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Present simple: affirmative, negative, questions.

Exercises.
Use the present simple affirmative.
1. I ________ (go) shopping with my brother.
2. We sometimes ________ (use) a dictionary in class.
3. My friends ________ (study) Italian at their school.
4. School ________ (finish) at three o´clock.
5.You ________ (live) near me.
6. He ________(like) rap music.
7. She ________ (do) her homework before dinner.
8. We ________ (play) tennis in school on Wednesday afternoon.
9. I ________ (watch) TV in the evening.
10. My mother ________ (teach) art.

Write the sentences in negative.


1. I study French. _____________________________________________
2. School finishes at two o´clock. _____________________________________________
3. You copy from other students. _____________________________________________
4. We think English is easy. _____________________________________________
5. My friends play volleyball. _____________________________________________
6. I watch TV on Saturday morning. _____________________________________________
7. She speaks Chinese. _____________________________________________
8. The dog likes cats. _____________________________________________
9. They listen to pop music. _____________________________________________
10. I play with my hamster every day. _____________________________________________

Write the sentences and finish the short answers.


1. live / at / you / Do / school / ? _____________________________________________
No, ___________________
2. in / students / Do / the canteen / ? / eat _____________________________________________ Yes,
___________________
3. to school / your brother / on Saturday / ? / Does / go ___________________________________ No,
___________________
4. live / near / Do / your friends / you / ? ________________________________________
Yes, ___________________
5. at / school/ finish / Does / three o´clock / ? _______________________________________
No, ___________________

Present simple.
1. I _________ (play) tennis after school.
2. You _________ (start) school at nine o´clock.
3. We _________ (have) lunch at school.
4. They _________ (watch) TV after dinner.
5. She _________ (not get up) at seven o´clock.
6. We _________ (go) to bed at nine o´clock.
7. What time _________ I _________ (get) up?
8. What _________ she _________ (do) after school?
9. He _________ (play) football.
10. Susan _________ (go) to the cinema.
11. My mother _________ (start) work at half past seven.
12. What _________ they _________ (do) in the evening?
13. How _________ you _________ (spell) that in English?
14. Brian _________ (get) up at eight o´clock.
15. Where _________ John and Martin _________ (go ?
16. Serena _________ (not know) what to do.
17. Wendy _________ (not like) to do shopping.
18. My grandfather _________ (not live) in London.
19. My sisters _________ (walk) to school every day.
20. My best friend _________ (like) math.
21. My brother and I _________ (have) breakfast half past seven.
22. My cousin _________ (study) biology.
23. We _________ (go) to the cinema at the weekend.
24. When _________ Mary _________ (start) school?
25. Gill _________ (not work) in a supermarket.

Present simple.
1. Ana _________ (not watch) TV.
2. Peter _________ (not study) French.
3. Javi _________ (watch) TV.
4. Antonio _________ (play) computer games.
5. Luis Miguel _________ (not read) magazines.
6. _________ María _________ (listen) to music?
7. _________ Beatriz _________ (tidy) her room?
8. My parents _________ (read) the newspaper.
9. When _________ your brother _________ (surf) the internet?
10. Who _________ you _________ (play) football with?
11. What _________ your sister _________ (do) on Saturday?
12. Blanca _________ (go) to a sleepover.
13. Isabel _________ (not phone) a friend.
14. I _________ (eat) a hamburger every weekend.
15. My Mum _________ (like) classical music.
16. I _________ (not eat) pizza.
17. I _________ (drink) water.
18. Gonzalo _________ (help) his friends with their homework.
19. Carlos _________ (make) people laugh.
20. Alan _________ (not like) talking to new people.
21. Chris _________ (do) the housework for her parents.
22. I _________ (want) to join Daniel´s fan club.
23. Isabel and I _________ (see) each other every week.
24. Linda _________ (wear) new clothes.
25. Derek and Sam _________ (wear) striped T-shirts.

Present Simple.
1. Uncle Joe _________ (wear) glasses.
2. Ducks _________ (love) water.
3. The sun _________ (rise) in the east.
4. The children _________ (not go) to school by bus.
5. Juanma _________ (enjoy) singing.
6. Jesus _________ (not lend) me his bike.
7. Monkeys _________ (like) bananas.
8. Pepi _________ (not collect) stamps.
9. The earth _________ (go) around the sun.
10. It often _________ (snow) in winter.
11. We _________ (wash) our hands.
12. We _________ (eat) three meals a day.
13. _________ he _________ (type) very fast?
14. Lucía _________ (work) at the court.
15. Everyone _________ (make) mistakes.
16. Winter _________ (not come) after spring.
17. _________ you _________ (like) my new bike?
18. _________ she _________ (walk) to school?
19. Pedro _________ (speak) English very well.
20. My dog _________ (bark) very loudly.
21. _________ Sara _________ (read) in bed?
22. _________ babies _________ (sleep) during the day?
23. Eva _________ (try) not to disturb.
24. Eagles _________ (fly) high in the sky.
25. My sister _________ (cook) all our meals.

SIMPLE PRESENT verb “to be”


1. Write am, is or are:
Hi! I ..................... Peter and this .......................... Emma. She ........................ my sister. We .................... brother
and sister. I ................... eleven and she .......................... ten. We ................... from Salford. Salford
......................... near Manchester.
What ............................ your name?
Where ........................ you from?

