Ex. 12 Completa i verbi per ottenere la terza persona singolare del simple present.
0. Sends
1.Pushes
2. Does
3. Says
4. Bites
5. Sinks
6. Cuts
7. Chooses
8. Goes
9. Meets
10. Buzzes
11. Sticks
12. Catches
13. Blesses
14. Knows
15. Studies
16. Preaches
17. Mixes
18. Flees
Ex. 13 Osserva i disegni, che descrivono le attività abituali di alcune persone, e completa le frasi con un verbo appropriato al simple present.
0. Giovanna does the ironing every Tueday afternoon.
00. We go to school by bus every day.
1. Liz and Jill run along the beach on Saturdays.
2. Alain lays on the sofa after lunch.
3. You know the story. Please, tell it to your schoolmates!
4. I feed my pets in the morning.
Ex.14 Completa le frasi con la forma affermativa del simple present dei verbi tra parentesi.
0. Joshua comes (come) from Hereford.
1. Ethan goes (go) to school in central London.
2. My brother and I love (love) old black and white films.
3. Abigail plays (play) the guitar and writes (write) her own songs.
4. My dog Emma sits (sit) in that armchair near the fier.
5. My brother and sister-in-law live (live) in a pretty cottage in Wallingfom.
6. We wear (wear) tracksuits and trainers to the gym.
7. Our plane to London takes off (take off) early in the morning.
8. My mother likes (like) the French Impressionists.
Ex 15 Collega gli usi del simple present ai rispettivi esempi.
0. Fatti scientifici o sempre veri = The sun rises in the east.
1. Orari di strutture e servizi pubblici = The Art Gallery closes at 6 p. m.
2. Trama di un libro / film = The novel describes life during Word War I .
3. Istruzioni operative = You press the green button and remove the filter.
4.Titoli di giornali = Tsunami hits India.
5.Azioni abituali nel presente= Sarah goes to London every two weeks.
6.Suggerimento o invito= Why don’t we go dancing on Saturday night ?
Ex. 16 Formula una frase al present simple con le parole adatte per esprimere i sei usi visti nel precedente esercizio. Specifica l'uso di ogni frase.
0.(you / buy) Why don,t you buy that skirt? = Suggerimento o invio.
1.(water / boil) The water boilsat 100°. = Fatti scientifici.
2.(train / leave) When does the train leave for London? = Orari di strutture / servizi pubblici.
3.(earthquake / strike) The earthquake striks Napoli. = Titoli di giornali.
4.(Patricia / drive) Patricia drives the car to go to work. = Azioni abituali nel presente.
5.(comedy / tell) = Trama di un libro / film.
6.(you / click) I click the red button but it does't go back! = Istruzioni operative.
Ex. 17 Volgi le seguenti frasi nella forma negativa.
0.They go to school every day. They don't go to school every day.
1. I love vegetables. I don't love vegetables.
2. Jackson plays basketball on Saturdays. Jackson doesn't plays basketball on Saturdays.
3.The bus leaves at 9.15 a.m. The bus doesn't leave at 9.15 a.m.
4.Brooklyn studies Spanish at the weekends. Brooklyn doesn't study Spanish at the weekends.
5.Their Chinese friends live in Hong Kong. Their Chinese friends don't live in Hong Kong.
6.Sofia works in a restaurant. Sofia doesn't work in a restaurant.
7.These young boys speak English well. These young boys don't speak English well.
8. You read detective stories after dinner. You don't read detective stories after dinner.
