IELTS Grammar Exercises | Unit 1: Grammar Exercises of Present Tenses
1. Choose the best endings for sentences 1 – 8
1 Fiona is watching television
a) because her favourite film star is on. b) when she has time.
2 I’m having my lunch
a) at one o’clock every day. b) early today as I have an appointment.
3 I do the shopping
a) at the same time every week. b) today for a friend who’s ill.
4 What are you doing
a) to your sister when she behaves badly? b) to your sister? Leave her alone!
5 I wear casual clothes
a) at the weekend. b) because we’re having a party at lunchtime.
6 Teachers work hard
a) to get the concert ready for next week. b) but they get long holidays.
7 The company’s financial situation is improving
a) now that it has a new Chief Executive. b) when there is greater demand for its products.
8 Serge is thinking of retiring early
a) every time something bad happens at work. b) because he isn’t happy at work any more.
2. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
I’m busy right now. I ‘m filling in (fill in… an application form for a new job
My tutor…………. (see) me for a tutorial every Monday at two o’clock.
John …………….(not/study) very hard at the moment. I ………….not/think) he’ll pass his exams.
‘What …………….(he/do)?’ ‘He ………………. (try) to fix the television
Animals ………..(breathe in) oxygen and (give out) carbon dioxide.
Be quiet! I …………… (want) to hear the news.
In my country we ………………… (drive) on the right-hand side of the road.
My friend Joe’s parents ……………….. (travel) round the world this summer, and probably won’t be back for a couple of months.
The college …………….(run) the same course every year.
Numbers of wild butterflies …………………… (fall) as a result of changes in farming methods.
3. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the box in the correct present tense
agree – catch up – cause – have – go up – know – think – use
We (1) …. use …. energy for three main things: electricity production, heating and transport. For the first two, we (2) ……………… options such as solar and wind power, or natural gas. But oil is still the world’s number one source of energy, and for transport at least, there is currently no alternative. In China, domestic energy consumption (3) ………….. year by year and demand in similar regions (4) ………… fast. We (5) ………………. how to use energy more efficiently now than in the past but the worldwide rise in demand (6) ………….concern amongst experts. Some experts (7) ………………… that oil supplies will start to fall within the next twenty years. Most experts (8) ……………. that we need to find a new source of energy soon.
4. Look at the following extracts. There are six incorrect verbs. Find and correct them
From the graphs, we are seeing that the number of employees employed by this firm increases and the number of employees leaving each year after less than five years decreases.
The sun heats the ground This is warming. The air nearby and the warm air rises into the sky. As the air is rising, it becomes cooler and the water vapour inside it change into droplets of water. These join together to form a cloud.