2. Write sentences. Use the correct form of be.


I/young ..............................................................................
She / clever ........................................................................
You / not old ........................................................................
You / sleepy .......................................................................
We / not naughty ................................................................
She / not short ................................................................
It / rainy ...................................................................
They / unhappy ...................................................................
He / not hungry ...................................................................
They / tidy ...................................................................
He / handsome ...................................................................

3. Write he, she, it or they.


Jane and Martin are friends. .They are friends......................
Elephants are huge. ..........................................................
My father is an astronaut. ...................................................
His cat is grey. ......................................................................
My family and I are from Madrid. ......................................
John is quite tall. ..................................................................

1) The bag (be) ________ blue.


A. am B. are C. is
2) The rocks (be) ________ hard.
A. am B. are C. is
3) The children (be) ________ young.
A. am B. are C. is
4) Thomas (be) ________ nice.
A. am B. are C. is
5) The game (be) ________ difficult.
A. am B. are C. is
6) They (be) ________ tired.
A. am B. are C. is
7) I (be) ________ thirty years old.
A. am B. are C. is
8) Susan and Juan (be) ________ married.
A. am B. are C. is
9) Teddy (be) ________ my friend.
A. am B. are C. is
10) We (be) ________ in English class.
A. am B. are C. is

Write the correct form of the verb "to be" in present tense
1) The old man (be) ________ wise.
2) The sun (be) ________ hot.
3) The children (be) ________ eating bananas. They (be, not) ____ ____ eating apples.
4) I (be) ________ happy. I (be, not) ____ ____ sad.
5) The racecar (be) ________ fast. It (be, not) ____ ____ slow.
6) My friend (be) ________ buying a new car. Her old car broke down. It doesn't work anymore.
7) I (be) ________ at the beach with my family. It (be) ________ hot and sunny outside. The ocean water (be)
________ warm.
8) Ko and Jacob (be) ________ very smart. Ko (be) ________ a scientist and Jacob (be) ________ an engineer.
9) The library (be) ________ open until 9:00 p.m.
10) The school (be) ________ small. It (be, not) ____ ____ big.
11) The books (be) ________ new. They (be, not) ____ ____ old.
12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be) ________ acting in the school play.
13) Beatrice (be) ________ at her house.
14) It (be) ________ hot outside. It (be, not) ____ ____ cold outside.
15) You (be) ________ finished with the quiz!
16) Judith (be, not) ____ ____ at home. She (be) ________ school.

Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense.


My name (be) ________(1) John. I (be) ________(2) fifteen years old. I live on a farm. It (be) ________(3) in the
country. It is quiet in the country. It (be, not) ____ ____(4) loud in the country. I wake up early. Sometimes, I
wake up before the sun rises. Sometimes, it (be) ________(5) still dark when I wake up. But I don’t mind. I like
waking up that early. I like the way the country looks in the morning. The first thing I do after I wake up is milk
the cow. After I (be) ________(6) finished milking the cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to
make breakfast. She makes a delicious breakfast. My mom (be) ________(7) a really good cook. Next, I feed the
pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sister doesn’t feed them. She said it is because my sister
(be, not) ____ ____(8) strong enough. But I still don’t understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my
mom doesn’t want my sister to get hurt. After all, the pigs can (be) ________(9) pretty rough, especially when
they (be) ________(10) hungry. The last thing I do (be) ________(11) feed the chickens. That (be) ________(12)
easy. I just throw some food down on the ground and they run out and eat it. While the chickens (be)
________(13) eating, I go into their house to collect their eggs. Chicken eggs (be) ________(14) really good to
eat. They (be) ________(15) easy to cook too. That is what I do in the mornings. I (be) ________(16) pretty busy.
There is/ There are

1. Put in there´s, there isn´t, there are, there aren´t, is there or are there
. ...................................... a church in Oxford Street, and opposite the church ...................................... a
swimmingpool. In the swimmingpool ............................................. a tennis court.
.................................................... a mall and many little shops. ............................................. some restaurants, but
......................................... many cybercafés. Unfortunately, ........................................ a theater,
....................................... a leisure centre? Yes, .............................................. ., but ...................................... a
cinema.

2. Your town. Answer these questions, use short answers.


Is there a cinema in your town? ..................................................................
Is there a castle in your town? ...................................................................
Is there an airport in your town? ................................................................
Are there museums in your town? ..............................................................
Is there a shopping centre near your home? ............................................................
Are there many trees in your street? ........................................................................
Are there many parks in your town? ........................................................................
Are there any skyscrapers in your town? ................................................................
English Activities Is there a sports centre in your neighbourhood? ..................................................... Are there
factories in your town? ...........................................................................
Is there a telephone box in your street? ..................................................................
Is there a river? .....................................................................................................

3. Make these sentences into questions.


There´s a railway station. ...................................................................................
There are many restaurants. ..................................................................................
There´s a big shopping mall. .................................................................................
There´s a river. ......................................................................................................
There´s a post office ...........................................................................................
There are many people. .........................................................................................
There are some skyscrapers. .................................................................................
There´s a leisure centre. ......................................................................................

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