Tenses

1. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form of the Present Simple:

1. Tom .............................. (not/ write) letters.

2. Jill ...................... (to have) two children.
3. Where.................................................... (they/ have) breakfast?
4. Andy’s brother ............................. (work) in an office.
5. ................................... (Alice/ collect) stamps?
6. Mary and Susan ………………………… (not/watch) a film every weekend.
7. Andrew …………………….. (wash) the dishes at night.
8. ………………………… (you/ speak) English?
9. My father ………………… (fly) to London every month.
10. Linda and Terry ……………. (go) to the park in the afternoon.
11. Tom (catch) ……………… the bus to school at about 9 o’ clock.
12. It often (rain) …………….. at this time of the year.
13. I (not/ drive) ……………….. to work. I go by bus.
14. ………. you (read) ……………… the newspaper every day?
15. My father (fly) ……………… to the USA regularly.
16. This problem (not / happen) ……………….. very often.
17. Trains to Oxford (leave) …………… every hour in the morning.
18. Susan usually (have) ………….. lunch at 12 o’clock.
19. ……….. the team (practise) ………… on Wednesday?
20. Our children (not / like) ……………. pizza.

Present simple: Adverbs Of frequency

1. Rewrite the sentence putting the adverb given in brackets into its proper position.
Example: He plays on the computer. (always)
Answer: He always plays on the computer.

1. He listens to the radio. (often)

2. They read a book. (sometimes)
3. Pete gets angry. (never)
4. Tom is very friendly. (usually)
5. My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)
6. Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)
7. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)
8. Christine smokes after dinner. (sometimes)
9. I take sugar in my coffee. (often)
10. Ramon is hungry. (always)