The Present Simple Tense
1) Complete the sentences with present simple of the verbs in brackets in order to express repeated actions. 1. They usually (go) to school by bus. 2. The child always (understand) what you say. 3. The car (go) fast every time. 4. He often (eat) a cake. 5. Boys (play) football twice a week. 6. Mary and John (be) usually late to work. 7. I (visit) London every four years. 8. They (be) often here in time. 9. We (drink) lemonade three times a month. 10. The cat always (smell) the sofa. 2) Make negative and interrogative sentences after the ones above. 4) Complete the sentences with
present simple of the verbs in brackets in order to express 3) Make negative sentences. permanent situations. 1. I (live) in Focsani, Romania. 2. They (not/like) 1. My father makes breakfast. coffee. 2. They are eleven. 3. We (love) pizza. 3. She writes a letter. 4. The cook (cook) a 4. I speak Italian. great soup. 5. Danny phones his father on 5. She (smoke) a Sundays. little too much. 6. I like lemonade very much. 6. I (prefer) water 7. The girls always listen to pop to beer. music. 7. English (be) 9) Put the verbs in brackets 8. Janet never wear jeans. into the present simple in the negative form. spoken all over the world. 9. Mr. Smith teach Spanish and 8. She (love) him 1. every week. French. They (visit) their parents very much. 2. I (climb) the Himalayas. 10. You do your homework after 9. My the verbs in 5) Complete the sentences with present simple ofparents 3. school. He (eat) strawberries. (travel) a lot. brackets in order to express general truths. 4. She (wash) the dishes every morning. 10. They (watch) 5. They (feed) the chickens T.V. too day. twice a much. 1. Boys (like) girls. 2. The Earth (revolve) round the Sun. 10) Complete the sentences with the present simple of the verbs in 3. Birds (fly) brackets. 4. Heat (expand) gas. 5. Cats (hate) mice. 1) She this envelope. (like) 2) The chair in the classroom. (be) 3) They football every day. (play) Now make negative and interrogative sentences after the ones 4) How old you? I 12 years old. (be) above. I psychology. (study) 5)
6) Complete the sentences with present simple of the verbs in brackets in order to express future actions as part of a schedule (an official action i.e. the schedule of a bus). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The The The The The train (leave) in 10 minutes. academic year (start) in October. bus (arrive) at noon. hotel reservation (expire) at 12 oclock. plane (land) in 15 minutes.
Now make negative and interrogative sentences after the ones above.