PRESENT SIMPLE
Exercise 1. Give the correct form of verbs.
1. I am at school at the weekend.
2. She doesn’t study on Friday.
3. My students are not/ aren’t hard working.
4. He has a new haircut today.
5. I usually have breakfast at 7.00.
6. Does she live in a house?
7. Where are your children?
8. My sister works in a bank.
9. Dog likes meat.
10. She lives in Florida
11. I rarely (go) _______ out in the evening, but Mary often (go) _______ out with her friends in the
evening.
12. My young brother never (play) _______ tennis, but he usually (watch) _______ it on TV.
13. You _______ (like) her? - No, I don't.
14. It (often/ not/ rain) _______ in the dry-season.
15. The sun (rise) _______ in the East and (set) _______ in the West.
16. The water (boil) _______ at 100 C.
17. Lan (brush) _______ her teeth four times a day so they (be) _______ very white and beautiful.
18. Susan usually (get) _______ up early in the morning. She often (have) _______ breakfast at 6.30
and her work (start) _______ at 7.00 and (finish) _______ at 11.30 a.m.
19. Minh (try/ always) _______ to finish his homework before going out with his friends.
20. She (usually/ not/ finish) _______ her homework before going to play tennis.
Exercise 2: Choose phrase that best completes each sentence below.
1. I don’t stay/ doesn’t stay at home.
2. We don’t wash/ doesn’t wash the family car.
3. Doris don’t do/ doesn’t do her homework.
4. They don’t go/ doesn’t go to bed at 8.30 p.m.
5. Kevin don’t open/ doesn’t open his workbook.
6. Our hamster don’t eat/ doesn’t eat apples.
7. You don’t chat/ doesn’t chat with your friends.
8. She don’t use/ doesn’t use a ruler.
9. Max, Frank and Steve don’t skate/ doesn’t skate in the yard.
10. The boy don’t throw/ doesn’t throw stones.
Exercise 3. Fill in the correct auxiliary verb to make negative sentences.
1. I don’t like tea.
2. He doesn’t play football in the afternoon.
3. You don’t go to bed at midnight.
4. They don’t do homework on weekends.
5. The bus doesn’t arrive at 8.30 a.m.
6. My brother doesn’t finish work at 8 p.m.
7. Our friends don’t live in a big house.
8. The cat doesn’t like me.
Exercise 4. Rewrite the following sentences in negative form.
1. She feeds the animals.
- She does not feed/ doesn't feed the animals.
2. We take photos.
- We do not take/ don't take photos.
3. Sandy does the housework every Thursday.
- Sandy does not do/ doens't do the housework every Thursday.
4. The boys have two rabbits.
- The boys do not have/ don't have two rabbits.
5. Simon can read English books.
- Simon can not read/ can't read English books.
6. He listens to the radio every evening.
- He does not listen/ doesn't listen to the radio every evening.
7. Annie is the best singer of our school.
- Annie is not/ isn't the best singer of our school.
8. The children are at home.
- The children are not/ aren't at home.
9. The dog runs after the cat.
- The dog does not run/ doesn't run after the cat.
10. Lessons always finish at 3 o'clock.
- Lessons don't/ do not always finish at 3 o'clock.
Exercise 5. Put the verbs into the correct form.
1. She doesn’t study on Saturday.
2. He has a new haircut today.
3. I usually have breakfast at 6.30
4. Peter doesn’t study (does not study) very hard. He never gets high scores.
5. My mother often teaches me English on Saturday evenings.
6. I like Math and she likes Physics
7. My sister washes dishes every day.
8. They don’t have (do not have ) breakfast every morning.
Exercise 6. Write in a complete sentence.
⇒ Do they wear suits to work?
Eg: They / wear suits to work?
1. She / not / sleep late at the weekends
She doesn’t sleep late at the weekends.
2. we / not / believe the Prime Minister
We don’t believe the Prime Minister.
3. you / understand the question?
Do you understand the question?
4. David / want some coffee?
Does David want some coffee?
5. when / she / go to her Chinese class?
When does she go to her Chinese class?
6. why / I / have to clean up?
Why do I have to clean up?
7. they / not / work late on Fridays
They don’t work late on Fridays.
8. she / have three daughters
She has three daughters.
Excercise 7. Hoàn thành các câu hỏi sau.
1. How/ you/ go to school/ ?
How do you go to school?
2. What/ you/ do/ ?
What do you do?
3. Where/ John/ come from/ ?
Where does John come from?
4. How long/ it/ take from London to Paris/ ?
How long does it take from London to Paris?
5. How often/ she/ go to the cinema/ ?
How often does she go to the cinema?
6. When/ you/ get up/ ?
When do you get up?
7. How often/ you/ study English/ ?
How often do you study English?
8. What time/ the film/ start/ ?
What time does the film start?
9. Where/ you/ play tennis/ ?
Where do you play tennis?
[Link] sports/ Lucy/ like/ ?
What sports does Lucy like?
Exercise 8. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
My cousin, Peter (have) has a dog. It (be) is an intelligent pet with a short tail and big black eyes. Its
name (be) is Kiki and it (like) likes eating pork. However, it (never/ bite) never bites anyone;
sometimes it (bark) barks when strange guests visit. To be honest, it (be) is very friendly. It (not/
like) does not like (doesn’t like) eating fruits, but it (often/ play) often plays with them. When the
weather (become) becomes bad, it (just/ sleep) just sleeps in his cage all day. Peter (play) plays with
Kiki every day after school. There (be) are many people on the road, so Peter (not/ let) does not let
(doesn’t let) the dog run on the road. He (often/ take) often takes Kiki to a large field to enjoy the
peace there. Kiki (sometimes/ be) is sometimes naughty, but Peter loves it very much.
Exercise 9. Find and correct the mistakes.
1. What does they wear at their school?
2. Do he go to the library every week?
3. Windy always watch TV at 9 p.m before going to bed at 10 p.m.
4. Sometimes, we goes swimming together with her family.
5. How does Linda carries such a heavy bag? 6. I often goes to the movies with my darling at
weekends.
7. Lan sometimes watchs TV in her free time.
8. Laura don't like watching action films on TV.
9. I and Ha don't likes reading this book.
10. What do Mrs Jane usually do in her free time?
11. Long and Minh is good students. They are good at learning English.
12. Our first lesson starts often at 7.00 a.m everyday.
13. My friends usually play badminton when they has free time.
14. Minh isn't sometimes play football with his friends on Sunday.
15. Marry usually spendes two hours a day speaking Vietnamese with her friend "Thao".
Exercise 10. Make questions for the given answers.
1. Do you work as an engineer?
2. Does she teach mathematics?
3. Do they sell fresh vegetables?
4. Does he run 5 km every morning?
5. Do we meet on Thursdays?
6. Does the movie start at 7 PM?
7. Does the boy have a new bicycle?
8. Do I know the answer?
9. Do birds build nests?
10. Do you need help?