THE SIMPSON FAMILY

PRESENT SIMPLE

I. Complete the sentences by using the correct form of the verb in brackets, and then match the
sentence with the name of the correct character.

1. He often ___________ his sister. (torment)

2. He ______ a nuclear power plant (own) and rarely ________ (smile). a. Homer
b. Marge
3. She always _______the best for her family. (want)
c. Principal Skinner
4. She often _____the saxo (play) d. Bart
e. Maggie
5. She often _____ around (crawl) f. Lisa
g. Krusty the Clown
6. He often ____before thinking. (act)
h. Mr. Burns
7. He often ______ people laugh. (make)

8. He ______ with his mother (live) and sometimes __________ with Edna (go out)

II. Complete the text by using the correct form of the verbs in the box.

hope wear cheat carry get

love do not go obtain

Bart is 10 years old. He always ______ a red t-shirt and blue shorts,
he often _______ his skateboard. He _______ playing video games and making
jokes. He often ______ into trouble and is rebellious.
He is a little boy so he _______ to school but he _____________ like it much.
He is clever but his grades are often very bad.
When he ______ good grades it’s because he ______
When he is older he ______ to become a rock star.

III. Put (T) if the sentence is true or (F) is the sentence is false according to the text above. If the
answer is false, correct the sentence in the blank space.

_____ Bart is 12 years old. _________________________________________________________

_____ Bart never wears blue shorts. ___________________________________________________
_____ Bart likes to go to school. _______________________________________________________
_____ Bart often gets bad grades. ______________________________________________________
_____ Bart wants to be a dentist. ______________________________________________________
_____ Bart often makes jokes. ________________________________________________________
_____ Bart gets good grades because he cheats. __________________________________________