Present Simple

Third Person
Use the in italics to complete the sentences.
1. brush Anita brushes her hair every morning.
2. teach Alex _______________
teaches English.
3. fix A mechanic _______________
fixes cars.
4. drink Sonya _______________
drinks tea every afternoon.
5. watch Joon-Kee _______________ television at night.
watches
6. kiss Peter _______________
kisses his children good night.
7. wear worn
Tina _______________ jeans to class.
8. wash Eric _______________
washes dishes.
9. walk Jessica _______________
walks her dog twice each day.
stretches
10. stretch, yawn When Don gets up in the morning, he _______________ yaws
and _______________.

Use the words in italics to complete the sentences.

11. pay Boris pays his bills on time.

12. cry cries
Our baby _____________ at night.
13. study studies
Paul _______________ at the library every day.
14. stay Jean _______________
stays home at night.
15. fly Kunio is a pilot. He_______________
flies a plane.
16. carry carries
Carol _______________ her books to class.
17. pray prays
Jack _______________ every day.
18. buy buys
Ann _______________ new clothes.
19. worry Tina is a good student, but she _______________
worries about her grades.
20. enjoy enjoys
Don _______________ good food.

Use the given VERBS to complete the sentence

21. do Pierre ___does__ his homework.

22. do do
Mel __________ our homework
23. have have
Yoko _______________ their books.
24. have has
Ali _______________ a car.
25. go Bill _______________
goes to school every day.
26. go My friend _______________
go to the beach.
27. do do
Anna _______________ her homework.
28. do Jill _______________
do exercises in class every day.
go goes
29. go, go Roberto _________ downtown every weekend. He _________ shopping with his wife.
30. have Jessica _____________ a snack every night around ten.
have
Complete the sentences with the names of the jobs from the box.

barman postman receptionist interpreter pilot

accountant shopkeeper nurse architect journalist

1. postman
A _________________ delivers letters.
2. shopkeeper
A _________________ sells things.
accountant
3. An ________________ looks after money.
4. A _________________
barman serves drinks.
5. A _________________
receptionist gives people information.
6. An ________________
architect designs buildings.
7. A _________________ flies to different countries.
pilot
8. A _________________
nurse looks after people in a hospital.
9. A _________________
journalist writes for a newspaper.
10. An ________________
a interpreter translates from one language to another.

Complete the sentences using the verbs in the box.

act babysit play report sing teach write

1. Mark is a writer. He _______________

report travel books.
2. Jessica is a news reporter. She _______________
write the news.
3. Steve is a teacher. He _______________
teach journalism.
4. act
Matt Damon and Robin Williams are actors. They _______________ in movies.
5. Kelly is a babysitter. She _______________
babysit for the Olsons.
6. sings
Céline Dion is a singer. She _______________ in French and English.
7. Ronaldo and Mario are footballers. They _______________
plays football.

Make the sentences negative.

1. Keiko works at weekends.

Keiko doesn’t work at weekends.
2. My brother wears a uniform at work.
my brother don't wear a uniform
___________________________________________________________________
3. He goes to the supermarket every day.
___________________________________________________________________
He doesn't go to the supermarket
4. Barbara drives to work.
Barbara doesn't drive to work
___________________________________________________________________
5. He has a lot of free time in the evenings.
He don't have a lot of free time in the evenings
___________________________________________________________________
6. She watches TV every morning.
She doesn't watch tv every morning
___________________________________________________________________
Complete the sentences in the negative form. Use don’t or doesn’t.

1. don't want a
We want pizza, but we _______________ dessert.
2. doesn't
The restaurant has ice-cream, but it _______________ have apple pie.
3. I speak Spanish, but I _______________
don't speak Portuguese.
4. doesn't need
Kelly and Ken need a computer, but they _______________ a TV.
5. don't like
We like coffee, but we _______________ tea.
6. My sister wants a dog, but she _______________
doesn't want a cat.
7. You have mistakes in exercise 1, but you _______________
doesn't have mistakes in exercise 2.
8. Jack teaches on Mondays and Wednesdays, but he _______________doesn't teach on Tuesdays.
9. don't rain
It rains a lot in Seattle, but it _______________ a lot in Los Angeles.

Look at the pictures. Write true statements about yourself. Use like.

I like broccoli

Write the correct verb forms. Use the verbs in parentheses.

I __________
have looks
a brother and a sister. My sister and I __________ alike, but my brother and I __________
doesn't look alike.
(have) (look) (not look)

My sister and I __________

has have
brown hair and brown eyes. My brother __________black hair and blue
(have) ((have)

eyes. My sister and I both __________

works . My sister work
__________ work
in an office. I __________ in a library.
(work) (work) (work)

My brother _________. fixes loves

doesn't work He _________
goes to school, and on weekends he _________ cars. He ________
(not work) (go) (fix) (love)

cars, but he __________

don't love school. At work and school, we ___________
speaks English, but we __________
don't speak at
(not love) (speak) (not speak)

speaks
Home. At home we __________ Spanish. That’s because my parents __________
doesn't come from the United States. My
(speak) (not come)

comes speaks
Father __________
comes from Peru and my mother __________ from Mexico. My mother __________ English and
(come) (come) (speak)

Spanish.
YES / QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS WITH THE SIMPLE PRESENT

Match the questions and the answers.

