THE PRESENT SIMPLE – EXERCISES

A. Write the 3rd person singular (Simple Present) of the following verbs:

1- sleep ____________ 3- say ____________ 5- have ____________ 7- miss ____________

2- wash ____________ 4- go ____________ 6- copy ____________ 8- write ____________

B. Choose the correct form of the verb in each sentence.

1- John and Richard ______________ (play/plays) basketball.

2- They ______________ (don’t/doesn’t) study after school.

3- We _______________ (take/takes) the train to the office every day.

4- What ___________ (do/does) you want to study?

5- On Tuesdays, I _________ (go/goes) to the shopping centre.

6- Terry ___________ (play/plays) soccer and _________________ (studys/studies) every day.

7- ____________ (Do/Does) Lucy ride her bike to school, or ___________ (do/does) she take the bus?

8- On Sunday, he ____________ (don’t/doesn’t) read the newspaper.

C. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Simple Present.

1- Peter and Jane __________________ (wake up) at seven a.m. and they ______________ (go) to school.

2- Jane __________________ (go) to school by car but Peter ___________________ (not go) with her.

3- _____________ Jane _______________ (have) homework today? Yes, she _____________________.

4- Peter _____________________ (watch) TV in the afternoon and Jane _____________________ (listen)

to music.

5- They __________________ (have) dinner at 7.30 p.m. but they __________________ (not eat) much.

6- ____________ you _____________ (like) school? No, I _____________________.

D. Make questions with the word groups, using (do) or (does) and other words when necessary.

1- (Where/she/buy/clothes) ________________________________________________________________?

2- (When/you/play/soccer) ________________________________________________________________?

3- (What/he/eat/lunch) ___________________________________________________________________?

4- (How/they/go/school) __________________________________________________________________?

5- (Why/we/travel/morning) _______________________________________________________________?