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Present simple

1. Use the present simple affirmative.

1. I _______________ (go) shopping with my brother.

2. We sometimes _______________ (use) a dictionary in class.
3. My friends _______________ (study) Italian at their school.
4. School _______________ (finish) at three o’clock.
5. You _______________ (live) near me.
6. He _______________ (like) rap music.
7. She _______________ (do) her homework before dinner.
8. We _______________ (play) tennis in school on Wednesday afternoon.
9. I _______________ (watch) TV in the evening.
10. My mother _______________ (teach) art.

2. 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.

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3. 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. 4. live / near / Do / your friends / you / ?
Yes, _______________________________
5. 5. at / school/ finish / Does / three o’clock / ?
No, _______________________________

4. Write the verbs in brackets in present simple

1. I _______________ (play) tennis after school.

2. You _______________ (start) school at nine o’clock.
3. We _______________ (have) lunch at school.
4. They _______________ (watch) TV after dinner.
5. She _______________ (not get up) at seven o’clock.
6. We _______________ (go) to bed at nine o’clock.
7. What time _______________ I _______________ (get)
up?
8. What _______________ she _______________ (do) after
school?
9. He _______________ (play) football.
6. Susan _______________ (go) to the cinema.
7. My mother _______________ (start) work at half past
seven.
8. What _______________ they _______________ (do) in
the evening?
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9. How _______________ you _______________ (spell) that

in English?
10. Brian _______________ (get) up at eight o’clock.
11. Where _______________ Liam and Martin
_______________ (go)?
12. Sophia _______________ (not know) what to do.
13. Madison _______________ (not like) to do shopping.
14. My grandfather _______________ (not live) in London.
15. My sisters _______________ (walk) to school every day.
16. My best friend _______________ (like) math.
17. My brother and I _______________ (have) breakfast half
past seven.
18. My cousin _______________ (study) biology.
19. We _______________ (go) to the cinema at the weekend.
20. When _______________ Natalie _______________
(start) school?
21. Gill _______________ (not work) in a supermarket.
22. Anna _______________ (not watch) TV.
23. Aiden _______________ (not study) French.
24. Ethan _______________ (watch) TV.
25. Andrew _______________ (play) computer games.
26. Ryan _______________ (not read) magazines.
27. _______________ Grace _______________ (listen) to
music?
28. _______________ Lillian _______________ (tidy) her
room?
29. My parents _______________ (read) the newspaper.
30. When _______________ your brother _______________
(surf) the internet?
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31. Who _______________ you _______________ (play)

football with?
32. What _______________ your sister _______________
(do) on Saturday?
33. Brianna _______________ (go) to a sleepover.
34. Allyson _______________ (not phone) a friend.
35. I _______________ (eat) a hamburger every weekend.
36. My mum _______________ (like) classical music.
37. I _______________ (not eat) pizza.
38. I _______________ (drink) water.
39. Nathan _______________ (help) his friends with their
homework.
40. Liam _______________ (make) people laugh.
41. Alan _______________ (not like) talking to new people.
42. Chris _______________ (do) the housework for her
parents.
43. I _______________ (want) to join Daniel’s fan club.
44. Charlotte and I _______________ (see) each other every
week.
45. Linda _______________ (wear) new clothes.
46. Derek and Sam _______________ (wear) striped T-shirts.
47. Uncle Joe _______________ (wear) glasses.
48. Ducks _______________ (love) water.
49. The sun _______________ (rise) in the east.
50. The children _______________ (not go) to school by bus.
51. Tyler _______________ (enjoy) singing.
52. Evan _______________ (not lend) me his bike.
53. Monkeys _______________ (like) bananas.
54. Kayla _______________ (not collect) stamps.
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55. The earth _______________ (go) around the sun.

56. It often _______________ (snow) in winter.
57. We _______________ (wash) our hands.
58. We _______________ (eat) three meals a day.
59. _______________ he _______________ (type) very fast?
60. Audrey _______________ (work) at the court.
61. Everyone _______________ (make) mistakes.
62. Winter _______________ (not come) after spring.
63. _______________ you _______________ (like) my new
bike?
64. _______________ she _______________ (walk) to
school?
65. Justin _______________ (speak) English very well.
66. My dog _______________ (bark) very loudly.
67. _______________ Sara _______________ (read) in bed?
68. _______________ babies _______________ (sleep)
during the day?
69. Eva _______________ (try) not to disturb.
70. Eagles _______________ (fly) high in the sky.
71. My sister _______________ (cook) all our meals.
72. Children_______________ (make) a lot of noise.
73. Sarah _______________ (like) slow music very much.
74. I _______________ (brush) my teeth twice a day.
75. She _______________ (do) her homework regularly.
76. Susan _______________ (drink) milk for breakfast.
77. They _______________ (get up) at 7:00 in the morning.
78. My father _______________ (arrive) home at 7:00 p.m.
79. Betty and Claire _______________ (go) to bed at
9:00p.m.
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80. This train _______________ (stop) at Gebze.

81. We _______________ (play) football all the weekend.

5. Write the verbs in brackets in present simple

1. Robert / I like walking in the rain.

2. Susan/ usually comes home at 4:00 pm.

3. Jane/ Mary and Sue always cleans her room.

4. Bill/ You come to the class late.

5. I/ Helen brushes her teeth every night .

6. Jenny/ I swim very well.

7. Betty/ You sings well.

8. They/ My uncle live in New York.

6. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. Mr and Mrs Brown ............................ (live) in Canada .

