Simple Present Active and Passive, If-clauses Type One Combined Exercise

This exercise deals with the Simple Present. Since that would be a bit boring or too easy for more advanced students, we will refer to the Simple Present Passive and the if-clauses Type One  as well.

Simple Present Active

Jonathan plays tennis.

The boys play squash.

Jonathan doesn't play chess.

The boys don't play badminton.

Does Jonathan play volleyball?

Do the boys play cards?

I/you/we/they play

he/she/it plays

I/you/we/they don't play

he/she/it doesn't play

Do I/you/we/they play?

Does he/she/it play?

 

the verb "to be"in the Simple Present

I am

you are

he is

she is 

it is

we are

you are

they are

 

Modals

I/you//he/she/it/we/they can/will/would/may

I/you/we/they need/want

he/she/it needs/wants

 

The Simple Present refers to:

1. everything that happens on a regular basis, e.g. daily or weekly
2. everything that happens on schedule, e.g. lessons at school, train departures and arrivals
3. facts
4. habits and hobbies
5. things that are generally true
6. work

1. Mr Smith goes to school by bike every day.
2. On Monday we have a math lesson.
3. The Prime Minister lives in Downing Street No. 10.
4. Mr Johnson smokes. It's a bad habit.
Timothy plays tennis and he collects stamps. These are his hobbies.
5. The earth moves round the sun. The sun moves within the galaxy.
6. Mr Porter works at a bank.

Simple Present Passive

The book is written.   Das Buch wird geschrieben.
The children are taught.   Die Kinder werden unterrichtet.
I am beaten by the champion.  Ich werde vom Champion geschlagen.
to be Form + Past Participle (Third Form)

If-Clause Type One
If it rains we will stay inside.
If it doesn't rain we won't stay inside.

Exercises

A. Simple Present Active

1. Saul _______ (like) cake very much and he usually ______ (eat) much strawberry cake in June.
2. Whenever Silvia and Alice _____ (meet) they ______ (argue) about something and they _____ (fight).
Silvia usually ______ (win).
3. Tom used to work in a computer shop. He ______ (work) for a large company nowadays.
4. The Smiths used to live in London. They _____ (live) in Liverpool nowadays.
5. Tom ______ (take) photos of old cars and ________ (publish) them on his website. That _____ (be) his favourite hobby.
6. In the twenty-second century Captain James T. Kirk _______ (command) the starship Enterprise and Mr Spock ____
(be) his First Officer.
7. Secret Agents usually _____ (work) under cover.
8. Tom ______ (not like) peanuts. He ______ (be) allergic to them.
9. _____ you ______ (play) a musical instrument?
10. Who _____ (be) your favourite actor?
11. When _____ your train to Glasgow ______ (leave) at Victoria Station?

B. Simple Present Passive

1. My tires ___________ (change) in May and in October.
2. My car __________ (repair) once or twice a year.
3. Borussia Dortmund _____ usually _______ (beat)  by Bavaria Munich.
4. A goal _________ (score) by the best player.
5. The mouse ___________ (catch) by the big tomcat.
6. Many decisions ________ (make) by the U.S. President.
7. A book ________ (write) by James.
8. The match _______ (win) by the better team.

If-clause I

If you ______ (tease) the cat it will get angry.
If you ______ (leave) without saying good-bye your aunt will be sad.
If the taylor ______ (do) his work the dress will look wonderful.
If they ________ (move) to London they will be happy.
If mankind ________ (discover) another habitable planet some people might settle there.

If-clauses Type I with the passive

If another habitable planet is discovered people might settle there.
If the car _________ (wash) it will look great.
If that present _______ (give) to little Timmy he will be very happy.
If the letter ______ (send) today it will arrive tomorrow.
If the cat ______ (feed) too much it might get fat.
If the book ________ (read) by all the students the English teacher will be pleased.