ENGLISH EXERCISES

Examples of present simple:       I work here. | I don't (do not) work here. | Do you work here? He works here. | He doesn't (does not) work here. | Does he work here? Use the words in brackets to complete each of the following. Example:   He (not/live) in London.

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I (not/like) travelling.

Tom (speak) six languages.

I (speak) three languages.

She (live) in Birmingham.

Where (she/live) ?

Where (they/live) ?

How often (you/travel) abroad.

Michael (have) two dogs and a cat.

Michael have any more animals?

you have a lot of hobbies?

Exercise - present simple or present continuous Examples of present simple:       I work here. | I don't (do not) work here. | Do you work here? He works here. | He doesn't (does not) work here. | Does he work here? Examples of present continuous:       I am (I'm) reading a book. | I am (I'm) not reading. | Are you reading? He is (he's) reading a book. | He is not (he's not/he isn't) reading a book. Is he reading a book?

Use the words in brackets (   ) to complete each of the following sentences.

Example: I (not/like) London.      

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I (not/like) politics.

How many languages (you/speak) ?

Where (you/live) ?

What (you/do) at the moment?

I (not/believe) that you are a millionaire.

He (not/wear) a tie today.

He often (travel) abroad on business.

David is in Paris this week. He (stay) at the Hilton. 

Exercise - present simple questions (1) Examples of present simple:       I work here. | I don't (do not) work here. | Do you work here? He works here. | He doesn't (does not) work here. | Does he work here? Use the words in brackets to complete each of the following questions. Example:  Where (you/live) ?

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How often (you/see) your brother?

Where (you/work) ?

Where (he/be) from? - He's from Hamburg.

Where (he/work) ?

Where (they/work) ?

How long (it/take) you to drive to work in the mornings?

Which university (Tom/go) to?

How much (the book/cost) ?

Why (you/smoke) so much - it's unhealthy?

Where (they/spend) their weekends?

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Exercise - present simple questions (2) Examples of present simple:       I work here. | I don't (do not) work here. | Do you work here? He works here. | He doesn't (does not) work here. | Does he work here? Use the words in brackets  to complete each of the following questions. Example:  Where (you/live) ?

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Where (your parents/live) ?

Which restaurant (you/prefer) ?

How much (a room/cost) in your hotel?

Where (he/go/usually) for his holidays?

How often (you/play) the guitar?

What time (the train/leave) ?

How much (this book/cost) ?

Why (you/not/like) Paris? I think it's a wonderful city.

What kind of music (you/like) ?

What kind of music (he/like) ? 

Examples of past simple:       I saw him yesterday. | I didn't (did not) see him yesterday. Did you see him? Use the words in brackets to complete each of the following questions. Example:   Why (you/move) to England?

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When (you/see) your sister?

I (see) her two days ago.

He (not/come) to the meeting on Wednesday because he was on holiday.

Where (you/go) for your holidays?

How long (it/take) you to drive from London to Edinburgh?

(you/enjoy) your holiday

I (see) a fantastic film at the cinema last week.

He (be) 20 years old when he started work.

How old (he/be) when he started school?

How old (you/be) when you started school?

Exercise - past simple questions Examples of past simple:       I saw him yesterday. | I didn't (did not) see him yesterday. Did you see him? Use the words in brackets to complete each of the following questions. Example:   Why (you/move) to England?

                      

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(you/speak) to Angela last week?

What year (Columbus/discover) America?

Why (you/not/come) to my birthday party?

What year (Elvis/die) ? Was it 1977 or 1978?

How much (you/pay) for your CD player?

When (you/play/last) squash with Jim?

Which hotel (you/stay) in when you were in London?

How many times (Tom/take) his driving test before he passed?

Exercise - future simple ( will) Examples of future simple:       I'll (I will) be there tomorrow. | I won't (will not) be there. | Will you be there? Stevie is a busy man. He travels a lot. Use the words in brackets to complete each of the following sentences about him.

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On Monday Stevie (be) in Poland.

On Tuesday he (not/be) in Poland.

He doesn't know where he (be) on Wednesday.

At 8.00 a.m on Thursday Stevie (be) on a plane to Switzerland

On Friday evening he (still/be) in Switzerland.

On Saturday he (not/be) in Switzerland, he'll be in France.

Where (he/be) on Sunday?

Exercise - practise different tenses Examples: present simple He likes sport. / He doesn't (does not) like sport. / Do you like sport? present continuous He's (he is) reading a good book. / He isn't (is not) reading. past simple I saw John yesterday. / I didn't (did not) see John yesterday. present perfect simple I've (I have) seen him. / I haven't (have not) seen him. Change the tense in the following. Use the tense given in brackets: Example:  How often do you see him?  (change to past simple)  answer:  How often you see him?

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Do you like the film?   (change to past simple)
     the film?

My father loves seafood.   (change to past simple)
     My father seafood.

He speaks four languages.   (change to past simple)
     He four languages.

My sister doesn't have a job.   (change to past simple)
     My sister a job.

He reads a lot of books in his spare time.   (change to past simple)
     He a lot of books in his spare time.

I saw a great film.   (change to present perfect simple)
     I a great film.

Elizabeth isn't at home.   (change to past simple)
     Elizabeth at home.

He liked his job.   (change to present simple)
    He his job.

He liked the job.   (change to future simple)
    He the job.

Are they here?   (change to future simple)
     here?