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5.2. Grammar: review of the present simple tense

1) Put the verb into the present simple. Be sure you spell it correctly!

1. She __________________ (play) tennis every Sunday.

2. He __________________ (buy) a cup of coffee every morning.

3. Julie __________________ (study) French at school.

4. Luke __________________ (try) hard to be polite.

5. She __________________ (enjoy) going swimming.

6. Lucy __________________ (wash) her hair every day.

7. John never __________________ (cry).

8. My mother always __________________ (say) that love is more important than money.

9. I hope Julie __________________ (pass) the exam.

10. The plane __________________ (fly) low over the airport.

2) Make the present simple, positive, negative or question.

1. I _________________ (be) in a café now.

2. _________________ (she / play) tennis every week?

3. They _________________ (go) to the cinema every Wednesday.

4. _________________ (she / be) a singer?

5. You _________________ (find) the weather here cold.

6. _________________ (they / be) on the bus?

7. Lucy _________________ (ride) her bicycle to work.

8. Why _________________ (he / be) in France?

9. I _________________ (not / play) the piano often.

10. It _________________ (not / be) cold today.

11. We _________________ (be) from Portugal.

12. _________________ (we / make) too much noise at night?

13. Where _________________ (Harry / study)?

14. _________________ (it / be) foggy today?

15. We _________________ (not / be) late.

16. They _________________ (not / like) animals.

17. Where _________________ (you / be)?

18. He _________________ (not / be) an accountant.

19. _________________ (the dog / eat) chicken?

20. She _________________ (be) my sister.


3) Make negative present simple sentences.

1. (I / not / like coffee)

2. (I / not / live in Paris)

3. (she / not / come from Spain)

4. (John / not / work in a bank)

5. (they / not / get up at eight o'clock)

6. (we / not / go to the cinema every Friday)

7. (you / not / read the newspaper every day)

8. (he / not / go to school in France)

9. (we / not / watch TV in the evening)

10. (I / not / have a shower in the morning)

11. (she / not / drink tea every afternoon)

12. (they / not / visit their parents at the weekend)

13. (you / not / study English very often)

14. (it / not / rain here in the summer)

15. (we / not / go out on Tuesday nights)

16. (he / not / like cabbage)
17. (the sun / not / go round the earth)
18. (she / not / play the piano)
19. (I / not / smoke)
20. (Julie and Lucy / not / play football)


Present Simple Yes / No Questions


4) Complete the questions and write true short answers. Use: do/does/don’t/doesn’t.
Example: Do you speak Arabic? Yes. I do.
1. ______ you study hard ? …………………………….

2. ______ your mother speak French? …………………………….
3. ______ your grandparents live in the city? …………………………….
4. ______ you and your friends like basketball ? …………………………….
5. ______ your father speak English? …………………………….


5) Make present simple questions. Write positive and negative short answers
1. (you / like cake?)
2. (she / live in London?)
3. (they / hate studying?)
4. (you / drink tea every morning?)
5. (you smoke?)
6. (he / play tennis on Saturdays?)
7. (you / go shopping at the weekend?)
8. (you / drink alcohol?)
9. (she / work in an office?)
10. (they / study French?)
11. (you / meet your friends on Fridays?)
12. (you / read a lot?)
13. (John / come from New Zealand?)
14. (they / like pizza?)
15. (we / arrive at 9 pm?)
16.
(it / snow here in winter?)
17. (Lucy / study History?)
18. (I / work as a teacher?)
19. (he / eat rice often?)
20. (you / like coffee?)


6) Use the given verbs to write affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. Be sure you punctuate them correctly!


affirmative

negative

interrogative

1. go

My little brother goes to the gym every day.

My little brother does not/ doesn’t go to the gym every day.

Does your little brother go to the gym everyday?

2. drink




3. eat




4. have




5. be




6. like




7. watch




8. study




9. watch




10. play