PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE

Exercises

1. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Tense Simple:

- Frank always … me good jokes. (to tell)
- I … two small cups of coffee every day. (to drink)
- Water … at 0 degrees C. (to freeze)
- The hare … faster than the bear. (to run)
- I … with my parents. (to live)
- Many people all over the world … English nowadays. (to speak)
- The plane from Munich … at 5 p.m. (to take off)
- Oranges … sweeter than lemons. (to taste)
- An earthquake … behind a lot of victims. (to leave)
- She always … her name in capitals. (to sign)
- Carl usually … a shower before breakfast. (to take)
- The sun … in the East (to rise)
- Lisa never … without her cell phone. (to go out)
- My children often … chess in the evenings. (to play)
- They usually … their shopping at Auchan. (to do)
- Will occasionally … a thriller before going to sleep. (to listen to)
- Our kids frequently … something while playing. (to break)
2. Make questions according to the model:
Model: John/ like French
Does John like French?
- We/watch TV every night
- Mr. Cooper/ read the magazine in the kitchen
- Sally/ work at home at week-ends
- Your parents/ like country music
- Those students/ study economics
- The sops/ close at 8 p.m.
- Brian/ understand the question
- Your daughter/ attend a good college
- It/ rain much in spring
- You/ enjoy sky-diving
- She/ know what she is doing
- These magazines/ publish interesting articles

3. Make the following sentences negative:

- His boss likes mountain-biking.
- That graduate speaks Spanish
- Laura’s niece teaches Geology.
- My husband visits his relatives on Sundays.
- The young actress reads poems on Friday evenings.
- My baby brother cries at night.
- That old lady likes pop music.
- Dan’s sister writes hundreds of e-mails.