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)