Tutee’s Simple Present Tense Booklet

Simple Present Exercises

Exercise 1: Circle the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the affirmative.

1. Mary (play) _____plays_____ tennis every day.

2. My friends always (eat) ______eat________ lunch at the cafeteria.

3. It (snow) _________snows______ in the wintertime in Canada.

Exercise 2: Circle the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the negative.

1. Sometimes, my parents (wake up, not) _____________do not wake up _______ early.

2. James (drink, not) _____ does not drink ______ every day.

3. We (watch, not) __________ do not watch __________ television every night.

Exercise 3: Circle the keywords and answer the questions with short answers.

1. Does Mary play tennis every day? Yes, ____ she does

2. Do John and Lynn drink beer with their dinner every night? No, ___they don´t___

3. Does David always eat lunch at McDonald’s? No, ____he don´t____

Exercise 4: Make yes/no questions to go with the highlighted answers.

1. _______ Does Sandra like to speak English? ________?

Yes, Sandra likes to speak English.

2. ________ Do Pete and Dave live in Montreal? ____________?

No, Pete and Dave don’t live in Montreal.

3. __________ Does James play football? _____________?

No, I don’t text my friends in class

Directions: Listen and complete each sentence or question with the main
verb.
1. This _happens__ all the time. (Esto pasa todo el tiempo)
2. Who _does__ the dishes? (quine lava los platos)
3. We _watch_ the news at 6:00. (vemos las noticias a las 6)
4. Please _wash__ the glass. (por favor lava el vaso)
5. They _value_ their privacy. (ellos valoran su privacidad)
6. When does the movie _begin_? (a qué hora empieza la película)
7. Their shift _ends_ at 3:00. (su turno termina a las 3)
8. He _hurries_ to work every morning. (él se apresura al trabajo)
9. The light _bothers_ my eyes. (la luz molesta mis ojos)
10. This situation _affects_ everyone. (esa situacion afecta a todos)

MANUEL AND LILA VEGA

Read the text and fill in the spaces with the right form of the present simple.

Manuel and Lila Vega 1. _have_ (have) a busy lifestyle. Manuel is a doctor at a
hospital. He works at night, so he 2. _goes_ (go) to work at 7:00 p.m. and comes
home at 7:00 a.m. His wife Lila works at a bank. She 3. _goes_ (go) to work at
8:00 a.m. and comes home at 6:00 p.m.
They don’t see each other a lot during the week. Manuel and Lila 4. _have_ (have)
two children, Luis and Carla. Every morning they all 5. _have_ (have) breakfast
together at 7:30. Then, Luis and Carla 6. _go_ (go) to school, and Lila 7. _goes_
(go) to work. Manuel 8. _does_ (do) the dishes, and then 9. _goes_ (go) to bed.
Carla usually 10. _does_ (do) her homework at a friend’s house in the afternoon,
and Luis 11. _has_ (have) soccer practice. Manuel gets up at 4:00 p.m. At 6:00
p.m., he 12. _has_ (have) dinner with Lila, Luis, and Carla. After dinner, he 13.
_goes_ (go) to work. Manuel and Lila 14. _have_ (have) a busy schedule during
the week, but on weekends they relax.