English Exercises: present simple tense

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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE TEST
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
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"My daily routine" - The 1st 45-minute-lesson (of 2) -- Reading leading to writing for Elementary and Lower intermediate st.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
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Present Perfect or Past Simple ( B&W and KEY included )
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
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PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
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Present Simple Tense (+ to Be)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
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Writing Series (19) - My Daily Routine - 2nd lesson of 45 minutes on the topic for Upper Elementary and Lower Intermediate st.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-11
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PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

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Desert tortoises in the deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. During the summer, temperatures very high. Tortoises their strong forearms and tough nails to dig underground burrows. Here, they hide from the sun. Some of these tortoise tunnels very long. Sometimes up to 25 desert tortoises together in one shelter.

The desert tortoise also grooves into the ground’s surface to catch rainwater. After a storm, they back to these holes and the water that’s inside. After it the water, a desert tortoise need water again for up to a year. The reptile the water in its bladder and absorb the liquid when it to hydrate.

Bottlenose dolphins between 2 to 8 metres long. They their external layer of skin every two hours.

They very social and playful. The bottlenose dolphin friendships that last decades. They hunt, mate and each other. They to surf in the waves and through bubble rings. They swim up to 80 kilometres per hour.

These sea mammals fish, squid and shrimp. A group of dolphins together to make a mud ring to catch fish. Then, some of the dolphins in the group outside the ring. The fish try to escape but the dolphins them as a snack.

The Bottlenose dolphin in warm water. They in shallow water close to the beach and in deep, dark water. Dolphins a lot of problems with the rubbish that humans on the beach. They can get trapped.

QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS

1. desert tortoises live in Canada? No, they .

2. the desert tortoise live underground in summer? , it does.

3. Can up to 25 tortoises in one shelter? Yes, they .

4. Do desert tortoises rainwater? Yes, do.

5. a desert tortoise live without water for up to a year? Yes, can.

6. dolphins be 8 metres long? Yes, can.

7. dolphins good friends? , they are.

8. dolphins fish? No, they .

9. dolphins only live near the beach? No, they .

10. plastic dangerous to dolphins? Yes, is.

Texts adapted from the National Geographic website.

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