Put The Verbs Into The Correct Tense

Name: _____________________ Class: _____________________ Date: __________
Put the verbs in brackets in Present Simple or in Present Continuous.

1 My brother __________________________ (like) this CD very much.
2 He __________________________ (travel) in China this summer.
3 We __________________________ (go) to lunch now. Would you like to join us?
4 We always __________________________ (visit) Grandma on Sundays.
5 I __________________________ (play) tennis every day.
6 My father cant come to the phone now. He __________________________ (take) a
shower.
7 My father __________________________ (work) as an accountant in a big company.
8 I cant play online games now. My brother __________________________ (use) the
computer to do his homework.
9 A: ______________ you ___________________ (do) your homework now?
B: Yes, I __________________________.
10 Can you see Anna? She __________________________ (stand) at the bus stop.
11 A: ______________ they _________________ (go) to Ocean Park on Sunday?
B: No, they __________________________.
12 She often __________________________ (miss) class because of illness.
13 A: ______________ you _________________ (like) Kelly Chans songs?
B: Yes, I ______________, but my brother _________________.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple OR present continuous):
The train always ________________(1: leave) on time.
"What's the matter? Why ________________(2: cry/you)?"
That's strange. They________________(3: not to watch) TV.
He________________(4: not to speak) very good English.
Please be quiet! I________________(5: do) my homework.
Where________________(6: live/they)?
Listen! John ________________ music! (7: play)
I never ________________(8: go) to the swimming pool.
Harold Black's a famous pianist. He________________(9: give) two or three concerts

every week. He
________________(10: travel) a lot and this week he's in New York.
He________________(11: stay) at an
expensive hotel. He's at his hotel now. He________________(12: have) his breakfast in
the diningroom.
He________________(13: drink) a cup of coffee and he________________(14: read) a
newspaper. Harold's
always very busy. He________________(15: play) the piano regularly.
He________________(16: practise) for
four hours every day. He________________(17: go) to bed late and he always
________________(18: get up)
early. But he sometimes________________(19: get) dressed too quickly, and this
morning
he________________(20: wear) one blue sock and one red one!
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the simple present or
present continuous tense. You can use some of the verbs from the box more than
once. (_____ /21 marks)
1 My brother __________________________ this CD very much.
2 He __________________________ in China this summer.
3 We __________________________ to lunch now. Would you like to
join us?
4 We always __________________________ Grandma on Sundays.
5 In this photo, we __________________________ volleyball on the beach.
6 I __________________________ tennis every day.
7 My father cant come to the phone now. He __________________________ a shower.
8 My father __________________________ as an accountant in a big company.
9 I think this pen __________________________ HK$8.
10 I cant play online games now. My brother __________________________ the
computer to do
his homework.
11 A: ______________ you ___________________ your homework now?
B: Yes, I __________________________.
12 This photo was taken when I was three. My father __________________________
me on his
shoulders.
13 People ______________ always ___________________ new mobile phones.
14 Can you see Anna? She __________________________ at the bus stop.
15 ______________ you still ___________________ TV?
16 A: ______________ they _________________ to Ocean Park on Sunday?
B: No, they __________________________.
17 She often __________________________ class because of illness.
18 A: ______________ you _________________ Kelly Chans songs?
B: Yes, I ______________, but my brother _________________.
buy
stand carry
take cost travel do use go visit like
watch miss work play
Decide which of the choices below would best complete the article if inserted in the
blanks. Circle the appropriate letters. (_____ /15 marks)
Too Much Fast Food?
According to a recent survey, Hong Kong consumers are (1) more money on convenience
foods since the economic downturn. Because companies are trying to make do with fewer
staff, employees are (2) harder than ever before. More women (3) joining the workforce
as well.
They (4) less time to prepare nutritious home-cooked meals for their families. Instead,
families (5) out or (6) convenience foods, such as frozen pizzas and instant noodles. These
foods (7) more fat, salt and sugar than home-cooked meals. Experts say that eating too
muchof them (8) the risk of serious health problems, including diabetes and heart disease.
However, the trend towards convenience foods (9) benefitting some business sectors.
Supermarkets are (10) to the higher demand for quick, easy-to-serve meals by increasing
their selection of convenience and pre-packaged foods. These products often (11) for
higher prices than fresh food. Restaurants also (12) from the trend: most Hong Kong
people now (13) out at least once a day.
Is convenience food just a fad or is home-cooked food (14) a thing of the past?
How (15) this trend affecting our health?
1
A spending
B spends
C spent
2
A work
B works
C working
3
A is
B are
C be
4
A has
B have
C had
5
A eating
B eats
C eat
6
A bought
B buys
C buy
7
A containing
B contains
C contain
8
A increase
B increasing
C increases
9
A is
B are
C be
10
A respond
B responded
C responding
11
A sells
B sell
C selling
12
A profit
B profiting
C profits
13
A eat
B ate
C were eating
14
A become
B became
C becoming
15
A does
B is
C have

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Name: ___________ Class: _ Date:

Put the verbs in brackets in Present Simple or in Present Continuous.

Harold Black's a famous pianist. He________________(9: give) two or three concerts

take cost travel do use go visit like

watch miss work play

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