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Present Simple Grammar Exercises

The document contains exercises focused on the present simple tense, including affirmative, negative, and question forms. It provides sentences for students to complete, as well as prompts for creating negative sentences and short answers. The exercises aim to reinforce understanding and usage of the present simple tense in various contexts.

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Present Simple Grammar Exercises

The document contains exercises focused on the present simple tense, including affirmative, negative, and question forms. It provides sentences for students to complete, as well as prompts for creating negative sentences and short answers. The exercises aim to reinforce understanding and usage of the present simple tense in various contexts.

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Present simple: affirmative, negative, questions.

Exercises.

Use the present simple affirmative.

1. I ________ (go) shopping with my brother.

2. We sometimes ________ (use) a dictionary in class.

3. My friends ________ (study) Italian at their school.

4. School ________ (finish) at three o´clock.

[Link] ________ (live) near me.

6. He ________(like) rap music.

7. She ________ (do) her homework before dinner.

8. We ________ (play) tennis in school on Wednesday afternoon.

9. I ________ (watch) TV in the evening.

10. My mother ________ (teach) art.

Write the sentences in negative.

1. I study French. _____________________________________________

2. School finishes at two o´clock.

_____________________________________________

3. You copy from other students.

______________________________

Write the sentences and finish the short answers.

1. live / at / you / Do / school / ?

_____________________________________________

No, ___________________

2. in / students / Do / the canteen / ? / eat

_____________________________________________

Yes, ___________________

3. to school / your brother / on Saturday / ? / Does / go


_____________________________________________

No, ___________________

4. live / near / Do / your friends / you / ?

_____________________________________________

Yes, ___________________

5. at / school/ finish / Does / three o´clock / ?

_____________________________________________

No, ___________________

Present simple.

1. I _________ (play) tennis after school.

2. You _________ (start) school at nine o´clock.

3. We _________ (have) lunch at school.

4. They _________ (watch) TV after dinner.

5. She _________ (not get up) at seven o´clock.

6. We _________ (go) to bed at nine o´clock.

7. What time _________ I _________ (get) up?

8. What _________ she _________ (do) after school?

9. He _________ (play) football.

4. We think English is easy.

_____________________________________________

5. My friends play volleyball.

_____________________________________________

6. I watch TV on Saturday morning.

_____________________________________________

7. She speaks Chinese.

_____________________________________________
8. The dog likes cats.

_____________________________________________

9. They listen to pop music.

_____________________________________________

10. I play with my hamster every day.

_____________________________________________

Write the sentences and finish the short answers.

1. live / at / you / Do / school / ?

_____________________________________________

No, ___________________

2. in / students / Do / the canteen / ? / eat

_____________________________________________

Yes, ___________________

Present simple, odpowiednie formy

11. My mother _________ (start) work at half past seven.

12. What _________ they _________ (do) in the evening?

13. How _________ you _________ (spell) that in English?

14. Brian _________ (get) up at eight o´clock.

15. Where _________ John and Martin _________ (go ?

16. Serena _________ (not know) what to do.

17. Wendy _________ (not like) to do shopping.

18. My grandfather _________ (not live) in London.

19. My sisters _________ (walk) to school every day.

20. My best friend _________ (like) math.

21. My brother and I _________ (have) breakfast half past seven.


22. My cousin _________ (study) biology.

23. We _________ (go) to the cinema at the weekend.

24. When _________ Mary _________ (start) school?

25. Gill _________ (not work) in a supermarket.

Present simple.

1. Ana _________ (not watch) TV.

2. Peter _________ (not study) French.

3. Javi _________ (watch) TV.

4. Antonio _________ (play) computer games.

5. Luis Miguel _________ (not read) magazines.

6. _________ María _________ (listen) to music?

7. _________ Beatriz _________ (tidy) her room?

