Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PRESENT of the verbs in brackets:
Hi. My name (be) ______ Alvin. My friends (call) _____ me Al. You can call me Al if you (like) _____.
I (want) ______ to tell you about a problem I (have) _____. It (be, not) _______ ________ a big problem, but it is not a small problem, either. I (guess) _______ it's somewhere between big and small.
I (have) ______ a best friend. His name (be) ______ John, but everybody (call) ______ him Jo. Jo and I have been friends for a long time. That's the problem. Jo (like) _____ to smoke. He (say) ______ he (do, not) _______ ______, but I (know) _______ he (do) _______. He (try) ______ to hide it from me, but I (see) _____ him do it sometimes. When I see him do it, he just (laugh) _____ and (walk) ______ away.
Complete the table in simple past.
| 
 positive  | 
 negative  | 
 interrogative  | 
| 
 They shared a room.  | 
||
| 
 Marc did not cook.  | 
||
| 
 Was Betty thirsty?  | 
||
| 
 Louis did not throw the ball.  | 
||
| 
 Did Henry build houses?  | 

Rewrite the sentences using the negative forms.
- We are playing a game.
 - I'm drawing a picture.
 - He is making pizza right now.
 - Susan and her brother are taking photos.
 - Dad is working in the kitchen.
 
Write sentences in present perfect simple.
- Phil / not / miss / the bus -
 - they / not / plant / a tree -
 - Vanessa / catch / the ball -
 - we / sell / our old car -
 - the train / leave / the station -
 
Write questions in present perfect simple.
- you / correct / my mistakes -
 - you / practise / your English -
 - she / tidy up / her room -
 - the boss / sign / the letter -
 - Mary / shut / the door -
 
Test your knowledge on the Future I Simple (will).



