TEST -- SIMPLE PRESENT

Test

Form of Affirmative Sentences - Part 1

Choose the correct form.

1. We sometimes readreads books.
2. Emily gogoes to the disco.
3. It often rainrains on Sundays.
4. Pete and his sister washwashes the family car.
5. I always hurryhurries to the bus stop.

Form of Affirmative Sentences - Part 2

Put the verbs into the correct form.

1. I (to like) lemonade very much.
2. The girls always (to listen) to pop music.
3. Janet never (to wear) jeans.
4. Mr Smith (to teach) Spanish and French.
5. You (to do) your homework after school.

Simple present with 'have' and 'be'

Fill in the correct form of the verbs.

1. We (to have) a nice garden.
2. She (to be) six years old.
3. Simon (to have) two rabbits and five goldfish.
4. I (to be) from Vienna, Austria.
5. They (to be) Sandy's parents.

Negative Sentences

Make negative sentences.

1. My father makes breakfast. →
2. They are eleven. →
3. She writes a letter. →
4. I speak Italian. →
5. Danny phones his father on Sundays. →

Questions

Make questions.

1. you / to speak / English →
2. when / he / to go / home →
3. they / to clean / the bathroom →
4. where / she / to ride / her bike →
5. Billy / to work / in the supermarket →

Signal Words

Find the signal words for simple present.

1. Which is a signal word for simple present?
   now last Monday often
2. Which is a signal word for simple present?
   sometimes at the moment yesterday
3. Which is a signal word for simple present?
   last Friday every Friday next Friday
4. Which is not a signal word for simple present?
   never already usually
5. Which is not a signal word for simple present?
   Listen! first ... then ... seldom

Before submitting the test, check the following:

• Got the spelling right?
• Put in the full stop or question mark where required?
• Used the correct key to type the apostrophe (Shift and #)?

In the test we cannot give you a second try. Such careless mistakes would therefore cost you valuable points.

TEST 2 -- SIMPLE PAST

Test -- Simple Past

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

1. go →
2. come →
3. buy →
4. have →
5. do →

Complete the table in simple past.

positive	negative	question
Jane was tired.
	Sean did not work.
		Did I have a cat?
	Mary did not sing.
		Did she see us?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We open the door. →
2. You write poems. →
3. Richard plays in the garden. →
4. Kerry does not speak English. →
5. Do you see the bird? →

Write sentences in simple past.

1. you / cards / play
2. I / a car / want
3. we / the game / lose
4. not / I / early / get up
5. not / Jeff and Linda / home / cycle

„Was“ or „Were“?

1. I waswere hungry.
2. You waswere in Australia last year.
3. She waswere not there.
4. Charly Chaplin waswere a famous actor.
5. Lisa and James waswere at home.

Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

1. Billy ate an apple.
2. The children played in the garden.
3. Laura came home at six o'clock.
4. The boy read a book.
5. The girl wrote five letters.

Before submitting the test, check the following:

• Got the spelling right?
• Put in the full stop or question mark where required?
• Used the correct key to type the apostrophe (Shift and #)?

In the test we cannot give you a second try. Such careless mistakes would therefore cost you valuable points.

Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns represent specific people or things. We use them depending on:

• number: singular (eg: I) or plural (eg: we)
• person: 1st person (eg: I), 2nd person (eg: you) or 3rd person (eg: he)
• gender: male (eg: he), female (eg: she) or neuter (eg: it)
• case: subject (eg: we) or object (eg: us)

We use personal pronouns in place of the person or people that we are talking about. My name is Josef but when I am talking about myself I almost always use "I" or "me", not "Josef". When I am talking direct to you, I almost always use "you", not your name. When I am talking about another person, say John, I may start with "John" but then use "he" or "him". And so on.
Here are the personal pronouns, followed by some example sentences:

number	person	gender	personal pronouns
			subject	object
singular	1st	male/female	I	me
	2nd	male/female	you	you
	3rd	male	he	him
		female	she	her
		neuter	it	it
plural	1st	male/female	we	us
	2nd	male/female	you	you
	3rd	male/female/neuter	they	them

Examples (in each case, the first example shows a subject pronoun, the second an object pronoun):

• I like coffee.
• John helped me.
  