8. My parents _________ (read) the newspaper.

9. When _________ your brother _________ (surf) the internet?

10. Who _________ you _________ (play) football with?

11. What _________ your sister _________ (do) on Saturday?

12. Blanca _________ (go) to a sleepover.

13. Isabel _________ (not phone) a friend.

14. I _________ (eat) a hamburger every weekend.

15. My Mum _________ (like) classical music.

16. I _________ (not eat) pizza.

17. I _________ (drink) water.

18. Gonzalo _________ (help) his friends with their homework.

19. Carlos _________ (make) people laugh.

20. Alan _________ (not like) talking to new people.

21. Chris _________ (do) the housework for her parents.


22. I _________ (want) to join Daniel´s fan club.

23. Isabel and I _________ (see) each other every week.

24. Linda _________ (wear) new clothes.

25. Derek and Sam _________ (wear) striped T-shirts.

Present Simple.

1. Uncle Joe _________ (wear) glasses.

2. Ducks _________ (love) water.

3. The sun _________ (rise) in the east.

4. The children _________ (not go) to school by bus.

5. Juanma _________ (enjoy) singing.

6. Jesus _________ (not lend) me his bike.

7. Monkeys _________ (like) bananas.

8. Pepi _________ (not collect) stamps.

9. The earth _________ (go) around the sun.

10. It often _________ (snow) in winter.

11. We _________ (wash) our hands.

12. We _________ (eat) three meals a day.

13. _________ he _________ (type) very fast?

14. Lucía _________ (work) at the court.

15. Everyone _________ (make) mistakes.

16. Winter _________ (not come) after spring.

17. _________ you _________ (like) my new bike?

18. _________ she _________ (walk) to school?

19. Pedro _________ (speak) English very well.

20. My dog _________ (bark) very loudly.

21. _________ Sara _________ (read) in bed?


22. _________ babies _________ (sleep) during the day?

23. Eva _________ (try) not to disturb.

24. Eagles _________ (fly) high in the sky.

25. My sister _________ (cook) all our meals.

Common questions

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The present simple tense is used for fixed schedules and timetables because it conveys certainty and regularity. For instance, "School finishes at three o'clock" reflects an unchanging schedule similar to "My grandfather does not live in London" signaling a permanent situation .

The present simple tense is often used to describe habitual actions, i.e., actions that occur regularly. For example, "I play tennis after school" and "We go to the cinema at the weekend" illustrate habitual routines .

The choice between 'do' and 'does' depends on the subject of the sentence. 'Does' is used with third-person singular subjects (he, she, it), such as in "Does she walk to school?" For all other subjects, 'do' is used, as in "Do they listen to music?" .

In present simple questions, the auxiliary 'do' or 'does' is placed before the subject, followed by the base verb, such as "Do you live at school?" A short negative answer would be "No, I don't." Another example is "Does he play football?" with a potential short affirmative answer being "Yes, he does" .

Adverbs of frequency (always, often, sometimes, never) specify how often an action occurs in the present simple tense. For example, "We sometimes use a dictionary in class" or "He never goes shopping on Sundays" shows the integration of frequency with routine actions .

Questions about frequency or routines in present simple tense often start with auxiliary verbs followed by the subject and yearn for answers about habits. For instance, "How often do you eat hamburgers?" explores routine dietary habits .

Present simple tense is ideal for stating facts or general truths. Examples include "The sun rises in the east" and "The earth goes around the sun"—these statements convey truths that are universally accepted .

In the present simple tense, affirmative sentences typically use the base form of the verb (e.g., "I write"). However, to form negative sentences, auxiliary verbs like 'do not' or 'does not' are added before the base verb, for example, "I do not write" or "He does not write" .

In present simple tense, if the subject is third-person singular (he, she, it), an -s is added to the base form of the verb (e.g., "He plays"). For all other subjects, the base form is used without an -s (e.g., "They play").

In the present simple tense, third-person singular forms require the verb to end in -s or -es (e.g., "He likes" or "She watches"). This rule applies to all regular verbs except modal verbs, which remain unchanged. Third-person singular alters the verb form to ensure subject-verb agreement .

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