Present Simple

Present Simple

1. Use the following verbs in the Present Simple Tense.

to speak, to work, to come, to know, to reply, to be

1. I _speak, work, come, know, reply___

2. We _______________________

3. You _______________________

4. He ________________________

5. She ________________________

6. It _________________________

2. Open the brackets, use the Present Simple Tense.

1. I (to do) morning exercises. ____________

2. He (to work) at a factory. ____________

3. She (to sleep) after dinner. ____________

4. We (to work) part-time. ____________

5. They (to drink) tea every day. ____________

6. You (to write) replies to letters. ____________

7. We (to finish) work at 5 p.m. ____________

8. She (to watch) TV in the evening. ____________

6. Helen (to have) a car. ____________

7. Mike (to be) my business partner. ____________

8. You (to be) busy today. ____________

9. You (to be) good friends. ____________

10. It (to be) difficult to remember everything. ____________

1. Alice (to have) a sister. ____________

2. Her sister’s name (to be) Ann. ____________

3. Ann (to be) a student. ____________

4. She (to get) up at seven o'clock. ____________

5. She (to go) to the institute in the morning. ____________

6. Jane (to be) fond of sports. ____________

7. She (to do) her morning exercises every day. ____________

8. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea. ____________

9. After breakfast she (to go) to the institute. ____________

10. Sometimes she (to take) a bus. ____________

11. It (to take) her an hour and a half to do her homework. ____________

12. She (to speak) English well. ____________

13. Her friends usually (to call) her at about 8 o’clock. ____________

14. Ann (to take) a shower before going to bed. ____________

15. She (to go) to bed at 11 p. m. ____________

1. My working day (to begin) at six o'clock. ____________

2. I (to get) up, (to switch) on the TV and (to brush) my teeth. ____________

3. It (to take) me about twenty minutes. ____________

4. I (to have) breakfast at seven o’clock. ____________

5. I (to leave) home at half past seven. ____________

6. I (to take) a bus to the institute. ____________

7. It usually (to take) me about fifteen minutes to get there. ____________

8. Classes (to begin) at eight. ____________

9. We usually (to have) four classes a day. ____________

10. I (to have) lunch at about 2 o’clock. ____________

3. Make the following sentences negative.

1. I come home at 5. - I don’t come home at 5.

2. We visit our friends every day. ________________________________

3. She plays on the computer. . ________________________________

4. She gets up at 7 o’clock in the morning. . ________________________________

5. She stays at home all day. ________________________________

6. She has breakfast in the morning. ________________________________

7. He cleans his flat every Saturday. ________________________________

8. He goes shopping every day. ________________________________

9. He eats in restaurants. ________________________________

10. He watches TV in the evening. ________________________________

11. He lives in a new district. ________________________________

12. We play tennis every day. ________________________________

13. We reply to letters. ________________________________

14. We work in the office. ________________________________

15. I meet customers. ________________________________

16. I read e-mail messages. ________________________________

17. I come home at 6. ________________________________

18. You live in a comfortable house. ________________________________

19. You meet your friends every day. ________________________________

20. The customer wants to buy these goods. ________________________________

21. The customers want to buy these goods. ________________________________

22. This girl likes to listen to music. ________________________________

23. This man buys new flats. ________________________________

24. The kitchen is small. ________________________________

25. The flats are big. ________________________________

4. Make the following sentences interrogative.

1. She goes shopping every day. – Does she go shopping every day?

2. She watches TV. – Does…

3. She buys new dresses. –

4. He has breakfast.

5. He stays at home.

6. He gets up early.

7. He drives to the office.

8. We live in Moscow.

9. We meet customers.

10. We write repliers.

11. You read e-mail messages.

12. You go on business.

13. It has four legs.

14. I read books.

15. I work on the computer.

5. Make up questions to the following sentences.

1. She cleans a house. What does she clean?

2. She comes home late in the evening. When does…

3. She plays on the computer. What (она делает)…

4. She finishes work in the evening. When…

5. She goes to the restaurant in the evening. Where…

6. He watches TV in the morning. When…

7. He drives to the office. Where…

8. He works hard. How…

9. He reads books. What…

10. We go on business to London. Where…

11. We speak English. What language….

12. We learn French. What…

13. We write replies to letters. What…

14. They meet customers. Whom…

15. They visit friends. Whom…

16. They drink tea. What…

17. You clean the house. What…

18. You work for a company. Where…

19. You are busy all day. Why…

20. He is late. Why…

21. He is my business partner.  Why…

22. She is my sister. Who…

23. He meets customers. Who…

24. He reads all day. Who….

25. They watch TV. Who…

26. We speak on the phone. Who….

6. Make up sentences.

1) They _____ football at the institute. (to play)

 2) She _____ emails. (not / to write)

 3) ____ you____ English? (to speak)

 4) My mother ____ fish. (not / to like)

 5) ____ Ann ____ any friends? (to have)

 6) His brother _____ in an office. (to work)

 7) She ___ very fast. (not / to read)

 8) ____ they ____ the flowers every 3 days? (to water)

 9) His wife _____ a motorbike. (not / to ride)

 10) ____ Elizabeth_____ coffee? (to drink)

7. Use the verb to be in the Present Simple Tense.

1. I ... a student. – I am a student.

2. My father ... not a shop-assistant, he ... a scientist.

3. ... your aunt a nurse? - Yes, she ... .

4. ... they at home? - No, they ... not. They ... at school.

5. ... you an engineer? - Yes, I....

6. ... your friend a photographer? No, she ... not a photographer, she ... a student.

7. ... your brothers at school? - Yes, they ... .

8. ... this her watch? - Yes, it ... .

9. Max ... an office-worker.

10. We ... late, sorry!

8. Translate into English.

9. Show where would you insert “always”.

1. We come to the office at 8.20. - We V come to the office at 8.20.

2. The President goes on business.

3. The businessmen are very busy.

4. My family goes out in the evenings.

5. Alice goes shopping at weekends.

6. I am glad to meet you.

7. The secretary reads e-mail messages.

8. The children watch TV.

9. I have breakfast with my family.

10. The President goes to London.

11. I write reply to e-mail messages.

12. My friends are late.

13. My friend plays tennis at weekends.

14. We visit friends at weekends.

15. My wife cleans the flat.

16. It is 12 o’clock.

10. Write a story about your day at college or about your weekends (at least 15 sentences). Use the Present Simple Tense.