Ex for Present Simple

Exercise 1. Divide into groups daily routines

I do this every day I often do this I rarely do this I never do this

1. wake up
2. get up
3. leave school
4. have lunch
5. make the bed
6. have dinner
7. read an interesting book
8. read a comic
9. sleep well all night
10.work hard
11.listen to music
12.do (my) homework
13.read a magazine
14.go shopping
15.do the morning exercises
16.watch TV
17.have a shower
18.wash (my) face
19.brush (my) teeth
20.get dressed
21.have breakfast
22.go to school
23.come home
24.play with (my) brother
25.read a newspaper

Exercise 2. Раскройте скобки, используя Present Simple.

Roberto (1) __________ (start) his day at 8.00. He (2) __________ (have)
breakfast in the kitchen with all the family. Roberto (3) __________ (like) orange
juice, toast and milk. He always (4) __________ (have) an apple. After breakfast
Roberto (5) __________ (make) his bed and (6) __________ (tidy) up his
bedroom. He (7) __________ (get) ready for lessons. He mustn’t be late, as
mother (8) __________ (be) very strict.
At 9.00 the Hanson kids (9) __________ (start) their lessons. At midday they (10)
__________ (have) lunch. Then it’s sport time: they (11) __________ (love)
playing basketball, in-line staking and skate-boarding.
Roberto and his brothers (12) __________ (not/have) dinner with their parents as
their father is always late. Their mother (13) __________ (not/like) it very much.
So, at weekends they (14) __________ (be) always together.
Exercise 3. Раскройте скобки, используя Present Simple.
Mary (1) __________ (wake) up at 7.00. Then she (2) __________ (get) up at
7.30 and she (3) __________ (go) to the bathroom. She (4) __________ (have) a
shower, (5) __________ (brush) her teeth and (6) __________ (comb) her hair.
Afterwards she (7) __________ (have) breakfast. Ten minutes later she (8)
__________ (take) her bag, (9) __________ (kiss) her mother and (10)
__________ (catch) a bus to school with her friend Diana. They (11) __________
(start) school at 9.00. They (12) __________ (not/have) lunch at the school
canteen. At three o’clock they (13) __________ (return) home.
In the afternoon, she (14) __________ (study) her lessons and (15) __________
(ride) her bicycle. In the evening she (16) __________ (help) her mother prepare
the dinner. After dinner she (17) __________ (watch) TV, her mother (18)
__________ (read) a magazine and her father (19) __________ (go) to bed earlier
since he (20) __________ (be) always the first in the family to get up.

Упражнение 4. Напишите форму 3-го лица ед. числа следующих глаголов

do – does study – studies
go – __________ tidy – __________
read – reads wash – washes
collect – __________ watch – __________
hate – __________ brush – __________
play – __________ teach – __________

5. Put the verbs in the Present Simple form.

1. One fly_____________ (to fly) , two flies _____________ (to fly).
2. One girl _____________ (to cry), four girls _____________ (to cry).
3. When a wolf _____________ (to see) the moon, it _____________ (to
begin) to howl (выть).
4. Wolves and sheep _____________ (to be) never friends.
5. Our hens _____________ (to lay [откладывать]) a lot of eggs.
6. Boys _____________ (to fight) and_____________ (to shout).
7. That boy _____________ (to try) to catch some balls.
8. These girls _____________ (to try) to run away from an angry turkey.
9. If one goose _____________ (to have) one tooth, how many teeth
_____________ (to have) thirteen geese?

6. Вставьте глаголы в Present Simple. Put the verbs in the present form.
go, like, love, watch, read, like, walk, come, do, watch

My name's Pavel. In the evening I usually (1) ___________ my homework. Then I

(2) ___________ TV or video. I (3) ___________ action films! They are super!
Then I (4) ___________ my dog. After that I (5) ___________ home, (6)
___________ a book and (7) ___________ to bed. My sister is little. She doesn't
(8) ___________ action films. She (9) ___________ cartoons. She (10)
___________ them every day.
7. Сделайте предложения правдивыми для вашей семьи. Используйте
следующие слова.
always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

 We ____________ celebrate Christmas.

