Ch. 17 – Simple Present Tense

A. Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense.
We ______ (spend) a lot of time sleeping. But there are parts of our
body that never ______ (sleep). The heart ______ (beat), the lungs
______ (pump) air, the brain _______ (control) the various organs and
even _______ (tell) you when it _______ (be) time for you to get up!
So do not _______ (think) that you _____ (be) not doing
anything when you _______ (sleep), the human body _______
(be) always active!

B. Fill in the blanks with simple present tense form of the verb given in the
brackets.
1. The train ________________ at 4:25. (arrive)
2. I will give you a call when he ________________ back. (come)
3. Unless we ________________ now we can’t make it on time. (start)
4. The Sun ________________ in the west. (set)
5. The upcoming session ________________ on Friday. (begin)
6. Aman ________________ a doctor. (be)
7. They ________________ our relatives. (be)
8. When does the bus ________________? (depart)
9. Let’s hold on till she ________________ her lunch. (finish)

C. Fill in the blanks with simple present tense.
1. They ________________ documentaries every weekend.
a. watch b. watches c. watched
2. I will scold anybody who ________________ my wardrobe.
a. touch b. touches c. will touch
3. What ________________ dogs eat?
a. do b. does c. have
4. His flight ________________ at 12:21 in the night
a. arrive b. arrives c. is arriving
5. I ________________the blames
a. deny b. denies c. am denying
6. My brother ________________ for a news agency.
a. work b. works c. is working
7. I ________________ this perfume very much.
a. like b. likes c. am liking
8. All children ________________ candies.
a. like b. likes c. are liking
9. The moon ________________ around the Earth.
a. revolve b. revolves c. is revolving