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Put in the correct Simple
Present form of the verbs in the brackets |
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The orchids ______ ( grow ) very well in your garden. ______ you
______ ( add ) fertiliser to them often ? |
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What ______ that notice ______ ( say ) ? It ______ ( say ),
"Beware of Dogs". |
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The story ______ ( be ) about a man who ______ ( leave ) his job
and ______ ( join ) the army. |
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______ it ______ ( save ) you a lot of time if you ______ ( take
) the short-cut ? |
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He usually ______ ( eat ) a slice of bread and half a grapefruit
in the morning as he ______ ( be ) on a diet. |
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Jane's mother ______ ( teach ) in that school. Every evening,
Jane ______ ( wait ) for her mother and ______ ( drive ) her
home. |
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The game ______ ( have ) just started. ______ he ______ ( want )
to play in the next round ? |
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We usually ______ ( not believe ) what they ______ ( tell ) us
about you. We ______ ( know ) that they ______ ( not often tell
) the truth. |
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She ______ ( have ) to hurry as she _____ ( be ) meeting
friend who ______ ( not like ) to be kept waiting. |
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That man often ______ ( get ) drunk at parties and ______ (
behave ) in an odd but amusing manner until someone obligingly
______ ( drive ) him home. |
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She ______ ( type ) very fast on her typewriter. I ______ (
believe ) that she ______ ( have ) a typing speed of sixty words
per minute. |
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If he ______ ( give ) you a hundred dollars, ______ ( not accept
) it. ______ ( keep ) the coin until you ______ ( find ) another
buyer who ______ ( offer ) you a better price for it. |
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He ______ ( fly ) in a helicopter every month to the border. He
______ ( have ) some business to attend to there. |
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All the spectators ______ ( be ) cheering loudly, but we ______
( not know ) yet who ______ ( be ) the winner of the race. |
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The tourists ______ ( be ) staying at the Majestic Hotel. They
______ ( plan ) to visit the Spring Gardens today; and if they
______ ( have ) time, they will come to the club. |
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These plants ______ ( grow ) well in marshy lands because they
______ ( need ) plenty of water. There ______ ( be ) another
variety which ______ ( survive ) only in well-drained land. |
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Answers |
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| 1. |
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The orchids grow very well
in your garden. Do you
add fertiliser to them often
? |
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| 2. |
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What does that notice
say ? It
says, "Beware of Dogs". |
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| 3. |
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The story is about a man who
leaves his job and
joins the army. |
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Does it
save you a lot of time if
you take the short-cut ? |
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| 5. |
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He usually eats a slice of
bread and half a grapefruit in the morning as he
is on a diet. |
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| 6. |
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Jane's mother teaches in
that school. Every evening, Jane waits
for her mother and drives
her home. |
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The game has just started.
Does he
want to play in the next
round ? |
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We usually don't believe
what they tell us about you.
We know that they
don't often tell the truth. |
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She has to hurry as she
is meeting friend who
doesn't like to be kept
waiting. |
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That man often gets drunk at
parties and behaves in an
odd but amusing manner until someone obligingly
drives him home. |
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She types very fast on her
typewriter. I believe that
she has a typing speed of
sixty words per minute. |
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If he gives you a hundred
dollars, don't accept it.
Keep the coin until you
find another buyer who
offers you a better price
for it. |
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He flies in a helicopter
every month to the border. He has
some business to attend to there. |
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All the spectators are
cheering loudly, but we don't know
yet who is the winner of the
race. |
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The tourists are staying at
the Majestic Hotel. They plan
to visit the Spring Gardens today; and if they
have time, they will come to
the club. |
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| 16. |
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These plants grow well in
marshy lands because they need
plenty of water. There is
another variety which survives
only in well-drained land. |
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