Simple Present Tense Practice

1. Simple Present Tense Practice

2. Present Simple Sentences - Affirmative 1 David / hate / alcohol 6 Pili and Sofia / like / ice-cream David hates alcohol. Pili and Sofia like ice-cream. 2 my / play / brothers / basketball 7 brother / your / friendly / look / Your brother looks friendly. My brothers play basketball. 3 teacher / my / like / music 8 never / I / read / a / book I never read a book. My teacher likes music. 4 I / drink / sometimes / coffee 9 my sister / parties / enjoy My sister enjoys parties. I sometimes drink coffee. 5 go / the disco / to / we / Saturday/ on 10 she / study / every / day We go to the disco on Saturday. She studies every day.

3. Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its correct position.Example: I play tennis on Sundays. (often)Answer: I often play tennis on Sundays. 1) He listens to the radio. (often)‏ 2) They read a book. (sometimes)‏ 3) Pete gets angry. (never)‏ 4) Tom goes to the cinema on Thursdays. (usually)‏ 5) I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)‏ 6) Ramon and Frank have an argument. (often)‏ 7) My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)‏ 8) Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)‏ 9) They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)‏ 10) Christine smokes. (never)‏

4. AnswersExample: I play tennis on Sundays. (often)Answer: I often play tennis on Sundays. 1) He often listens to the radio. 2) They sometimes read a book. 3) Pete never gets angry. 4) Tom usually goes to the cinema on Thursdays. 5) I sometimes take sugar in my coffee. 6) Ramon and Frank often have an argument. 7) My grandmother always goes for a walk in the evening. 8) Walter usually helps his father in the kitchen. 9) They never watch TV in the afternoon. 10) Christine never smokes.

5. Exercise on Questions Arrange the words below to make questions. 1. she / collect / stickers - 2. they / play / a game - 3. the cat / sleep / in a cat's bed - 4. she / often / dream - 5. he /play / streetball - 6. you /like / Paris - 7. the pupils / wear / uniforms - 8. you / go / to the cinema - 9. she / have / friends - 10. he / read / books - 1. Does she collect stickers? 2. Do they play a game? 3. Does the cat sleep in a cat's bed? 4. Does she often dream? 5. Does he play streetball? 6. Do you like Paris? 7. Do the pupils wear uniforms? 8. Do you go to the cinema? 9. Does she have friends? 10. Does he read books?

6. Exercise on Negative Sentences Make negative sentences. 1. I watch TV. - 2. We play football. - 3. They often clean their teeth. 4. She cleans her room. - 5. You ride your bike every day. - 6. Sandy takes nice photos. - 7. They open the windows. - 8. He buys a new CD. - 9. She has a cat. - 10. He often goes to the cinema. 1. I don't watch TV. 2. We don't play football. 3. They don't often clean their teeth. 4. She doesn't clean her room. 5. You don't ride your bike every day. 6. Sandy doesn't take nice photos. 7. They don't open the windows. 8. He doesn't buy a new CD. 9. She doesn't have a cat. 10. He doesn't often go to the cinema.

7.  have, break, finishes, have, starts, by, to, brush, get, get, past Maria's week:"On weekdays, I _______ up at half past seven. I ________ a shower, _______ my hair and_______ dressed. I go to school ____ car. School ________ at a quarter _______ eight. _________ is from quarter past eleven _________ quarter to twelve. School ___________ at half past two. I ________ lunch at three o'clock........." Maria's week:"On weekdays, I get up at half past seven. I have a shower, brush my hair and get dressed. I go to school by car. School starts at a quarter past eight. Break is from quarter past eleven to quarter to twelve. School finishes at half past two. I have lunch at three o'clock........."

8.  does, goes, on, go, play, watch, has, to, has, surf   Carlos' week "Every afternoon, I ____ to the gym, I also _____ with the computer, ________ tv and ________ the net. ______ Saturdays and Sundays I play basketball." Everyday, he _______ his homework and at nine o'clock he ______ a shower and ______ dinner. Then, he ______ to his bedroom to listen ____ music. Carlos' week "Every afternoon, I go to the gym, I also play with the computer, watch tv and surf the net. On Saturdays and Sundays I play basketball." Everyday, he does his homework and at nine o'clock he has a shower and has dinner. Then, he goes to his bedroom to listen to music.

9.  goes, plays, goes, watches, in, on, does, his  Alejandro's week On Saturday, he _______ hockey ____ the morning. In the evening, he ______ to the cinema and _____ to bed at half past one. ____ Sunday morning he ____ ______ homework and in the evening ______ tv. Alejandro's week On Saturday, he plays hockey in the morning. In the evening, he goes to the cinema and goes to bed at half past one. On Sunday morning he does his homework and in the evening watches tv.