Present Simple Exercises

1. My sister

(talk) very fast.

2. My brother and I

(speak) Japanese.

3. They

(live) in Portland.

4. Peter

(work) a lot.

5. Our neighbors

6. We

7. My cousin

8. My mother

9. Robert's cat

10. I

(be) very quiet.

(go) to the movies every Friday.

(be) thin.

(clean) the house every Sunday.

(like) to chase birds.

(love) my boyfriend.

Exercise on Affirmative Sentences

Arrange the words to make sentences in simple present.

1.

I / to collect stamps I collect stam

2.

we / to play card games -

3.

he / to read comics -

4.

Chris / to sing in a band -

5.

we / to have a hamster -

6.

Andy and John / to like cola -

7.

she / to be nice -

8.

they / to help their parents -

9.

the children / to speak English -

10.

I / to buy a newspaper every Saturday -

1) She

(play) tennis every Sunday..

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2) He

(buy) a cup of coffee every morning..

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3) Julie

(study) French at school..

Check

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4) Luke

Check

(try) hard to be polite..

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5) She

Check

(enjoy) going swimming..

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6) Lucy

Check

(wash) her hair every day..

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7) John never

Check

(cry)..

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8) My mother always

(say) that love is more important than

money..

Check

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9) I hope Julie

Check

(pass) the exam..

Show Answ er

10) The plane

are

(fly) low over the airport..

come

eat

eat

eats go like live lives

speak walk works

plays

sings

sleep

computer games.

Do you

to school by bus?

Tony

the guitar.

Mario

in Italy.

My pet snake

a mouse for lunch.

We

from Slovenia.

You

to school.

Some animals

plants.

Penguins

small fish.

My friend and I
Anna

English very well.

English and Italian songs.

Bill and Bob

friends.

Jack and Susan

My dad
Children

1. We

2. They

in the USA.

at night.
eight hours at night.

manage somehow. (can)

few friends but many enemies. (have)

3. He

4. I

5. They

6. We

7.

8. I

9.

10. You

a new suit. (need)

stay as long as you wish. (may)

be crazy. (must)

meet him tomorrow. (shall)

you solve this problem? (can)

no idea. (have)

she ready? (be)

use this towel. (may)

Fill in the blanks with the correct simple present tense form of the verb (in parentheses):
EX: Peter reads (read) every day.

1. My brother

2. I

(go) to college.

(understand) English.

3. My friends always

(laugh) at my jokes.

4. The weather in California

5. Our cats

6. Your dress

7. My sister

8. We

9. I

10. My brother

(be) perfect.

(sleep) all day.

(look) very pretty.

(walk) very quickly.

(make) mistakes when we speak English.

(be) from Italy.

(have) two dogs.

Mary and I

She

(work) in the same office, but we're completely different.

(like) coffee, but I

weekend, but I never

(like) tea. She

(clean) mine. She

but I

(feel) miserable. I

Mary

(think) the boss is a nice person. When I

drink beer with my friends, but Mary

(think) Mary is perfect, but she

1. Tom and Jack usually

(wash) her car every

(smile) all the time at work,

(complain) about the boss all the time, but

(finish) work, I like to

(study) at night school. The boss

(drive) me nuts!

(play) soccer on Friday.

2. My sister

(be) married.

3. My younger brother

4. Laura

5. We

(be) my niece.

(go) to business.academy.donaustadt in Vienna.

6. Laura and Aaron

7. He

8. The sun

9. Who

(live) in Germany.

(live) Dellfeld-Falkenbusch.

(play) the piano very well.

(rise) in the east.

(study) German at Macalaster College?

10. How many students

(enjoy) learning vocabulary?

1. At Easter they

(be) usually in Lower Austria.

2. Who often

3. I

(go) cycling?

(like) watching thrillers and action films.

4. Jack and Jill

(have) a dog.

5. We usually

6. She

(listen) to our teachers attentively.

(enjoy) going to the theatre.

7. They sometimes

8. You

9. Christopher

(go) skiing in winter.

(speak) English very well, don't you?

(teach) French and Spanish.

10. Tracy often

(watch) soap operas on TV.

