Simple Present
Simple Present
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C.I 30714745
Materia: (ING-133)
The present tense is used to express action (or to help make a statement
about something), at the present time.
EXERCISES:
Give the correct present tense form of the verb in parentheses:
1. - We (read) the newspaper in class every day.
We read the newspaper in class every day.
2. - He (come) to school by bus.
He comes to school by bus.
3. - I always (walk) to school.
I always walk to school.
4. - The children (play) in the park every afternoon.
The children play in the park every afternoon.
5. - I (eat) lunch in the cafetería every day.
I eat lunch in the cafeteria every day.
6. - Helen (work) very hard.
Helen works vert hard.
7. - He always (pepare) his homework carefully.
He always prepares his homework carefully.
8. - He (speak) several foreign languages.
He speaks several foreign languages.
9. - John (go) there twice a week.
John goes there twice a weel.
10. - I always (try) to do the same thing.
We use the simple past tense to talk about actions completed in the past.
For regular verbs, add –ed or d- to the base verb.
I worked
You worked
He worked
She worked
It worked
We worked
You worked
They worked
EXERCISES:
Supply the past tense form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. - We (work) in our garden all day yesterday.
We worked in our garden all day yesterday.
2. - I (listen) to the radio until twelve o’clock last night.
I listened to the radio until twelve o’clock last night.
3. - Helen and I (talk) on the telephone yesterday.
Helen and I talked on the telephone yesterday.
4. - He always (want) to learn English.
He always wanted to learn English.
5. - They (live) in France for many years.
They lived in France for many years.
6. - We (arrive) late for class.
We arrived late for class.
7. - We (Paint) their house white.
Ww painted their house white.
8. - I (wait) almost two hours for Helen.
I waited almost two hours for Helen.
An irregular verb is one that forms its past and past participle in some
other way than a regular verb. This “other way” may involve changing the
spelling of the verb or making no change at all.
The past tense forms of irregular verbs must be memorized.
Eat – Ate write – wrote speak - spoke
Drink – Drank put – put get - got
Read – read cost – cost tell - told
Sit – sat come – came see- saw
feel – felt begin – began sell – sold
know – knew
EXERCISES:
Supply the past tense of the verbs in parentheses.
1.- Mr. And Mrs. Price (come) to visit us last night.
Mr. And Mrs. Price came to visit us last night
2.- They (tell) us about their plans for their new home.
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
1. - Please, read carefully.
2. - Translate