L2 Review

Simple Present Tense

 

Example: I play with my videogame every afternoon.

Affirmative


The third person singular (he, she, it) forms end with an "s".

 

I

play

you

play

he

plays

it

plays

she

plays

we

play

you

play

they

play

 

Third Person Singular Formation

 

1. Add "s" to the base verb or (infinitive)

play=>plays

2. Add "ies" to verbs ending in consonant + "y"

study=>studies

3. Add "es" to verbs ending in "s, z, ch, sh, x"

push=>pushes

4. Irregular forms (no rules apply)

have=>has

 

Negative/ Interrogative

 

Negative

Interrogative

I

do not/don’t

play

Do

I

play?

you

do not/don’t

play

Do

you

play?

he

does not/doesn’t

play

Does

he

play?

it

does not/doesn’t

play

Does

she

play?

she

does not/doesn’t

play

Does

it

play?

we

do not/don’t

play

Do

we

play?

you

do not/don’t

play

Do

you

play?

they

do not/don’t

play

Do

they

play?

 

A. Use the verb in brackets to fill the gaps.

 

Affirmative sentences.

 

1.  I ________ in São Paulo. (live)

2.  Kátia ________  chocolate. (love)

3.  Paul ________ too fast. (drive)

4.  We ________ lunch at two. (have)

5.  He ________ a black car. (have)

 

Negative sentences.

 

6.   They ________________ soccer. (play)

7.   Paul ________________ magazines. (read)

8.   I ________________ hotdogs. (like)

9.   Lucy and I________________  much TV.(watch)

10.  It ________________ fruit. (eat)

 

Questions

Use the auxiliary verb do/does.

 

11.  ________ you play tennis?

12.  ________ Carol drive?

13.  ________ they do the shopping together?

14. ________  dogs eat fish?

15.  What________  it do?

 

B. Look at the chart, complete it and make sentences.

 

  Where? Favorite band Languages
Maria Rio U2 Spanish, English
Peter Sydney Iron Maiden English, Italian
Anna and Ted Milan Metallica Italian, Spanish
Marina Madrid Boyzone Polish, Spanish
I      

 

Example: Maria lives in Rio. She likes U2. She speaks Spanish and English.

 

1. Peter_____________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

2. Anna and Ted _____________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

3. Marina ___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

4. I ________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

C. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct form. (Simple Present)
           

1          Soccer is my favorite sport. I _____________ it! (love)

2          Mary  _____________ football. (hate)

3          David _____________ in Canada. (live)

4          Paolo _____________ English, French and Spanish! (speak)

5          They _____________ Julia Roberts. She’s their favorite film star. (like)

 

D. Complete the questions.                                              

 

1. ________________________________________________________?
Yes, I want a new jacket.

 

2. ________________________________________________________?
Yes, he speaks English.

 

3. ________________________________________________________?
Yes, she has lots of new CDs.

 

4. ________________________________________________________?
No, I don’t have any cassettes.

 

5. ________________________________________________________?
No, he doesn’t like rock music.

 

6. __________________________________________ American movies?
Yes, I like them very much.

 

7. __________________________________________ in Mexico?
Yes, I live in Mexico City.

 

8. __________________________________________ the sweatshirt?
No, he doesn’t. He wants the T-shirt.

 

 

E. Make questions and answers.                               

 

Suzy likes rock music. Does Suzy like rock music? Yes, she does.

 

1. Alice lives in New York.

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

2. Paulo doesn’t speak French.

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

3. Fred and Wilma don’t have any DVDs.

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

4. Vivian has some CDs.

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

5. Carol doesn’t like soccer.

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

 

 

F. Complete the sentences as in the example.         

 

Cristiane speaks English, but she doesn’t speak Italian. (speak) (Italian)

 

1. Carla ________ some books, but ____________________________ (have) (magazines)

2. Victor ________ the caps, but ____________________________ (want) (Tshirt)

3. Paulo and Gabriela ________ Portuguese, but ____________________________ (speak) (English)

4. Katie ________ jogging, but ____________________________ (like) (swimming)

5. Peter ________ in France, but ____________________________ (live) (in Paris)

6. We ________ some chocolate, but ____________________________ (have) (candies)

7. Lucy ________ dancing, but ____________________________ (like) (running)

8. We ________ some DVDs, but ____________________________ (have) (CDs)

9. Laura ________ French, but ____________________________ (speak) (Italian)

10. Richard ________ a car, but ____________________________ (have) (bike)