PART I PRESENT SIMPLE : THIRD PERSON

1. Every day little Samuel gets up early in the morning.

2. He hurries downstairs and into the backyard.
3. Where is she? Over there. His black kitten always plays in the grass.
4. Sam chases her around the backyard.
5. He grabs her under her soft belly.
6. He lifts her into the air.
7. He kisses her on her pink nose.
8. And he carries her into the kitchen to give her some milk.
9. But sometimes he just watches his kitten running on the grass.
10. What a fast cat she is! She never misses a mosquito flying low above the ground.
11. But she can also be quite cruel when she plays with a mouse.
12. She throws the mouse up in the air and lets her fall down. Again and again.
13. Sam loves his cute kitten very much. But he doesn’t like her cruel games.

PART II. COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES WITH CORRECT FORMS OF THE PRESESNT SIMPLE
TENSE

1. What is the longest river in the world?

2. The longest rivers are the Amazon and the Nile.
3. What do you do in your free time?
4. I do not (don't) do anything. I just get bored.
5. Mrs Jolie, your son sleeps in my lessons.
6. Oh, no. How long does he sleep?
7. Is this your bag?
8. No, it is not (isn't) mine.
9. What about your children? Do they go to the same school?
10.Annie does not (doesn't) go to school. She is four.
11.Sue and Kam are well-dressed today.
12.Are you crazy? They are not (aren't) well-dressed at all!
13. Is your husband a good driver?
14.Well, he always tries his best.
15.Greg is the best player in our team. He never misses the goal.
16.Really? How often does he score?
17.I think i’m quite good at English.
18.Why do you think so?
 PART III. CHOOSE CORRECT ANSWERS (PRESENT SIMPLE)

1. Who do you stay with when you are in prague?

2. Why does Derek not eat tropical fruit?
3. How does you grandpa do the trick with the cards?
4. Who works with you on the project?
5. What do Mimi and Cindy know about our honeymoon in Spain?
6. My brother Mike studies biology at university.
7. My sister Frances goes to guitar lessons.
8. Mike and Frances are the best students in their class.
9. My mum doesn’t do the shopping on Friday afternoons.
10. My dad washes his car every weekend.
11. When my grandma makes goulash, she fries meat and onions in oil.

PART IV. CHOOSE THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

1. Look at Samuel. He is listening to us

2. We are staying at a hotel this week.
3. I go to bed early on Sundays.
4. My mother is at the shop. She is buying a new dress.
5. Jill has a lot of money.
6. The bus leaves on Sunday night.
7. Please, stop! You are driving So fast!
8. We meet in Berlin each year.
9. We are going to the disco on Friday.
10. He usually comes on time.
11. Be quiet. I am watching a video
12. My mum and dad are having a rest at the moment.

PART V. USE THE JUMBLED SENTENCES TO MAKE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN THE PRESENT
SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. What is mum doing? – She is making lunch now.

2. What do you do on Saturdays? – I wash my car.
3. Do they travel to London every week? – No they don’t
4. I am studying at Oxford – Are you learning English?
5. What does he eat at Christmas? – He eats fish.
6. We could go out. – All right. Are you doing anything tonight?
7. Where does your brother work? – He is self-employed.
8. Who wants this book? – i’ll take it.
9. Why are you packing all your clothes? – we are moving to Leeds.
10. I can’t find the children. – Jim and Sue are watching TV at the moment.
11. How is Betsy? – She is teaching in Dover these days.
12. Is the ship on time? – yes, it is. The ship lands at 10 o’clock sharp.
 PART VI. READ ANSWERS IN THE DIALOGUES AND MAKE PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT
CONTINUOUS QUESTIONS.

1. What time do you start work every day? – I start work at 7 every day.
2. Does Ben work at weekends? – No, Ben doesn’t work at the weekends
3. What are you doing? – Well, I am not doing anything.
4. Does she go to school? – No, she does not go to school.
5. And what is she doing now? – She is doing some shopping, i think.
6. Where does she do the shopping? – she does the shoppping at a shopping centre.
7. Who helps her with shopping bags? – our son helps her.
8. Are they shopping together today? – No, they aren’t shopping together today.
9. Why do they have dinner so late every day? – they only have dinner so late on weekdays.
10. Are you staying at a hotel? – No, we are staying at the Beacon Campsite.
11. Are you enjoying the party? – of course i’m enjoying it.
12. Which colour do you prefer? – we prefer the green colour.
13. How long does it take you to get home? – it takes me about half an hour.
14. What are you thinking about? – i’m thinking about my summer holiday.

PART VII. COMPLETE THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS WH- QUESTIONS.

1. Her brother gets up very early every day. – What time does her brother get up?
2. I am working at a hotel now. – Why are you working at a hotel?
3. She studies English. – Where does she study?
4. They want to go to Hastings. – When do they want to go?
5. His grandparents are watching a film. – What film are his grandparents watching?
6. I paint pictures. – what kind of pictures do you paint?
7. He is washing something. – What is he washing?
8. I help my classmates with their homework. – Who do you help?
9. He isn’t using your tootbrush. – Which tootbrush is he using?
10.I do it like this. – How do you do it? Show me again.
11.One of these suitcases belongs to me. – OK. Which suitcase belongs to you?
12.Samantha lives next door. – Sorry? Who lives next door?