Present Simple with future meaning

A Look at the flight timetable below. Then tick (3) the sentences below T (True) or F (False).

Arrivals Time
Barcelona 10.00

New York 13.00

Paris 13.30

Brussels 16.30

Departures Time
Stockholm 10.30

London 12.30

Moscow 14.00

Rome 19.00

T F
1 The flight from New York arrives at 10 o’clock. ...... 3
......
2 The plane to London leaves at 12 o’clock. ...... ......
3 The flight from Paris lands at 13.30. ...... ......
4 The flight to Stockholm takes off at 10.30. ...... ......
5 The plane from Barcelona arrives at one o’clock. ...... ......
6 The flight to Rome leaves at 19.00. ...... ......
7 The plane from Brussels lands at 16.30. ...... ......
8 The flight to Moscow takes off at 12.30. ...... ......

B Look at the flight timetable in Exercise 1 and answer the questions. Use the Present Simple.
1 When does the flight from Barcelona arrive? It arrives at 10.00.
.................................
2 When does the flight to Stockholm leave? .................................
3 When does the plane from New York land? .................................
4 When does the flight to Moscow take off? .................................
5 Does the flight from Paris arrive at one o’clock? .................................
6 Does the flight to London take off at 12.30? .................................
7 When does the flight to Rome leave? .................................
8 Does the flight from Brussels arrive before or
after the flight from Paris? .................................

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 Present Simple

A Complete the sentences with the Present Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
washes (wash) his dog once a week.
1 Bob ...................... 4 ...................... you ...................... (enjoy) sport?
2 The sun always ...................... (dry) the rain. 5 I ...................... (not do) enough exercise.
3 My brother ...................... (not study) at my 6 My friend ...................... (come) to school
school. by bus.

B Write each sentence in the negative form. Then write new affirmative sentences using the
words in brackets. Pay attention to the underlined words.

1 We watch the news every night. (a film) 4 I study on Saturdays. (Sundays)

a We don’t watch the news every night. a ...................................................................
...................................................................
b We watch a film every night.
................................................................... b ...................................................................
2 You need more grammar practice. (reading) 5 Mark goes to karate lessons. (piano)
a ................................................................... a ...................................................................
b ................................................................... b ...................................................................
3 My teacher reads the newspaper every day. 6 My sister plays with our dog. (cat)
(a book) a ...................................................................
a ................................................................... b ...................................................................
b ...................................................................

C Write questions using the words below. Then answer the questions. Make the answers true
for you.
1 your father / play / the guitar / ? 3 your grandma / often / bake cakes / ?
Does your father play the guitar?
......................................................................... .........................................................................
......................................................................... .........................................................................
2 you / have / breakfast / before school / ? 4 you / like / classical music / ?
......................................................................... .........................................................................
......................................................................... .........................................................................

D Tick (✓) the chart. Then write six sentences about yourself.
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1 make my bed I
1 ...............................................................
2 clean my room 2 ...............................................................
3 do my homework 3 ...............................................................
4 wash my clothes 4 ...............................................................

5 cook dinner 5 ...............................................................

6 walk to school 6 ...............................................................

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 Present Simple

A Write the verbs in the correct column. E Write questions with Do or Does. Then write
short answers.
teach ride cry pay do Do
1 ...................... you watch TV every day?
worry wash buy touch study
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
........................................................................
talk fix marry clean carry
2 ...................... your parents go to the theatre?
-s -es -ies ........................................................................
teaches 3 ...................... your teacher drink coffee?
........................................................................
4 ...................... doctors work in shops?
........................................................................
5 ...................... the school year start in January?
B Circle the correct verb. ........................................................................
1 Babies cry / cries a lot.
F Write questions using the Present Simple.
2 I eat / eats ice cream in the summer.
Then answer the questions according to the
3 Jane study / studies every afternoon. pictures.
4 She do / does her homework in the evening.
1 2
5 My friend watch / watches television
twice a week.

C Fill in the blanks with the Present Simple

form of the verb in brackets. (cheese) (walk)

goes
1 She ...................... (go) to the beach in 3 4
summer.
2 We ...................... (bake) biscuits every Friday.
3 My parents ...................... (work) in the garden
(draw pictures) (ice cream)
on Saturdays.
4 Susie ...................... (try) her best at school all 1 mice / usually / eat / bananas 
the time.
Do mice usually eat bananas?
........................................................................
No, they don’t. They usually eat cheese.
........................................................................
D Fill in the blanks with doesn’t or don’t. 2 Tina / run / to school / every day
don’t
1 Fish ...................... live in houses. ........................................................................
2 The sun ...................... shine at night. ........................................................................
3 A cat ...................... bark. 3 Sally / often / write / stories
4 Dad ...................... ride a bike to work. ........................................................................
5 Policemen ...................... catch every criminal. ........................................................................
6 Students ...................... always remember 4 the twins / like / chocolate
answers. ........................................................................
........................................................................

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 Present Simple

A Add -s, -es or -ies to the verbs below to form the Present Simple for he, she or it.

1 stop stops
...................... 5 mix ...................... 9 go ......................
2 watch ...................... 6 tie ...................... 10 catch ......................
3 study ...................... 7 dress ...................... 11 enjoy ......................
4 do ...................... 8 try ...................... 12 lose ......................

B Complete the sentences with the Present Simple form of the verb in brackets.
washes (wash) the car once a week.
1 Mum ...................... 5 Every year Helen ...................... (go)
2 Children usually ...................... (like) ice cream. to France.
3 ...................... you ...................... (know) the way 6 He ...................... (not visit) his friends every
to the lake? day.
4 Bob ...................... (study) French on Saturdays.

C Write each sentence in the negative. Then write an affirmative sentence using the words in
brackets.

1 You need more spelling practice. (reading) 4 Mark goes to karate lessons. (piano)
a You don’t need more spelling practice.
................................................................... a ...................................................................
b You need more reading practice.
................................................................... b ...................................................................
2 My dad reads the newspaper every day. (a book) 5 He likes chocolate. (biscuits)
a ................................................................... a ...................................................................
b ................................................................... b ...................................................................

3 I study on Saturdays. (Sundays) 6 Sally rides a bike to school. (motorbike)

a ................................................................... a ...................................................................
b ................................................................... b ...................................................................

D Write questions and answer them about yourself.

1 your grandma / often / visit you / ? 4 your friends / like / computer games / ?
Does your grandma often visit you? ...................................................................
...................................................................
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
................................................................... ...................................................................
2 you / watch / TV / in the evening / ? 5 you / study / French / at school / ?
................................................................... ...................................................................
................................................................... ...................................................................

3 your dad / play / the guitar / ? 6 your mum / work / at a bank / ?

................................................................... ...................................................................
................................................................... ...................................................................

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