Presentation of simple exercises. Present simple tense. Exercises

Exercise 1

Insert verb to be V Present Simple.

1. What...your name? - My name...Shirley Frank. 2. What...your address? - My address... 175 Grand Central Parkway. 3. What... is your phone number? - My phone number... 718-1930.

4. Where... you from? - I... from New York. 5. I...a pupil.

6. My father ... not a teacher, he ... a scientist. 7. ...your aunt a doctor? - Yes, she... . 8. ...they are at home? - No, they ... not at home, they ... at work. 9. My brother...a worker. V He...at work. 10. ... are you an engineer? - Yes, I....11. ...your sister a typist? - No, she ... not a typist, she ... a student. 12. ... your brother at school? - Yes, he... . 13. ...your sister at school? - No, she ... not at school. 14. My sister... at home. 15. ...this is your watch? - Yes, it... . 16. She... an actress. 17. This... my bag. 18. My uncle... an office worker. 19. He... at work. 20. Helen...a painter.

She has some fine pictures. They... on the walls. She has a lot of paper. It... on the shelf. The shelf...brown. It... on the wall. Helen has a brother. He...a student. He has a family.

His family...not in St. Petersburg, it ... in Moscow.

Exercise 2 to be V to be.

1. My name is Katya. 2. I'm 14 years old. 3. I'm Russian. I am from Saint Petersburg. 4. I am a student. 5. My favorite sport is tennis. 6. I'm interested in music. 7. My favorite subject is English. 8. My dad is a programmer. He is not interested in politics. 9. My mother is a dentist. She is interested in art. 10. We are always busy, but we are very happy to be together. 11. Whose pen is this? - This is my pen. 12. Whose book is this? - It is your book. 13. Whose table is this?

- It is my brother's table. 14. Whose bag is this? - This is my mother's bag. 15. Whose pencil is this? - This is my mother's pencil. 16. Is this your notebook? - Yes. 17. Is this your brother's notebook? - No this is my notebook. 18. Where is your table? - He is in the middle of the room. 19. Where is your pen? - It's in my pocket. 20. Where is your notebook?

- She is on the table. 21. Where is your mother? - She's at work. 22. Where is your brother? - He is at school. 23. Where is your sister? - She is at home. 24. Whose pencil is this? - This is my pencil. - Where's my pencil? - He is on the table. 25. Whose watch is this? - It's my watch. -Where is my watch? - They are on the table..

Exercise 4

Present Simple

1. My working day (to begin) at seven o"clock. I (to get) up, (to switch) on the radio and (to do) my morning exercises. It (to take) me fifteen minutes. At half past seven we (to have) breakfast. My father and I (to leave) home at eight o"clock.

He (to take) a bus to his factory. My mother (to be) a doctor, she (to leave) home at nine o"clock. In the evening we (to gather) in the living room. We (to watch) TV and (to talk). 2. My sister (to get) up at eight o’clock. 3. She (to be) a schoolgirl..

She (to go) to school in the afternoon. 4. Jane (to be) fond of sports. She (to do) her morning exercises every day. 5. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea.

6. After breakfast she (to go) to school. 7. It (to take) him two hours to do his homework. 8. She (to speak) French well

Exercise 5 - She is on the table. 21. Where is your mother? - She's at work. 22. Where is your brother? - He is at school. 23. Where is your sister? - She is at home. 24. Whose pencil is this? - This is my pencil. - Where's my pencil? - He is on the table. 25. Whose watch is this? - It's my watch. -Where is my watch? - They are on the table..

(USUALLY) 1. I am working. 2. We are working. 3. They don't work. 4. Are you working?

- Yes. 5. Does it work? - No. He is studying. 6. My brother doesn't study.

He works. 7. Do you wear glasses? 8. Do you help people? 9. Does he like to read fairy tales? 10. Does she like to play the violin? 11. My sister doesn't read books. 12. Our grandmother likes to sleep on the sofa. 13. Do you like to relax in a chair? 14. We eat and drink in the kitchen. 15. My brother doesn't like to read newspapers. 16. We sleep in the bedroom. 17. My brother sleeps on the sofa in the living room. 18. My sister gets dressed in front of the mirror. 19. My uncle writes books. 20. We do exercises at school. 21. I spend my pocket money on ice cream. 22. He reads all the time and doesn't like to watch TV..

