SIMPLE PRESENT

EXERCISE 1

Fill in the gaps with the correct conjugation of the verb:

1. The president lives in the White House. (live)

2. Many people in Washington work for the government. (work)
3. Washington has many beautiful museums.(have)
4. A lot of people visit Washington every year. (visit)
5. Tour guides show the visitors the White House. (show)

EXERCISE 2

Use the correct conjugation of the verb, then add some information to the sentences:

1. My city has .... (have)

2. Most people in my country prefer.... (prefer)
3. At home, I really like...
4. My family lives... (live)
5. In my opinion, Brazil needs... (need)

EXERCISE 3

Write the conjugation of the verbs below in the third person of singular:

1. Try tries
2. Play plays
3. Have has
4. Go goes
5. Worry worries
6. Finish finishes
7. Do does
8. Push pushes
9. Enjoy enjoys
10. Think thinks
11. Say says
12. Change changes
13. Obey obeys
14. Reach reaches
15. Fix fixes
16. Work works

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EXERCISE 4

Fill in the gaps with the correct conjugation of the verb:

Ex: George and Mary (need/needs) need a new house.

1. Carlos (like/likes) ________________ ice cream.

2. Many people (want/wants) ______________ a new bicycle.

3. I (hate/hates) _______________ Mondays.

4. Birds (fly/flies) ______________ in the sky.

5. Julia (come/comes) _______________ from England.

6. Peter and I (laugh/laughs) ______________ at her jokes.

7. My family (watch/watches) ______________ a lot of TV.

8. All my friends (go/goes) ______________ to school.

9. He (write/writes) ___________ novels.

10. A dishwasher (wash/washes) ___________ dishes.

EXERCISE 5

Complete the sentences with the negative form of the verb. Follow the example below:

Peter lives in a farm. He doesn´t live downtown.

1. My cousin comes from England. She doesn´t come from Brazil.

2. She works in the U.S.A. She doesn´t work in Canada.

3. They eat a lot of vegetables. They don´t eat meat.

4. I play with my friends. I don´t play with his friends.

5. Danielle lives in London. She doesn´t live in San Francisco.

6. Sue and I work at a bank. We don´t work at a factory.

7. His son has milk for breakfast. He doesn´t have juice for breakfast.

8. I go to bed at 1 a.m. I don´t go to bed before midnight.

9. Cesar exercises at a park. He doesn´t exercise in a gym.

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10. We spend our holidays in the countryside. We don´t spend at the beach.

EXERCISE 6

Change the phrases below into questions:

1. She lives in California.

Does she live in California?

2. They enjoy their English lessons.

Do they enjoy their English lessons?

3. That company buys a lot of products from us.

Does that company buy a lot of products from us?

4. It looks like rain.

Does it look like rain?

5. He drives to Washington once a week.

Does he drive to Washington once a week?

6. Josh and his sister like the city.

Do Josh and his sister like the city?

7. We live across the supermarket.

Do we live across the supermarket?

8. Your daughter washes hands before lunch.

Does your daughter wash hands before lunch?

EXERCISE 7

Complete the conversation below using present simple with DO / DOES.

A: Do you like your new job? (you/like)

B: No, I don´t. I have a very strict boss. I’m always busy.

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A: Do you take breaks? (you/take)

B: No, I don´t. I only take lunch break. I also have to work on Saturdays. Do you work
on Saturdays? (you/work)

A: No, never! I work only on weekdays.

B: Do you work from 8 o’clock to 5 o’clock? (you/work)

A: Yes, I do.

EXERCISE 8

Write the questions then give short answers in affirmative and negative forms:

Ex: (Bob / eat) DOES BOB EAT breakfast at 7:30? YES, HE DOES. / NO, HE
DOESN’T.

1. (Elaine / cook dinner) Does Elaine cook dinner every day?

Yes, she does. / No, she doesn´t.

2. (You / meet) Do you meet your friends every day?

Yes, I do. / No, I don´t.

3. (He / write) Does he write on his diary every night?

Yes, he does. / No, he doesn´t.

4. (They / like) Do they like English food?

Yes, they do. No, they don´t.

5. (Joe / live) Does Joe live in Scotland?

Yes, he does. / No, he doesn´t.

6. (Your parents / work) Do your parents work in an office?

Yes, they do. / No, they don´t.

7. (Your sister / smoke) Does your sister smoke?

Yes, she does. / No, she doesn´t.

8. (Jill and Nick / swim) Do Jill and Nick swim every day?

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Yes, they do. / No, they don´t

9. (Sue / speak) Does Sue speak Spanish?

Yes, she does. / No, she doesn´t.

10. (Your friends / speak) Do your friends speak Spanish?

Yes, they do. / No, they don´t.

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