Present

simple
exercises
Present Simple ‘Be’ Positive
Put in am / is / are:

 She ________ a teacher.

 We __________ hungry
 Luke __________ late.
 They __________ Spanish.
 You __________ happy.
 I __________ thirsty.
 It __________ cold.
 She __________ German.
 He __________ early.
 We __________ tired.

Present Simple ‘be’ Negative

Make the negative with ‘be’:
 I _________ cold.
 She _____________ Spanish.
 He _____________ in the bathroom.
 We _____________ thirsty.
 She _____________ French.
 You _____________ an accountant.
 John _____________ my brother.
 They _____________ from Berlin.
 We _____________ late.
 It _____________ warm outside.
Present Simple ‘Yes / No’ Questions with ‘Be’
Make a question with ‘be’:
 They / hungry?:
 We / late?:
 You / tired?:
 He / French?:
 She / a teacher?:
 Harry and Lucy / from London?:
 I / early?:
 You / thirsty?:
 She / on the bus?:
 John / in the garden?:

Present Simple ‘Wh’ Questions with ‘Be’

Make a question with ‘be’:
 Where / John?:
 Why / they / hungry?:
 Where / we?:
 Who / you?:
 Why/he/late?:
 What / this?:
 Where / Jimmy ?:
 How old/she?:
 How/you?:
 Where / the station?:
 Present simple positive with ‘be’ – Mixed exercise 1
Make sentences with ‘be’ (positive, negative or question):
(he / be / French)
(we/not/be/cold)
(he / be / a footballer?)
(where / be / John?)
(we / be / German)
(he / not / be / a journalist)
(we / not / be / singers)
(you / be / a nurse?)
(they / be / from Libya)
(where / be / David?)
(you / be / hungry)
(they/not/be/at home)
(when / be / the party?)
(Julie and Ann / be / on the bus?)
(she / be / kind?)
(they / be / German?)
(you / be / late?)
(I / be / early?)
(you / be / from London?)
(they / be / sad)
Spelling Changes with Present Simple ‘S’
Put the verb into the present simple. Be sure you spell it correctly!
 She __________________ (play) tennis every Sunday.
 He __________________ (buy) a cup of coffee every morning.
 Julie __________________ (study) French at school.
 Luke __________________ (try) hard to be polite.
 She __________________ (enjoy) going swimming.
 Lucy __________________ (wash) her hair every day.
 John never __________________ (cry).
 My mother always __________________ (say) that love is more important than
money.
 I hope Julie __________________ (pass) the exam.
 The plane __________________ (fly) low over the airport.

Present Simple Positive with other verbs

Make positive present simple sentences:
he / go to school every day
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I / like swimming
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you / play badminton on Saturdays

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the class / begin at 9 a.m.

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they / sometimes go to the cinema

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she / love chocolate

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we / study French
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Present Simple Negative

Make negative present simple sentences:
(I / not / like coffee)
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(I / not / live in Paris)

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(she / not / come from Spain)

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(John / not / work in a bank)

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(they / not / get up at eight o’clock)

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(we / not / go to the cinema every Friday)

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(you / not / read the newspaper every day)

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Present Simple Yes / No Questions

Make present simple questions:
(you / like cake?)
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(she / live in London?)

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(they / hate studying?)

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(you / drink tea every morning?)

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(you smoke?)
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(he / play tennis on Saturdays?)

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(you / go shopping at the weekend?)

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Present Simple ‘Wh’ Questions
Make present simple ‘wh’ questions:
(where / you / go to school?)
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(what / you / do?)

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(where / John / come from?)

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(how long / it / take from London to Paris?)

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(how often / she / go to the cinema?)

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(how many children / you / have?)

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(when / you / get up?)

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Present Simple Mixed Exercises
Make the present simple (positive, negative or question):
(he / drive to work every day)
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(I / not / think you're right)

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(we / have enough time?)

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(I / eat cereal in the morning)

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(they / write e-mails every day?)

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(you / watch a lot of TV)

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(he / not / read the newspaper)

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(she / dance often?)

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(where / I / come on Mondays?)

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(what / you / do at the weekend?)

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(you / not / drink much tea)

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(how / he / travel to work?)

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Make the present simple, positive, negative or question:

 It _________________ (not / be) cold today.
 We _________________ (be) from Portugal.
 _________________ (we / make) too much noise at night?
 Where _________________ (Harry / study)?
 I _________________ (be) in a café now.
 _________________ (she / play) tennis every week?
 They _________________ (go) to the cinema every Wednesday.
 _________________ (she / be) a singer?
 You _________________ (find) the weather here cold.
 _________________ (they / be) on the bus?
 Lucy _________________ (ride) her bicycle to work.
 Why _________________ (he / be) in France?
 I _________________ (not / play) the piano often.
 _________________ (it / be) foggy today?
 We _________________ (not / be) late.
 They _________________ (not / like) animals.
 Where _________________ (you / be)?
 He _________________ (not / be) an accountant.
 _________________ (the dog / eat) chicken?
 She _________________ (be) my sister.