Exercise 7

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1. ... do you sleep well? – Yes, I... . 2. ...your sister wash the plates? – Yes, she... . 3. What ... the teacher ask you to do? 4. ... Kitty read English books? – Yes, she... . 5. He ... not like porridge.

6. We ... don't go to school in summer.

Exercise 8

Insert the adverbs given in brackets into these sentences.

The affirmative and negative forms are constructed very simply, the only nuance is the 3rd person singular form. Don't forget about her!

Show answers with translation:

I play guitar very well. – I play the guitar very well.
Helen writes a novel. Helen is writing a novel.
We want to watch a movie. – We want to watch a film.
They need a break. - They need a break.
She dances like a superstar. – She dances like a superstar.
We don't see any difference. – We don’t see any difference.
He does not expect any progress. “He doesn’t expect any progress.”
Allen and Matilda travel around the world. – Allen and Matilda are traveling around the world.
David does not eat apples. – David doesn’t eat apples.
I don't like this show. – I don't like this show.

Exercise 2: Present Simple in interrogative sentences

In interrogative sentences with the Present Simple, beginners often mistakenly use a verb instead of , so in this task you not only need to put the semantic verb in the right form, but also use the right auxiliary verb.

Exercise 3: Present Simple in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences

This task combines three types of sentences: affirmative, negative and interrogative.

Show answers with translation:

Why 22. He reads all the time and doesn't like to watch TV. Lizzy need so much sugar? Why does Lizzie need so much sugar?
What 13. Do you like to relax in a chair? 14. We eat and drink in the kitchen. 15. My brother doesn't like to read newspapers. 16. We sleep in the bedroom. you mean? - What do you mean?
I don't have your phone number. – I don’t have your phone number.
She does not believe John. “She doesn’t believe John.”
Do you draw portraits? – Do you draw portraits?
Does he know the right answer? – Does he know the correct answer?
We understand your problem. – We understand your problem.
Leon drives very carefully. Leon drives the car very carefully.
Tina and her friends study in the library every day – Tina and her friends study in the library every day.

Exercise 4: Present Simple or Present Continous?

Take this exercise to better understand the difference between and - the most similar tense. If you're not familiar with the Present Continous theme, check it out first!

Exercise: select the correct translation option.

Show answers with notes:

1. Every day I wake up at seven o'clock. – Every day I get up at seven o’clock.

“Wake up” here it is a regular, repeated action. If we were talking about waking up at a certain moment, it would be: I’m waking up now.

2. What are you looking for in my room now? – What are you looking for in my room now?

Adverb now shows that the action is happening at the present moment.

3. Cats don't eat cheeseburgers. Give your cat some fish. - Cats don't eat cheeseburgers. Give your cat some fish.

Here we are not talking about the fact that cats are not eating cheeseburgers at the moment (Cats are not eating cheeseburgers), but that they are not eating them at all.

4. -What do you do?– I’m a bus driver. - What are you doing? - I'm a bus driver.

The question “What do you do?” implies an occupation in general, that is, usually a job, a profession.

5. I don't like horrors, I like comedies. – I don’t like horror, I like comedies.

Verbs expressing feelings, emotions, mental operations, as a rule, are not used in a continuous form at all. In addition, the sentence talks about relationships to genres in general, without reference to the moment.

6.Do you understand what am I saying? - Do you understand what I'm saying?

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Hello friends! Present Simple Tense is one of the most commonly used tenses. The Present Simple tense denotes action in the present in the broadest sense of the word.

It is used to denote habitual, regularly repeated or constant actions, for example when we talk about someone's habits, daily routine, schedule, etc., i.e.

Present Simple denotes actions that are happening at the present time, but are not tied specifically to the moment of speech.

Exercise 1.

One fly___________ (to fly), two flies _____________ (to fly).
One girl _____________ (to cry), four girls _____________ (to cry).
When a wolf _____________ (to see) the moon, it _____________ (to begin) to howl (howl).
Wolves and sheep _____________ (to be) never friends.
Our hens _____________ (to lay [put aside]) a lot of eggs.
Boys _____________ (to fight) and___________ (to shout).
That boy _____________ (to try) to catch some balls.
These girls _____________ (to try) to run away from an angry turkey.
If one goose _____________ (to have) one tooth, how many teeth _____________ (to have) thirteen geese?

Exercise 2. Open the brackets using verbs in the Present Simple.

