1.1.1: Practice with Present Tenses
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)Exercise 1.1-Identify the Uses of Present Tenses
a. fact or permanent situation b. habit or routine c. irritation d. state of being
- Joel always eats breakfast in the morning. b
- Hurricanes often cause extensive damage to a community _____
- I believe our team is going to win the match. _____
- My brother is always leaving his dirty dishes in the sink. _____
- It rains a lot in Texas in the summer. _____
- Michele works at the nail salon three days a week. _____
- I feel sick to my stomach. _____
- Learning a language requires a lot of practice. _____
- Why are you constantly interrupting me! _____
- My sister has three dogs and two cats. _____
Exercise 1.2 Choose simple present or present progressive
Is it a general truth (fact) or an observation (observation at the moment)?
1. The sun (rises / is rising) every morning.
2. The sun (rises / is rising ) over the mountains now.
3. Look! The moon (lights up / is lighting up ) the face of my watch.
4. The moon (lights up / is lighting up) the night sky .
5. Plants (die / are dying) in my garden. I'm watering them now.
6. Plants (die / are dying) without water.
7. Children (grow / are growing) a little each year.
Exercise 1.3: Fill in the Blanks
Part 1 Directions: Gloria and Esperanza are in the library (right now). Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Because it’s a conversation, use contractions.
● Look for signal words to help you decide the right tense.
● Put stative verbs in the simple present (not present progressive).
Esperanza: Hi, Gloria. What are you doing here?
Gloria: I __________________ (look) for a book about U.S. presidents. How about you?
Esperanza: I _________________ (return) a book. ___________________ (you/want) to go for a cup of coffee?
Gloria: Sorry, I can’t right now. I __________________ (wait) for my friend. Today, we ___________________ (work) on a project for history class together. We _______________ (need) to finish it by next week.
Esperanza: _________________ (you/like) your history class?
Gloria: Yes. I really ________________ (like) the teacher. She always _________________ (wear) explains things so well, and she ________________ (have) a lot of teaching experience.
Part 2 Directions: Take turns reading the dialogue. One person takes the role of Gloria. The other person takes the role of Esperanza. You can even give a performance of your reading to the class.
Exercise 1.4: Error Correction
Directions: Read each sentence and think about the verb form. There are five sentences with mistakes. If there is a mistake, correct it.
1. I want to learn English.
2. Every morning, I like to drink coffee.
3. Two days a week, I am going to the gym.
4. I am loving to exercise at the gym.
5. I want to practice English with native speakers.
6. Now, I study English and look for a job.
7. I work Monday through Friday.
8. I am study English this term.
9. I often practice English.
10. I am doing my homework every day.
Exercise 1.5: Fill in the Blank
Directions: Write the correct verb forms on the lines. Use either the simple present or the present progressive.
● Use signal words to help you determine the correct tense.
● Use stative verbs in the simple present (not in the present progressive).
● Don’t forget that “think” can be active or stative depending on how it is used.
Right now I (1. write) _______________ in my journal. It (2. snow) ____________________________ outside. I (3. think) ____________________ about my family. I (4. think)
_____________________ about my family every day. I (5. speak) ________________ with my family every weekend. My mother _____________(6. send) me letters every week, but I still miss them.
Oh! The phone (7. ring) _____________________. Maybe my father (8. call) ________________. He always (9. call) ___________________ on Sunday.
Exercise 1.1 Original Content by Allyson Marceau
Exercise 1.2 from Grammar Quizzes by Julie Sevastopoulos is licensed for use under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International
Exercises 1.3, 1.4 and1. 5 are from Explorations 1: Grammar for the Experienced Beginner by Susan Caisse, Jennifer Rueda,and Kristee Emens-Hesslink is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License