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 …. Miss – he ….
Buy – she …. Have – he
Brush – he …. Drive – they …
Tidy – she …. Cry – she …

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

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

Task 4. Make sentences out of the following words

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

Task 5. Choose the right variant

1. (He, They, I) doesn’t go to the cinema
very often.
2. (It, They, She) do not play football in
winter.
3. (His uncle, His parents, They) doesn’t
speak English well.
4. (The tiger, Horses, Rabbits) doesn’t eat
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 (wash) her face and hands in
the morning.
2. We often (travel) to Italy in summer.
3. She seldom (watch) TV in the evening.
4. My little sister and I (like) to roller
skate.
Task 7. Correct the mistakes if any
1. I not go to the university on Sundays.
2. His uncle drive a car.
3. We is at home.
4. We don’t never play tennis after classes.
5. Rabbits eat grass.
6. Does they know you?
Task 8. Make the general and special questions
Sally usually rides a bike in the morning.
5. Mary (not/wake) early.
6. I (not/make) my bed in the morning.
7. It (not/snow) very often in the south.
8. (You, have) supper at 7 o’clock?
9. (Go, she) to the restaurant every week?
10. Who (drive) the car well?
7. Rita doesn’t likes her new dress
8. My granny has a little house in a
village.
9. Does he wants to be a doctor?
10. These cats is very expensive