PRESENT SIMPLE

Exercise 1:

Madame Clara is a magician. She is assisted on stage by her husband, Henri. Today, she is telling a theatre manager about her act. Fill in the sentences below using the Verbs given for each picture. Note that the verbs are not in the correct order.

I usually 1____________________ the act myself. I 2______________________ some magic words. A bird 3_______________________out of an empty cage, and a flower 4___________________ in an empty pot.

Then Henry 5__________________ me on the stage. He 6___________________into a box. I 7_________________ knives through the box, but he always 8__________________ out alive!

Someone from the audience 9________________ a card. I 10___________________ my back, and Henry 11_________________ my eyes. I 12_________________ the person what the card is. Everyone in the audience 13__________________!

Henry and I 14___________________ coloured balls into the audience. But no one ever 15______________ them! They 16______________ in cloud of smoke!

A strong man from the audience 17_________________ to lift a piano. He cannot, for it 18________________ 1,000 kilos. But I 19_______________ my hands, and the piano 20_________________ into the air!

Our act 21_________________ with a marvelous spectacle. A green light 22____________________ and the orchestra 23_________________ a mysterious tune. Then a grey mist 24__________________ us, and we 25________________like ghosts!

Exercise 2: The theatre manager is very interested in the act, and he wants to find out everything about it. Write down the question he asks, using the words given below.

1. How/the bird/out of the cage?2. How/Henry/escape/from the box?3. How/the balls/disappear? 4. How/the piano/rise/into the air?5. How/you/do/the trick with the cards?