ACTIVITY ABOUT SIMPLE PRESENT FOR 8º

ACTIVITY

A. Write the correct form of "to be" in.

My name (be) ________(1) John. I (be) ________(2) fifteen years old. I live

on a farm. It (be) ________(3) in the country. It is quiet in the country. It (be, not)

____  ____(4) loud in the country.

I wake up early. Sometimes, I wake up before the sun rises. Sometimes, it

(be) ________(5) still dark when I wake up. But I don’t mind. I like waking up that

early. I like the way the country looks in the morning.

The first thing I do after I wake up is milk the cow. After I (be) ________(6)

finished milking the cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to make

breakfast. She makes a delicious breakfast. My mom

(be) ________(7) a really good cook.

Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sister

doesn’t feed them. She said it is because my sister (be, not) ____  ____(8) strong

enough. But I still don’t understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my

mom doesn’t want my sister to get hurt. After all, the pigs can (be) ________(9)

pretty rough, especially when they (be) ________(10) hungry.

The last thing I do (be) ________(11) feed the chickens. That (be)

________(12) easy. I just throw some food down on the ground and they run out

and eat it. While the chickens (be) ________(13) eating, I go into their house to

collect their eggs. Chicken eggs (be) ________(14) really good to eat. They (be)

________(15) easy to cook too. That is what I do in the mornings. I (be)

________(16) pretty busy.

B. Look at the examples and write the sentences using the personal pronouns and the verb in the correct form in present.

Example: Tom and I → We (cook) cook on Tuesday.

Example: Tom and Amy → They (cook) cook on Tuesday

Example: Tom → He (cook) cooks on Tuesday

Example: Amy → She (cook) cooks on Tuesday

1) Tom and Amy (cook / cooks) on Wednesday.

2) Daniel and I (cook / cooks) on Tuesday.

3) Herbert (cook / cooks) on Sunday.

4) Carlos and Peter (wash / washes) the car on Friday.

5) Jovita (wash / washes) the car on Saturday.

6) Ko, Uri, and I (study / studies) English on Monday.

7) The students (study / studies) English on Thursday.

8) Randy (study / studies) English on Friday.

9) I (wash / washes) the car on Thursday.

10) Mack (wash / washes) the car on Monday.

C. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.

Example: I (play) play the guitar.

Example: Jessica (play) plays the guitar.

1) I (be) _______ sixteen years old.                                      

2) Tommy (live) _______ at 107 Pine Lane.                                     

3) Juana (cook) _______ dinner for her family.                                          

4) They (eat) _______ lunch at 12:00.

5) Nina (take) _______ medicine when she is sick.

6) I (like) _______ chocolate.

7) He (drive) _______ a nice car.

8) We (want) _______ to see a movie tonight.

9) Mr. Anderson (teach) _______ chemistry at Hill High School.

10) They (study) _______ English at school.

11) I (want) _______ to go home now.

12)  Bill and Calicia (drive) _______ to the mountains every year. every year.

13)  We (eat) _______ pasta once a week.

14)  It (snow) _______ here in December.

15)  When Dax (take) _______ a shower, he (wash) _______ his hair with shampoo.