1. Alice (to have) a sister.
2. Her sister’s name (to be) Ann.
3. Ann (to be) a student.
4. She (to get) up at seven o’clock.
5. She (to go) to the institute in the morning.
6. Jane (to be) fond of sports.
7. She (to do) her morning exercises every day.
8. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea.
9. After breakfast she (to go) to the institute.
10. Sometimes she (to take) a bus.
11. It (to take) her an hour and a half to do her homework.
12. She (to speak) English well.
13. Her friends usually (to call) her at about 8 o’clock.
14. Ann (to take) a shower before going to bed.
15. She (to go) to bed at 11 p.m. m.

Exercise 3. Form negative and interrogative forms of sentences.

1. I visit my parents very often.
2. They live in Great Britain.
3. He goes to school by bus.
4. She lives in this house.
5. He wants to be a doctor.
6. They play tennis every Sunday.
7. We work every day.
8. My sister goes to bed at nine.
9. Usually I have dinner very late.
10. My brother watches TV every evening.
11. She likes classical music.
12. We go to the theater once a month.

Exercise 4. Open the brackets using verbs in the Present Simple.

1. My working day (to begin) at seven o’clock.
2. I (not to walk) to work every morning.
3. She (to do) her morning exercises every day.
4. He (to speak) German.
5. I (to visit) my friend every week.
6. Her first class (to start) at eight o’clock.
7. Ann (not to read) a lot.
8. He always (to invite) his friends to his birthday party.
9. I (to go) for a walk every day.
10. She (to wash) her car once a week.

Exercise 5.

1. She's busy. (to be busy)
2. I'm not busy.
3. Are you busy?
4. Are they at home? (to be at home)
5. He is not at home.
6. I don't know.
7. Do they know?
8. She doesn't know.
9. Who knows?
10. Nobody knows.
11. Does he read English books? (to read English books)
12. They never read. (never / to read)
13. Does she have an apartment? (to have a flat)
14. He has nothing.
15. Who is this?

Exercise 6. Translate into English:

1. I am a student. I am at school.

2. My brother is an artist. He is not an engineer.
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3. My sister is at work. She is a doctor.
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4. He is a student.
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5. Are you a student? - No, I am a doctor.
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6. My sister is at home.
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7. We are not at school. We're home.
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8. My brother is a student. He is at school.
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9. Is your mother at home? - No she is at work.
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10. Is your cousin at home? - No, he's at school. He's a student.
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11. Is your sister a teacher? - No, she is a student.
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12. Is your dad at work? - No, he's at home.
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13. Is your sister a designer? - Yes, - Is she at home? - No she is at work.
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14. My grandfather is a scientist.
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15. My mother is not a teacher. She is a doctor.

Answers to exercises

Exercise 1.

1 flies/fly
2 cry/cry
3 sees/begins
4 are
5 lay
6 fight/shout
7 tries
8 try
9 has/have

Exercise 2.

1 - has
2 - is
3 - is
4 - gets
5 - goes
6 - is
7 – does
8 - has
9 - goes
10 - takes
11 - takes
12 - speaks
13 - call
14 - takes
15 – goes

Exercise 3.

1. Do I visit…? I do not (=don’t) visit…
2. Do they live...? They do not (=don’t) live…
3. Does he go...? He does not (=doesn’t) go ...
4. Does she live...? She does not (=doesn’t) live…
5. Does he want...? He does not (=doesn’t) want …
6. Do they play...? They do not (=don’t) play ...
7. Do we work...? We do not (=don’t) work…
8. Does my sister go...? My sister does not (doesn’t) go …
9. Do I usually have dinner...? Usually I do not (=don’t) have dinner…
10. Does my brother watch...? My brother does not (doesn’t) watch …
11. Does she like...? She does not (=doesn’t) like ...
12. Do we go...? We do not (=don’t) go…

Exercise 4.

1.begins
2. do not (=don’t) walk
3.does
4.speaks
5.visit
6. starts
7. does not (=doesn’t) read
8. invites
9.go
10 washes

Exercise 5.

1 – She is busy
2 – I am not busy
3 – Are you busy?
4 – Are they at home?
5 – He is not at home
6 – I don’t know
7 – Do they know?
8 – She doesn’t know
9 – Who knows?
10 – No one (=Nobody) knows
11 – Does he read English books?
12 – They never read
13 – Does she have a flat?
14 – He doesn’t have anything (=He has nothing)
15 – Who is it?

