Present simple

Exercise 1: Fill in the correct form of the verb in

brackets
1. I usually (walk) .......... to school.

2. They often (visit) .......... us.

3. You (play) .......... basketball once a week.

4. Tom (work) .......... every day.

5. He always (tell) .......... us funny stories.

6. She never (help) .......... me with that!

7. Martha and Kevin (swim) .......... twice a week.

8. In this club people usually (dance) .......... a lot.

9. Linda always (take care) .......... of her sister.

10. John rarely (leave) .......... the country.

11. We (live) .......... in the city most of the year.

12. Lorie (travel) .......... to Paris every Sunday.

13. I (bake) .......... cookies twice a month.

14. You always (teach) .......... me new things.

15. She always (help) .......... the kids of the neighborhood.

16. My friend (live) .......... in London.

17. They (study) .......... English at the university.

18. We (play) .......... football every weekend.

19. She usually (go) .......... to the gym after work.

20. The cat (sleep) .......... on the sofa.

21. He (like) .......... to eat pizza.

22. I (watch) .......... a movie right now.

23. They (travel) .......... to different countries every year.

24. We (have) .......... lunch at 12 o’clock.

25. She (read) .......... a book in the park.

26. He (work) .......... as a teacher.

27. The train (arrive) .......... at 8 a.m.

28. We (drink) .......... coffee in the morning.

29. They (play) .......... the guitar very well.

30. She (teach) .......... English at the language center.

31. She (study) .......... hard so that she can get into a top university.

32. We (travel) .......... to different countries every summer.

33. The company (develop) .......... innovative products to stay ahead in the
market.

34. He (work) .......... tirelessly to achieve his goals.

35. I (work) .......... as a Marketing editor in AHK company.

36. My family (have) .......... a holiday in December every year.

37. Martha and Kevin (swim) .......... twice a week.

38. She (help) .......... the kids of the neighborhood.

39. Mike (be) .......... humor. He always (tell) .......... us funny stories.

40. Tiffany and Uma (be) .......... my friends.

Exercise 2: Rewrite the complete sentence

1. How/ you/ go to school/ ?

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2. we/ not/ believe in/ ghosts.

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3. How often/ you/ study English/?

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4. play/ in/ the/ soccer/ Mike/ doesn’t/ afternoons.

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5. She/ daughters/ two/ have.

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6. Where/ your parents/ live?

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7. The students/ not/ do/ homework/ always.

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8. When/ they/ usually/ go/ to the gym?

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9. We/ watch/ not/ TV/ every/ evenings.

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10. They/ play/ basketball/ after/ school.

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11. Minh/ usually/ not/ sleep/ early/ at weekends.

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12. You/ understand the questions from your teacher?

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13. Her husband/ his colleague/ play/ tennis/ whenever/ they/ free.

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14. My family/ normally/ eat/ breakfast/ 6.30.

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15. San/ not/ phone/ mother/ Mondays.

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16. When/ you/ go/ for a walk/ usually?

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17. How often/ they/ go to the gym?

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18. What/ your sister/ do/ for a living?

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19. When/ do/ you/ take vacations/ usually?

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20. How often/ they/ play sports/ ?

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21. What/ your neighbor/ do/ for a hobby?

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22. When/ do/ you/ read books/ regularly?

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23. How often/ your siblings/ go to the movies/ ?

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24. What/ your colleague/ eat/ for lunch?

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25. When/ do/ you/ practice a musical instrument/ ?

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26. How often/ your friends/ hang out/ together?

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27. What/ your cousin/ study/ at school?

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28. When/ do/ you/ attend social events/ ?

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29. How often/ your classmates/ work on group projects/ ?

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30. What/ your partner/ do/ for exercise?

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31. When/ do/ you/ take a break/ during the day?

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32. How often/ your supervisor/ travel/ for business?

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33. What/ your children/ enjoy/ doing on weekends?

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34. When/ do/ you/ visit family members/ ?

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35. How often/ your roommates/ cook dinner/ ?

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36. What/ your favorite musician/ listen to/ these days?

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37. When/ do/ you/ volunteer/ for community service?

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38. How often/ your colleagues/ attend meetings/ ?

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39. How often/ your parents/ travel/ for work?

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40. What/ your best friend/ study/ at university?

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Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with the negative

auxiliary verbs don't, doesn't
1. He .......... like to eat spicy food.

2. We .......... have time to finish the project today.

3. Mary .......... enjoy watching horror movies.

4. They .......... want to go to the party.

5. It .......... matter if you come late.

6. I .......... want to miss the train.

7. She .......... speak Spanish fluently.

8. We .......... forget to buy milk at the store.

9. He .......... like to exercise in the morning.

10. The computer .......... work properly.

Exercise 5: Rewrite the sentences in affirmative,

negative and interrogative forms
1. She lives in Thailand.

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⇒ Interrogative: ..............................................................................

2. Are they students?

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⇒ Negative: ..............................................................................

3. This is not the bookstore.

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⇒ Interrogative: ..............................................................................

4. Does Helen walk to school?

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⇒ Negative: ...............................................................................

5. He works at the university.

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