PRESENT SIMPLE AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE

WORKS HEETS, ACTIVITIES & GAMES Present Simple Practice

From the last exercise, write what you understand about subject-verb agreement in
the present simple.

.................................. when it is he, she or it, you put s, es or ies to the verb depending on
the verb, or if it is negative you use doesn`t. if it is another subject, the verb becomes infinitive
and don`t is
used ..............................................................................................................................
....

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C. Complete the present simple affirmative and negative sentences with the verbs in
brackets.

1. Fish .....don`t fly..... (not fly). They swim............(swim).

2. I .......wash........ (wash) the dishes, but I don`t put...(not put) them away.

3. They .........don`t clean....... (not clean) the kitchen before they eat....(eat) dinner.

4. Neil ..........tries.......... (try) to be a good boy, but he.........................(not behave) well.

5. The sun ..... doesn´t rise..... (not rise) in the west. It sets (rise) in the east.

6. A spider ........ doesn't have........... (not have) wings. A bird has. .(have) wings.

7. Sarah .....doesn`t like......... (not like) swimming. She likes (like) to play tennis.

8. He ..........isn`t............... (not be) American. He is.......(be) Canadian.

9. I ............am............. (be) a student. I am not. (not be) a teacher.

10. Class .........starts.......... (start) at 9 o'clock. It doesn`t start. .(not start) at 8 o'clock.

11. Tom .......doesn`t play....... (not play) football. He plays .......(play) computer games.

12. Sarah ...........brushes..... (brush) her hair every morning before she ..goes.... (go) to
school.

13. I ....don`t catch... (not catch) a cold in the summer, but I often ........catch........
(catch) a cold in the winter.

14. Natalie ..........doesn`t sits........ (not sit) in the sun. She rarely goes. .(go) to the
beach.

15. They ..........don`t do.......... (not do) their homework together. They do(do) it alone.

What are the rules for negative verb forms in the present simple?

......................................don`t/doesn`t + Infinitive
verb .................................................................
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 PRESENT SIMPLE AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE

WORKS HEETS, ACTIVITIES & GAMES Fact or Fiction?

A. Match the verbs with the nouns or noun phrases.

Verbs Nouns / Noun Phrases

1. Read h.......a. Japanese food / Vietnamese food / junk food / pizza

2. Work l.......b. a cat / a dog / two children / a big family

3. go i.........c. the radio / hip hop music / classical music / pop music

4. play f.........d. karate / the housework / my homework at night / yoga

5. have b................e. Mandarin / English / Spanish / Thai

6. watch k.........f. the guitar / football / cards / tennis / the drums

7. do d............g. in a big house / in a small apartment / in the city centre

8. eat a ..........h. fashion magazines / English books / a newspaper every day

9. drink j ....... i. cycling / to the gym / to the park / to the beach

10. speak e..........j. tea / coffee / beer / orange juice

11. live g.............k. horror films / sports programmes / YouTube / the news

12. listen to c........l. for a large company / in an office / in the evening / hard

B. Now, write 12 present simple affirmative and negative statements about yourself
using the verb-noun collocations above. Half the sentences should be true and half
should be false.

1. I drink coffee every morning 7. We always play tennis on sundays

2. my sister lives in malta 8. She attends church every day

3. we always try to arrive on time 9. They go fishing every weekend

4. I get up at half past five every morning 10. S h e s p e a k s g e r m a n

5. lunch at noon every day 11 she goes to the bank every day

6. we watch television every night 12. I lives in boston

C. Work with a partner. Take it in turns to say one of your present simple
statements. Your partner has to guess if it’s true or false. Score one point for each
correct guess. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.

Example:

A: I work in the evening. B: I think that's true.

A: No, it's false. I work in the morning. B: I don't listen to hip hop music.
A: I think that's false. B: Yes, that's right. I don't listen to hip hop
music. I listen to pop music.

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