Lesson 3b - Grammar - Present Simple

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Exercise 1

Open the brackets using Present Simple

1. The girls always (to listen) ____ to pop music.
2. Janet never (to wear) ____ jeans.
3. Mr Smith (to teach) ____ Spanish and French.
4. You (to do) ____ your homework after school.
5. I usually ____ (go) to school.
6. You ____ (play) basketball once a week.
7. He always ____ (tell) us funny stories.
8. She never ____ (help) me with that!
9. Martha and Kevin ____ (swim) twice a week.
10. In this club people usually ____ (dance) a lot.
11. Linda ____ (take care) of her sister.

Exercise 2

Make questions using Present Simple

1. you / to speak / English ?
2. when / he / to go / home ?
3. they / to clean / the bathroom ?
4. where / she / to ride / her bike ?
5. Billy / to work / in the supermarket?
6. you /go/ to work by train?
7. she /drink/ coffee every morning?
8. They/ travel/ often?

Exercise 3

Open the brackets forming negative form in Present Simple

1. She ____ e-mails. (not/to write)
2. My parents ____ fish. (not/to like)
3. ____ Anne ____ any hobbies. ( not to have)
4. Andy's brother ____ in an office. (not to work)
5. Tom ____ (not to work) every day.
6. They ____ (not to visit) us often.
7. I (not to like) ____ lemonade very much.

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Open the brackets using Present Simple or Present Continuous

1. What is he doing? He ____ at his desk. (sit)
2. Listen, someone ____ at the door. (knock)
3. On my way home I usually ____ to drink a cup of coffee. (stop)
4. Architects ____ plans of the buildings. (make)
5. Look at Betty: she ____ the piano. (play)
6. At this moment I ____ my pupils' exercises. (correct)
7. Where are you? I ____ my lessons in the study. (prepare)
8. She ____ a lot of money. (earn)
9. Chris ____ near the table. (stand)
10. We often ____ tea for breakfast. (take)
11. I must run home, mother ____ for me. (wait)
12. The telephone often ____ during supper. (ring)
13. Stephen ____ a cigarette now. (smoke)
14, It ____ in autumn. (rain)
15. They usually ____ the ten o'clock bus. (catch)
16. Every Monday, Sally (drive) ____ her kids to football practice.
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