2. Tim ........................ (get) up at seven o’clock everyday.
3. Tom always ........................... (have) breakfast at 7:30.
4. They usually ........................... (have) lunch in the
cafeteria.
5. The train ......................... (leave) the station at 8:00 a.m.
6. Mrs Brown ......................... (do) all the work at home.
7. Cameron ......................... (work) in a supermarket at the
weekends .
8. Hans ............................. (come) from Germany.
9. My roommate ........................ (hate) cold weather.
10. Sarah ............................ (read) a fairy tale before she
sleeps.
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11. I ....................... (write) letters to my friends in my spare

time .
12. My father sometimes ........................... (cook) for us.
13. My brother always ............................. (watch) television .
14. I .............................. (listen) to pop music.
15. Betty ........................... (take) shower on Sundays.
7. Change positive sentences into interrogative form.

1. I get up at 7:30 every morning.

2. She drinks coffee everyday.

3. My brother usually does his homework.

4. We go to computer course at the weekends.

5. Mrs Brooks speaks French.

6. My cousin and I like pop music.

8. Make questions with the word groups, using do or does.

1. (Where/she/live)
2. (When/you/play/soccer)
3. (What/he/eat/for/lunch)
4. (When/they/come/home/from/school)
5. (she/want/to/work/in/the/office)
6. (your/mother/take/you/to/school)
7. (What/time/you/get/up)
8. (Where/your/father/work)
9. (Julia/live/in/Colorado)
10. (How/Juan/and/David/go/to/school)

9. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb OR the
correct “helping” verb.
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A. AFFIRMATIVE (use the verb “to walk”)

1. I __________________ to school every day.
2. You __________________ to school every day.
3. He/She/It __________________ to school every day.
4. They __________________ to school every day.
5. We __________________ to school every day.

B. NEGATIVE (use the verb “to walk”)

6. I __________________ walk to school every day.
7. You don’t __________________ to school every day.
8. He/She/It __________________ walk to school every day.
9. They __________________walk to school every day.
10. We don’t __________________ to school every day.

C. YES/NO QUESTIONS (use the verb “to walk”)

11. Do I __________________ to school every day?
12. __________________ you walk to school every day?
13. Does he/she/it __________________ to school every
day?
14. __________________ they walk to school every day?
15. Do we __________________ to school every day?

D. SHORT ANSWERS
16. Yes, I __________________. 17. No, I
_____________________.
18. Yes, you __________________. 19. No, you
__________________.
20. Yes, he/she/it __________________. 21. No, he/she/it
__________________.
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22. Yes, we __________________. 23. No, we

__________________.
24. Yes, they __________________. 25. No, they
__________________.

E. WH—QUESTIONS
26. When do you _________________ to school every day?
27. Why do _________________ walk to school every day?
28. Where _________________ she go to school every day?
29. How does _________________ get to school every day?
30. What _________________ they do in school every day?

10. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb.

1. We always ________________ (walk) home from

school.
2. She never ________________ (drink) diet sodas.
3. Do you ________________ (like) to watch T.V.?
4. I ________________ (play) tennis every Saturday.
5. He doesn’t ________________ (dance) very well.
6. My neighbour ________________ (work) at the
hospital.
7. When do you ________________ (eat) dinner?
8. The students always _______________ (study) for their
tests.
9. Does he ________________ (live) in California?
10. The store usually ________________ (close) at 10 p.m.
11. She ________________ (know) the story by heart.
12. He _______________ (call) his mother every Sunday.
13. Do you ________________ (talk) to your brother every
day?
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14. When does she ________________ (leave) for work?

15. My friend ________________ (speak) five languages.
16. I ________________ (cook) dinner every night.
17. He ________________ (take) vitamins every day.
18. Do they ________________ (travel) together?
19. They ________________ (go) to the park often.
20. What does this word _______ (mean)?

11. Read the information and fill in the blanks with the correct
verbs.
This is Sara. She comes from Italy. Sara is studying English
at college. Sara drives to college on Monday morning. She
parks her car in the college car park. Sara has an English
lesson at nine o'clock. After her lesson, she does her
homework in the library.
She eats lunch in the college cafe at 12 noon. After lunch,
she goes home. At two o'clock, she goes shopping. At three
o'clock, she does Yoga at the sports centre. At four o'clock,
she cleans the house. She cooks dinner at six in the evening.
After dinner, she watches TV. She goes to bed at eleven
o'clock at night.

1. In the morning, Sara …………………….. to college.

2. At nine, o'clock, she …………………….. an English lesson.

3. At eleven o'clock she …………………….. to the library and

her homework.

4. At noon, she …………………….. lunch in the college cafe.

5. In the afternoon, she …………………….. yoga.

6. In the evening, she dinner.

7. After dinner, she …………………….. TV.

8. She …………………….. to bed at 11 o'clock.

12. Read about Tom’s Daily Routines and answer the

questions:
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I get up at seven o'clock. Then I eat breakfast. I eat bread

and drink a glass of milk. Then I feed the cat. I eat lunch at
eleven forty five. At lunch time I drink coke and eat a bowl
of rice. I have dinner at six o'clock in the evening. Later, I do
my homework and go to bed. I go to bed at nine o'clock.

Questions

1. What time does he get up?

2. What does he do after that

3. What does he eat for breakfast?

4. What time does he eat lunch?

5. What does he eat and drink for lunch?

6. When does he have dinner?

7. What does he do after dinner?

8. What time does he go to bed?

13. Write two compositions talking about daily routines.

Firstly, write about what you do on Monday. Secondly, write
about what your mother does on Saturday.

My daily routine: Monday

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My mum’s daily routine: Saturday