Grammar Check A

Name: _______________________________________ Class: ______

1.2 Present Simple: affirmative and negative; adverbs of frequency

1 Complete the gaps with the correct form of the verbs. Use affirmative (+) or negative (–) forms.
0 Paulo likes (like) reading novels. (+)
1 Peter __________ (go) out with his friends in the evening. (+)
2 Carmen __________ (study) German in her free time. (+)
3 Hans __________ (play) basketball with his friends. (–)
4 Sylvia __________ (watch) TV every night. (+)
5 I __________ (understand) most poems. (–)
6 We ________ (paint) pictures at the weekend. (+)
7 David and Frank __________ (want) to live in a village. (–)
8 I __________ (have) a shower in the mornings. (–)
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2 Rewrite the sentences with the adverbs of frequency (in brackets) in the correct places.
0 I do homework on Saturday. (NEVER)
I never do homework on Saturday.
1 Olivia plays chess at the weekend. (OFTEN)
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2 We wake up early on weekdays. (ALWAYS)
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3 The children see their grandparents in the holidays. (SOMETIMES)
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4 My friends are on time for school. (USUALLY)
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5 I am tired after a day at school. (OFTEN)
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6 Karl listens to music in the evening. (NEVER)
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7 Sally is late for work. (SOMETIMES)
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Grammar Check A

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