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 school.

6 My friend ...................... (come) to 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)

don’t watch the news every night. a We ...................................................................

a ...................................................................

watch a film every night. b We ...................................................................

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. (a book)

6 My sister plays with our dog. (cat) 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? .........................................................................

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2 you / have / breakfast / before school / ?

4 you / like / classical music / ?

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D Tick (✓) the chart. Then write six sentences about yourself.

1 make my bed

1

I ..........................................................

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 – Answers A

1 2 3

washes dries doesn’t study

B

1

a b a b a b a b a b a b

2 3 4 5 6 C

1 2 3 4

4 5 6

Do … enjoy don’t do comes

We don’t watch the news every night. We watch a film every night. You don’t need more grammar practice. You need more reading practice. My teacher doesn’t read the newspaper every day. My teacher reads a book every day. I don’t study on Saturdays. I study on Sundays. Mark doesn’t go to karate lessons. Mark goes to piano lessons. My sister doesn’t play with our dog. My sister plays with our cat.

Does your father play the guitar? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t. Do you have breakfast before school? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. Does your grandma often bake cakes? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t. Do you like classical music? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

D Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

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