.
5. She ____________ the walls of her house blue every summer.
6. Mr. Brown ____________ the roof of his house because it’s leaking.
7. We ___________ lunch at home on weekends; we usually eat out.
8. The maid ____________ the floor in the living room every morning.
 9. I ____________ with my family in a quiet village.
10. He __arranges__________ his clothes neatly in the wardrobe.
V. Answer the following questions.
1. Do you have your own bedroom? -> Yes, _i do____________
2. Is there a bookshelf in your living room? -> No, there isn’t _____________
3. Does your father fix things around the house? -> Yes, he does_____________
4. Do your parents decorate the house on special occasions? -> No, _they don’t____________
5. Is there a garage in your house? -> Yes, there is_____________
6. Do you and your siblings share a bedroom? -> No, they don’t_____________
7. Does your mother like gardening? -> Yes, _she does____________
8. Are there many pictures on the walls of your house? -> No, _there aren’t____________
VI. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. My family ___ a spacious living room, but we ___ not use it often.
A. have / do B. has / do C. have / does D. has / does
2. There ___ two bathrooms in our house. One ___ next to the kitchen.
A. is / is B. are / is C. are / are D. is / are
3. The children ___ toys all over the house, and their parents ___ very upset.
A. leave / gets B. leaves / get C. leave / get D. leaves / gets
4. My brother ___ the garbage every morning, but today he ___ late.
A. takes / wakes B. takes / wakes C. take / wake D. takes / is waking
5. The paintings ___ on the walls, and the flowers ___ on the table.
A. is / are B. are / are C. are / is D. is / is
6. Every weekend, my family ___ the house, but this Saturday we ___ a party.
A. cleans / host B. clean / host C. cleans / hosts D. clean / hosts
7. Why ___ she always ___ her shoes in the hallway?
A. does / leave B. do / leaves C. does / leaves D. do / leave
8. There ___ a lovely garden behind our house, but it ___ not very big.
A. is / is B. are / is C. is / are D. are / are
9. My mother ___ breakfast every morning, and my father ___ the dishes.
A. cooks / washes B. cook / wash C. cooking / washing D. cooks / washing
10. In the living room, there ___ a big TV, and the sofas ___ very comfortable.
A. are / is B. is / is C. is / are D. are / are
VII. Read the passage and answer the questions.
My Hometown
I live in a small town located in the countryside. It is surrounded by hills and green fields, which
makes the air fresh and clean. My house is near a peaceful lake where I often go for walks in the
evening with my family. There is a community center in the town where people gather for events and
activities. Every morning, my father buys bread and milk from a bakery near our house. My town also
has a library with many interesting books, and I usually spend my Saturday mornings there. On
Sundays, my family and I enjoy having a picnic in the park. I love my hometown because the people
are kind, and the environment is quiet and relaxing.
1. Where is the writer's town located?
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2. What does the writer do in the evening with their family?
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3. Where does the writer’s father buy bread and milk?
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4. What does the writer usually do on Saturday mornings?
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5. Why does the writer love their hometown?
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