Exercise 1

Tenses
I/ Put the verbs into the present simple.
1/ Diane (wash) ……………… her hair every other day or so.
2/ The sun (rise) ………………. In the east.
3/ The sun (go) ………………. Around the Earth.
4/ Rice (not/grow) …………………… in Britain.
5/ Bees (make) ……………….. honey.
6/ Vegetarians (not/ eat) …………………. Meat.
7/ My sister ( not/ believe) …………………… in God.
8/ An interpreter ( translate) …………………….. from one language into another.
9/ A liar is someone who (not/ tell) ……………………… the truth.
10/ The River Amazon (flow) ………………… into the Atlantic Ocean.
11/ Jane (not/drink) ………………….. tea very often.
12/ What time (the bank/close) …………………….. in Britain?
13/ “Where (Martin/come) …………………… from?” – He’s Scottish.
14/ “What (you/do) …………………… ?” - “ I’m an electrical engineer”
15/ It (take) ………….. me an hour to get to work. How long (it/take) ………………………… you?
16/ I (play) ………………….. the piano but I (not/ play) …………………… very well.
17/ I don’t understand this sentence. What (this word/mean) ………………………. ?
18/ How often (you/play) …………………. tennis?
19/ (Your sister/ play) ………………………. tennis?
20/ Which newspaper (she/read) ……………………. ?
21/ What (your brother/ do) ……………………… ?
22/ How often ( he/go) ……………………… to the cinema?
23/ Where ( your mother/ live ) ………………………. ?
24/ Tom often ( do) ………………….. morning exercise everyday.
25/ They ( watch) ………………….TV every morning.
I/ Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct form
1/ Mrs. Tuyet (live) ……………………… in France last year.
2/ The telephone (ring) ………………………….when I ……………………….TV last night.
3/ The Wilsons (paint) ………………….their house white.
4/ The meeting (last) …………..about two hour.
5/ Mary (get)……………… up late yesterday morning.
6/ Sue could swim when she (be) …………………..10 years old.
7/ Liz (work) ………………… hard but she can’t get good grades.
8/ Now Quan (be) …………..big, he (be)…………….. a good boy.
9/ Mai’s father (smoke) ………………ten cigarettes a day.
10/ The museum (close)…………………..at 5 o’clock every evening.
11/ In Britain the banks ( open)………………….. at 9:30 in the morning.
12/ We usually (have) …………………..dinner at 7 o’clock.
13/ Miss Lien is a teacher. She (teach)…………………. mathematics to school children.
14/ Your job is very interesting. You (meet) ……………….a lot of people.
15/ I’m looking forward to (see) ……………………..you at Christmas.
B> Relative clause
This film is made in America . It’s name’s Titanic .
He bought a pen yesterday . It is red .
Her father is a good doctor . He lives next to my door .
I have just bought a watch . It is not good now .
The blind is a person . He doesn’t see anything .
The machine is a thing . It helps us to do typical work .
Computer is a machine . It is very useful .
That boys isn’t a good student . He is always punished by his parents .
This picture was bought by his mother last year , We love it very much .
My son is a student in that school . He always learns very hard .
She watched that film many years ago . It was made in Australia .
He helped his girlfriend to do the washing . She said thanjs to him .
The man is a biologist. His father is a botanist.
This is the book. I bought it at the bookstore.
John is the man. We are going to recommend him for the job.
John found the cat. The cat’s leg was broken.
1975 is the year. The revolution took place in that year.
Do you know the man? They are talking about him.
The subject is very important. We are going to discuss it.
Mrs Brown is coming today. She teaches me English.
Jack loves his parents’house. He was born in that house.
Do you remember the years? The Second World War ended in that year.
I don’t like the stories. They have unhappy endings.
The students can’t borrowboos from the library. They don’t have library cards.
The dress doesn’t fit Mary well. She bought it.
The mechanic is an experienced one. I sent for him to repair my bicycle.
This channel often shows the cartoons.