PRESENT SIMPLE

Exercise 1: Fill in the correct form (Present simple)

1. I (be) .......am......... at school at the weekend.

2. She (not study) ..........doesn’t study...... on Friday.
3. My students (be not) .....aren’t........... hard working.
4. He (have) .....has........... a new haircut today.
5. I usually (have) ......have.......... breakfast at 7.00.
6. Does She (live) .....live........... in a house?
7. Where are your children (be) ................?
8. My sister (work) ......works.......... in a bank.
9. She (live)......lives.......... in Florida.
10. It (rain).......rains......... almost every day in Manchester.
11. We (fly)......fly.......... to Spain every summer.
12. My mother (fry).......fries......... eggs for breakfast every morning.
13. The bank (close)......closes.......... at four o’clock.
14. John (try)......fries.......... hard in class, but I (not think) .......don’t think.........
he’ll pass.
15. Jo is so smart that she (pass).....passes........... every exam without even trying.
16. My life is (be) so boring. I just (watch).....watch........... TV every night.
17. My best friend (write).......writes......... to me every week.
18.Do You (speak) ......speak.......... English?
19. She (not live) ......doesn’t live.......... in Hai Phong city.
20. She (not study) …doesn’t study……. on Saturday.
21. He (have) ……has…. a new haircut today.
22. I usually (have) ……have….breakfast at 6.30.
23. Peter (not/ study)…doesn’t study…….very hard. He never gets high scores.
24. My mother often (teach)…teaches…….me English on Saturday evenings.
25. I like Math and she (like)…lives…….Literature.
26. My sister (wash)…washes…….the dishes every day.
27. They (not/ have)…don’t have…….breakfast every morning.
28. Julie ..............doesn’t drink................... (not / drink) tea very often.
29. What time .......do the banks close............................... (the banks / close) here?
30. I've got a car, but I .......don’t use..................................... (not / use) it much.
31. 'Where ........are Ricardo come.............................. (Ricardo / come) from?' -
'From Cuba.'
32. 'What ........do you do............................ (you / do)?' - I'm an electrician.'
33. lt ........takes..........(take) me an hour to get to work. How long ...does it
take............. (it / take) you?
34. Look at this sentence. What ............ does this word mean......................... (this
word / mean)?
35. David isn't very fit. He ..........doesn’t do................................ (not / do) any
sport.

Exercise 2: Fill in the correct form:

Rita: Do you like (you / like) football, Tom? (E.g)
Tom: I love (1 / love) it. (E.g). I’m a United fan.
(1).........I go.................... (I / go) to all their games.
Nick usually (2) .........comes............................ (come) with me.
And (3) ......we travel........................... (we / travel) to away games, too.
Why (4) ....don’t you come................................... (you / not / come) to a match
sometimes?
Rita: I’m afraid football (5)........don’t make......................... (not / make) sense to
me - men running after a ball. Why (6) .....are you
take..................................................... (you / take) it so seriously?
Tom: It's a wonderful game. (7) ....I love........................................... (I / love) it.
United is my whole life.
Rita: How much (8).......does it cost.................................................... (it / cost) to
buy the tickets and pay for the travel?
Tom: A lot. (9) .......I don’t know........................(I / not / know) exactly how much.
But (10)....that doesn’t matter....................................... (that / not / matter) to me.
(11) .....I don’t want...................................................... (I / not / want) to do
anything else.
(12) .. thatdoes annoy........................... (that / annoy) you?
Rita: No, (13) ....it doesn’t annoy........................... (it / not / annoy) me.
I just (14) ...........find....................(find) it a bit sad.

Exercise 3: Fill in the correct form:

My cousin, Peter, (have)…is have…….. a dog. She (be)…is…….. an intelligent pet
with a short tail and big black eyes. Her name (be)……is….. Kiki and she (like)…
likes…….. eating pork. However, she (never/ bite) never bites……….. anyone;
sometimes she (bark)…barks…….. when strange guests visit. To be honest, she (be)
…is…. very friendly. She (not/ like)…isn’t like…….. eating fruits, but she (often/
play)…often plays…….. with them. When the weather (become)…becomes……..
bad, she (just/ sleep)…just sleeps…….. in her cage all day. Peter (play)…plays……..
with Kiki every day after school. There (be)…are…….. many people on the road, so
Peter (not/ let)…doesn’t…….. the dog run into the road. He (often/ take)…often
takes…….. Kiki to a large field to enjoy the peace there. Kiki (sometimes/ be)…
sometimes is…….. naughty, but Peter loves her very much.