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Extra Practice 02 - Simple Present Worksheet

1. The document discusses the simple present tense for making affirmative and negative statements. It provides examples of affirmative statements using the simple present tense verbs "work" and "works" with different subjects. 2. Exercises are included to practice forming simple present tense statements about habits and routines using verbs like "eat", "sleep", "watch", and "exercise". 3. Spelling and pronunciation rules are covered for regular and irregular third person singular verbs in the simple present tense like "sleeps", "feels", and "does".

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Extra Practice 02 - Simple Present Worksheet

1. The document discusses the simple present tense for making affirmative and negative statements. It provides examples of affirmative statements using the simple present tense verbs "work" and "works" with different subjects. 2. Exercises are included to practice forming simple present tense statements about habits and routines using verbs like "eat", "sleep", "watch", and "exercise". 3. Spelling and pronunciation rules are covered for regular and irregular third person singular verbs in the simple present tense like "sleeps", "feels", and "does".

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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Affirmative and Negative Statements

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FOCUS 1 Simple Present Tense:


Affirmative Statements
SUBJECT VERB
I
You* work.
We
They
He
She works.
It
*Both singular and plural

EXERCISE 1
Read the true statements about Michael and Sam. Circle the correct form of the verb in
each statement.

1. Michael and Sam are friends. They (work/works) at the same computer company.
2. Michael (love/loves) his job.
3. Sam (feel/feels) stressed at work.
4. They (share/shares) an office.
5. They (work/works) hard.
6. Michael (eat/eats) three healthy meals every day.
7. He (drink/drinks) a lot of water.
8. Sam (skip/skips) breakfast.
9. He (order/orders) take-out food from nearby restaurants.
10. Michael and Sam both (like/likes) sports.
11. Michael (get/gets) a good night’s sleep.
12. Sam has trouble sleeping at night. He (take/takes) sleeping pills to help him sleep.
13. Michael and Sam (watch/watches) football on TV together on weekends.
14. Sam (smoke/smokes) half a pack of cigarettes a day.
15. Michael and Sam (go/goes) out for dinner together on Friday nights.
16. Michael (exercise/exercises) three times a week.
17. Sam (spend/spends) his free time in front of the TV.
18. Michael and Sam (buy/buys) season tickets to baseball games.
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EXERCISE 2
Work with a partner. For each habit, find one thing about you and your partner that is
the same. Write a sentence in the WE column. Then write two more sentences. Look at
item 3 for an example.

HABIT WE YOU YOUR PARTNER


1. FOOD
2. DRINK
3. EXERCISE We both like sports. I play tennis. He plays soccer.
4. CIGARETTES
5. SLEEP
6. HOBBIES or
ACTIVITIES

FOCUS 2 Talking About Habits and Routines


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EXAMPLES EXPLANATION
(a) Michael exercises several times a week. Use the simple present tense to talk about habits
or routines (things that happen again and again).
(b) Michael and Sam eat dinner together on
Friday nights.

EXERCISE 3
Match each occupation with what the people do. Use the correct verb forms and make
statements aloud.
Example: A doctor takes care of sick people.
1. a doctor a. repair cars
2. construction workers b. enforce the law
3. a mechanic c. greet people
4. air traffic controllers d. take care of sick people
5. a receptionist e. build houses
6. taxi drivers f. direct airplanes
7. police officers g. work in emergencies
8. a firefighter h. take passengers to different places
Which of these jobs are the most stressful? Explain why.
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FOCUS 3 Third Person Singular:


Spelling and Pronunciation
BASE FORM OF VERB SPELLING PRONUNCIATION
1. The final sound of the verb is Add s.
“voiceless” (for example:
f/k/p/t/s/th):
sleep Michael sleeps eight /s/
hours a night.
2. The final sound of the verb is Add s.
“voiced” (for example:
b/d/g/l/m/n/r/v or a vowel):
feel He feels stressed. /z/
3. The verb ends in sh, ch, Add es. This adds another syllable
x, z, or ss: to the verb.
watch Sam watches TV. /iz/
4. The verb ends in a Change y to i and add es.
consonant + y:
worry Sam worries about his job. /z/
5. The verb ends in a vowel + y: Add s.
play Michael plays tennis on Sunday. /z/

6. Irregular Forms:
have Michael has a healthy lifestyle. /z/
go He goes to the gym twice a week. /z/
do Michael does the cooking. /z/
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EXERCISE 4
The pictures of Lazy Louie and his wife Hannah are not in the correct order. Number the
pictures in the correct order. Then write the number of the picture next to the sentences
below. Finally, circle all the simple present tense verbs.

a. Poor lazy Louie leaves the house and goes jogging.


b. He lies down on the bench and says, “Finally, I am free!” Then he goes
to sleep.
c. Lazy Louie hates exercise. He wants to sleep, but he gets up. He puts on
his clothes and sneakers with his eyes closed. Hannah pushes him out of
the house.
d. Lazy Louie loves to sleep. He dreams about sleeping! But he snores all the
time, and his wife gets no sleep. Hannah is tired and needs to do
something.
e. He runs to the park and finds his favorite bench.
f. Hannah finds a way to get Louie out of bed. She wakes him at 6:45 every
morning. He continues to sleep. She shakes him. She shouts in his ear,
“Time to get up! You need your exercise, dear!”
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EXERCISE 5
Here is a list of third-person singular verbs from the story about Lazy Louie. Read the
verbs aloud. Then check (✓) the sound you say at the end of the verb. Compare your
answers with a partner.

VERB /s/ /z/ /iz/


1. loves ✔
2. dreams
3. snores
4. gets
5. needs
6. finds
7. wakes
8. continues
9. shakes
10. shouts
11. hates
12. wants
13. puts
14. pushes
15. leaves
16. goes
17. runs
18. lies
19. says
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FOCUS 4 Simple Present:


Negative Statements

SUBJECT DO/DOES NOT BASE FORM OF VERB


I
You* do not
We
They don’t
Michael and Sam
work.
He does not
She
It doesn’t
Erika
*Both singular and plural.

EXERCISE 6
Refer to the Opening Task on pages 116 and 117. For each verb below, make a true
negative statement about Michael or Sam.
Example: smoke
Michael doesn’t smoke.

1. drink soda
2. exercise a lot
3. skip breakfast
4. eat healthy food
5. order take-out food from restaurants
6. get a good night’s sleep
7. sit home and watch TV
8. drink a lot of water
9. feel stressed
10. take sleeping pills
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EXERCISE 7

STEP 1 Do you have a healthy lifestyle? Check (✔) Yes or No.

Yes No

1. I smoke.
2. I exercise three times a week.
3. I eat fruit and vegetables.
4. I eat junk food.
5. I sleep 8 hours a night.
6. I skip meals.
7. I eat red meat almost every day.
8. I find time to relax.
9. I worry all the time.
10. I use sunscreen.
11. I overeat.
12. I drink 3–4 glasses of water a day.

STEP 2 Work with a partner. Look at your partner’s Yes and No checks. Tell the class why your partner has
a healthy or an unhealthy lifestyle.

Example: My partner has a very healthy life. He doesn’t smoke. He exercises almost every day.

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