Les temps du présent  

E x e r c i c e s

Le présent simple 

EX 1 - NIVEAU 1

Put the following verbs to the simple present in the 1st and 3rd person singular: 

                                                    1st                                      3rd 

 

1. To call                                    I call                                he/she/it call....
2. To say                                    I say                                 he say...............
3. To burn                                 I burn                              he burn............
 

4. To be                                      I am                                 he ....................
5. To mix                                    I mix                               he mix.............
 

6. To take                                   I take                             he take............ 

7. To blow                                  I blow                             he blow........... 

8. To decide                               I decide                         he decide........         

9. To hurry                                 I hurry (up)                  he hurr........ (up) 

 

VOC.
to hurry along: faire se dépêcher (work) : accélérer,  se presser (v.i.)
to hurry up : se dépêcher, faire accélérer
to hurry back : se dépêcher de revenir 

 

10. To worry                                 I worry                          he worr......... 

11. To see                                      I see                               he see............ 

12. To prove                                 I prove                           he prove....... 

13. To pay                                     I pay                               he pay..........
14. To drink                                  I drink                           he drink......
15. To marry                                I marry                          he marr.......
 

 

EX 2 - NIVEAU 1 

Fill in the blanks with each verb and give the context. You may also use an adverb of frequency (often, never, sometimes, usually etc.) 

 

Ex. I never play football on Sunday. (action habituelle

 

1. British people ............................................................... a lot of tea. (to drink

2. A teacher ...........................................................the same things all day long. 

    (to repeat – usally

3. What do you do on Sundays? (you/to do

4. You ............................................................ to me! (never/ to listen to) 

5. We ..........................................................to England every summer. (To go) 

6. It .......................................................................like chocolate. (not  to smell) 

7. It .........................................................................in Britain. (to rain - always) 

8. I ...................................................... two cups of coffee for breakfast.   
   
(always – to have) 

9.  After lunch I .......................................a cup of tea.  (to have /sometimes) 

10. ..............................you ............................. in life after death? (believe) 

 


EX 3 - NIVEAU 1

 

The sentences below contain errors. Find the errors and correct them: 

Ex. This packet contain 500 grams of coffee.   

       Answer: contains

My mother prefer to buy fruit in the market. 

   Answer :  

 

This CD is costing £ 10.99.  

   Answer : 

 

Go you always to the mountain on holiday? 

   Answer : 

     

Great Britain don’t want to lose its independence. 

    Answer :  

 

Sometimes I reads a fascinating book. 

    Answer :  

 

EX 4 - NIVEAU 1

Use one of the following verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes you need the negative: 

 

Translate -  believe - eat - flow - go - grow - make - rise - tell 

 

1. The earth ..................................................................................round the sun. 

2. Rice ...................................................................................................in Britain. 

3. The sun ...........................................................................................in the east. 

4. Bees ........................................................................................................honey. 

5. Vegetarians .............................................................................................meat. 

6. An atheist ........................................................................................ ......in God.
7. An interpreter .................................................. from language into another.
8. A liar is someone who ......................................................................the truth.
9. The River Amazon ...............................................  ...into the Atlantic Ocean. 

   


EX 5 - NIVEAU 1 

Put the verbs into the correct form : 

1.   Jane ................................................................... tea very often  (not/drink) 

2. “What time ...................................... in Britain?”     (banks/close) 

3. “Where ......................................................................from?”  (to come/Martin)  
    “He’s Scottish”.
 

4. “What ................................. do?”   (you/to do)  “I’m an electrical engineer”. 

5.   It .........................................me an hour to get to work. (take) 

6.  “....................................................................................the piano?”(she/to play)                                                                                  “I ................play , but I ..............................................”  (she /not/ to play/ very well/
  I /to play/very well - formule d'insistance)