Present Simple - Exercise

1. My sister   (read) a book.

2. Frank   (like) dogs.
3. My parents   (do) the shopping.
4. We sometimes   (meet) in front of the cinema.
5. Uncle George   (go) to the doctor's.
6. Our friends   (play) football in the park.
7. She   (go) to the park every Friday.
8. He   (ride) his bike every day.
9. We   (have) the best ideas.
10. Carol   (say) goodbye.
11. She   (be) the best singer in our class.
12. My sister   (live) in a big house.
13. The children   (eat) hamburgers.
14. Bill   (have) got two notebooks.
15. I   (be) at home.
Fill in the present tense simple.
1. They   about his iPod. (talk)
2. Mary   stamps. (collect)
3. Tom and Sue   two T-shirts. (buy)
4. We   behind a tree. (hide)
5. The children   in the garden. (play)
6. She   my pencil. (borrow)
7. My mother   shopping every Friday. (go)
8. He   my name. (call)
9. They always   in the first row. (sit)
10. Ken and Sam   stamps. (collect)
11. Carol   goodbye. (say)
12. She usually   Tom with the homework. (help)
13. He   in a big house. (live)
14. The girls   up. (stand)
15. Bill   going shopping. (like)
Complete the sentences with the present tense simple.
1. My parents often   westerns. (watch)
2. They   hungry. (be)
3. Mum   all the dirty clothes. (wash)
4. Peter   got a brother. (have)
5. Dad   a new plasma TV. (buy)
6. The boys   football. (play)
7. In summer it   hot. (be)
8. I   good at school. (be)
9. On Friday we always   our piano lesson. (have)
10. Mary   her homework. (do)
11. Richard   TV. (watch)
12. I   big cities. (like)
13. He   in the library. (study)
14. She always   to work at 7. (go)
15. Bill and Tom sometimes   to London. (drive)
Use the negative form of the verbs to complete the
sentences. Use short forms (don't, isn't, can't, ...).
Example: We get up early. We don't get up early.
1. He has a sister.
He  .
2. They know his address.
They  .
3. She loves strawberry milkshake.
She  .
4. They live in New York.
They  .
5. He can speak English.
He  .
6. Peter eats fruit every day.
Peter  .
7. We learn Spanish at school.
We  .
8. I like reading books.
I  .
9. Francis likes his new teacher.
Francis  .
10. Sue is a smart girl.
Sue  .
11. I can play the piano.
I  .
12. They drink coffee.
They  .
13. He meets his friends after school.
He  .
14. The boys are at home.
The boys  .
15. My brother sings in a band.
My brother  .

Complete the sentences with the present tense simple.

1. My parents often   westerns. (watch)
2. They   hungry. (be)
3. Mum   all the dirty clothes. (wash)
4. Peter   got a brother. (have)
5. Dad   a new plasma TV. (buy)
6. The boys   football. (play)
7. In summer it   hot. (be)
8. I   good at school. (be)
9. On Friday we always   our piano lesson. (have)
10. Mary   her homework. (do)
11. Richard   TV. (watch)
12. I   big cities. (like)
13. He   in the library. (study)
14. She always   to work at 7. (go)
15. Bill and Tom sometimes   to London. (drive)
put the sentences into negation. Use short forms
(doesn't, don't, isn't,...)
Example: I am hungry. - I'm not hungry.
1. They can dance. They   .
2. I like good books. I   bad books.
3. We live in a big city. We   in a big city.
4. I can play the guitar. I   the guitar.
5. They are cool. They   cool.
6. We are pen friends. We   pen friends.
7. The parrot eats apples. The parrot   apples.
8. She is Austrian. She   Austrian.
9. Brad listens to the radio. Brad   to the radio.
10. Elephants eat grass. Elephants   meat.
11. I am good at school. I   good at school.
12. They go to school by bus. They   to school by
bus.
13. Henry does his homework. Henry   his
homework.
14. Simon reads comics. Simon   comics.
15. Sally smokes. Sally  .
fill in don't or doesn't into the gaps.
1. Sarah   like reading books.
2. Rita's mother   watch horror movies.
3. We   often go to the cinema.
4. Kevin   like spinach and beans.
5. The children   play in the garden very often.
6. They   learn for their tests very much.
7. She   play football.
8. My cat   catch mice.
9. I   want to get up early in the morning.
10. We   have to wear school uniforms.
11. His sister   like watching TV shows.
12. My brother and I   go to work by bus.
13. My parents   eat anything for breakfast.
14. He usually   eat anything for dinner.
15. My neighbours   go on holidays in winter.