PRESENT SIMPLE EASY GRAMMAR

Exercise 1: Circle the correct answer.

1. Police catch/ catches robbers.

2. My dad is a driver. He always wear/ wears a white coat.
3. They never drink/ drinks beer.
4. Lucy go/ goes window-shopping seven times a month.
5. She have/ has a pen.
6. Mary and Marcus eat out/ eats out everyday.
7. Mark usually watch/ watches TV before going to bed.
8. Maria is a teacher. She teach/ teaches students.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with “don’t or doesn’t”

1. I like tea.
2. He play football in the afternoon.
3. You go to bed at midnight.
4. They do the homework on weekends.
5. The bus _arrive at 8.30 a.m.
6. My brother finish work at 8 p.m.
7. Our friends live in a big house.
8. The cat _ like me.
Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with present simple

1. She (not study) on Saturday.

2. He (have) a new haircut today.
3. I usually (have) _ breakfast at 6.30.
4. Peter (not/ study) very hard. He never gets high scores.
5. My mother often (teach) me English on Saturday evenings.
6. I like Math and she (like) Literature.
7. My sister (wash) the dishes every day.
8. They (not/ have) breakfast every morning.
Exercise 4: Write the sentences with the correct verbs in present simple and adverbs.
1. My brothers (sleep) on the floor. (often)
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2. He (stay) up late? (sometimes)
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3. I (do) the housework with my brother. (always)
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4. Peter and Mary (come) to class on time. (never)
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5. Why Johnson (get) good marks? (always)
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6. You (go) shopping? (usually)
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7. She (cry). (seldom)
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8. My father (have) popcorn. (never)
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Exercise 5: Write the sentences with the correct verbs in present simple.

1. she/ not/ sleep late on weekends =>

2. we/ not/ believe/ ghost =>
3. you/ understand the question? =>
4. they/ not/ work late on Fridays =>
5. David/ want some coffee? =>
6. she/ have three daughters =>
7. when/ she/ go to her Chinese class? =>
8. why/ I/ have to clean up? =>

Exercise 6: Complete the following sentences using the forms of present simple tense of verbs in
brackets.
Question 1: The earth_________(go) around the sun.
Question 2: Angela usually__________(leave) for work at 8:00 A.M.
Question 3: Liz________(get up) at 6 o’clock every morning.
Question 4: In the summer, John often_____(play) tennis once or twice a week.
Question 5: What time you usually_____(get) home after work?
Question 6: The swimming pool_____(open) at 9:00 and_____(close) at 6:30 every day.
Question 7: Every year I_____(visit) Britain to improve my English.
Question 8: In the United State, elementary education is compulsory. All children _____ (study) six
years of elementary school.
Question 9: I_____(not like) feel going to the library to study this afternoon.
Question 10: American people usually_____(have) their biggest meal in the evening.
Question 11: - Can you tell me when the train for HCM city_____(leave)? - In fifteen minutes. At 7.05.
Question 12: Of course, you are Lisa, aren’t you? I_____(recognize) you now.
Question 13: I can see from what you say that your mornings are very busy! But what you (do)_____in
the afternoons?
Question 14: Before our director_____(come back), I_____(want) to remind
everyone that we should not use the internet on personal purposes.
Question 15: - Are you writing to him now?
- Yes, I always_____(write) to him on his birthday. You_____ (want) to send any message?
- Certainly.

Exercise 7: Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in present simple.
1. My mom always delicious meals. (make)
2. Charlie _ eggs. (not eat)
3. Susie _ shopping every week. (go)
4. Minh and Hoa to work by bus every day? (go)
5. your parents with your decision? (agree)
6. Where he from? (come)
7. Where your father (work)
8. Jimmy usually the trees. (not water)
9. Who the washing in your house? (do)
10. They out once a month. (eat)

Exercise 8: Fill in the blanks with present simple

1. The flight (start)____________________at 6 a.m every Thursday.
2. I like Math and she (like)_________________Literature.
3. I (bake)__________cookies twice a month.
4. My best friend (write)__________to me every week.
5. Jane always__________(take care) of her sister.
6. My family (have)__________a holiday in December every year.
7. Martha and Kevin______________(swim) twice a week.
8. She______(help) the kids of the neighborhood.
9. Mike (be)________ humous. He always_______________(tell) us funny stories.
 10. Jack and I (be)________________my friends.
Exercise 9: Each sentence has a mistake. Now find and correct it.
1. I often gets up early to catch the bus to go to work.
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2. She teach students in a local secondary school.

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3. They doesn’t own a house. They still have to rent one to live.
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4. Bui Tien Dung am a famous goalkeeper in the National Football Team.
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7. What do your sister do?
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8. John and Harry doesn’t go swimming in the lake.
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9. Liam speak Chinese very well.
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10. How often does she goes shopping in the supermarket?
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11. Our dogs aren’t eat bones.
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12. Daisy’s parents is very friendly and helpful.
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Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous.
1. My brothers ____________ (not watch) TV now.
2. I ____________ (study) English at school five periods a week.
3. My cat ____________ (not sleep) at the moment.
4. What ____________ your mother ____________ (do) every morning?
5. What’s that noise? - Carl ____________ (play) the piano.
6. My best friend ____________ (not play) football every weekend.
7. ____________ Angelina ____________ (always wear) skirts?
8. That girl over there ____________ (wear) a beautiful dress.
9. They sometimes ____________ (play) chess during break time.
10. Katy ____________ (open) the windows because it’s too hot inside.
11. I ____________ (not think) this is a good idea.
12. Don’t disturb him. He ____________ (try) to sleep.
13. You ____________ (talk) a lot! Stop it a moment please.
14. Shops ____________ (close) late on Saturday and Sunday nights.
15. Jim ____________ (never drink) lemonade or soft drink at night.
16. Teachers ____________ (usually travel) with students in summer.
17. ____________ the students ____________ (travel) to school by bus?
18. What social media ____________ you ____________ (usually read)?
19. ____________ you ____________ (watch) the television? Can I turn it off?
20. We __________ (usually go) to Da Lat on holiday, but this week we ____________ (go) to Phu
Quoc.
21. My sister (get)______________ dressed and (brush)_______________her teeth herself at 6.30
everyday.
22. Mrs. Smith (not live)____________in downtown. She (rent)___________in an apartment in the
suburb.
23. How _________your children (go)_________________to school everyday?
24. It's 9 o'clock in the morning. Lien (be)________in her room. She (listen) _______________to
music.
25. We________________(play) soccer in the yard now.
26. My father (go)___________ to work by bike. Sometimes he (walk)______________.
27. My house (be)_________in the city and it (be)_________small.
28. Every morning, we (have)__________breakfast at 7.00 am.
29. This (be)________a book and there (be)_________pens.
30. Mr. Quang (live)____________in the countryside. He (have)__________a big garden.