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The Simple Present

Complete the sentences. Use the simple present tense.

1. The students (ask, often) _______________ questions in class.
2. Pablo (study, usually) _______________ at the library every evening.
3. Olga (bite) _______________ her fingernails when she is nervous.
4. Don (cash) _______________ a check at the bank once a week.
5. Sometimes I (worry) _______________ about my grades at school. Sonya (worry, never) _______________ about her grades. She
(study) _______________ hard.
6. Ms. Jones and Mr. Anderson (teach) _______________ at the local high school. Me. Jones (teach) _______________ math.
7. Birds (fly) _______________. They (have) _______________ wings.
8. A bird (fly) _______________. It (have) _______________ wings.
9. Jason (do, always) _______________ his homework. He (go, never) ______________ to bed until his homework is finished.
10. Mr. Cook (say, always) _______________ hello to his neighbor in the morning.
11. Sam (enjoy) _______________ cooking. He (try, often) _______________ to make new recipes. He (like) _______________ to have
company for dinner. He (invite) _______________ me to dinner once a month. When I arrive, I (go) _______________ to the kitchen
and (watch) _______________ him cook. He (have, usually) _______________ three or four pots on the stove. He (watch)
_______________ the pots carefully. He (make) _______________ a big mess in the kitchen when he (cook) _______________.
After dinner, he (wash, always) _______________ all the dishes and (clean) _______________ the kitchen. I (cook, never)
_______________. It (be) _______________ too much trouble. But my friend Sam (love) _______________ to cook.

Complete the sentences. Use the simple present tense.

1. Alex (like) _______________ tea, but he (like, not) _______________ coffee.
2. Sara (know) _______________ Ali, but she (know, not) _______________ Hiroshi.
3. Pablo and Maria (want) _______________ to stay home tonight. They (want, not) _______________ to go to a movie.
4. Mr. Smith (drink, not) _______________ coffee, but he (drink) _______________ milk every morning.
5. I (be, not) _______________ rich. I (have, not) _______________ a lot of money.
6. It (be) ______________ a nice day today. It (be, not) _______________ cold. You (need, not) _______________ your coat.

Use the verbs from the list to complete the sentences. Make all of the sentences NEGATIVE.
1. Bob _______________ to school everyday.
2. My roommates are from Japan. They _______________ Spanish.
3. Fred has a beard. He _______________ in the morning.
4. Sue has a briefcase. She _______________ a bookbag to class.
5. We _______________ to class on Sunday.
6. Sally takes care of her health. She _______________ cigarettes.
7. Jane and Alex always have lunch at home. They _______________ at the cafeteria.
8. Sometimes I _______________ my homework in the evening. I watch TV instead.
9. Jack is a careful writer. He _______________ mistakes in spelling when he writes.
10. My sister likes tea, but she _______________ coffee.
11. I’m lazy. I _______________ exercises in the morning.
12. Sometimes Ann _______________ her shoes when she goes outside. She likes to walk barefoot in the grass.

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