66 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. John Fields 1) is (be) a farmer. He 2) 9.ets upget up) at
5 o'clock in the morning. He 3) ...W9.5.bes (wash) and
4)dressed (dress). Then he 5) has... (make) breakfast and
6)...4 (eat) it. He 7)
(put on his coat and
8)(go) outside. He 9) (milk) the cows early in
the morning. His wife, Mary, and the children 10) (not/get
up) so early. They 11) (get up) at 7 o'clock. Mary
12) (feed) the chickens and then she 13)(make)
some tea for herself. The children 14) (not/like) tea.
They usually 15) (drink) milk. At 7.30, Mary 16)
(take) the children to school. Then she 17)
(go) to the
office and John 18) (work) on the farm. At 4 o'clock the
children 19)
(come) home from school. John and Mary
20) (cook) dinner. The children 21)(not/help)
their parents with the cooking but they 22)
(do) the
washing-up. In the evening John and his wife 23) (watch) TV or 24)
(listen to
the radio. The children 25) (not/watch) TV. They 26) (do) their homework
They all 27).
(go) to bed at 9 p.m. They 28)(be) all very tired.
His wife, Mary, and the children do not get up so early. They get up at 7 o'clock. Mary feeds the chickens and then she makes some tea for herself. The children do not like tea. They usually drink milk. At 7:30, Mary takes the children to school. Then she goes to the office and John works on the farm.
At 4 o'clock, the children come home from school. John and Mary cook dinner. The children do not help their parents with the cooking but they do the washing-up. In the evening, John and his wife watch TV or listen to the radio. The children do not watch TV. They do their homework.
They all go to bed at 9 p.m. They are all very tired.
1) is (be) - We use the present simple form of the verb "be" because we are talking about something that is true in general.
2) gets up (get up) - We use the present simple form of the verb "get up" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
3) washes (wash) - We use the present simple form of the verb "wash" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
4) dressed (dress) - We use the past participle form of the verb "dress" because it is part of the verb phrase "he has dressed".
5) has (make) - We use the present simple form of the verb "make" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
6) eats (eat) - We use the present simple form of the verb "eat" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
7) puts on (put on) - We use the present simple form of the verb "put on" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
8) goes (go) - We use the present simple form of the verb "go" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
9) milks (milk) - We use the present simple form of the verb "milk" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
10) do not/get up (not/get up) - We use the present simple negative form of the verb "get up" because it is a regular action that does not happen every day.
11) get up - We use the present simple form of the verb "get up" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
12) feeds (feed) - We use the present simple form of the verb "feed" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
13) makes (make) - We use the present simple form of the verb "make" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
14) do not/like (not/like) - We use the present simple negative form of the verb "like" because it is a regular action that does not happen every day.
15) drink (drink) - We use the present simple form of the verb "drink" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
16) takes (take) - We use the present simple form of the verb "take" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
17) goes (go) - We use the present simple form of the verb "go" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
18) works (work) - We use the present simple form of the verb "work" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
19) come (come) - We use the present simple form of the verb "come" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
20) cook (cook) - We use the present simple form of the verb "cook" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
21) do not/help (not/help) - We use the present simple negative form of the verb "help" because it is a regular action that does not happen every day.
22) do (do) - We use the present simple form of the verb "do" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
23) watch (watch) - We use the present simple form of the verb "watch" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
24) listen to (listen to) - We use the present simple form of the verb "listen to" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
25) do not/watch (not/watch) - We use the present simple negative form of the verb "watch" because it is a regular action that does not happen every day.
26) do (do) - We use the present simple form of the verb "do" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
27) go (go) - We use the present simple form of the verb "go" because it is a regular action that happens every day.
28) are (be) - We use the present simple form of the verb "be" because we are describing a state of being.