PRESENT SIMPLE EXERCISES
1. Complete this dialogue with do or does to make present simple questions.
Example:
Sue: My brother Mark goes to primary school.
Ann: (he - get up early?) Does he get up early?
Sue: Yes, very early. His friends Jim and Kevin travel with him every day.
Ann: (they - travel by bus?) ....................................................................................?
Sue: Sometimes. On Mondays and Fridays Jim's father takes them by car. He is a
teacher.
Ann: (he - teach at the same school?) ...................................................................?
Sue: Yes, he does. He teaches English and history.
Ann: (your brother - like English?) ........................................................................?
Sue: English is his favourite subject.
Ann: (you - help him with his homework?) .............................................................?
Sue: Never. My brother is the best student in his class.
Ann: (Jim and Kevin - go to the same class?) ........................................................?
Sue: No, they don't. They are two years older. But they meet for lunch.
Ann: (Mark - eat at a school canteen?) .................................................................?
Sue: Yes, because our mum and dad don't have the time to prepare his lunch.
Ann: (your parents - go to work?) .........................................................................?
Sue: Yes, they do. My mum is a nurse and my dad is a doctor.
Ann: (they - work at a hospital?) ...........................................................................?
Sue: Only my mum.
Ann: (your brother - want to be a doctor?) ............................................................?
Sue: I don't know. But I want to be a nurse.
2. Underline mistakes and write correct present simple forms in the brackets. Be
careful, in some questions there are one or two mistakes, but some questions are
correct!
Example: Do your sister plays tennis? (Does, play)
a) Does your parents live in a house?
b) Do your brother and sister eat meat?
c) Does Sam works on a computer?
d) Do you think she is your best friend?
e) Do she thinks you are her best friend?
f) Do Jill's cat catch mice at night?
g) Does Claire and Brad help in the garden?
h) Do Tim's dogs eat bones?
i) Does her classmates do their homework?
j) Does your uncle and aunt watch football on TV?
k) Do Mike's friend speaks English?
l) Do lions live in India?
3. Use the words in brackets to correct the wrong information. Use don't | doesn't
in the present simple.
Example: Mel Gibson comes from Britain. (Australia)
Mel Gibson doesn't come from Britain. He comes from Australia.
a) The Earth moves around the Sun 150 thousand kilometres away from it.
(million)
b) Tourists go to Africa to see the Niagara Falls. (America)
c) People in Switzerland speak the Swiss language. (the German, French and
Italian languages)
d) The Amazon River ends in the Pacific Ocean. (the Atlantic Ocean)
e) The Ayers Rock lies in the east of Australia. (in the middle)
f) The oldest skyscraper in the world stands in New York. (Chicago)
g) The tallest trees in the world grow in France. (California)
h) The cheetahs run up to 60 kilometres per hour. (120)
i) The ostrich lives in Australia. (Africa)
j) The Japanese people make Nokia mobile phones. (the Finnish people)
4. Write don't and doesn't to complete the simple present negative sentences.
What a good student doesn't do
a) A good student ..................... come late to school.
b) Good students ..................... forget to do homework.
c) He/she ..................... copy other students' homework.
d) Good students ..................... talk to their neighbours during lessons.
e) They ..................... eat or drink anything between school breaks.
f) The best student ..................... make any mistakes in his or her tests.
g) He or she ..................... cheat.
h) Even the worst students ..................... sleep at their desks.
i) Really good students ..................... mind going to school.
j) And do you know what a really good student ..................... like? Holidays!
5. Use the following verbs in the present simple tense to complete the sentences
with words ending in -s, -es and -ies.
Why Samuel wakes up early
Every day little Samuel ............................ (get) up early in the morning. He
............................. (hurry) downstairs and into the backyard. Where is she? Yes,
over there. His black and white kitten always ............................. (play) in the
grass. Little Samuel ............................. (catch) her with both hands,
............................ (grab) her under her soft belly, ............................ (lift) her into
the air and ............................ (kiss) her on her pink nose. Then he
............................. (carry) her into the kitchen to give her a small bowl of milk. But
sometimes he just ............................ (watch) his kitten running on the grass. What
a fast cat she is! She never ............................ (miss) a mosquito that
............................ (fly) low above the ground.
6. Liz is taking her English exam. Read the answers and complete the examiner's
wh- questions. Use why, what, where, who, how and simple present forms.
Examiner: Your name is Elizabeth. ..................... your friends ........... you?
Liz: My friends call me Liz.
Examiner: All right, Liz. ............................................................................ ?
Liz: I live near here. Just round the corner.
Examiner: ........................................................................ in your free time?
Liz: I play a lot of sports. And I sometimes read books.
Examiner: .................................................................................................. ?
Liz: My favourite sport is basketball.
Examiner: .................................................................................. basketball?
Liz: Not very often. I usually play it once a week. At weekends.
Examiner: ..................................................................... play it more often?
Liz: Why? I don't play it more often because I have a lot of exams this year.
Examiner: And ..................................................................basketball with?
Liz: I play it with my friends from our neighbourhood. And sometimes with my
schoolmates, too.
Examiner: Now I want to ask you about your friends, Liz.
............................................................ ?
Liz: My best friend is Marjorie. Definitely.
Examiner: .................................................................................................. ?
Liz: She finished school last year. And now she works as a nurse.
Examiner: .................................................................................................. ?
Liz. She works at the local hospital.
Examiner: Thank you, Liz. And say hello to Marjorie. Good bye.
