Fill in the blanks with an appropriate present tense form.
1. My sister ........................... short stories.
Use the simple present to talk about things that people regularly or often do. Use the simple present to talk about habits, routines, likes, dislikes etc.
2. ........................... she also write poems?
3. How many letters ................................... since morning?
4. She .......................... in over a hundred movies.
5. She ............................. in movies since she was two years old.
6. I often ............................... tennis.
7. I play tennis whenever I ............................. free time.
8. How often ................................ your mother?
9. I ............................... there three times this week.
Either the simple past or present perfect can be used here.
10. The passengers ........................... for the train for two hours.
Please select 2 correct answers
11. At last, the train ...............................
12. ............................... a lot?
Answers
1. My sister writes short stories.
2. Does she also write poems?
3. How many letters have you written since morning?
4. She has acted in over a hundred movies.
5. She has been acting in movies since she was two years old.
6. I often play tennis.
7. I play tennis whenever I have free time.
8. How often do you phone your mother?
9. I went / have been there three times this week.
10. The passengers have been waiting for the train for two hours.
11. At last, the train arrived / has arrived.
12. Do you read a lot?