 My mum ____________ decorates a Christmas tree.
 My dad ____________ buys a Christmas tree.
 My granny ____________ makes a cake.
 My parents ____________ send Christmas cards.
 I ____________ get presents.
 We ____________ sing Christmas carols.

8. Заполните стихотворение предложенными формами глаголов.

Complete the poem.
’m, end, go, have, is, is, start, starts, starts, watch

My lessons (1) _______ at ten to eight,

But, poor me! I (2) _______ always late.
English (3) _______ at ten to nine,
That’s when my eyes begin to shine.
Russian (4) _______ at half past ten,
But I haven’t got my pen.
It’s not on my desk, or under my chair.
Oh, here it (5) _______, in Silvia’s hair.
My lessons (6) _______ at five past two,
But I haven’t got my shoe.
Oh, here it (7) _______, behind the door.
I’m late again, it’s half past four.
At five o’clock I (8) _______ my tea,
At ten to six I (9) _______ TV.
I (10) _______ to bed at ten to eight.
To have a rest is always great!

9. Present simple
1. My sister (read) a book.
2. Frank (like) dogs.
3. My parents (do) the shopping.
4. We sometimes (meet) in front of the cinema.
5. Uncle George (go) to the doctor's.
6. Our friends (play) football in the park.
7. She (go) to the park every Friday.
8. He (ride) his bike every day.
9. We (have) the best ideas.
10. Carol (say) goodbye.
11. She (be) the best singer in our class.
12. My sister (live) in a big house.
13. The children (eat) hamburgers.
14. Bill (have) got two notebooks.
15. I (be) at home.

10. Fill in the present tense simple.

1. They about his iPod. (talk)
2. Mary stamps. (collect)
3. Tom and Sue two T-shirts. (buy)
4. We behind a tree. (hide)
5. The children in the garden. (play)
6. She my pencil. (borrow)
7. My mother shopping every Friday. (go)
8. He my name. (call)
9. They always in the first row. (sit)
10. Ken and Sam stamps. (collect)
11. Carol goodbye. (say)
12. She usually Tom with the homework. (help)
13. He in a big house. (live)
14. The girls up. (stand)
15. Bill going shopping. (like)

11. Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. She (be) good at school.
2. Elephants (eat) grass.
3. I (like) fish and chips.
4. She always (meet) her friends after school.
5. Tom often (wear) a white shirt and blue jeans.
6. They (be) never tired in the morning.
7. He (like) apples and bananas.
8. The children sometimes (go) to the playground.
9. Sandra usually (take) the bus to school.
10. Derrick always (have) lunch at a restaurant.
11. The boys often (play) computer games.
12. Our cat hardly ever (catch) a mouse.
13. Paul (walk) his dog every day.
14. Our daughter often (get) up too late.
15. My mother (bake) a cake every Saturday.

12. Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. They a cold. (have)
2. She up at seven. (get up)
3. We breakfast at eight. (have)
4. Peter to school. (go)
5. Anna home at two. (get)
6. He an ice cream. (want)
7. I peppermint. (hate)
8. Kelly TV. (watch)
9. She her homework. (do)
10. Our teacher in Oxford Street. (live)
11. Eric and Tom blue shirts. (wear)
12. My sister a song. (sing)
13. My mum spaghetti. (cook)
14. Mr Black in his office. (work)
15. The girls often a book. (read)

14. Present Simple

1. Sarah and Pam often to parties. (go)
2. Jenny sometimes Monica. (meet)
3. In summer he children usually in the garden. (play)
4. Sally often the board. (clean)
5. My sister blue eyes. (have)
6. Bill the window. (open)
7. Barbara school uniforms look great. (think)
8. They all dark blue pullovers. (wear)
9. He often the housework. (do)
10. My mum shopping every Friday. (go)
11. I never TV in the morning. (watch)
12. She her new notebook. (like)
13. Fred football every Saturday. (play)
14. Hannah and Betty often pizza. (eat)
15. Frank sometimes a headache. (have)

15. Complete the sentences with the present tense simple.

1. My parents often westerns. (watch)
2. They hungry. (be)
3. Mum all the dirty clothes. (wash)
4. Peter got a brother. (have)
5. Dad a new plasma TV. (buy)
6. The boys football. (play)
7. In summer it hot. (be)
8. I good at school. (be)
9. On Friday we always our piano lesson. (have)
10. Mary her homework. (do)
11. Richard TV. (watch)
12. I big cities. (like)
13. He in the library. (study)
14. She always to work at 7. (go)
15. Bill and Tom sometimes to London. (drive)

