The Present Simple

Consolidation
Exercise 1 :Say the verbs in the third person
singular:
Model: You read – Tom reads

 I play – he ……….  I pass – Mary ……….

 You drink– he ……….  You go – he ……….
 We make – she ……….  They watch –
 They meet – he ………. Tom……….
 I wash –s he ……….  You do – he ……….
 You write – he ……….  They relax – she ……….
 They teach – he ……….  We sleep –she ……….
 Exercise 2: Choose the correct form of
the verbs:
Model: They have / has a shower.
 She play / plays on the computer.
 They cook / cooks dinner.
 Mary often bake / bakes bread.
 The train arrive / arrives late.
 We never sleep / sleeps late.
 Paul and I dream / dreams of ghosts.
 You like / likes strawberries.
 You drink/ drinks milk.
 Jane walk / walks the dog.
 Tom and Bob ride / rides their bikes.
 The children read/ reads the lesson.
 I meet / meets my friends after school.
 He wake / wakes up at seven o’clock.
 Exercise3: Say the negative form of the
following verbs:
MODEL : You finish school at two.

You don’t finish school at two.

1) Paul drinks water.

2) I go to school.
3) Mary washes the dishes.
4) Bob helps me.
5) A cat drinks milk.
6) Dogs eat meat.
7) The sun shines brightly today.
8) We relax on Sunday.
9) The students do their homework.
10) We run in the classroom.
11) They read poems.
12) I sleep on the floor.
13) You go to the cinema.
 Exercise 4: Make up questions with the words:
MODEL: get up at ten o’clock/ you
Do you get up at ten o’clock?

 go to school / you
 play the piano / they
 eat apples / she
 read the lesson / Paul
 make the bed / I
 wash the dishes / mother
 like carrots / they
 drink lemonade/ you
 go to work / father
 walk the dog / Mike
 speak English / you
 cook dinner / grandma
 sing in the choir/ she
 Exercise 5: Give short answers as indicated:
Model: Do you like oranges? 
 Yes, I do.

1. Do you play the guitar? No, ….

2. Does she drink coffee? 
3. Do they draw pictures? 
4. Does Mary help you? 
5. Do your friends listen to you? 
6. Does your teacher give you many tests? 
7. Do you speak French? 
8. Do Paul and you ride the horse? 
9. Does she go to school? 
10. Do you often go shopping? 
11. Does he like English? 
12. Do they eat carrots? 
13. Do you have lunch here? 
 Exercise 6: Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct
form:
MODEL: He ( not play ) .. doesn’t play… the piano.

1. You ( not work) …………………here.

2. They (go) …………………… shopping every Saturday.
3. We ( not sing) …………………… in the choir.
4. He (not listen) …………………… to the teacher.
5. Where (they / go) …………………… every summer?
6. What (you / do) …………………… every night?
7. I (not watch) …………………… any films.
8. They (not like) …………………… apples.
9. She ( wake up) …………………… at seven every morning.
10. Paul and Bob (drink) …………………… coffee.
11. They (run) …………………… in the park every evening.
12. You (not make ) …………………… your bed.
13. She (wash) …………………… her clothes.
 Exercise 7: Make up sentences using the words given:
MODEL: get up / at six o’clock / I
I get up at six o’clock.

 clean your teeth/ in the morning/ you.

 have dinner/ at seven/ she.
 get home from school / late/ Paul.
 watch TV/ every evening/ they.
 not leave home/ at three o’clock/ father.
 go to bed/ at ten o’clock/ the children.
 play football/ in the afternoon/ Tom.
 not have breakfast / in the morning/ I.
 do his homework / Bob/ in the afternoon.
 start school/ eight o’clock/ Daniel.
 debbie/ speak well / English.
 where / have lunch/ you?
 not make cakes/ we/ every day.
Exercise 8: Write the verbs that corresponds to the
images:
MODEL:

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