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Exercises - Present Simple

(A) Add 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. s / es / ies to the following verbs: do ____________ 8. study ____________ 9. teach ____________ 10. say ____________ 11. cry ____________ 12. dance____________ 13. i! ____________ 14. worry____________ play ____________ grow ____________ watch____________ miss ____________ hurry____________ stop ____________

(B) Circle the correct nswer : 1. " pl !s / pl ! tennis e#ery a ternoon. 2. $y parents live / lives in %amat&'an. 3. (om listens / listen to the radio in the morning. 4. )e e t / e ts eggs or *rea+ ast e#ery morning. 5. $y dog b r"s / b r" at night. 6. $rs. 'old sweep / sweeps the stairs once a wee+. 7. $y *rother ne#er w tches / w tch tele#ision. 8. $y amily go / goes to the *each together in the summer. 9. " o ten e t / e ts dinner at my grandmother,s house. 10. -haron do / does her homewor+ regularly. 11. (hey t "es / t "e a *ath daily. 12. .ou seldom listen / listens in class. 13. /ana and 0iat goes / go to the swimming pool e#ery a ternoon. 14. " ne#er h#rt / h#rts my cat. 15. 1e ne#er finish / finishes his wor+ on time. (C) $ill in the correct form of the verb in Present Simple: 1. 2ish 3not ly4 ____________. (hey 3swim4 ____________ 2. (he sun 3not rise4 _________ in the west. "t 3set4 _________ down in the west. 3. 5 spider 3not ha#e4 ____________ wings. 5 *ird 3ha#e4 ____________ wings. 4. 6ats 3not *ar+4 ____________. /ogs 3do4 ____________. 5. 7atalie usually 3not sit4 ______ in the sun. -he rarely 3go4 _____ to the *each. 6. 8a*ies 3not tal+4 ____________. (hey 3cry4 ____________. 7. /alia o ten 3dry4 ________ the dishes *ut she 3not put4 ________ them away. 8. 8etty usually 3not do4 __________ homewor+ *e ore she 3eat4 ______supper.

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-arit 3*rush4 ______ her hair e#ery morning *e ore she 3go4 ______ to school. 10. 7ir always 3try4 _______ to *e a good *oy9 *ut he 3not *eha#e4 _______ well. 11. $i+e usually 3not catch4 _______ a cold in the winter. 1e re:uently 3catch4 ________ in the summer. (%) &ewrite the following sentences' p#tting the fre(#enc! expressions in the right pl ce 1. (hey are happy to ha#e guests. ( lw !s) 2. )e laugh at people in trou*le. (never) 3. ",m *usy on )ednesdays. (#s# ll!) 4. 8irds *uild their nests on this roo . (ever! winter) 5. (hey sing #ery loudly. (gener ll!) 6. /alit is late or school. (r rel!) 7. $y parents help me with my homewor+. (h rdl! ever) 8. $y parents #isit us. (from time to time) 9. )e are at home on -aturdays. (often) 10. (he secretary wor+s here. (five d !s wee") 11. )e ha#e ish or lunch. (sometimes) 12. -haron has lunch *e ore two o,cloc+. (seldom) (E) ) "e *ES/+, -#estions in the Present Simple: 1. .es9 (amar hates mice. 2. .es9 our neigh*or i!es *i+es. 3. .es9 your mother *a+es ca+es e#ery 2riday. 4. 7o9 8enny,s ather doesn,t wor+ in a *a+ery e#ery wee+. 5. .es9 " always clean on (hursdays. 6. 7o9 7eta doesn,t run ast. 7. .es9 "dan tries to win the swimming contest e#ery year. 8. 7o9 these rooms don,t ha#e two windows. 9. .es9 the *a*y usually cries a lot. 10. .es9 'ilad always dri#es too ast.

($) .rite *ES/+, -#estions ,& .h--#estions to the following nswers: 1. " study ;nglish our days a wee+. 2. )e usually inish school at 13<25. 3. $y 2ather washes the car once a wee+. 4. %inat comes late to wor+ *ecause she ta+es her son to +indergarten. 5. (he last *us lea#es at 10<00 o,cloc+ e#ery night. 6. %inat eels #ery good. 7. .es9 " li+e geography.

