Present simple tense
I. Add -s or -es to the verbs given
1. mix : _____________ 11. go : _____________
2. copy : _____________ 12. tell : _____________
3. make : _____________ 13. cry : _____________
4. cook : _____________ 14. play : _____________
5. miss : _____________ 15. show : _____________
6. drive : _____________ 16. pass : _____________
7. read : _____________ 17. wash : _____________
8. watch : _____________ 18. see : _____________
9. do : _____________ 19. work : _____________
10. jog : _____________ 20. buzz : _____________
II. Transfer the following affirmative sentences into negative ones.
1. She always eats breakfast at 7 AM.
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2. They usually go for a walk in the evening.
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3. He is always early for the English class.
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4. I sometimes visit my grandparents on Sundays.
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5. We always play chess together.
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6. She read books every night.
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7. He plays soccer with his friends on Saturdays.
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8. They watch TV in the afternoon.
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9. We go to the beach in the summer.
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10. You have guitar lessons on Wednesdays.
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III. Fill in the gap with Do or Does.
1. _____ you like ice cream?
2. _____ she play tennis every Sunday?
3. _____ they live in that house?
4. _____ he usually go to work by bus?
5. _____ you know how to swim?
6. _____ she speak Spanish fluently?
7. _____ they have a dog as a pet?
8. _____ he study every night?
9. _____ she work at the hospital?
10. _____ we go jogging every Sunday?
IV. Put the verbs into the correct form of the Present Simple.
1. She ____________ (want) to put all of her dolls in her dollhouse.
2. This ____________ (be) the first horse riding programme in our city.
3. Water ____________ (boil) at 100 degree Celsius under normal pressure.
4. ____________ (Stacy, practise) playing the guitar three times a week?
5. Our neighbour ____________ (not have) a very healthy hobby.
6. Some of her friends ____________ (dislike) doing Maths homework.
7. We like to go to the stadium, but the tickets ____________ (not be) cheap.
8. The school bus ____________ (leave) at six sharp and won't wait for us.
9. They ____________ (not do) much in the evenings but watch television.
10. John ____________ (play) football with his friends every weekend.
V. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form.
1. __________you (think) __________ collecting stamps costs much money?
2. My father thinks mountain climbing (be) __________ more dangerous than skating.
3. Every year, my mother (give) __________ me a nice doll on my birthday.
4. My brother (not like) __________ collecting stamps, he likes collecting glass bottles.
5. My sister likes (cook) __________ very much. She can cook many good foods.
6. Does your brother like (listen) __________ to music in his free time?
7. I think in the future, more people (enjoy) __________ going out by bicycles.
8. My father says when he's retired, he (go) __________ back to his village to do the
gardening.
9. We are planting trees around our school now. Our school (be) __________ surrounded by
a lot of green trees.
10. Lan says she loves collecting pens but she (not/continue) __________ this hobby from
next year.
VII. Put the words in correct order and make positive sentences, negative sentences or
questions.
1. goes to bed/ on weekdays/ never/ Mary/ ./
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2. any courses/ doesn’t/ after school/ She/ attend/ ./
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3. go online/ do/ How many/ a day/ you/ hours/ ?/
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4. in a small cottage/ with/ Jame and Rosie/ a nice garden/ live/ ./
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5. the cinema/ do/ When/ your grandparents/ usually/ go to/ ?/
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6. my dog/ every day/ take/ at 4 o’clock/ I/ for walk/ ./
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7. classical/ My/ likes/ mother/ to/ music/. / Listening
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8. his/ dad/ car/. / Anna’s/ washing/ hates
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9. travelling/ friend/ by/ loves/ My/ plane/. / father’s
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10. emails/. / writing/ I/ long/ hate
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11. watching/ dislike/ films/horror/ She/ TV/. / on
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VIII. Make sentences from the prompts. Use the Present Simple.
1. I/ not/ school/ in / at/ evening./ the/ be
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2. sometimes/ brothers./ he/ TV/ his watch/ with
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3. parents/ be/ in / the/ usually/ tired/ my/ evening.
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4. go/ a/ with/ walk/ Helen/ not/ her/ for/ dog
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5. for/ we/ pizza/ never/ lunch./ have
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6. not/ I/ at/ morning/ the/ be / gym
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7. sister/ always/ her/ books/ read/ in/ the/ evening
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8. you/ usually/ do/ homework/ after/ school?
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9. John/ work/ his/ not/ in/ office/ the/ on/ weekends
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10. they/ go/ often/ to/ cinema/ the/ Saturday
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11. we/ like/ to/ swimming/ in/ summer
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12. my/ play/ brothers/ football/ weekend/ on
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13. it/ never/ rain/ in/ the/ winter
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14. he/ not/ eat/ breakfast/ in/ morning
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15. they/ go/ to/ park/ on/ Sunday.
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IX. There is a mistake in each sentence. Find out and correct it.
1. She don't like to eat vegetables.
2. They is going to the cinema tonight.
3. He always drink coffee in the morning.
4. We am usually busy on weekends.
5. She don't go to school on Sundays.
6. They doesn't play soccer in the park.
7. He have three brothers and two sisters.
8. I doesn’t have time for a break now.
9. She always speak English fluently.
10. Do he often play basketball on Thursdays?
