Present Simple (rules)

He, she, it +verb + s (es)

I, we, they, you + verb
-s or -es?
● Study – he studies

● Play- he plays

● Go – he goes

● Kiss – he kisses, match – matches, push - pushes

Rules:
1. A habitual action (never, hardly ever, sometimes, often/ frequently, always, once a year, every
week)
She hardly ever drinks coffee. She drinks coffee twice a week.
She doesn’t like it.
Do you like coffee? Does he like coffee?
2. Universal truth
Bears hibernate in winter. The Earth goes around the Sun
3. A timetable/schedule
The train arrives at 3 p.m.

Present Simple (exercises)

Task 1. Fill in the correct form of the verbs
Do – he does Miss – he misses
Buy – she buys Have – he has
Brush – he brushes Drive – they drive
Tidy – she tidies Cry – she cries

Task 2. Choose do / does Task 3. Choose doesn’t/don’t

1. Does she speak German well?
2. Do you go for a walk every day?
3. Does Mary help her parents to cook?
4. Do her elder sisters study at school?
5. Does your grandma live in Odessa?
1. I don`t like strong tea.
2. She doesn`t know the rules of the game.
3. Helen and I don`t study in Germany.
4. You don`t believe me. Why?
5. It doesn`t often snow here.

Task 4. Make sentences out of the following words

1. begin, do, your, what time, lessons? What time do your lessons begin?
2. On Sunday, when, your, does, wake up, friend? When does your friend wake up on Sunday?
3. My, watch, I, usually, and, TV programs, granny. I and my granny usually watch TV
programs.
4. Breakfast, who, cooks, you, for, often? Who often you cooks for breakfast?
5. She, read, day, English, doesn’t, books, every. She doesn`t read English books every day.

Task 5. Choose the right variant

1. (He, They, I) doesn’t go to the cinema 3. (His uncle, His parents, They) doesn’t
very often. speak English well.
2. (It, They, She) do not play football in 4. (The tiger, Horses, Rabbits) doesn’t eat
winter. grass.
5. Does (he, she, it) often rain in Britain?
 6. Do (Denis, Helen, you) do grammar
exercises every day?
7. Does (we, he, they) come home late?
8. (Are, do, does) you have many books in
your room?
9. What (is, does, do) your brother do in
the evening?
10. Those girls (ask, asks) many questions.

Task 6. Open the brackets

1. Liz usually (washes) her face and hands
in the morning.
2. We often (travel) to Italy in summer.
3. She seldom (watches) TV in the
evening.
4. My little sister and I (like) to roller
skate.
5. Mary (doesn`t wake) early.
Task 7. Correct the mistakes if any
1. I not(don`t) go to the university on
Sundays.
2. His uncle drive(drives) a car.
3. We is(are) at home.
4. We don’t never play tennis after classes.
5. Rabbits (are) eat grass.
6. I (don`t make) my bed in the morning.
7. It (doesn`t snow) very often in the
south.
8. (Do you have) supper at 7 o’clock?
9. (Does she go) to the restaurant every
week?
10. Who (does it drive) the car well?
6. Does (Do)they know you?
7. Rita doesn’t likes(like) her new dress
8. My granny has a little house in a
village.
9. Does he wants(want) to be a doctor?
10. These cats is(are) very expensive

Task 8. Make the general and special questions

Sally usually rides a bike in the morning.

1. Sally doesn`t usually ride a bike in the morning.

2. How often does Sally ride a bike?
3. Does Sally ride a bike?
4. Does Sally ride a bike in the morning?
5. When does Sally ride a bike?