Verb be Present Tense

Exercise 1: Conjugate the verb be in the present tense. Use contractions for the negative.

Affirmative Negative Yes/No Question Short Answer

I

You

He/She/It

We

They

I

You

He/She/It

We

They

you tired?

he happy?

they bored?

No,

No,

Yes,

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb be in the simple present affirmative

1. Peter (be) _________________ on the phone.

2. They (be) _________________ at home.

Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb be in the negative in the present.

3. We (be, not) _________________ 50.

4. She (be, not) _________________ on holiday.

Exercise 4: Answer the questions with a short answer.

5. Are you from Montreal? Yes, _________

6. Is your best friend at CEGEP? No, he_________

Exercise 5: Make yes/no questions to go with the answer in bold.

7. _____________________________________________?Yes, my parents are married.

8. _____________________________________________?No, my dog isn’t friendly.

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Assessment and Theory Verb Tense Chart

STEP 1: What do you know about the simple present tense?

STEP 2A: Conjugate the verb work in the simple present tense in the chart below. Use contractions for negatives.

Affirmative Negative Yes/No Question Short Answer

I ________

You ________

He/She/It ________

We ________

They ________

I _____________

You _____________

He/She/It _____________

We _____________

They _____________

_______ you ________?

_______ he ________?

_______ they ________?

No, __________

No, __________

Yes, __________

STEP 2B: When do you use the simple present tense?

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

STEP 2C: What keywords do you use with the simple present tense?

1. _____________________

2. _____________________

3. _____________________

4. _____________________

5. _____________________

6. _____________________

7. _____________________

8. _____________________

9. _____________________

10. _____________________

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Simple Present

Affirmative

Exercise 1: Highlight the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the affirmative.

1. My friends always (eat) _________________ lunch at the cafeteria.

2. It (snow) _________________ in the winter in Canada.

Negative

Exercise 2: Highlight the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the negative.

1. Sometimes, my parents (wake up, not) _________________________ early.

2. James (drink, not) _________________________ every day.

Short Answers

Exercise 3: Highlight the keywords and answer the questions with short answers.

1. Does Paul drive to school on Mondays? Yes, _________

2. Do Jim and Bob listen to music every morning? No, __________

Negative Regular and Verb be Verbs

Exercise 4: Answer the following questions.

1. When you make a negative sentence with the verb “be”, do you need an auxiliary? ______

2. When you make a negative sentence with a regular verb, do you need an auxiliary? ______

3. What auxiliaries are used with regular simple present tense verbs in the negative? ______

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Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the simple present.

1. I (be, not) ______________________ a fulltime student.

2. Jane (take, not) ______________________ the bus to school.

3. I (want, not) ______________________ to buy a new car.

Verb have Simple Present

Exercise 6: Conjugate the verb have in the simple present.

I __________

You __________

He/She/It __________

We __________

You __________

They __________

Exercise 7: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of have in the simple present.

1. He (have) _______________________________ long hair.

2. I (have) ______________________________ the latest iPhone.

3. She (have, not) ________________________ a brother.

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Adverbs of Frequency and Irregular Simple Present Spelling always usually often

sometimes rarely never

Exercise 8: Answer the questions.

1. What tense do you use with adverbs of frequency? ___________________

2. Where does the adverb of frequency go with a regular verb? ___________________

3. Where does the adverb of frequency go with the verb be? ___________________

Exercise 9: Place the adverb of frequency before or after the verb.

1. She (brush, always) _______________________ her teeth in the morning.

2. He (go, never) ____________________________ to sleep at eight o’clock.

3. Jane (be, usually) ________________________ at home in the evenings.

Exercise 10: Ask your tutor the questions below and write her/his answers in the space provided.

1. How often do you go shopping on the weekend?

My tutor _______________________ shopping on the weekend.

2. How often do you drive to Montreal?

My tutor _______________________ to Montreal.

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Question Formation

Yes/No or Information Question

Exercise 11: Write “y/n” beside “yes/no” question and “i” beside the information question. Then answer your tutor’s questions orally.

Type of Question Reason

a. Are you a CEGEP student? ____________

b. Where does he live? ____________

Regular and Be Questions

Exercise 12: Write “r” beside the regular question and “be” beside the be question. Then answer your tutor’s questions orally.

Form of Question Reason

a. How do you get to school? ____________

b. How old is your mother? ____________

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Exercise 13: Indicate whether the question is a Yes/No Question (y/n) or an Information Question (i) and whether it is a regular or be question and explain why. Then ask your tutor the questions.

Question Type and Form Explanation (don’t write)

1. Are you 18?

2. What English TVshows do you watch?

_____________

_____________

Exercise 14: Use the three questions in the chart below to help you form a question to go with the highlighted answer in the statement “John lives in Montreal.”

1. What tense is it?

2. Is it a yes/no question or an information question?

3. Is it a regular question or a be question?

1. ________________________

2. ________________________

3. ________________________

____________________________________________________? John lives in Montreal.

Exercise 15: Use the three questions in the chart below to help you form a question to go with the highlighted answer in the statement “Yes, I am hungry.”

1. What tense is it?

2. Is it a yes/no question or an information question?

3. Is it a regular question or a be question?

1. ________________________

2. ________________________

3. ________________________

___________________________________________________? Yes, I am hungry.

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Daily Routines

wake up at 6:00 take a shower

eat breakfast cook

exercise do laundry

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Adverbs of Frequency Board Game

Instructions: Go to ”rollthedice.online” and listen to your tutor’s instructions.

start eat tofu? ___

put on make up? ___

see your best friend? ___

watch the Simpsons in English? ___

do the laundry? ___

dye your hair?___

go on Facebook?

___

take a bath? be sad? text your friends in class?

miss a turn

be early for class?

___

go jogging?

___

The winner! ___

clean your bedroom? ___

go to bed before 10 o’clock? ___

watch English movies with subtitles?___

drive to school? ___

cook for your family? ___

take the bus to school? ___

be late for class? ___

cheat on tests? ___

sleep in class? ___

eat dinner with your parents? ___

go to your English class?

___

shave your legs? ___

play video games? ___

eat pizza?

___

text your mother?

___

eat potato chips? ___

drink coffee in the morning?

brush your teeth at night?

___

smoke cigarettes?

___

put dishes in the ____dishwasher?

read an English magazine? ___

wake up at 6:00 o’clock?

listen to Virgin radio in the morning? ___

go to the cinema?

___

go to your classes?

___

miss a turn ___

drink beer?

___

wear a dress?

____

play hockey

___?

go to a restaurant?

___

see your grandmother?

___