Present Simple

1) Write the he / she / it forms 

catch ___catches_____________

come ________________

start _________________

watch ________________

wish _________________

push _________________

fix ___________________

touch ________________

play __________________

write__________________

2) Circle the correct form of the verb:

Mary take / takes care of her brother.Mark play / plays in the park.The men eat / eats fish.I swim / swims in the lake.Mary and Sue live / lives in Lisbon.He is / are from Portugal.My cat drink / drinks milk.My father work / works in a bank.Mary touch / touches her nose.Mark study / studies hard.

3)Complete the sentences with the correct form of the

verbs in brackets:

 

The children __love___ (love) the flowers in our garden.

We __________ (arrive) at school at 8.30.

A pianist __________ (play) the piano.

Mary __________ (speak) English very well.

I __________ (take) a shower every morning.

Mr. Smith __________ (go) to work by bus.

My English teacher __________ (be) very gentle with

us.

A doctor__________ (treat) patients.

Ann and her sister __________ (be) twins

My cat __________ (like) fish.

4) Fill in the correct verb forms.Example:1) His friend __goes__(go) to school.

2) The girls _________ (do) the shopping.

3) Every morning my mother _________(wake up) at 6 o'clock.

5) Form questions.

Example: where / they / to have / breakfast

Where do they have breakfast?

1) you / to walk / to school______________________________?2) can / Ron / to speak / English ______________________________?

3) how / Linda / to go / to the park______________________?

6) Write questions with do or does. Give short answers 

I play football. Do you play football? Yes, I do / No, I don´t

I live in Lisbon. ________________________? ___________________

I study English. ________________________? _______________________

I watch TV after dinner. ________________________? ________________

I drink milk at breakfast. ________________________? ________________

I like cats. ________________________? ____________________________

I help my mother ________________________? ______________________

7) Make negative sentences.

1. She goes to school on foot.__She does not go to school on foot.__

2. Mary knows him ____________________________

3. I like this film. ___________________________

4. My father works on Sundays.___________________________

5. She is my best friend.___________________________

8) Complete the sentences with do, does, don´t or doesn´t.

a) ___Do__ you like English? Yes, I _do___.

b) ____ she play tennis? No, she _____.

c) _____ they speak French? Yes, they _____.

d) _____ you like ice-cream? Yes, I _____.

e) _____ Mary play piano? No, she _____.

9) Complete the sentences with the present simple.

a) Susan __studies______ (study) her lessons after school.

b) The children ________ ( play) tennis.

c) Mark and Susan ________ (love) music.

d) I always ________ (wake-up) early.

d) She ________ (wash) her hair every day.

e) Mark _______ (do) his homework before dinner.

f) My father _________ (drive) very fast.

Present Progressive

1) Put the verb in brackets into the present continuous,

affirmative , negative or interrogative.

 

1. So what _is happening___(happen) now?

2. Look! They _________(have) a lot of fun.

3. No, the bus _________(not stop). The bus driver

_________(drive) very fast.

4. Listen! Someone _________(knock) on the door.

5. They _________(not read). They _________(ride) their

bikes outside.

6. John, come with us outside. The sun _________(shine)

again.

2)Build correct sentences:

1. Your / is / playing / ? / who / brother / with

___Who is playing you’re your brother_?_____

2. Is / dog / she / walking / Mrs. Parson / ´s

_______________________________________

_________________

3. 4 o´clock / the / are / waiting / they / for / bus.

_______________________________________

_________________

4. Mark / ´s / sister / you / coming / is / with/ ?

_______________________________________

_________________

5. Talking / girlfriend / your / ? / who / to / is

_______________________________________

_________________

3) Write in the negative:

1. He is learning how to write. __He isn’t learning

how to write_._____________________

2. We are having a good time together.

___________________________________

3. Mary is leaving him.

_______________________________________

4. The kids are doing their homework.

____________________________________

5. They are drinking apple juice.

_______________________________________

6. You are working very hard.

_______________________________________

7. I´m looking for my sister.

_______________________________________

8. She is selling her boat. ___________________________________________

4) Ask questions:

1. Who __are you waiting __for? – I´m waiting for

my brother.

2. Who _____________________________ with?

She is dancing with John.

3. What ________________________________? –

We´re buying a new car.

4. Where _______________________________ ? I

´m staying at Central Hotel.

5. What ________________________________?

They are eating fish.

6. Which book __________________________?

He is reading Romeo and Juliet.

Simple Present or Present Progressive

1)Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.Example: Pat often ___goes_____(to go) to concerts.

Look! The boys ______________(to run) to the playground. Every afternoon Jack __________ (to have) acup of tea. We ____________(to play) a computer game at the moment. I _____________( to watch) a nice film now. Tom never ______________ (to write) picture postcards They ____________ (to be) from Tokyo. Listen! Anne and Susan ____________( to sing) a song.

Angela sometimes _________(to visit) a museum. The cat seldom ____________ (to sleep) on the sofa.

I __________________ (like) cinema very much.

Jane __________________ (want) to go to the park with you.

At the moment they __________________ (stand) in the rain.

We are very busy now because we __________________ (wash)the floor.

Mark usually __________________(go) to school by bus.

My sister __________________ (eat) cereals every day.

2)Which sentences are correct?Example:1)

a) Timmy is asking a lot of questions now. b) Timmy sometimes is asking a lot of

questions.

2)a) He often reads a book.b) He reads a book now.

3)a) Every afternoon Mum makes a cup of tea.b) Listen! Mum makes a cup of tea.

4)a) Every day the boy is making a snowball.b) Look! The boy is making a snowball.

5)a) Look! Stan is doing magic tricks.b) Stan is usually doing magic tricks.

6)a) Listen! The girls are making a lot of noise.b) The girls are often making a lot of noise.

7)a) Listen! We play the drums.b) We never play the drums.

8)a) Dorothy helps with the cooking in the afternoons.b) Look! Dorothy helps with the cooking.

9)a) They always go to school by bus.b) They go to school by bus at the moment.

10)a) Andy repairs things at the moment.b) Andy sometimes repairs things.

3)Choose the correct form in each tense. a) What are you doing / do you do for a living? I´m a teacher.

b) I like / am liking my work but my wife need / is needing help with the children.

c) We usually work / are working together, but at the moment she earns / is earning a higher salary.

d) I usually take / am taking the 9.00 train.

e) She is painting / paints her bedroom now.

4) Negate the sentences.Example:

1) Cathy forgets her homework.Cathy does not forget her homework.____

2) I collect picture postcards.__________________________________

3) They play chess in a club.__________________________________

4) The dog is sitting under the tree.__________________________________

5) Sam and Max live with their mother.__________________________________

6) Our teacher checks the homework every day.__________________________________

7) You are having fun.__________________________________

8) He is looking at a photo.__________________________________

9) I am repairing my bike.__________________________________

10) She does magic tricks. __________________________________

5) Choose the correct verb forms.Example:

1) I ____am_______ from New Zealand.a) Am b) Arec) Bed) Is

2) Anne and Tom ___________ feeding cows.a) Amb) Arec) Bed) Is

3) Pat ___________ a school bus.a) Driveb) Drives

4) Our friend sometimes _________ to the supermarket.a) Gob) Goes

5) Andy ______________ washing his pullover.a) Amb) Arec) Bed) Is

6) The baby_____________ crying.a) Amb) Arec) Bed) Is