Daily Routine for the Simpson’s Family

Sarah ___IS__________ (to be) twenty-six years old. She ______IS_______ (to be) tall and
thin, she _____HAS (HEZ)________ (to have) blonde hair and green eyes. She
___WORKS__________ (to work) as a waitress in a restaurant but she
____WANTS_________ (to want) to become a teacher of French in England. She
__studies___________ (to study) hard every day. Sarah __is married___________ (to be
married) to Tom. He _____IS________ (to be) a twenty-eight years old lawyer with a passion
for travelling abroad. Together they __HAVE___________ (to have) two children, twins –
Maya and Ben and a cat and a dog.
They ___LIVE__________ (to live) in Iasi, Romania. They ___HAVE__________ (to have) a
small house with two bedrooms, one living-room, two bathrooms, one kitchen and a garage.
They __PLAN___________ (plan) to move to England next year. Tom received a better job
there.
In a day to day life, Sarah ___GETS UP__________ (to get up) at half past six in the morning.
She __STRECHES___________ (to stretch), she ____GOES_________ (to go) to the
bathroom, she ____WASHES_________ (to
wash) her face, __BRUSHES___________ (to
brush) her teeth and __DOES___________ (to
do) her hair. Then, she ___GETS
DRESSED__________ (to get dressed) for work.
She ___LIKES__________ (to like) to wear
pretty clothes She usually
___WEARS__________ (to wear) a blue or pink dress, a white blouse with jeans or white
shirts with black pants. Meanwhile, Tom ___WAKES UP__________ (to wake-up) the twins
and ____HELPS_________ (to help) them to get ready for school. After she
__FINISHES___________ (to finish), Sarah ___GOES__________ (to go) into the kitchen
and ____PREPARES_________ (to prepare) breakfast. Sometimes, when she __IS IN A
HURRY___________ (to be in a hurry) she __GIVES___________ (to give) them milk and
cereals, but usually she __MAKES___________ (to make) them sandwiches with cheese, cold
meat - salami, ham, salad, cucumber, tomatoes and she always _LEAVES____________ (to
leave) them something sweet on the table like a cookie or a piece of homemade cake. They all
__EAT___________ (to eat) together and then everyone _____GOES________ (to go) their
way to school or to work. Around four o’clock, they ARRIVE_____________ (to arrive)
home. The children ___PLAY__________ (to play) around, while mom
___CLEANS__________ (to clean), ____DOES_________ (to do) the laundry or
__VACUUMS___________ (to vacuum) around the house, while dad
___PREPARES__________ (to prepare) a delicious dinner for all four of them. From time to
time they __GO___________ (to go) barbequing outside but usually they
_____HAVE________ (to have) their meals inside. Tom __LOVES___________ (to love) to
cook soups or meat with delicious vegetables. He ___TRIES__________ (to try) new recipes
every week. Sarah __DOES___________ (to do) the best sweets in the world. Her specialty
_____________ ( to be) carrot cake with walnuts. They _____________ (to complete) each
other. They _____________ (to be) a happy family. After dinner, the twins _____________
(to go) do their homework and sometimes they _____________ (to ask) for help from their
parents. When they _____________ (to finish) their homework, Maya _____________ (to
play) with her dolls or _____________ (to write) in her journal. Ben usually _____________
(to ride) his bike outside or _____________ (to walk) his dog. At a quarter past ten, everyone
_____________ (to get ready) for bed. They _____________ (to take) showers and they
_____________ (to brush) their teeth. Sarah _____________ (to kiss) her children good-night
and Tom _____________ (to tuck) them in their little beds. Sometimes they _____________
(to read) them a bedtime story which _____________ (to put) them to sleep right away.
Good night and _____________ (to sleep) tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite!
1. Complete the text with the right form of the verbs in the brackets using Present Simple.
2. Read the text aloud. At every third mistake, go back to the beginning of the text.

First mistake Second mistake Third mistake. Go back!

3. Underline all the signal words for Present Simple.

4. Write in the chart below the verbs from the text
that received the ending:
 -S -ES

5. True or false:
a. Sarah wants to become a teacher of English in France.
b. They have two children, twins, Maya and Ben.
c. Sarah likes to wear a uniform to work.
d. Tom is a waiter at a restaurant and he likes to travel abroad.
e. They live in a big house in Iasi, Romania.
f. They all arrive home from work at four o’clock.
g. Tom usually cleans around the house and Sarah cooks.
h. After they finish their homework, the children go to play.
i. Before going to bed they brush their pets.
6. Put the following sentences into Present Simple negative form:
a. Sarah wakes up early in the morning to prepare breakfast.
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b. Tom walks the dog every evening and plays fetch.
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c. Maya likes to write in her journal with a purple pen.
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d. Ben rides his bike with his friends on the weekends.
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7. Correct the grammar mistakes (10):
Sarah haves a sister named Linda. She is twenty-two years old. She
work as a secretary for an international company. She has red hair
and blue eyes. She am slim. Linda likes to wears office clothes when she gos to work. She is
married to Luke. He work as a mechanic. They haves one child, Tonny. Tonny is four years
old and he gos to kindergarten. They love to spends time together and do lots of fun activities
like going to picnics or hiking. For holidays, all the members of the family gather, they bring
delicious food, they eats, talk and enjoy.
8. Write about your daily routine:
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