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Simple present Tense

Past Future

Present

When to use it?

True in the present

General He works on Happy Street.
facts/truths
She is sixty years old.
The Earth is not at. We live in New York.
The sun rises in the east.
Water boils at 100 degrees C.

Future
timetables/schedules
Habits

I always drink water at work. My train arrives tomorrow.

She gets up at 7 a.m. every day. We y to Paris on Monday.
They usually eat dinner at home.
Classes begin next
week.

Any changes in verb form?

If the subjects are

I, You,
+ s/es/ies He, She, It + s/es/ies
We, They
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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words.

1.I ________________ (go) to school every day.

2.My cat ________________ (like) eating sh.
3.Tom ________________ (watch) TV every night.
4.They ________________ (play) football after school.
5.The children ________________ (have) their piano lesson
today.
6.It ________________ (be) hot in the summer.
7.Ivan ________________ (smile) all the time.
8.The dog ________________ (have) a bone.

Write in the correct answers.

1.Rabbits _________ at night. a) sleeps b) sleep

2.I _________ hard-working. a) am b) is

3.Paul _________ to the beach in summer. a) go b) goes

4.The boys _________ football every day. a) play b) plays

5.You _________ tired every night. a) is b) are

6.She _________ to her friends all the time. a) talk b) talks

7.The babies _________ milk every morning. a) has b) have

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words.

Peggy 1. __________ (get) up early every morning. She 2.

___________ (have) breakfast at seven o’clock. She 3. __________

(go) to school on foot. She 4. _______________ (see) her friend at

the park. They 5. _____________ (walk) to school. The bell 6.

__________ (ring) at eight o’clock. They 7. _____________ (have) a

good time at school. They 8. _______ (go) home at three o’clock.

Fill in the blanks.

1.I __________________ (like) ice cream.

2.It ______________ (be) my new dress. Mum _______________

(buy) it for me.

3.You ___________________ (be) cute.

4.The moon __________________ (come) out at

night.

5.I ___________________ (have) some owers.

6.Peter and Jane ___________________ (talk) to me every day.

7.You ___________________ (eat) carrots every morning.

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Fill in the blanks using the negative form of the simple

present tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. Rice does not grow (grow) in cold countries.

2. The old lady ________________________ (watch) television very often.

3. Peter _________________________ (go) to school by bus. He goes on foot.

4. I like watching films but I __________________ (go) to the cinema very often.

5. The hat _______________________ (belong) to Judy. It’s mine.

6. Betty __________________ (like) swimming. They prefer dancing.

8. Vegetarians _______________________ (eat) meat or fish.

9. My sister has a car but she _______________________ (drive) very often.

.Correct the mistake in each line.

1. Paul do not study hard but he often gets good marks.

2. My sister is happy because she does not has any homework to do today.

3. It dosen't snow in Hong Kong.

4. Does Johnny needs a dictionary?

5. Dont play near the river. It is dangerous.

Make a sentence using the following 2 words in simple present tense.

swans visit
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Change the following sentences into questions. Then answer the questions
using the words in brackets. The first one has been done for you.

1. Firemen take sick people to hospital. (put out fire)

Do firemen take sick people to hospital?
No, they don’t. They put out fire.

2. Spiders have six legs. (eight legs)

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3. My uncle celebrates Lunar New Year. (Christmas)
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4. Robert and Catherine use chopsticks. (forks and knives)
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5. The weather report says that it will be sunny tomorrow. (cloudy)
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Write some fun facts about an animal of your choice. Use simple present
tense. Finish by drawing a picture of the animal in the box.

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