Present Simple

A Write the verbs in the correct column.

ride
wash
fix

teach
worry
talk

cry
buy
marry

pay
touch
clean

do
study
carry

E Write questions with Do or Does. Then

write short answers.

Do
1 ......................
you watch TV every day?
Yes, I do. / No, I dont.
........................................................................
2 ...................... your parents go to the theatre?

-s

-es

-ies

teaches

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3 ...................... your teacher drink coffee?
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4 ...................... doctors work in shops?
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5 ...................... the school year start in January?

B Circle the correct verb.

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1 Babies cry / cries a lot.

2 I eat / eats ice cream in the summer.
3 Jane study / studies every afternoon.
4 She do / does her homework in the evening.

F Write questions using the Present Simple.

Then answer the questions according to
the pictures.

5 My friend watch / watches television

twice a week.

C Fill in the blanks with the Present Simple

form of the verb in brackets.

(cheese)

goes
1 She ......................
(go) to the beach in
summer.

(walk)
4

2 We ...................... (bake) biscuits every Friday.

3 My parents ...................... (work) in the garden
on Saturdays.
4 Susie ...................... (try) her best at school all
the time.
D Fill in the blanks with doesnt or dont.

(draw pictures)
1

(ice cream)

mice / usually / eat / bananas

Do mice usually eat bananas?

........................................................................
No, they dont. They usually eat cheese.
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2 Tina / run / to school / every day

dont
1 Fish ......................
live in houses.
2 The sun ...................... shine at night.
3 A cat ...................... bark.
4 Dad ...................... ride a bike to work.
5 Policemen ...................... catch every criminal.
6 Pupils ...................... always remember
answers.

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3 Sally / often / write / stories
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4 the twins / like / chocolate
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Present Simple Answers

A

-s: talks, rides, buys, pays, cleans

-es: teaches, washes, fixes, touches, does
-ies: worries, cries, marries, studies, carries

1
2
3

cry
eat
studies

4
5

does
watches

1
2

goes
bake

3
4

work
tries

D 1
2
3

dont
doesnt
doesnt

4
5
6

doesnt
dont
dont

1
2
3
4
5

Do ... Yes, I do. / No, I dont.

Do ... Yes, they do. / No, they dont.
Does ... Yes, he/she does. / No, he/she doesnt.
Do ... No, they dont.
Does ... No, it doesnt.

1
2
3
4

Do mice usually eat bananas? No, they dont. They usually eat cheese.
Does Tina run to school every day? No, she doesnt. She walks to school every day.
Does Sally often write stories? No, she doesnt. She often draws pictures.
Do the twins like chocolate? No, they dont. They like ice cream.

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