SIMPLE PRESENT
EXERCISE 1
Fill in the gaps with the correct conjugation of the verb:
1. The president ________________ in the White House. (live)
2. Many people in Washington _____________ for the government. (work)
3. Washington ________________ many beautiful museums.(have)
4. A lot of people ________________ Washington every year. (visit)
5. Tour guides ________________ the visitors the White House. (show)
EXERCISE 2
Use the correct conjugation of the verb, then add some information to the sentences:
1. My city _________________________________________________. (have)
2. Most people in my country __________________________________. (prefer)
3. At home, I really __________________________________________.(like)
4. My family _______________________________________________. (live)
5. In my opinion, Brazil ______________________________________. (need)
EXERCISE 3
Write the conjugation of the verbs below in the third person of singular:
1. Try
2. Play
3. Have
4. Go
5. Worry
6. Finish
7. Do
8. Push
9. Enjoy
10. Think
11. Say
12. Change
13. Obey
14. Reach
15. Fix
16. Work
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SIMPLE PRESENT
EXERCISE 4
Fill in the gaps with the correct conjugation of the verb:
Ex: George and Mary (need/needs) need a new house.
1. Carlos (like/likes) ________________ ice cream.
2. Many people (want/wants) ______________ a new bicycle.
3. I (hate/hates) _______________ Mondays.
4. Birds (fly/flies) ______________ in the sky.
5. Julia (come/comes) _______________ from England.
6. Peter and I (laugh/laughs) ______________ at her jokes.
7. My family (watch/watches) ______________ a lot of TV.
8. All my friends (go/goes) ______________ to school.
9. He (write/writes) ___________ novels.
10. A dishwasher (wash/washes) ___________ dishes.
EXERCISE 5
Complete the sentences with the negative form of the verb. Follow the example below:
Peter lives in a farm. He doesn´t live downtown.
1. My cousin comes from England. She _________________________ from Brazil.
2. She works in the U.S.A. She _________________________ in Canada.
3. They eat a lot of vegetables. They _________________________ meat.
4. I play with my friends. I _________________________ with his friends.
5. Danielle lives in London. She _________________________ in San Francisco.
6. Sue and I work at a bank. We _________________________ at a factory.
7. His son has milk for breakfast. He _________________________ juice for
breakfast.
8. I go to bed at 1 a.m. I _________________________ before midnight.
9. Cesar exercises at a park. He _________________________ in a gym.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
10. We spend our holidays in the countryside. We ______________________ at the
beach.
EXERCISE 6
Change the phrases below into questions:
1. She lives in California.
_________________________________________________
2. They enjoy their English lessons.
__________________________________________
3. That company buys a lot of products from us.
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4. It looks like rain.
_____________________________________________________
5. He drives to Washington once a week.
_____________________________________
6. Josh and his sister like the city.
__________________________________________
7. We live across the supermarket.
__________________________________________
8. Your daughter washes hands before lunch.
__________________________________
EXERCISE 7
Complete the conversation below using present simple with DO / DOES.
A: _______________ your new job? (you/like)
B: No, __________________. I have a very strict boss. I’m always busy.
A: ____________________ breaks? (you/take)
B: No, _________. I only take lunch break. I also have to work on Saturdays.
___________ on Saturdays? (you/work)
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A: No, never! I work only on weekdays.
B: ________________ from 8 o’clock to 5 o’clock? (you/work)
A: Yes, ______________.
EXERCISE 8
Write the questions then give short answers in affirmative and negative forms:
Ex: (Bob / eat) DOES BOB EAT breakfast at 7:30? YES, HE DOES. / NO, HE
DOESN’T.
1. (Elaine / cook dinner) ___________________________ every day?
______________________________________________________________________
2. (You / meet) ___________________________ your friends every day?
______________________________________________________________________
3. (He / write) ___________________________ on his diary every night?
______________________________________________________________________
4. (They / like) ___________________________ English food?
______________________________________________________________________
5. (Joe / live) ___________________________ in Scotland?
______________________________________________________________________
6. (Your parents / work) ___________________________ in an office?
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7. (Your sister / smoke) ___________________________?
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8. (Jill and Nick / swim) ___________________________ every day?
______________________________________________________________________
9. (Sue / speak) ___________________________ Spanish?
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10. (Your friends / speak) ___________________________ Spanish?
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