BİLKENT UNIVERSITY ENGLISH LANGUAGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM MATERIALS
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LEVEL: PRE-INTERMEDIATE/ A2.2
THEME: TITLE OF THE MATERIAL:
PRESENT SIMPLE
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PRISM 1 R&W Q SKILLS 1 R&W
PRISM 1 L&S Q SKILLS 1 L&S
Grammar OBJECTIVE(S):
PRESENT SIMPLE Students will have practiced using the Present Simple for
Permanent States
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PREPARED / ADAPTED BY: ELPP INSTRUCTORS
A. Write the 3rd person singular of the verbs:
1. I join - he joins 2. I like - he ………… 3. I kiss - he …………….
4. I fly - he ……………. 5. I watch - he ………… 6. I enjoy - he …………….
7. I talk - he ……………. 8. I go - he ………… 9. I teach - he ……………
10. I buy - she …………… 11. I finish - she ……….. 12. I cry - she ……………
B. Use the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences, as in the example:
1. I ..live.. (live) in Edinburgh.
2. He ………. (do) his homework every evening.
3. She’s a teacher. She ……….. (work) at primary school.
4. “Are you a singer?” “No, I’m a pilot. I ………….. (fly) aeroplanes.
5. Joan …………. (wash) her hair every day.
6. The museum …………….. (close) at seven in the evening.
7. Daniel ……………. (brush) his teeth every morning.
8. She ……………... (study) Science at university.
9. Every Saturday, Paul …………… (give) his dog a bath.
10. In the mornings, Betty …………… (take) her sister to school.
11. We ……… (go) to the swimming pool at the weekend.
12. John and Mary ………… (have) a cup of tea in the afternoon.
C. Use the words to write sentences as in the example:
1. he / every day / work / on the computer → He works on the computer every day.
2. Susana / at the weekend / do her laundry → ………………………………………………………….
3. My friends and I / at the weekend / go fishing → …………………………………………………….
4. he / every morning / read the newspaper → …………………………………………………………..
5. Sharon / exercise / in the morning → …………………………………………………………………
6. dinner / they / at 7:30 / eat → …………………………………………………………………………
D. Write questions and negative forms as in the example.
1. Tom lives in England. → Does Tom live in England? Tom doesn’t live in England.
2. Mr Simpson teaches Chemistry. →…………………………………………………………………..
3. You like playing computer games. → ……………………………………………………………….
4. John and Sue work in a café. → ……………………………………………………………………..
5. We do the shopping on Saturdays. → ……………………………………………………………….
6. The baby cries all the time. → ……………………………………………………………………….
E. Fill in do / don’t, does / doesn’t.
1. Sam speaks French, but he ……. Speak Russian. 2. Ann …… like jazz music but she likes pop music.
3. “…….. she play the saxophone?” “No, she ……”. 4. Where ….. you work?
5. He …….. go to school on Sunday. 6. What …... you have for dinner?
F. Match the questions to the answers.
1. What time does she get up? A. She goes to bed at 10:00.
2. How does she go to school? B. She walks to school.
3. Does she have breakfast every day? C. She gets up at 7:00.
4. What does she do in the afternoon? D. No, she doesn’t.
5. When does she go to bed? E. She does her homework.
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ANSWER KEY
A. Write the 3rd person singular of the verbs:
1. I join - he joins 2. I like - he likes 3. I kiss - he kisses
4. I fly - he flies 5. I watch - he watches 6. I enjoy - he enjoys
7. I talk - he talks 8. I go - he goes 9. I teach - he teaches
10. I buy - she buys 11. I finish - she finishes 12. I cry - she cries
B. Use the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences, as in the example:
1. I ..live.. (live) in Edinburgh.
2. He does his homework every evening.
3. She’s a teacher. She works at primary school.
4. “Are you a singer?” “No, I’m a pilot. I fly aeroplanes.
5. Joan washes her hair every day.
6. The museum closes at seven in the evening.
7. Daniel brushes his teeth every morning.
8. She studies Science at university.
9. Every Saturday, Paul gives) his dog a bath.
10. In the mornings, Betty takes her sister to school.
11. We goes to the swimming pool at the weekend.
12. John and Mary have a cup of tea in the afternoon.
C. Use the words to write sentences as in the example:
1. he / every day / work / on the computer → He works on the computer every day.
2. Susana / at the weekend / do her laundry → Susana does her laundry at the weekend.
3. My friends and I / at the weekend / go fishing → My friends and I go fishing at the weekend.
4. he / every morning / read the newspaper → He reads the newspaper every morning.
5. Sharon / exercise / in the morning → Sharon exercises in the morning.
6. dinner / they / at 7:30 / have → They have dinner at 7:30.
D. Write questions and negative forms as in the example.
1. Tom lives in England. → Does Tom live in England? Tom doesn’t live in England.
2. Mr Simpson teaches Chemistry. → Does Mr Simpson teach Chemistry? Mr Simpson doesn’t teach Chemistry.
3. You like playing computer games. → Do you like playing computer games? You don’t like playing computer
games.
4. John and Sue work in a café. → Do John and Sue work in a café? John and Sue don’t work in a café.
5. We do the shopping on Saturdays. → Do we do the shopping on Saturdays? We don’t do the shopping on
Saturdays.
6. The baby cries all the time. → Does the baby cry all the time? The baby doesn’t cry all the time.
E. Fill in do / don’t, does / doesn’t.
1. Sam speaks French, but he doesn’t Speak Russian. 2. Ann doesn’t like jazz music but she likes pop music.
3. “Does she play the saxophone?” “No, she doesn’t.” 4. Where do you work?
5. He doesn’t go to school on Sunday. 6. What do you have for dinner?
F. Match the questions to the answers.
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. E
5. A
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