Present simple: affirmative and negative

Choose the correct answer.

1 We ________________________ (not/live) in a big city.

2 Our lessons ________________________ (finish) at half past three.
3 Sylvia ________________________ (not like) her new school.
4 You________________________ (not do) the housework every day.
5 I ________________________ (have) coffee and toast for breakfast.
6 Martin and Jane ________________________ (not go) to school on Saturday.
7 My cousin, Emily, ________________________ (speak) three languages.
8 You ________________________ (watch) TV in the evening.

Have/has
1 Students ________________________ pay to go to private schools, but state schools are
free.
2 Do you have to wear a uniform? Yes, we ________________________ .
3 ________________________ your brother have to have lunch at school?
4 Milly________________________ to carry her school bag to school every day.
5 R.E. and music aren't compulsory. You ________________________ to study them.
6 Do children in Poland ________________________ to go to school on Saturday?

Routines

Reading Comprehension exercises

Past simple
Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Was - were - wasn’t - weren’t

1. Last year my best friend _________
22 years old.
2. The weather _________ cold when we _________ in Berlin.
3. Why _________ you so angry yesterday?
4. At this time last year Sandra _________ in Paris.
5. We _________ tired because it _________ late at night.
6. Tim _________ asleep at ten o'clock yesterday. (-)
7. Our hotel last year _________ small, but it _________ (-) very clean.
8. I phoned you at the weekend, but you _________ at home. (-)
9. My dad _________ at work the whole week, because he was ill. (-)
10. The shops _________ open yesterday, but we didn't go there.
11. My friends _________ at the shopping mall two days ago.
12. Claire and I _________ at school last Monday. (-)
13. _________ Liam at home when you came back from work?
14. They didn't tell where they _________ on May 2nd.
15. Autumn _________ really warm and dry this year.

Regular verbs
1 You ________________________ (arrive) in England last week.
2 My mum ________________________ (study) Russian at university.
3 I ________________________ (phone) you yesterday, but you weren't at home.
4 Last night, Marga and Alice ________________________ (plan) their holiday.
5 Tom ________________________ (invite) us to his birthday party.
6 The children ________________________ (carry) the books to the classroom.
7 We ________________________ (finish) the exam at half past three.
8 I ________________________ (chat) to Jane about films and fashion.
9 We really ________________________ (enjoy) the game last Sunday.
10 James________________________(stop) his car in front of the sports shops.