Exercise 6.

1. I am a pupil. I am at school.
2. My brother is a painter. He is not an engineer.
3. My sister is at work. She is a doctor.
4. He is a student.
5. Are you a student? – No, I am a doctor.
6. My sister is at home.
7. We are not at school. We are at home.
8. My brother is a pupil. He is at school.
9. Is your mother at home? – No, she is at work.
10. Is your cousin at home? – No, he is at school. He is a pupil.
11. Is your sister a teacher? – No, she is a student.
12. Is your father at work? - No, he is at home.
13. Is your sister a designer? – Yes. – Is she at home? – No, she is at work.
14. My grandfather is a scientist.
15. My mother is not a teacher. She is a doctor.

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PRESENT SIMPLE. Lots of exercises

Exercise 1. Put the verbs in the following sentences into the affirmative and negative forms of the Present Simple.

1. I (to do) morning exercises.
2. He (to work) at a factory.
3. She (to sleep) after dinner.
4. We (to work) part-time.
5. They (to drink) tea every day.
6. Mike (to be) a student.
7. Helen (to have) a car.
8. You (to be) a good friend.
9. You (to be) good friends.
10. It (to be) difficult to remember everything.

Exercise 2. Open the brackets using verbs in .

1. Alice (to have) a sister.
2. Her sister’s name (to be) Ann.
3. Ann (to be) a student.
4. She (to get) up at seven o"clock.
5. She (to go) to the institute in the morning.
6. Jane (to be) fond of sports.
7. She (to do) her morning exercises every day.
8. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea.
9. After breakfast she (to go) to the institute.
10. Sometimes she (to take) a bus.
11. It (to take) her an hour and a half to do her homework.
12. She (to speak) English well.
13. Her friends usually (to call) her at about 8 o’clock.
14. Ann (to take) a shower before going to bed.
15. She (to go) to bed at 11 p.m. m.

Exercise 3. Open the brackets using verbs in .

1. My working day (to begin) at six o"clock.
2. I (to get) up, (to switch) on the TV and (to brush) my teeth.
3. It (to take) me about twenty minutes.
4. I (to have) breakfast at seven o’clock.
5. I (to leave) home at half past seven.
6. I (to take) a bus to the institute.
7. It usually (to take) me about fifteen minutes to get there.
8. Classes (to begin) at eight.
9. We usually (to have) four classes a day.
10. I (to have) lunch at about 2 o’clock.

Exercise 4. Use the words in brackets to form sentences in . Pay attention to what form the sentence should be in (affirmative or negative).

1) They _____ football at the institute. (to play)
2) She _____ emails. (not / to write)
3) ____ you____ English? (to speak)
4) My mother ____ fish. (not / to like)
5) ____ Ann ____ any friends? (to have)
6) His brother _____ in an office. (to work)
7) She ___ very fast. (cannot / to read)
8) ____ they ____ the flowers every 3 days? (to water)
9) His wife _____ a motorbike. (not / to ride)
10) ____ Elizabeth_____ coffee? (to drink)

Exercise 5. Insert the Present Simple in the required form.

1. I...a student.
2. My father ... not a shop-assistant, he ... a scientist.
3. ...your aunt a nurse? - Yes, she... .
4. ... are they at home? - No, they... not. They...at school.
5. ... are you an engineer? - Yes, I....
6. ... your friend a photographer? No, she ... not a photographer, she ... a student.
7. ...your brothers at school? - Yes, they... .
8. ... this her watch? - Yes, it... .
9. Max...an office-worker.
10. We... late, sorry!

Exercise 6. Translate into English:

Right answers:

Exercise 1. 1 - do, 2 - works, 3 - sleeps, 4 - work, 5 - drink, 6 - is, 7 - has, 8 - are, 9 - are, 10 – is.

Exercise 2. 1 - has, 2 - is, 3 - is, 4 - gets, 5 - goes, 6 - is, 7 – does, 8 - has, 9 - goes, 10 - takes, 11 - takes, 12 - speaks , 13 - call, 14 - takes, 15 – goes.

Exercise 3. 1 - begins, 2 - get, switch, brush, 3 - takes, 4 - have, 5 - leave, 6 - take, 7 - takes, 8 - begin, 9 - have, 10 - have.

