GRAMMAR PRACTICE

1) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. (Present simple)

I ................ (have) two brothers, Simon and Chris.

They .................. (live) in London. Simon .................. (be)
a pilot and Chris ................. (work) in a garage. Simon
................. (like) flying, but Chris ............. ................
(not like) mending cars. At weekends I ............. ….(go)
to London and I .............. ….(stay) with them. We
............. ….(go) to the theatre or to the cinema on
Saturday evening, and on Sunday we ................ (walk)
in Hyde Park.

2) Put a verb from the box into each gap.

am / am not does / does not
is / is not do / do not
are / are not

I ................... hungry. Can I have an apple?

How ................. you travel to work?
Rome ..................... in Spain. It ................. in Italy.
Mary and Sarah ................. ….like milk.
............... …..James have two jobs?
Ben ..................... like travelling by bus.
We aren’t from Spain, we .................. from Portugal.
................... you like ice cream? No, I ................... .

3) Write negative sentences.

She lives in Europe.

The books are in your school bag.

Peter and Tom work in a factory.

This is the kitchen and that is the bedroom.

They can play the guitar.

He plays football in Spain.

4) Choose the correct answer

A: Are you English?

B: Yes, I ..........
is am are
A: Is he from London?
B: No, he ..........
isn’t not is

John, ......... is Ana, a Spanish friend.

here it this

A: ............ you ski?

B: Yes, a little.
Can Have Are

He .......... in the centre of Madrid.

live does live lives

............ she live in Milan?

Is Does Do

A: I like this music.

B: Really. I .......... like it.
don’t not no

She .......... with her parents.

don’t live doesn’t live live not

A: Has she got any brothers?

B: Yes, she ........ I think she’s got two
.
has have has got

5) Present Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct form.

I go / am going to work now. Goodbye!

I read / am reading a book about astrology.
We go / are going to a party on Saturday.
Nurses look / are looking after people in hospital.
Annie comes / is coming from Ireland.
She comes / is coming for dinner this evening.
I speak / am speaking four languages.
Do you want / Are you wanting to go out tonight?

6) Complete with: where - what - when - who - how many - how much

………………… is your teacher from? England.

………………… tomatoes are there? Only two.
………………... do you go to the cinema?
………………… is your best friend?
………………… milk is there in the fridge?
………………… money do you need?
………………… is the next stop?
………………… languages do you speak?

7) Make questions from these words.

1. student you a are? ………………………………… . Yes, I am.

2. a you cat have got? ………………………………… . No, I haven’t.

3. you like do TV? …………………………………… . Yes, I do.

4. London live do in you? ……………………………….. . No, I don’t.

5. your like does friend sport? ……………………………. . Yes, he does.

 8) Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present, Present Continuous, or Simple Past.

I (get) ............................... up at eight o’clock yesterday morning.

Mary (talk) ............................ to John on the phone last night.
Mary (talk) ............................ to John on the phone right now.
Mary (talk) ............................ to John on the phone every day.
Jim and I (eat) ........................ lunch two hours ago.
I (go) ...................... to bed early last night.
She (write) .......................... a letter to her parents every week.
Sue is in her room right now. She (sit) ................................. at her desk. She (write)
......................... a letter to her boyfriend.
Yesterday I (see) ........................ Dick at the library.
I (have) .................... a dream last night. I (dream) ........................... about my friends. I
(sleep) ...................... for eight hours.
Alice (smoke) ....................... a cigarette after class yesterday.
My wife (come) .................... home around five every day.
Yesterday she (come) ....................... home at 5:15.
Our teacher (stand) .......................... in the middle of the room right now.
Our teacher (stand) .......................... in the middle of the room yesterday.

9) Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present, Simple Past. or Present Continuous

I (go, not) ......................... to the cinema last night. I (stay) .......................... home.
Fred (come, not) .............................. to class every day.
Sue (read) ............................... a book right now. She (watch, not) ................................. TV.
I (finish, not) ...................................... my homework last night. I (go) ......................... to
bed early.
It (rain, not) ............................ right now. The rain (stop) ........................... a few minutes
ago.
The weather (be, not) ........................ cold today, but it (be) ...................... cold yesterday.
I (write) ........................ a letter to my girlfriend yesterday, but I (write, not) ...................... a
letter to her last week.
We (be) ................... late for the film last night. The film (start) ........................ at 7:00, but
we (arrive, not) .......................... until 7:15.
I (eat, not) ........................... lunch every day because I (want) ....................... to lose some
weight. I (eat, not) ............................. lunch yesterday either.
The children (go) .................... to bed a half an hour ago. They (sleep) ..........................
now.

10) Complete using the Present Simple

1. The students (ask, often) ……………………….. questions in class.

2. Ron (study, usually) …………………….. at the library every evening.
3. Jane (bite) ………………… her fingernails when she is nervous.
4. Don (wash, usually) …………………. the dishes after dinner.
5. Sometimes I (worry) ……………. about my grades at school.
 Mary (worry, never) …………………… about her grades. She (study) ……………….
hard.
6. Ms Jones (teach) ……………….. math at the local high school. Mr. Anderson (teach)
………
English.
7. Birds (fly) ……………. . They (have) …………….. wings.
8. A bird (fly) ……………. . It (have) ……………. wings.
9. A mechanic (fix) …………… cars. A barman (mix) …………….. drinks.
10. Dick (say, always) ……………………… hello to his neighbour in the morning.
11. Mary (pay, always) …………………. attention in class. She (answer) ……………….
questions.
She (listen) …………… to the teacher. She (ask) ……………….. questions.
12. Betty and tom (pay, always) ………………….. their bills on time.
13. Jerry (do, always) …………….. his homework. He (go, never) …………………… to
bed
until his homework is finished.
14. Jean and Fred (jog) …………….. in the park every day. They (enjoy) …………….
jogging.
15. John (enjoy) ……………… cooking. He (try, often) ……………….. to make a
delicious
new recipe.

11) Present Simple or Present Continuous?

1. I (sit) …………………. in class right now. I (sit, always) …………………in the same
seat every
day.
2. Ali (speak) …………… Arabic, but right now he (speak) …………………. English.
3. Right now we (do) ………………. an exercise in class. We (do) ……………….
exercises in class
every day.
4. Bob (wear) ………………. blue jeans today. He (wear) ……………… blue jeans every
day.
5. I (study) …………….. English every day. I’m in class now. I (study) …………….
English.
6. I’m in class now. I (look) ……………. at my classmates. Kim (write) …………………
in his
book. Francisco (look) ……………….. out the window. Yoko (bite)
…………………her pencil.
Abdullah (smile) ……………….. . Maria (sleep) ……………… . Tom (chew)
……………… gum.

12) Complete using the Present simple

1. Bob (like) ……………… tea, but he (like, not) ……………. coffee.

2. Mary (know) …………… Ali, but she (know, not) ……………… Tom.
3. Pablo and Maria (want) ……………….. to stay home tonight. They (want, not)
……………….
to go to the disco.
4. Dick (be, not) ………………… hungry. He (want, not) ………………… a sandwich.
5. Mr. Smith (drink, not) ………………….. coffee, but Mr. Jones (drink) …………… 12
cups a day.
6. I (be, not) …………………….. rich. I (have, not) …………………… money.
7. This pen (belong, not) ……………………. to me. It (belong) ……………….. to Pierre.
8. My friends (live, not) …………………….. in the dorm. They (have) ………………. a
flat.
9. It (be) ………………….. a nice day today. It (be, not) ………………….. cold. You
(need, not)
………………… your coat.
10. Today (be) ……………….. a holiday. We (have, not) ……………………….. class
today.