English Lesson: Repetition Simple Present, Present Progressive and Simple Past

English Lesson

Repetition Basic Tenses

Simple Present

Present Progressive

Simple Past

Simple Present Exercise

1. On Mondays Mr Parker and Dr Cooper ______ chess. They also ______ about politics. Political moves often ___________ the moves in chess. (play, talk, resemble)

2. Our dog usually ________ when a stranger ___________ the house. (bark, approach)

3. Our neighbor's garden ______ in good shape. Dr Cooper, that ____ the neighbor's name, _________ it with the utmost care. (be, be, treat)

4. Tom Sawyer _____ the hero of some of Mark Twain's most popular books. The most famous one ____ “The adventures of Tom Sawyer”. Tom and his friend Huck ___________ to discover a hidden treasure. They _________ rich. (be, be, manage, become)

5. Dr Cooper __________ his birthday on June 6^th. He usually ________ some of his friends. (celebrate, invite)

6. In June the weather ______ often good, so they _______ outside. (be, sit)

resemble: ähneln

approach: sich nähern

manage: schaffen, fertigbringen

discover: entdecken

hide, hid, hidden: verstecken

become: werden

celebrate: feiern

invite: einladen

Present Progressive Exercise

1. It is early morning on a beautiful Monday and Dr Cooper _________ in the Park. (jog)

2. Suddenly a huge dog ___________ Dr Cooper. (pursue)

3. Dr Cooper _________ faster and faster. (run)

4. Somebody ___________ : “Caesar, come here”.

5. The dog ____________ around. He _______ towards his master. (turn, run)

6. Dr Cooper ___________ at his normal speed. (continue)

7. He ____________ forward to his breakfast: Ham and eggs. (look)

8. Now Dr Cooper ____________ his office. He is a lawyer. A client __________ for him. (enter, wait)

9. The case ______________ to be a very interesting one. (promise)

pursue: verfolgen

continue: weitermachen

lawyer: Anwalt

case: Fall

client: Kunde, Mandant

look forward to: sich freuen auf

Simple Past Exercise

1. Yesterday the fans _______ Star Wars Day. They call it Star Wars Day because the date “May the Fourth” can easily be transformed into the Star Wars Phrase “May the Force be with you.” (celebrate)

2. Dr Cooper __________ his favorite Star Wars Movie, which is the original Star Wars from 1977. Later on they __________ it the title “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope”. (watch, give)

3. The movie had just started when Dr Cooper's cellphone __________. His ex-wife ___________. She _______ him that his son Noah had received an E for his English test. Dr Cooper ________ her to send him right over. Watching Star Wars would give him the right idea of proper English. ( ring, call, tell, advise)