16. Use short negative forms of Present Simple

1. We have some milk. We any milk.
2. Mother sews Jenny's jeans. Mother Jenny's jeans.
3. I hate Maths lessons. I Maths lessons.
4. My brother likes eating oranges. My brother eating oranges.
5. My parents often watch westerns. My parents often westerns.
6. Children like ice cream. Some children ice cream.
7. The monkey wants some bananas. The monkey some bananas.
8. They are hungry. They hungry.
9. We get up early on Sundays. We up early on Sundays.
10. Peter is sometimes very tired. Peter sometimes very tired.
11. I am a good pupil. I a good pupil.
12. School always starts at seven o'clock. School always at seven
o'clock.
13. Kate always has her piano lesson on Fridays. Kate always her
piano lesson on Friday.
14. In summer it's sometimes very hot. In summer it sometimes very hot.
15. Mum washes all my dirty clothes. Mum all my dirty clothes.
16. Peter has got a brother. Peter a brother.
17. The frog is under the caravan. The frog under the caravan.
18. They are cool. They cool.
19. Dad buys a new car. Dad a new car.
20. The boys play football. The boys football.

17. Put the sentences into the negative form. Use short forms (doesn't, don't,
isn't,...)
1. They wash the car. They the car.
2. I get up early. I early.
3. They walk to school. They to school.
4. Jim eats an orange. Jim an orange.
5. My sister listens to her new CD. My sister to her new CD.
6. Ann cleans her shoes. Ann her shoes.
7. Henry climbs the tree. Henry the tree.
8. They meet at the cinema. They at the cinema.
9. We like pizza. We pizza.
10. Gary and Peter go to the party. Gary and Peter to the party.
11. My parents work in a restaurant. My parents in a restaurant.
12. We like our uncle. We our uncle.
13. She sings her favourite song. She her favourite song.
14. Bill reads a book. Bill a book.
15. Mary goes to the zoo. Mary to the zoo.

18. Put the verbs into present simple negation. Use short forms (doesn't, don't,
isn't,...).
1. Peter goes to the party. Peter to the party.
2. His schoolbag is brown. His schoolbag red.
3. Mary can ski. Mary .
4. We meet our friends. We our friends.
5. The teacher hands out the books. The teacher the books.
6. Pat is a clever boy. Pat a clever boy.
7. The monkey takes the banana. The monkey the banana.
8. Tony is hungry. Tony hungry.
9. Tim has a brother. Tim a sister.
10. They are at Sarah's party. They at home.
11. I like apples. I oranges.
12. Winter begins in December. Winter in October.
13. They are at home. They at home.
14. Tom can play football. Tom football.
15. My mother speaks Spanish. My mother Spanish.

19. Put the sentences into negation. Use short forms (doesn't, don't, isn't,...)
1. They can dance. They .
2. I like good books. I bad books.
3. We live in a big city. We in a big city.
4. I can play the guitar. I the guitar.
5. They are cool. They cool.
6. We are pen friends. We pen friends.
7. The parrot eats apples. The parrot apples.
8. She is Austrian. She Austrian.
9. Brad listens to the radio. Brad to the radio.
10. Elephants eat grass. Elephants meat.
11. I am good at school. I good at school.
12. They go to school by bus. They to school by bus.
13. Henry does his homework. Henry his homework.
14. Simon reads comics. Simon comics.
15. Sally smokes. Sally .

20. Fill in don't or doesn't into the gaps.

1. Sarah like reading books.
2. Rita's mother watch horror movies.
3. We often go to the cinema.
4. Kevin like spinach and beans.
5. The children play in the garden very often.
6. They learn for their tests very much.
7. She play football.
8. My cat catch mice.
9. I want to get up early in the morning.
10. We have to wear school uniforms.
11. His sister like watching TV shows.
12. My brother and I go to work by bus.
13. My parents eat anything for breakfast.
14. He usually eat anything for dinner.
15. My neighbours go on holidays in winter.

