Present Simple
1. Put the verb into the present simple. Be sure you spell it correctly!
1. She __________________ (play) tennis every Sunday.
2. He __________________ (buy) a cup of coffee every morning.
3. Julie __________________ (study) French at school.
4. Luke __________________ (try) hard to be polite.
5. She __________________ (enjoy) going swimming.
6. Lucy __________________ (wash) her hair every day.
7. John never __________________ (cry).
8. My mother always __________________ (say) that love is more important than money.
9. I hope Julie __________________ (pass) the exam.
10. The plane __________________ (fly) low over the airport.
2. Make the negative present simple.
Example: (we / not / have any children) - We don't have any children.
1. (he / not / enjoy jazz) _______________________________________________________________________
2. (we / not / buy many clothes) _______________________________________________________________________
3. (she / not / like studying) _______________________________________________________________________
4. (you / not / love me) _______________________________________________________________________
5. (they / not / work at home) _______________________________________________________________________
6. (Lucy / not / have a computer) _______________________________________________________________________
7. (I / not / take the bus at night) _______________________________________________________________________
8. (David / not / travel much) ___________________________________________________________________________________
3. Make present simple questions.
Example: (it / snow here in winter?) - Does it snow here in winter?
1.(they / hate studying?) ________________________________________________________________________
2.(you / drink tea every morning?)_____________________________________________________________________
3.(you smoke?) ________________________________________________________________________
4.(he / play tennis on Saturdays?)_______________________________________________________________
5.(you / go shopping at the weekend?)___________________________________________________________
6.(you / drink alcohol?) ________________________________________________________________________
7.(she / work in an office?) ________________________________________________________________________
8.(they / study French?) ________________________________________________________________________
9.(you / meet your friends on Fridays?) ________________________________________________________________________
10.(you / read a lot?) ________________________________________________________________________
11.(John / come from New Zealand?)_____________________________________________
4. Make a question with 'be'.
Example: (We / in the right place?) – Are we in the right place?
1. John / in the garden? _____________________________________________________________________
2. They / hungry? _____________________________________________________________________
3. We / late? _____________________________________________________________________
4. You / tired? _____________________________________________________________________
5. He / French? _____________________________________________________________________
6. She / a teacher? _____________________________________________________________________
7. Harry and Lucy / from London? _____________________________________________________________________
8. I / early? ___________________________________________________________________
5. Write down your own sentences
Positive: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Negative: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Question: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
