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) _________DON´T WAKE UP___________ early.

2. James (drink, not) _____DOESN´T DRINK____________ every day.

3. We (watch, not) _______DON´T WATCH_____________ television every night.

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

1. Does Mary play tennis every day? Yes, ____HE 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 DOESN´T_____

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

1. Does Sandra practice english?

Yes, Sandra likes to speak English.

2. Do they live in Montreal?

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

3. Do you write to your friend in class?

No, I don’t text my friends in class

Directions: Listen and complete each sentence or question with the main
verb.
1. This ___________ all the time.
2. Who __________ the dishes?
3. We __________ the news at 6:00.
4. Please __________ the glass.
5. They __________ their privacy.
6. When does the movie __________?
7. Their shift __________ at 3:00.
8. He __________ to work every morning.
9. The light __________ my eyes.
10. This situation __________ everyone.

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) a busy lifestyle. Manuel is a doctor at a
hospital. He works at night, so he 2. ______ (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. ______ (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)
two children, Luis and Carla. Every morning they all 5. ______ (have) breakfast
together at 7:30. Then, Luis and Carla 6. ______ (go) to school, and Lila 7. ______
(go) to work. Manuel 8. ______ (do) the dishes, and then 9. ______ (go) to bed.
Carla usually 10. _____ (do) her homework at a friend’s house in the afternoon,
and Luis 11. ______ (have) soccer practice. Manuel gets up at 4:00 p.m. At 6:00
p.m., he 12. ______ (have) dinner with Lila, Luis, and Carla. After dinner, he 13.
_____ (go) to work. Manuel and Lila 14. _______ (have) a busy schedule during
the week, but on weekends they relax.