Present simple. Exercises

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    Exercise 1. Make sentences from these words. 

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1. Sundays/ work/ don’t/I/ usually/ on.

2. like/ Does/ shopping/ he/ for clothes?

3. on/1/ Friday/ at home/ sometimes/’m/ evenings.

4. always/ My/ birthday/ remember/ friends/my.

5. What/ like/ does/ at the weekend/doing/he?

6. usually/ she/ afternoon/ What/ in/ does/ the/do?

7. wears/ nice/ always/ Jenny/ clothes.

8. television/ in/ the/Tim/ never/evening/ watches.

9. usually/Ann/ for/ cook/ does/dinner/What ?

10. He/ his/ doesn’t/in /have/office/lunch/the.

11. like/chocolate/usually/Children.

12. their/ spend/How/they/weekend/do?

13. 7 o’clock/I/up/before/often/get.

14. always/The/ enjoy/of/ Julia/ her/ parties/friends.

15. doesn’t/in/cold/ like/ Rostov/weather/He.

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    Exercise 2.

 A. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple.

    This is Ann Black. She 1.______ (work) at the cafe. Ann 2.________ (go) to the cafe every morning at six o’clock. It 3. (be) sometimes very difficult to get up so early. Her duty is 4.________ (open) the cafe and she also 5.________ (set) the tables. The other waiters 6._______ (arrive) at seven o’clock and they 7._________ (tidy) the kitchen. The first customers 8.___________(come) in at about 7.30.

    Ann 9.__________ (take) a break at 10 o’clock. She 10.____________ (finish) work at 2 o’clock and sometimes she 11.____________ (meet) her friends for lunch. She usually 12.__________ (get) home at about 3 o’clock. In her free time, she 13.____________ (listen) to music. She 14._________ (be) very happy with her job. ‘I 15.____________ (get) up early every day, but I have the whole afternoon free.’

    B. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the list in the correct form in Present Simple: finish (x2), enjoy, go (x3), watch, get up, have (x3), be (x2), start, read.

    John Brian 1.__________ an actor at the local theatre.

    He 2.___________ late, at about midday, and 3.___________ a shower. John 4. ___________ lunch at about 1 p.m. and then he 5. _________ to the theatre for a rehearsal. The rehearsal 6.___________ at about 4 p.m. and John usually 7.________________ home to rest before the show. The show 8._____________at 8____________ p.m. And 9._______________ at about 10p.m.

    Afterwards, he 10.____________ dinner with some of the other actors from the show. He 11.________ to bed at about 1 a.m.

    In his free time, John 12.______________ books and 13._________ TV. He 14.__________ his life. ‘I 15._________ very satisfied with my career, and I love the people I work with.’

    Exercise 3. Put the time phrases and adverbs of frequency adverbs into the right place.

1. I have breakfast before 9 a.m. (always) 

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2. She doesn’t phone her family, (every day)

3. I work at the weekends, (sometimes)

4. I’m tired on Friday evenings, (always)

5. I have coffee with my friends, (sometimes, in the morning)

6. I’m very happy and I have a lot of energy, (often)

7. She eats out with her friends, (every Friday)

8. It’s difficult to get up very early, (always)

9. I meet my relatives, (hardly ever)

10. He’s late for classes, (seldom)

    Exercise 4. Open brackets and put verbs into right form.

1. Why ... you (put on) the coat? It’s sunny today.

2. Listen! Somebody ... (sing) a lovely song.

3. Where is Jack? — He’s in the kitchen. He... (cook) a tasty dinner.

4. Look! Somebody ... (swim) across the river.

5. We ... (spend) next weekend in the country.

6. They ... (build) a new cinema in the centre now.

7. At the moment we ... (fly) over the desert.

8. Where’s Ann? She ... (have) a shower.

9. Let’s go for a walk. It... (not/rain) now.

10. We are on holiday. We ... (stay) at the Ritz Hotel.

11. He ... (go) to speak to his parents.

12. Have some hot tea. It... (get) chilly.

13. Don’t make so much noise. I... (try) to work.

14. Why... you ... (read) this magazine?

15. Is something wrong? Why ... she ... (cry)?

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    Exercise 5. Complete the sentences using positive or negative forms of auxiliary verbs: am/am not, is/isn’t, are/aren’t.

1. I’m very tired. I... going to bed now. Good night.

2. Kate is still ill but she ... getting better slowly.

3. I want to lose my weight, so this week I... eating dinner.

4. Have you got an umbrella? It... starting to rain.

5. Jim and his father ... watching TV. They are asleep.

6. Could you be quieter? I... trying to concentrate.

7. The cost of living ... constantly rising.

8. Why... you looking at me like that? What’s the matter?

9. John has lost his job, now he ... looking for the new one.

10. She’s on holiday in France. She ... going to come back soon.

11. Can you drive? No, I... still learning.

12. Hurry up! Everybody ... waiting for you.

13. Look! That man ... trying to open your car.

14. Can we stop walking so fast? We ... getting tired.

15. Why is it so gloomy? The sun ... shining through the windows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers

Exercise 1. 1.I don’t usually work on Sundays.

2. Does he like shopping for clothes?

3. I’m sometimes at home on Friday evenings.

4. My friends always remember my birthday.

5. What does he like doing at the weekend?

6. What does she usually do in the afternoon?

7. Jenny always wears nice clothes.

8. Tim never watches television in the evening.

9. What does Ann usually cook for dinner?

10. He doesn’t have his lunch in the office.

11. Children usually like chocolate.

12. How do they spend their weekend?

13. I often get up before 7 o’clock.

14. The friends of Julia always enjoy her parties.

15. He doesn’t like cold weather in Rostov.

Exercise 2. A. 1. works 2. goes 3. is 4. to open 5. sets 6. arrive 7. tidy 8. come 9. takes 10. finishes 11. meets 12. gets 13. listens 14. is 15. get

B. 1. is 2. gets up 3. has 4. has 5. goes 6. finishes 7. goes 8. starts 9. finishes 10. has 11. goes 12. reads 13. watches 14. enjoys 15. am

Exercise 3. 1.I always have breakfast before 9 a.m.

2. She doesn’t phone her family every day.

3. I sometimes work at the weekends.

4. I’m always tired on Friday evenings.

5. I sometimes have coffee with my friends in the morning.

6. I’m often very happy and have a lot of energy.

7. She eats out with her friends every Friday.

8. It’s always difficult to get up very early.

9. I hardly ever meet my relatives once a year.

10. He’s seldom late for classes.

Exercise 4. 1. are ... putting on 2. is singing 3. is cooking 4. is swimming

5. are spending 6. are building 7. are flying 8. is having 9. isn’t raining

10. are staying 11. is going 12. is getting 13. am trying 14. are you reading

15. is she crying

Exercise 5. 1.am 2. is 3. am not 4. is 5. aren’t 6. am 7. is 8. are 9. is 10. is/isn’t 11. am 12. is 13. is 14. are 15. isn’t



 

 

 
 
 
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