1. Do you sleep every day? A. No, it doesn’t.

2. Do people in Japan speak Japanese? B. Yes, it does.
3. Does it snow in Canada? C. No, I don’t.
4. Do you read novels in English? D. Yes, I do.
5. Does the sun shine at night? E. No, they don’t.
6. Do teachers do homework? F. Yes, they do.

Look at the chart. Answer the questions with short answers.

Do they like……..? Ken Judy Nick Amy

chocolate Yes Yes No Yes
Computer games Yes No Yes Yes
Hats No No Yes No
Music No Yes Yes Yes
Novels Yes No No Yes

1. yes, he does
Does Ken like chocolate? _____________ 6. Do Nick and Amy like computer games?Yes, they do
________
2. Does Ken like hats? No, he doesn't
_____________ 7. Does Judy like chocolate? ___________
Yes, she does
3. Does Amy like hats? No, she doesn't
_____________ 8. Do you like hats? Yes, I do
___________
4. Do Nick and Judy like novels? No, they don't
___________ 9. Do you like computer games? Yes, I do
___________
5. Does Judy like computer games? ___________
No, she doesn't

Write yes / no questions in the present simple tense. Use the words in parentheses.

1. Jeremy doesn’t play baseball. (basketball)?

___________________________________________________________________________________
Does Jeremy play basketball?
2. Jessica doesn’t work on Saturday. (on Sunday)?
Does Jessica work on Sunday?
___________________________________________________________________________________
3. Mark doesn’t speak Spanish. (Japanese)?
Does Mark speak Japanese?
___________________________________________________________________________________
4. Tim and Jessica don’t have a dog. (cat)?
Does Tim and Jessica have a cat?
___________________________________________________________________________________
5. Judy doesn’t know Amanda. (Kathy)?
___________________________________________________________________________________
Does Judy know Kathy?
6. Mary and Bill don’t need a new clock. (a new radio)?
Does Mary and Bill need a new radio?
___________________________________________________________________________________
7. The school has a library. (gym)?
___________________________________________________________________________________
Does the school have a gym?
8. I don’t speak English at home. (Portuguese)?
___________________________________________________________________________________
Do I speak Portuguese at home?
Write questions.

1. He works for IBM.

Does he work for IBM?
2. She comes from Manchester.
___________________________________________________________________
Does she come from Manchester?
3. He goes swimming every week.
___________________________________________________________________
Does he goes swimming every week?
4. Diane goes to school by bus.
Does Diane go to school by bus?
___________________________________________________________________
5. She travels a lot.
Does she travel a lot?
___________________________________________________________________
6. Peter lives near the centre.
___________________________________________________________________
Does Peter live near the centre?

WH- QUESTIONS WITH THE SIMPLE PRESENT

Match the questions and answers.

1. What time do you wake up? A. at 8:00 and 10:30

2. Where do you catch the bus? B. I go home.
3. How do you know Amanda? C. on Sundays
4. Who knows the answer? D. at about 6:00 a.m.
5. What do you do after class? E. I do.
6. Why do you take the bus to work? F. she’s my cousin.
7. What time does the movie start? G. on Main Street.
8. When does he visit his grandparents? H. I don’t have a car.

Complete the questions.

1. A: I go to school.
B: Where _________________________________________________________________?
2. A: I don’t go to school alone.
B: Who ___________________________________________________________________?
3. A: I don’t get to school by bus.
B: How ___________________________________________________________________?
4. A: We do different things at school.
B: What ___________________________________________________________________?
5. A: My brother goes to school early.
B: Why ____________________________________________________________________?
6. A:Ms Thomas goes home for lunch.
B:What time _______________________________________________________________?
7. A: We play games in class.
B: When __________________________________________________________________?
Write questions.

1. Where / John / come from?

Where does John come from?
2. Where / Alison / learn Japanese?
Where does Alison learn Japanese?
_________________________________________________________________
3. What / your husband / do?
_________________________________________________________________
What does your husband do?
4. How much / this book / cost?
How much does this book cost?
_________________________________________________________________
5. What time / Mark / leave in the mornings?
_________________________________________________________________
What time does Mark leave in the mornings?
6. How many children / your sister / have?
How many children does your sister have?
_________________________________________________________________

does

does mean

don't
do
Look at the family tree and complete the sentences.

1. Andrew __is_ Irene’s_ husband.

2. Louisa and Matthew __are_ Ben and Kate’s __children_ .
3. Louisa ________is ________
Matthew's sister.
4. Is
Louisa ________ daughter.
Ben and Kate’s ________
5. is
Amelia ________ ________
Peter's wife.
6. is
Matthew ________ brother .
Louisa’s ________
7. is
Andrew ________ Susan’s ________
grandparent.