Present Simple
1. Complete the text with the correct form of HAVE GOT.
I ’ve got one brother and two sisters. (1) ________ we got a lot of things? Yes, we (2)________ (✓)! My brother
(3) ________ (✓) a computer and a TV, but he (4) ________ (✗) got a bike. I (5) _________ (✓) got a bike and a
skateboard, but I (6) ________(✗) got a TV. My sister (7) ________(✗) got TVs, computers, bikes and
skateboards. And you? (8) ________ you got a lot of things?
2. Complete the text with the "s" for the 3rd person singular. Take the verbs in brackets.
A typical day in Lisa's life
Her mother always (1) ________________ (wake) her up at seven o'clock. She (2)_______________ (get) up
and (3)_______________ (go) to the bathroom. There she (4)________________ (wash) and
(5)_________________ (brush) her teeth. Then she (6)_________________ (walk) downstairs and
(7)_________________ (have) breakfast. Then she (8)_______________ (say) goodbye to her parents and
(9)_________________ (leave) the house. She usually (10)_______________ (catch) the bus to school where
she (11)_________________ (meet) some friends. After school she (12)___________________ (do) her
homework and (13)_________________ (study) for a test. Then she (14)_________________ (chat) with her
friends, (15)__________________ (read) a book or (15)________________ (watch) one of her favourite sitcoms.
3. Form questions in the present simple with the words given.
1. What / you / have / for breakfast ________________________________________________ ?
2. When / he / come / home on Fridays ________________________________________________?
3. How often / she / go out / with her friends ________________________________________________ ?
4. Your brother / live / in England ________________________________________________ ?
5. The kids / like / their new English teacher ________________________________________________ ?
4. Put the words into the correct order. Write down the sentences.
1. visit / they / sometimes / on Sundays / their aunt ______________________________________________
2. you / to the mall / go / often / with your friends ______________________________________________?
3. a tennis match / hardly ever / watches / he ______________________________________________
4. usually / have / we / dinner / before seven / don't ______________________________________________
5. read / the paper / always / she / in the morning ______________________________________________ ?
5. Rewrite the sentences using the adverbs of frequency or the expressions of frequency in the correct position.
1. She has a shower in the morning. (always) _________________________________________________
2. Where do you go running? (usually) _________________________________________________
3. She goes to the cinema. (twice a month) _________________________________________________
4. They approve of my friends. (hardly ever) _________________________________________________
5. I listen to the radio. (every night) _________________________________________________
6. He is strict with his students. (often) _________________________________________________
7. I ask for help when I need it. (sometimes) _________________________________________________
8. He is late for school. (never) _________________________________________________
6. Complete with the correct form of the present simple.
1. My sister _________________ (read) a book.
2. Mr and Mrs Williams __________________ (not like) dogs.
3. My parents _________________ (do) the shopping.
4. My friends and I sometimes __________________ (meet) in front of the cinema.
5. I never ___________________ (watch) TV in the morning.
6. Our friends ____________________ (play) football in the park.
7. She ______________________ (go) to the park every Friday.
8. Claire ______________________ (fly) to New York every month.
9. My neighbour ______________________ (have) a large backyard.
10. My uncle _____________________ (say) goodbye.
11. Carol and Sophie ____________________ (be) the best singer in our class.
12. Dad ________________ (wash) his car on Sunday.
Countable and uncountable nous
1. Write C (countable) or U (uncountable).
a. orange __ g. pepper __ m. strawberry __ r. cheese __
b. sparkling water __ h. chicken __ n. lemonade __ s. cucumber __
c. noodles __ i. melon __ ñ. cereal __ t. fish __
d. avocado __ j. butter __ o. onion __ u. sugar __
e. potato __ k.bread __ p. salmon __ v. lemon __
f. oil __ l. pear __ q. carrot __ w. rice __
2. Fill in with a/an, some or any.
A. Is there _______ broccoli in the fridge.
B. No, there isn´t. We need ________.
A. So let’s buy ________ lettuce for the salad. There is ________ tomato in the fridge. And there is _______
apple and _______ orange.
B. Great idea! Let’s make _______ fruit salad.
A. Yeah. Is there _______ orange juice?
B. No, and there isn’t _______ soda. But there is _______ banana.
Present continuous
1. Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the present continuous.
1. I _____________________ (watch) TV with my family.
2. Why _____________________ (you/stop) the car?
3. Julia _____________________ (not have) lunch in the cafeteria.
4. My wife and I _____________________ (plan) to travel next summer.
5. Richard _____________________ (pay) his telephone bill.
6. I _____________________ (not talk) to my friend on the phone.
7. She _____________________ (show) the report to her boss.
8. My friends _____________________ (meet) each other in New York.
9. The barber _____________________ (not cut) my hair.
10. _____________________ (he/eat) breakfast now?
2. Look and write sentences with the verbs below. Use the present continuous.
read sing write use play listen watch eat
is writing a report.
1. Amy ____________________________________________________________
2. Dave and Frank ___________________________________________________
3. Jason ___________________________________________________________
4. Emma ___________________________________________________________
5. Catherine and Heidi ________________________________________________
6. Sarah ___________________________________________________________
7. Toby ____________________________________________________________
8. Sam and Jess _____________________________________________________
Past simple
1. Choose was/were or am/is/are to complete the following sentences.
1. My son ________ short in school, but now he ________ tall.
2. '________ you at the stadium yesterday?' 'Yes, I ________.'
3. Yesterday Philip and Emma _______ in London. Today they _______ in Paris.
4. Sara and I ________ at home that night, and you ________ with us.
5. Yesterday we ________ late for the concert, and today I ________ late for class.
6. Asim ________ born in Egypt, and I ________ born in Birmingham.
2. Complete the sentences with was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.
1. The children ________ hungry after so much exercise.
2. I ________ at school yesterday because it was Sunday.
3. ________ your teacher in class yesterday?
4. There ________ any good movies on TV last night, so I went to bed early.
5. Why _______ you late for school yesterday?
6. The cat _______ in the garden; he was sleeping inside the house.
7. Yesterday, it _______ sunny, so we went to the park.
8. My mum and I _______ happy with our meal because the food was cold.
