Grammar and Usage Exercises with Answers
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03 SIMPLE PRESENT: USE


ELEMENTARY REMEDIAL

If you have problems with the third person singular "s" when you are speaking, you should repeat this exercise daily for one week.

1. What does a secretary do?

She/he types letters, opens the mail, makes appointments, sits at a desk, sends faxes, keeps a diary and telephones customers.



2. What does a student do?

He/she reads books, listens to cassettes, goes to classes, writes essays, learns English and stays up late.



3. What does a tourist do?

He/she stays in a hotel, takes a sight-seeing trip, eats in restaurants, visits art galleries, goes to the theatre and asks directions.

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VERB FORM AND USE

01 simple present
02 simple present have-be
03 drill: third person
04 elementary present
05 intermediate present

07 elementary past
08 continuous and simple
09 irregular past
10 irregular past
11 irregular past

14 past tense review
15 past tense review

19 present perfect
20 present/past perfect

23 conditional review
24 conditional
25 conditional

28 use of gerund
29 gerund
30 gerund and infinitive
31 gerund and infinitive
32 gerund and infinitive
33 gerund and infinitive