SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

A. Write the third person singular of the following verbs.

play _________________ go ____________

wash ________________ teach ____________
drive ____________ carry ____________
fly ____________ start ____________
help ____________ kiss ____________
watch ____________ tidy ____________
like ____________ enjoy ____________
cry ____________ mix ____________

A Add -s, -es or -ies to the verbs below to form the Present Simple for he, she or it.
1 stop .......stops...............
2 watch ________________
3 study _______________
4 do ________________
5 mix ________________
6 tie _________________
7 dress _____________
8 try ______________
9 go ..___________
10 catch _____________
11 enjoy ____________
12 lose _______________

B Complete the sentences with the Present Simple form of the verb in brackets.

1 Mum ...................... (wash) the car once a week. 5 Every year Helen ...................... (go)
2 Children usually ...................... (like) ice cream. to France.
3 ...................... you ...................... (know) the way 6 He ...................... (not visit) his friends every
to the lake? day.
4 Bob ...................... (study) French on Saturdays.
B. Use the correct form of the Simple present Tense

Example: I (play) play the guitar.

Example: Jessica (play) plays the guitar.

1) I (be) __________ sixteen years old.

2) Tommy (live) _______________ at 107 Pine Lane.
3) Juana (cook) ______________ dinner for her family.
4) They (eat) ____________ lunch at 12:00.
5) Nina (take) _____________ medicine when she is sick.
6) I (like) ______________ chocolate.
7) He (drive) _____________ a nice car.
8) We (want) ______________ to see a movie tonight.
9) Mr. Anderson (teach) _____________ chemistry at Hill High School.
10) They (study) _______________ English at school.
11) I (want) ___________ to go home now.
12) Bill and Calicia (drive) _____________ to the mountains every year. every year.
13) We (eat) ______________ pasta once a week.
14) It (snow) _______________ here in December.
15) When Dax (take) _____________ a shower, he (wash) ____________ his hair with shampoo

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. QUESTION FORM EXERCISES

A. Write questions as in the example.

1. You / speak English. Do you speak English?

2. She / work hard. __________________________________
3. They / have dinner at eight _____________________________________
4. Jill and Tom / study at university _________________________________________
5. You / do your homework every day _______________________________________
6. John / watch TV after dinner. ___________________________________________
7. He / wash the car at the weekend. ______________________________________________
8. Her friends / live in London. ________________________________________________
9. You / have any brothers or sisters. ____________________________________________
10. Your friends / go to the cinema very often. _______________________________________
2. Complete the questions with do or does.

1. ________she take her gog for a walk in the morning?

2. ________ your friend Paul work in the shop over there?
3. ________they know the answers to the exam?
4. ________ your parents know that you smoke?
5. ________ Bill teach maths?
6. Where _______ your sister live?
7. What time _______ the lessons finish?
8. ______ you go to the coast in summer?
9. _______ it rain very often in Ireland?
10. Why _______ they ask so many questions in class?

3. Write short answers to these questions (yes, I do / no, I don´t / yes, she does /no, she doesn´t, ....)

1. Do you speak French? ________________ 6. Does your father work? _________________

2. Does your mother like chocolate? ____________ 7. Do you go to the cinema? _________________
3. Do you study a lot? ______________ 8. Does your best friend study? ________________
4. Do you usually watch TV at night? ______________ 9. Does it rain a lot in Africa? _______________
5. Do you play a musical instrument?______________ 10. Do you live in a flat? __________________

4. Write the sentences and finish the short answers.

1. live / at / you / Do / school / ? _____________________________________________
No, ___________________
2. in / students / Do / the canteen / ? / eat _____________________________________________
Yes, ___________________

3. to school / your brother / on Saturday / ? / Does / go_____________________________________________

No, ___________________
4. live / near / Do / your friends / you / ? _____________________________________________
Yes, ___________________
5. at / school/ finish / Does / three o´clock / ? _____________________________________________
No, ___________________

5. Write questions and answer them about yourself.

1 your grandma / often / visit you / ?
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2 you / watch / TV / in the evening / ?
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3 your dad / play / the guitar / ?
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4 your friends / like / computer games / ?
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5. Write the sentences in negative.

1. I study French. _____________________________________________

2. School finishes at two o´clock. _____________________________________________
3. You copy from other students. _________________________________________
4. We think English is easy. ______________________________________________
5. My friends play volleyball._____________________________________________
6. I watch TV on Saturday morning. _____________________________________________
7. She speaks Chinese._____________________________________________
8. The dog likes cats. _____________________________________________
9. They listen to pop music. _____________________________________________
10. I play with my hamster every day. __________________________________________

6. COMPLETE USING AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE OR QUESTION FORM OF THE VERB IN SIMPLE

PRESENT

1. Uncle Joe _________ (wear) glasses.

2. Ducks _________ (love) water.
3. The sun _________ (rise) in the east.
4. The children _________ (not go) to school by bus.
5. Juanma _________ (enjoy) singing.
6. Jesus _________ (not lend) me his bike.
7. Monkeys _________ (like) bananas.
8. Pepi _________ (not collect) stamps.
9. The earth _________ (go) around the sun.
10. It often _________ (snow) in winter.
11. We _________ (wash) our hands.
12. We _________ (eat) three meals a day.
13. _________ he _________ (type) very fast?
14. Lucía _________ (work) at the court.
15. Everyone _________ (make) mistakes.
16. Winter _________ (not come) after spring.
17. _________ you _________ (like) my new bike?
18. _________ she _________ (walk) to school?
19. Pedro _________ (speak) English very well.
20. My dog _________ (bark) very loudly.
21. _________ Sara _________ (read) in bed?