He _____ his aunt on Sunday.

meet

meets

I _____ reading.
likes

like

My brother _____ comics at weekends.

reads

read

She _____ in the garden in the afternoon.

relaxes

relax

We _____ English songs at school.

sing

sings

My brother _____ in the sea on holiday

swim

swims

My children _____ a ruler at school.

use

uses

He _____ to the cinema at weekends.

goes

go

I _____ English at school.

teaches

teach

My children _____ ice-cream.

loves

love

My sister _____ a cat.

have

has

We _____ potatoes every day.

cooks

cook

My sister _____ the piano every day.

plays

play

She _____ breakfast at work.

have

has

You _____ cakes on Sunday.

bakes

bake

My sister _____ her friends every day.

meets

meet

You _____ lunch at school.

has

have

1. I

(love) Paris.

2. Maria

(go) to Canada.

3. Flavie

(study) for an exam.

4. He

5. They

6. He

7. She

8. Stphane

9. My dog

10. I

(sing) very well.

(swim) in the pool

(buy) some food

(need) a good washing.

(fax) a form for you.

(chew) my book.

(love) this website.

He _____ at home in the afternoon.
relaxes

relax

She _____ TV every day.

watches

watch

We _____ ice-cream.
likes

like

She _____ dumplings on Sunday.

cooks

cook

You _____ soup at weekends.

cook

cooks

My children _____ in the garden.

works

work

My sister _____ animals.

likes

like

We _____ to Italy on holiday.

goes

go

I _____ to pop music in the morning.

listen

listens

My brother _____ football.

like

likes

You _____ films at weekends.

watches

watch

He _____ historical films every week.

watch

watches

I _____ a horse in summer.

ride

rides

My children _____ coke every day.

drinks

drink

My sister _____ in the river in summer.

swim

swims

She _____ a doll.

have

has

I _____ in a big house.

live

lives

My brother _____ Music at school.

teach

teaches

He _____ at home in the afternoon.

relax

relaxes

She _____ TV every day.

watches

watch

We _____ ice-cream.
likes

like

She _____ dumplings on Sunday.

cooks

cook

You _____ soup at weekends.

cook

cooks

My children _____ in the garden.

work

works

My sister _____ animals.

likes

like

We _____ to Italy on holiday.

go

goes

I _____ to pop music in the morning.

listen

listens

My brother _____ football.

likes

like

You _____ films at weekends.

watch

watches

He _____ historical films every week.

watch

watches

I _____ a horse in summer.

ride

rides

My children _____ coke every day.

drink

drinks

My sister _____ in the river in summer.

swim

swims

She _____ a doll.

has

have

I _____ in a big house.

live

lives

My brother _____ Music at school.

teaches

teach

He _____ computer games.

likes

like

My brother _____ with his wife.

lives

live

You _____ in a factory.

work

works

He _____ in the garden.

work

works

I _____ bread in the morning.

buys

buy

My children _____ to school by train.

go

goes

My sister _____ for Honeywell.

work

works

We _____ milk shake in summer.

drinks

drink

You _____ a fast car.

drives

drive

My sister _____ mineral water every day.

drinks

drink

She _____ bananas.

likes

like

I _____ my teeth in the morning.

clean

cleans

My brother _____ a hamster.

has

have

My children _____ get up at 6.30.

get up

gets up

She _____ ice-cream at weekends.

buy

buys

We _____ at a camp on holiday.

sleeps

sleep

My brother _____ chess with his friends.

play

plays

You _____ your cousins on holiday.

meets

meet

Peter
He always

at eight oclock in the morning. He has a shower and then he has breakfast at 8.30.
coffee in the morning. At nine oclock he

and gets to the office. Peter

to work. He

from 9.30 to 13. Then he has lunch. He usually

the bus
salad

and chicken, meat or fish and drinks orange juice or water. After lunch he goes back to work. At
five oclock he goes home. He
TV in the living room and has dinner. He goes to bed at
about 11.
1. Complete the sentences with de correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. Ann

(like) chocolate. She

(eat) two bars a day.

2. They

(go) to Germany every summer. They

3. I always

(buy) popcorn when I

4. We usually

(close) at six o'clock.

6. The film
7. Tom

(go) to the cinema.

(have) dinner at half past eight.

5. The museum

(finish) before ten o'clock.

(study) Maths every afternoon.

8. Your friend

(wash) his car on Sundays.

9. My parents

(do) the shopping on Saturday morning.

10. The shops

(open) at half past nine in the morning.

1 Tom (speak)

2 They all (speak)

six languages.

three languages.

3 I (not/like)

4 She (live)

5 Where (she/live)

travelling.

in Birmingham.

(speak) German very well.

6 Where (they/live)

7 How often (you/travel)

8 Michael (have)

abroad?

two dogs and a cat.