21. 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 (wake) her up at seven o'clock. She (get) up
and (go) to the bathroom. There she (wash) and (brush) her
teeth. Then she (walk) downstairs and (have) breakfast. Then she
(say) goodbye to her parents and (leave) the house. She usually
(catch) the bus to school where she (meet) some friends. After school
she (do) her homework and (study) for a test. Then she (chat)
with her friends, (read) a book or (watch) one of her favourite
sitcoms.

22. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
My uncle a new laptop every year. (buy)
Claire and Zoe a cake for my birthday every year. (bake)
My sister hard and that's why she never . (try / fail)
Ashley and her friends in the park every weekend. (play)
Our dog our neighbour's cat in the garden. (chase)

23. Write down the negations of the verbs in the positive sentences.
He works from Monday to Friday. He at weekends.
My friends and I play baseball. We basketball and football.
Sandra and Mary live in Chicago. Dorothy there.
My mother likes reading books and magazines. My brothers reading.
My neighbours take their holidays in July. They them in August.
24. Form questions in the present simple with the words given.
What / you / have / for breakfast - ?
When / he / come / on Fridays - ?
How often / she / go out / with her friends - ?
Your brother / live / in England - ?
The kids / like / their new English teacher - ?

25. Put the words into the correct order. Write down the sentences.
visit / they / sometimes / on Sunday / their aunt - .
you / to the mall / go / often / with your friends - ?
a tennis match / hardly ever / watches / he - .
usually / have / we / dinner / before seven / don't - .
read / the paper / always / she / in the morning - ?

26. Change the verb into the correct form:

1. London (be) in England.
2. The summer (be) hot.
3. She (drive) very well.
4. They (open) the store at 8:00.
5. Linda (be) a very pretty girl.
6. I (have) several jobs.
7. Water (boil) at 100 degrees.
8. Water (freeze) at 0 degrees.
9. My sister (speak) English.
10. He (have) a big apartment.
11. A triangle (have) three corners.
12. My birthday (be) in June.
13. Books (have) pages.
14. Dogs (be) good friends.
15. I (work) hard.

27. Change the verb into the correct form:

1. Daniel (fly) to Paris once a year.
2. She never (do) her homework.
3. Lisa (try) to help her sister.
4. Mark (go) home at seven.
5. The baby (cry) every night.
6. He (miss) her a lot.
7. Joe (study) really hard.
8. A boy (kiss) a girl.
9. Joana (buy) new stuff all the time.
10. Tim (watch) this show every night.
11. Sara (say) this all the time.
12. The teacher (teach) us new things.
13. He (pay) me well.
14. Barbara (wash) the dishes, and Leo washes the floor.
15. Nick (play) tennis twice a week.
16. This girl always (push) somebody.
17. Isabella (enjoy) listening to music.
18. David never (mix) milk and eggs.
19. The bee (buzz).
20. Taylor (fix) cars.

28. Change the verb into the correct question form:

1. (I wake up) at five in the morning?
2. (you go) to work by train?
3. (she drink) coffee every morning?
4. (he smoke)?
5. (it hurt)?
6. (we dance)?
7. (they travel)?
8. (Emma cook) well?
9. (Alexander exercise) regularly?
10. (I look) well?
11. (you rest) enough?
12. (William work) too hard?
13. (they travel) often?
14. (Anthony go) to sleep too late?
15. (you bake) cakes?

29. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Simple.

1. My working day (to begin) at seven o'clock. I (to get) up, (to switch) on the
radio and (to do) my morning exercises. It (to take) me fifteen minutes. At half past
seven we (to have) breakfast. My father and I (to leave) home at eight o'clock. He
(to take) a bus to his factory. My mother (to be) a doctor, she (to leave) home at
nine o'clock. In the evening we (to gather) in the living room. We (to watch) TV
and (to talk). (USUALLY) 2. My sister (to get) up at eight o'clock. 3. She (to be) a
schoolgirl. She (to go) to school in the afternoon. 4. Jane (to be) fond of sports. She
(to do) her morning exercises every day. 5. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a
sandwich and a cup of tea. 6. After breakfast she (to go) to school. 7. It (to take)
him two hours to do his homework. 8. She (to speak) French well.

30. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Simple.

