PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
1. Complete the text with the “s” for the 3th person singular. Take the verbs in brackets.
A tipical day in Lisa`s life
Her mother always ___________(wake) her up at seven o`clock. She __________(get) up
and____________(go) to the bathroom. There she _______________(wash) and ___________
(brush) her teeth. Then she ___________________(walk) downstairs and
__________________(have) breakfast. Then she ___________(say) goodbay to her parents and
______________________ (leave) the house. She usually ___________________ (catch) the bus to
school where she __________________(meet) some friends. After school she _______________
(do) her homework and _____________________(study) for a test. Then she _________________
(chat) with her friends, ___________________ (read) a book or ___________________ (watch) one
of her favourites movies.
2. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Mu uncle _____________________a new laptop every year. (buy)
Claire and Zoe __________________ a cake for my birthday every year. (cake)
My sister ___________________ hard and that`s why she never _________________
(try/fail)
Ashley and her friends _________________in the park every weekend. (play)
Our dog ___________________our neighbour`s cat in the garden every day. (chase)
3. Write down the negations of the verbs in the positive sentences
He works from Monday to Friday. He _________________________________ at
weekends.
My friends and I play baseball. We ___________________________________
basketball and football.
Sandra and Mary live in Chicago. Dorothy ________________________________ there.
My mother likes reading books and magazines. My brothers ______________________
reading.
My neighbours take their holidays in July. They ______________________ them in
August.
4. Form questions in the present simple with the words given.
What / you / have for breakfast/ ?
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When / he / come / home on Fridays / ?
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How often / she / goYour brother out / with her friends / ?
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Yoyr brother / live / in England / ?
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The kids / like / their new English teacher / ?
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5. Put the words into the correct order. Write doen the sentences.
visit / they / sometimes / on Sundays / their aunt / .
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you / to the mall / go / often / with your friends / ?
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a tennis match / harfly ever/ watches / he / .
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usually / have / we / dinner / before seven / don`t / .
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read / the paper / alwaus / she / in the morning / ?
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