RACHCAFE

The simple present tense (172)
Read the following in the third person singular. Do not change the object if it is plural. Note that after certain consonants a final as is pronounced as a separate syllable.Example: kiss, kisses /kis/, kisiz/.

1 They wish to speak to you. (He) …………………………………………………………
2 Buses pass my house every hour. …………………………………………………………
3 They help their father. (He) …………………………………………………………
4 We change planes at Heathrow. …………………………………………………………
5 You watch too much TV. (He) …………………………………………………………
6 They worry too much. (He) …………………………………………………………
7 I cash a cheque every month. (He) …………………………………………………………
8 I always carry an umbrella. (She) …………………………………………………………
9 They wash the floor every week. (She) …………………………………………………………
10 His sons go to the local school. …………………………………………………………
11 These hens lay brown eggs. …………………………………………………………
12 Rubber balls bounce. …………………………………………………………
13 These figures astonish me. …………………………………………………………
14 Do you like boiled eggs? (he) …………………………………………………………
15 These seats cost £10. …………………………………………………………
16 They fish in the lake. (He) …………………………………………………………
17 Elephants never forget. …………………………………………………………
18 They usually catch the 8.10 bus. …………………………………………………………
19 They sometimes miss the bus. …………………………………………………………
20 I mix the ingredients together. …………………………………………………………
21 The rivers freeze in winter. …………………………………………………………
22 They fly from London to Edinburgh. …………………………………………………………
23 The carpets match the curtains. …………………………………………………………
24 They realize the danger. …………………………………………………………
25 I use a computer. …………………………………………………………
The simple present tense (172)
Read the following (a) in the negative (b) in the interrogative.
In Nos. 2 and 14, have is used as an ordinary verb and should be treated as one.

1 You know the answer. …………………………………………………………
2 He has breakfast at 8.00. …………………………………………………………
3 He loves her. …………………………………………………………
4 Some schoolgirls wear uniforms. …………………………………………………………
5 He trusts you. …………………………………………………………
6 He tries hard. …………………………………………………………
7 The park closes at dusk. …………………………………………………………
8 He misses his mother. …………………………………………………………
9 The children like sweets. …………………………………………………………
10 He finishes work at 6.00. …………………………………………………………
11 He lives beside the sea. …………………………………………………………
12 He bullies his sisters. …………………………………………………………
13 This stove heats the water. …………………………………………………………
14 She has a cooked breakfast. …………………………………………………………
15 She carries a sleeping bag. …………………………………………………………
16 He usually believes you. …………………………………………………………
17 She dances in competitions. …………………………………………………………
18 You remember the address. …………………………………………………………
19 She plays chess very well. …………………………………………………………
20 He worries about her. …………………………………………………………
21 These thieves work at night. …………………………………………………………
22 He leaves home at 8.00 every day. …………………………………………………………
23 Ann arranges everything. …………………………………………………………
24 She agrees with you. …………………………………………………………
25 Their dogs bark all night. …………………………………………………………
26 Their neighbors often complain. …………………………………………………………
27 Tom enjoys driving at night. …………………………………………………………
28 He engages new staff every Spring. …………………………………………………………
29 Tom looks very well. …………………………………………………………
30 They sell fresh grape juice here. …………………………………………………………
The present continuous tense (164-7)
Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense. In No. 25, have is used as
an ordinary verb and can therefore be used in the continuous tense.

1 She…………….. (not work), she……………. (swim) in the river.
2 He …………….(teach) his boy to ride.
3 Why Ann …………..(not wear) her new dress?
4 The airplane ……………(fly) at 2,000 meters.
5 What Tom…………… (do) now? He ……………..(clean) his shoes.
6 This fire………….. (go) out. Somebody ………….(bring) more coal?
7 It …………..(rain)?~ Yes, it ………….(rain) very hard. You can`t go out yet.
8 Why you …………..(mend) that old shirt?
9 You …………(not tell) the truth. ~ How do you know that I ………….(not tell) the truth?
10 Who …………(move) the furniture about upstairs? ~ It`s Tom. He …………..(paint) the front bedroom.
11 Mrs. Jones………….. (sweep) the steps outside her house.
12 What you ………….(read) now? I …………(read) Crime