(USUALLY) 1. Andrea Schatzmann, an exchange student from Switzerland, (to
live) with the Connor family in San Francisco. She (to get) up at 7 am and (to take)
a shower. She normally (not to have) breakfast. At half past seven she (to catch)
the bus. Her first class (to start) at a quarter past eight. She always (to have) lunch
at 12 o'clock in the cafeteria. The cafeteria food (to be) OK and it (to be) cheap
too. Her afternoon classes (to be) from 1.15 till 3.00 pm, so she (to be) at school all
day. She usually (to have) dinner with the Connors at about 8.00. On Saturdays she
(to have) lunch at the restaurant. Once a week, usually on Sunday mornings, she
(to go) swimming. A few friends usually (to go) along, too. One of her friends has
got a car, so he (to pick) them up and then he (to drive) them home. After
swimming they often (to go) out for a pizza. On Saturday evenings she sometimes
(to go) out with friends to a party or maybe to a concert. Sometimes she (to invite)
friends to her house and they (to listen) to music and (to talk). Mr. and Mrs.
Connor often (to take) them for a camping weekend to the seaside or to the
mountains. From time to time she (to call) her family in Switzerland. They never
(to talk) for very long because it (to be) expensive. She usually (to call) on
Sundays because it (to be) cheaper then.
2. What time Andrea usually (to get) up? 3. When she (to catch) the bus? 4. She (to
take) a shower in the morning? 5. She (to go) home for lunch? 6. When she (to go)
swimming? 7. How she (to get) to the pool? 8. What she (to do) on Saturday
evenings?
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31. Переведите на английский язык, употреблял глаголы в Present
Simple.
(ОБЫЧНО) 1. Я работаю. 2. Мы работаем. 3. Они не работают. 4. Вы
работаете? — Да. 5. Он работает? — Нет. Он учится. 6. Мой брат не учится.
Он работает. 7. Ты носишь очки? 8. Вы помогаете людям? 9. Он любит
читать сказки? 10. Она любит играть на скрипке? 11. Моя сестра не читает
книг. 12. Наша бабушка любит спать на диване. 13. Вы любите отдыхать в
кресле? 14. Мы едим и пьем в кухне. 15. Мой брат не любит читать газеты.
16. Мы спим в спальне. 17. Мой брат спит на диване в жилой комнате. 18.
Моя сестра одевается, стоя перед зеркалом. 19. Мой дядя пишет книги. 20.
Мы пишем упражнения в школе. 21. Я трачу свои карманные деньги на
мороженое. 22. Он читает все время и не любит смотреть телевизор.

32. Переведите на английский язык, употребляя глаголы в Present

Simple.
1. Где ты живешь? — Я живу в Москве. 2. Когда у тебя каникулы? — В
январе. 3. Что тебе больше всего нравится в школе? 4. Мой брат работает в
больнице. Он врач. Он встает в двадцать минут восьмого. Он работает утром
и днем. Вечером он не работает. Вечером он отдыхает. 5. Твоя сестра говорит
по-французски? — Нет. Она говорит по-немецки, а ее муж говорит по-
английски. 6. Когда вы встаете? — Я встаю без четверти семь. 7. Когда
встает твой брат? — Он встает без двадцати восемь. — А твоя сестра тоже
встает без двадцати восемь? — Нет. Мой брат ходит в школу, а моя сестра не
ходит в школу. Она еще не ученица. Она встает в девять часов. 8. Он не моет
руки перед едой. 9. Этот мальчик свистит в классе. 10. Он не играет ни на
каком музыкальном инструменте. 11. Но мальчик играет в футбол и любит
смотреть мультипликационные фильмы. 12. Он любит школьные каникулы,
особенно летние каникулы. 13. День рождения у мальчика 31 декабря. 14. Он
поэтому получает много подарков.

33. Переведите на английский язык, употребляя глаголы в Present

Simple.
Мой дядя — инженер. Он очень занят. Его рабочий день начинается рано
утром. Он встает в семь часов. Он умывается, одевается и завтракает. После
завтрака он идет на работу. Он работает в институте. Он любит свою работу.
Он женат. Его жена — врач. Она работает в больнице. Вечером она изучает
французский язык. Она посещает курсы французского языка.