Escola EB 2,3 de Porto Alto

English formative paper – 6th Level

2009 / 2010
Name: ____________________________________________ Date:
_______________________________

Present Simple
- Affirmative -
A) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb
in brackets:

• The children ___________ (love) the flowers in the garden.

• We ___________ (arrive) at work at 9 o’clock.
• Mrs. Smith always ___________ (buy) a sandwich and ___________ (drink) coffee.
• Mr. Smith usually ___________ (eat) a sandwich and then he ___________ (play) a computer game.
• She ___________ (get) to work late every day.

B) Choose the correct verb for each sentence and then put it in the present simple:

Love buy arrive live play drink eat hate come

• The children ___________ birthday parties.

• Before each party Mary ___________ some juice, bread and cakes at the supermarket.
• Her friends bring presents. First they ___________ games and then they ___________ the food and
the ___________juice.
• Carol, who ___________ in St. Peter’s street, ___________ late because she ___________ train.
• Laura ___________ it when the children have to go home.

C) Choose the correct word to complete the sentences:

• A pianist ___________ (play/ plays) the piano.

• Mark ___________ (speak / speaks) English very well.
• They ___________ (live / lives) in London.
• Mr. and Mrs. Parker ___________ (love / loves) their dog.
• A doctor ___________ (treat / treats) patients.
• I ___________ (is / are / am) a teacher.
• You ___________ ( get / gets ) up at ( o’ clock in the morning.
• The teacher ___________ (come / comes) to school by car.
• We ___________ ( have / has) a shower every morning.
D) Put the verbs in the present simple:

• Roby ___________ (like) fish.

• Ann’s sister ___________ (work) in an office.
• You ___________ (talk) too much.
• Mary’s grandmother ___________ (stay) at home all day.
• We ___________ (eat) at home.
• She ___________ (live) in Lisbon.
• Ann and Sue ___________ ( drink) milk in the morning.

E) Complete the sentences about Mark with the correct verb:

• Mark ___________ in Lisbon. (live)

• Mark ___________ to school with his best friend. (go)
• Mark’s sister ___________ to play hide and seek. (like)
• Mark and his sister ___________ their home homework at 5 p.m. (do)
• Mark ___________ to bed at 10 :30 p.m.(go)

Good
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