Present simple tense (Thì hiện tại đơn)

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Write the signal words of present simple tense in the following sentences.

Example: The buses go every 10 minutes. => every 10 minutes

1. Joseph buys a newspaper every Saturday. => 1.1

2. Adam and Bella don't have to do homework on weekends. => 1.2

3. People are often afraid of things they don't understand. => 1.3

4. Children normally feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school. => 1.4

5. My mom helps me bake cookies three times a month. => 1.5

We use Present simple tense to talk about: 

What is the use of Present simple tense in each sentence?

Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets. 

I hate to live in London because it (rain) all the time.

Complete the sentences. Use the present simple of the verbs in brackets.

Sophia (live) 5.1 in London and she (be) 5.2 very busy. However, she (usually/ pay) 5.3 their parents a visit at weekends. 

Complete the sentences. Use the present simple of the verbs in brackets.

Angus (come) 6.1 from Glasgow, but he (not speak) 6.2 with a strong Scottish accent. 

Give the correct form of verbs in brackets. 

My sports kit is really muddy. This shirt (need) a good wash.

Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets.

I can meet you after the play. What time (it / finish) ? 

Complete the sentences. Use the present simple of the verbs in brackets.

I 9.1 (not understand) what this letter means. It 9.2 (make) no sense. 

Complete the sentences. Use the present simple of the verbs in brackets.

10.1 (be) your parents doctors in a hospital in New York? - No, they 10.2 (not be).

Complete the sentence. Use the present simple of the verbs in the bracket.

Emma usually 11.1 (reply) immediately to comments on her posts even when she 11.2 (have) a lot of things to do.

Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.

School (start) 12.1 at 9 a.m. and (finish) 12.2 at 3.30 p.m.

Complete the interview. Use the present simple of the verbs in the box.

A: Excuse me. I 13.1 for the local council. Can I ask you about our services? First, 13.2 you 13.3 by public transport often?

B: No. My husband and I 13.4 public transport at all. We 13.5 everywhere. My daughter usually 13.6 to school, but she sometimes 13.7 the bus if the weather’s bad.

A: I see. Next, 13.8 you 13.9 paper, plastic and glass?

B: Yes, I 13.10 everything in the containers at the supermarket.

A: Good. Finally, 13.11 you 13.12 books from the public library?

B: No, never. We don’t have time to read very much.

I hate telephone answering machines. I just ____ talking to them. 

Left-hand traffic, a custom existing in Britain only, _____ back to the days when English people went to and fro on horseback.

Fog over a city is usually more intense than over the surrounding countryside because the city _____ a greater amount of moisture into the atmosphere.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

My friend finds life in Paris a bit difficult. He isn't speaking French. 

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

The theory isn't sounding persuasive anymore because it had been opposed by many scholars.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

Nowadays we always found people checking emails in a restaurant, taking a picture of the food when it arrives.

Complete the sentence. Use the present simple of the verb in the brackets.

What time (the plane / arrive) in London?

Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.

The first day of the school holidays is Thursday 16th July.

=> The school holidays Thursday 16th July.