Exercise 4. 1 - play, 2 – does not (=doesn't) write, 3 – Do (you) speak, 4 – does not (=doesn't) like, 5 – Does (Ann) have, 6 - works , 7 – cannot (=can't) read, 8 – Do (they) water, 9 – does not (=doesn't) ride, 10 – Does (Elizabeth) drink.

Exercise 5. 1 - am, 2 – is, is, 3 – Is, is, 4 – Are, are, are, 5 – Are, am, 6 – Is, is, is, 7 – Are, are, 8 – Is , is, 9 - is, 10 - are.

Exercise 6. 1 – She is busy, 2 – I am not busy, 3 – Are you busy?, 4 – Are they at home?, 5 – He is not at home, 6 – I don’t know, 7 – Do they know?, 8 – She doesn't know, 9 – Who knows?, 10 – No one (=Nobody) knows, 11 – Does he read English books?, 12 – They never read, 13 – Does she have a flat ?, 14 – He doesn’t have anything (=He has nothing), 15 – Who is it?

We offer short task-situations using the Present Simple. They will be of interest to students - they are close to real life and allow them to understand where grammatical structure can be applied.

Grammar is an important aspect of learning, but also a challenging one for most students. Performing a huge number of monotonous exercises is tiring.
What if, after going through the necessary stages of working with grammar (presentation, elicitation, controlled practice), we move on to consolidating the grammatical structure in speaking (production)? There are a large number of grammar games, but they are either designed for group learning or take up too much class time.

Spot the lie

Present Simple: affirmative and negative. Levels – from elementary.

The purpose of the task is to make true and false sentences about yourself, your habits and interests. The partner’s task is to guess what is untrue.
Student assignment: “Make 3 (5,10) sentences. Two (three,eight) should be true and one(two) false. After that I will guess which sentences are a lie.”

For example:
I hate posting videos on Facebook.
I usually take photos when I am on holiday.
I have my personal blog.

For students of intermediate levels and above, you can complicate the task. Before you guess what is false, you ask the student additional questions and observe his reaction and the logic of his answers. The teacher and student can then switch roles.

Guess the job

Present Simple: affirmative. Levels – elementary, pre-intermediate.

Student assignment:
“Imagine that you talk to a person who you just met. He/she doesn’t say his/her profession but want you to guess.”
You and the student take turns writing sentences about the responsibilities of different professions.

For example,
I work outdoors. I train every day. I run quickly. I play a ball game. (a footballer)
Or in third person to practice -s:
She answers phone calls. She takes messages. She schedules meetings for her boss.(a secretary).

The teacher and student can ask 3 additional questions to guess the profession.
To add a competitive element, you can count the number of guessed options.
An alternative option is to guess national stereotypes.
For example,
They drink a lot of tea.
They eat a lot of hamburgers.
They go to the beach every day.
They drink a lot of alcohol.

Likes and dislikes

Present Simple: affirmative and negative. Levels – pre-intermediate, intermediate

Find a short video on YouTube where users talk about themselves.
Take a screenshot from the video and show it to the student. Ask him to make 5-10 sentences about this person: his character, work, hobbies, using the Present Simple.

For example:
She is not really intelligent.
She likes funny hats.
She studies at high school.
She lives with her family.
She doesn't eat meat.

Then ask the student to find out if his assumptions were correct.

Regular events

Present Simple: affirmative, negative and questions.Levels – elementary, pre-intermediate

Give the student a list of activities.

For example,
buy new clothes, eat pasta, take photos. get a haircut, do the laundry. surf the Internet, visit the dentist, go on holiday, visit relatives.
Then you and the student discuss and find out who does these things more often.
A:How often do you buy new clothes?
B: Once a month. And how often do you buy new clothes?
A: Every Saturday.
B:Oh, you buy new clothes more often.

Looking for a flatmate

Present Simple: affirmative, negative and questions. Levels – elementary

The purpose of the assignment is to ask questions and find out how common habits and hobbies the student and teacher have. Student assignment:
You are looking for a flatmate and you are going to interview Anna to find out if I can be an ideal flatmate. You can ask about: hobbies, pets, possessions (a car, a vacuum cleaner etc) and daily routines (get up, go to work, come home, activities in the evening).

Dialogue example
A: Do you have a pet?
B: Yes, I do. I have a cat.
A: I love cats.
B: What time do you get up?
A: At 7.
B: Oh, so early!

To make it more interesting, you can play along with two people, and then ask the student: “Who do you prefer Anna or Mary?” Why?"