• Do you like coffee?
• John loves you.
  
• He runs fast.
• Did Ram beat him?
  
• She is clever.
• Does Mary know her?
  
• It doesn't work.
• Can the engineer repair it?
  
• We went home.
• Anthony drove us.
  
• Do you need a table for three?
• Did John and Mary beat you at doubles?
  
• They played doubles.
• John and Mary beat them.

When we are talking about a single thing, we almost always use it. However, there are a few exceptions. We may sometimes refer to an animal as he/him or she/her, especially if the animal is domesticated or a pet. Ships (and some other vessels or vehicles) as well as some countries are often treated as female and referred to as she/her. Here are some examples:

• This is our dog Rusty. He's an Alsation.
• The Titanic was a great ship but she sank on her first voyage.
• My first car was a Mini and I treated her like my wife.
• Thailand has now opened her border with Cambodia.

For a single person, sometimes we don't know whether to use he or she. There are several solutions to this:

• If a teacher needs help, he or she should see the principal.
• If a teacher needs help, he should see the principal.
• If a teacher needs help, they should see the principal.

We often use it to introduce a remark:

• It is nice to have a holiday sometimes.
• It is important to dress well.
• It's difficult to find a job.
• Is it normal to see them together?
• It didn't take long to walk here.

We also often use it to talk about the weather, temperature, time and distance:

• It's raining.
• It will probably be hot tomorrow.
• Is it nine o'clock yet?
• It's 50 kilometres from here to Cambridge.

Simple Present Tense Quiz

1	Do you like likes be like chocolate milk?	Click for answer like
2	He do does is not want to come to the movies.	Click for answer does
3	Is Are Am we too late to catch the bus?	Click for answer Are
4	It is are am a beautiful day today.	Click for answer is
5	Sorry, Lisa am is be not here at the moment.	Click for answer is
6	Is Are Am I correct?	Click for answer Am
7	Robert is does are not go to my school.	Click for answer does
8	My parents live lives are live in a 2 bedroom apartment.	Click for answer live
9	We do be are do are European.	Click for answer are
10	You looks are be so happy today!	Click for answer are

Simple Past Tense Quiz

1	I goed went gone to the mall after school.	Click for answer went
2	My brother seen saw sees a bear an hour ago.	Click for answer saw
3	Did Are Does Mike visit his grandmother last night?	Click for answer Did
4	Alex did not work worked working last weekend.	Click for answer work
5	Was Were Are Judy and Liz at last month's meeting?	Click for answer Were
6	We were was did not happy after the sad ending.	Click for answer were
7	Are Did Do you see Jody's new dog yesterday?	Click for answer Did
8	Sorry, I wasn't didn't am not hear you at the door.	Click for answer didn't
9	I studying study studied English for two years.	Click for answer studied
10	What do did were you eat for lunch yesterday?	Click for answer did

Proper Nouns 专有名词

Proper nouns are names given to people,animals,places or things.

A proper nouns usually starts with a capital letter.

Example of proper nouns used for naming specific things:
Proton Viva, Pensonic, Nike and etc

a. My sister drives her proton saga to work.  ( x )
b. My sister drives her Proton Saga to work. ( / )

Example of proper nouns used for naming specific places:
Malaysia, Sarawak, Hydro Hotel, Sungai Pahang, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Pantai Hospital and etc.

a. We had our dinner at delight restaurant. ( x )
b. We had our dinner at Delight Restaurant. ( / )

Example of proper nouns used for naming specific people:
Siti, Mr David, Encik Halim, Dato Chua, Madam Leong and etc.

a. Mrs soh loves her son very much. ( x )
b. Mrs Soh loves her son very much. ( / )

Example of proper nouns used for naming specific animals:
Tompok, Si Manja, Barney, Nemo, Blackie and etc

a. She named her pet rabbit snowy because its fur is white. ( x )
b. She named her pet rabbit Snowy because its fur is white. ( / )