SIMPLE PRESENT AND SIMPLE PAST (Basic) (EXERCISE B2E2)

GRAMMAR: Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do. Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

1. Match a line in (A) with a line in (B). Put verb in (A) into the Simple

    Present and the verb in (B) into the Simple Past.

	(A)		(B)
(A)	I usually ________________   (work) eight hours a day, but …….	___	last summer we_____________ (stay) in a hotel.
(B)	Ann usually _______________ (drive) to work, but ……….	___	last weekend they ____________ (play) tennis.
(C)	Max usually ______________ (watch) TV in the evenings, but ……	___	yesterday I _________________ (start) at 9.00am  and ______________ (finish) at 9.00pm.
(D)	Ann and Max usually __________ (go) sailing at weekends ,but …	___	last year it _________________ (snow) for three months.
(E)	It usually _________________ (rain) a lot in winter, but……..	___	yesterday she ___­­­­­­____________ (walk).
(F)	Max and I usually _­­­­____________(go) camping in August, but ………	___	yesterday evening he _____­­____ (listen) to  music.

2. Write questions and answers about the people in Exercise 1. Answer the   

    first questions in the Simple Present. Then ask and answer another   

    question in the Simple Past.

     Example:    A:  Do you usually work eight hours a day?

                        B:  Yes, I do.

                        A:  Did you work eight hours yesterday?

                        B:  No, I didn’t. I worked twelve hours.

(A)    A:  Does Ann usually drive to work?

        B:  Yes, __________________________________.

        A:  Did she _______________________________________________________yesterday?

        B:  No, _______________________________________________.

(B)    A:  Does Max usually watch TV in the evenings?

        B:  Yes, _____________________________________________.

        A:  Did he ________________________________________________ yesterday evening? 

        B:  No, ____________________________________________________.

                

(C)    A: Do Ann and Max usually go sailing at weekend?

        B: ________________________________________________________.

        A: ______________________________________________________________________.

        B: ______________________________________________________________________.

(D)    A: Does it usually rain a lot in winter?

        B: _____________________________________________________________________.

        A: _____________________________________________________________________.

        B: _____________________________________________________________________.

(E)     A: Do you and Max usually go camping in August?

        B: _____________________________________________________________________.

        A: _____________________________________________________________________.

        B: _____________________________________________________________________. 

3. Fill in the gaps using the verb given in its simple present or simple past

    form.

(A)   She ___________________ (go) to Australia in 2014 and she liked it very much.

(B)  My father usually _______________________ (like) his steak well-done.

(C) The dog __________________ (eat) its toy last night.

(D) The policemen ______________________ (talk) to the burglar yesterday.

(E)  __________________ you have (you /have) a test last week?

(F)  I often see her mother but she never _____________________ (speak) to me.

(G) The gentleman __________________________ (speak) to his servant 2 hours ago.

(H) The kangaroo always ______________________ (carry) its baby.

(I)   My friend _____________________ (talk) a lot every day.

(J)  The man _________________________ (drive) to the supermarket last weekend.

(L)  My brothers ______________________ (leave) for England last week.

(M) My sisters _______________________  (leave) for England every year in June.

(O) I don't like that man because he often ____________________ (laugh) at me.

(P)  Her sister never ______________________ (smoke).

(Q) The cat usually _________________________ (leave) its basket when it is hungry.

 ANSWERS

1. Match a line in (A) with a line in (B). Put verb in (A) into the Simple

    Present and the verb in (B) into the Simple Past.

	(A)		(B)
(A)	I usually work (work) eight hours a day, but …….	(f)	last summer we stayed (stay) in a hotel.
(B)	Ann usually drives (drive) to work, but ……….	(d)	last weekend they played (play) tennis.
(C)	Max usually watches (watch) TV in the evenings, but ……	(a)	yesterday I started (start) at 9.00am  and finished (finish) at 9.00pm.
(D)	Ann and Max usually go (go) sailing at weekends ,but …	(e)	last year it snowed (snow) for three months.
(E)	It usually rains (rain) a lot in winter, but……..	(b)	yesterday she walked (walk).
(F)	Max and I usually go (go) camping in August, but ………	(c)	yesterday evening he listened (listen) to  music.

2. Write questions and answers about the people in Exercise 1. Answer the   

    first questions in the Simple Present. Then ask and answer another   

    question in the Simple Past.

     Example:    A:  Do you usually work eight hours a day?

                        B:  Yes, I do.

                        A:  Did you work eight hours yesterday?

                        B:  No, I didn’t. I worked twelve hours.

(A)    A: Does Ann usually drive to work?

        B: Yes, she does.

        A: Did she drive to work yesterday?

        B: No, she did not. She walked.

(B)    A: Does Max usually watch TV in the evenings?

       B: Yes, he does.

       A: Did he watch TV yesterday evening? 

       B: No, he did not. He listened to music.

            

 (C)    A: Do Ann and Max usually go sailing at weekends?

         B: Yes they do.

         A: Did they go sailing last weekend?

         B: No, they did not. They played tennis.

(D)     A: Does it usually rain a lot in winter?

         B: Yes it does.

         A: Did it rain a lot last winter?

         B: No, it did not. It snowed for three months.

(E)    A: Do you and Max usually go camping in August?

        B: Yes we do.

        A: Did you go camping last August?

        B: No, we did not. We stayed in a hotel.

3. Fill in the gaps using the verb given in its simple present or simple past

    form.

(A)   She went (go) to Australia in 2014 and she liked it very much.

(B)  My father usually likes (like) his steak well-done.

(C) The dog ate (eat) its toy last night.

(D) The policemen talked (talk) to the burglar yesterday.

(E)  Did you have (you /have) a test last week?

(F)  I often see her mother but she never speaks (speak) to me.

(G) The gentleman spoke (speak) to his servant 2 hours ago.

(H) The kangaroo always carries (carry) its baby.

(I)   My friend talks (talk) a lot every day.

(J)  The man drove (drive) to the supermarket last weekend.

(L)  My brothers left (leave) for England last week.

(M) My sisters leave (leave) for England every year in June.

(O) I don't like that man because he often laughs (laugh) at me.

(P)  Her sister never smokes (smoke).

(Q) The cat usually leaves (leave) its basket when it is hungry.

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