8. 7o9 we don,t go to the par+ e#ery a ternoon. 9. $y sister studies 2rench *ecause she wants to go to 2rance. 10. .es9 %onit *elongs to a youth clu*. (/) % nn! is s"ing / lit (#estions0 $ill in the (#estions below: /anny< _____________________________________________________________. 'alit < $y name is 'alit. /anny < _____________________________________________________________. 'alit < " li#e in 1ai a. /anny < ____________________________________________________________. 'alit < .es9 " go to school in 1ai a. /anny < _____________________________________________________________. 'alit < $y ather dri#es me to school. /anny < _____________________________________________________________. 'alit < -chool *egins at 08<15 in the morning. /anny < _____________________________________________________________. 'alit < 7o9 my ather doesn,t ta+e me *ac+ home. /anny < ____________________________________________________________. 'alit < 7o*ody ma+es my lunch when " return home. /anny < )ell we #ery ali+e. "t is nice to meet you.

Present Progressive 1 Present Simple

(2) Circle the correct time expression: 1. " am studying or a test 3e#ery day9 at the moment4. 2. (he irst lesson starts at nine o,cloc+ 3now9 e#ery day4. 3. $y parents don,t wor+ 3at the moment9 on 2ridays4. 4. )here are they meeting 3twice a wee+9 tonight4= 5. 0et>s run? (he *us is lea#ing 3in i#e minutes9 e#ery hour4. 6. /o you wa+e up late 3on wee+ends9 right now4= 7. /ror and his riends go to mo#ies at least 3at the moment9 once a wee+4. 8. 1e studies 2rench 3 our times a wee+9 now4. 9. /a na doesn,t #isit her parents 3e#ery day9 now4. 10. "s the teacher correcting the wor+s 3at the moment9 4 times a wee+4= (3) Circle the correct form of the verb: 1. 0oo+? 5 man 3runs9 is running9 are running4 a ter 'ila. 2. (he doctor 3is ta+ing care o 9 ta+e care o 9 ta+e care o 4 my mother right now. 3. "t 3are raining9 rains9 is raining4 hea#ily at the moment. 4. $other 3 eed9 is eeding9 eeds4 the *a*y at night. 5. $any children 3are playing9 play9 plays4 in the par+ e#ery a ternoon. 6. (he *oys 3is planning9 are planning9 plan4 the trip today. 7. @ded rarely 3dance9 is dancing9 dances4 at parties. 8. )e 3mo#e9 are mo#ing9 mo#es4 to the new o ice tomorrow. 9. " don,t li+e to dri#e 3now9 at night4. 10. 1ow o ten 3does9 is9 do4 @ren and 8en met=

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$ill in the verbs in br c"ets in the correct form: 1. (he neigh*or,s children _____________ 3sleep4 or 2 hours e#ery a ternoon. 2. Ancle B#i _____________ 3eat4 dinner with us e#ery 2riday night. 3. )here is $ordehai= 1e _____________ 3tal+4 to the teacher a*out his homewor+. 4. " o ten _____________ 3go4 or a wal+ a ter supper. 5. 8e :uiet? -hlomo _____________ 3play4 the piano. 6. "t,s i#e o,cloc+ and we _____________ 3listen4 to the news. 7. $y sister _____________ 3need4 some money to *uy a new note*oo+. 8. $r. /oron _____________ 3wor+4 thirty& i#e hours a wee+. 9. Be,e# and Ari _____________ 3write4 letters to their ant -ara now. 10. $y riend ; rat _____________ 3li+e4 classical music #ery much. (5) $ill in: Am / 3s / Are / %o / %oes

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)hat ____________ your name= )here ____________ you learn= ____________ you a good pupil= 1ow old ____________ you= ____________ you ha#e many riends= )hat ____________your ather do= ____________ your mother wor+= )ho ____________ your *est riend= ____________ you a happy person= )hy ____________ you loo+ing at your watch= ____________ " as+ing too many :uestions=