WORKSHEET

PRESENT SIMPLE

I. Write the HE/SHE/IT forms

catch read come run
cook smoke drink stand
wash start fix touch
live watch miss wish
learn write buy carry

II. Write positive sentences with the following prompts

1. The ticket (cost) $5.
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2. Alan and John (live) near me. ____________________________________________
3. John (fly) to NY every Monday. ____________________________________________
4. My father (teach) English. ____________________________________________
5. She (try) to go skiing every winter. ____________________________________________

III. Choose one verb to make each sentence negative

1. It ______________________ in Trujillo (snow, sing, play)
2. I like football, but I ______________________tennis at all. (think, like, remember)
3. She lives in Japan, but she ___________________ a word of Japanese (sing, work, speak)
4. I’m sorry – I _____________________________ your name. (eat, remember, work)
5. Phil ______________________very hard, but he makes a lot of money. (work, stand, stop)

IV. Make questions

1. What / you do? _________________________________
2. What time/ the class / start? _________________________________
3. He / live / with her parents? _________________________________
4. You /usually give/ her a birthday present? _________________________________
5. Your sister / help / you / very much? _________________________________

V. Rewrite these sentences including the word in brackets

1. Susan is polite. (always)
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2. I finish work at 5 o’clock (sometimes)
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3. What do you have for breakfast? (usually)
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4. They stay in the same hotel. (hardly ever)
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5. Janet works in the same place (every summer)
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6. They are busy in the mornings. (never)
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7. My children help their grandparents (twice a week)
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I. Write the –ING FORM of these verbs.

break save wash live
come lie enjoy go
sit talk sing jump
write start get feel
bake put ride rain

II. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the present continuous tense
1. John and I ______________________________ (stay) in a beautiful hotel.
2. It __________________________ (snow).
3. We __________________________ (plan) our next holiday.
4. The baby _____________________________ (learn) how to walk.
5. Bill __________________________________ (write) something on the wall.

III. Rewrite the sentences in the negative. Use the present continuous
1. They _________________________ (buy) a new car.
2. He __________________________ (learn) to read.
3. I ____________________________ (look) for your keys.
4. We ___________________________ (sell) the house.
5. They ______________________________ (drink) tea.
6. You _______________________________ (work) very hard.
7. Jack and Jill _________________________________ (run) downhill.
8. I _____________________________ (go) home now.
9. She____________________ (wear) a coat.
10. The baby _______________________ (cry).

IV. Write the questions. Use the present continuous

1. What /Jessica / do? ______________________________________
2. What book / you / read? ______________________________________
3. Where / they / stay? ______________________________________
4. It / rain? ______________________________________
5. You / learn / French / at school? ______________________________________

V. Complete the following passage with the correct form of the verb. Pay attention to
the correct spelling.
It is a warm, lovely day today. The Cohens _____________ (get) ready for a picnic in the
Carmel Woods. Mrs. Cohen _____________ (prepare) the sandwiches and Mr. Cohen
_______________ (pack) some warm clothes and some food.
Uri, the oldest son, ______________ (wash) the family car and Ronen, his brother
_____________ (plan) the route on the map.

Only Dafna, the youngest one, ________________________ (not do) anything helpful. She
______________ (sit) by the computer and _______________ (chat) with her best friend.
Mrs. Cohen ______________ (not say) anything but the boys can see that she is very angry.
 PRESENT SIMPLE - PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I. Put the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Look out! My father __________________________ (come)
2. I ___________________ (play) tennis every weekend.
3. Look! She _________________________ (wear) a lovely dress.
4. I ____________________________ (stay) with John this week until my flat is ready.
5. What time __________________________ (you/go) to bed on Saturdays?
6. Why __________________________ (you/wait) outside the door?
7. We can’t use the lift because it _____________________________ (not/work)
8. Look out of the window! It ________________________ (snow).

II. Complete the negative sentences in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT
CONTINUOUS form of the verbs in brackets.
1. We _________________ (not run) in the park this week.
2. Ruth __________________ (not come) home for lunch on Thursdays.
3. They __________________ (not listen) to the news at the weekend.
4. I _________________ (not watch) TV in the evenings.
5. My parents ____________________ (not travel) to Lima right now.
6. He ______________ (not read) the news. That’s a video game!
7. She ___________ (not study) this cycle. She doesn’t have money to pay the fees.

III. Make QUESTIONS for the following answers

Mark and George / work / right now?
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Pam / start school early?
_________________________________________________
What / Bob / do / now?
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John / like football?
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You / dance hip-hop?
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Reggie / look at the teacher, now?
_________________________________________________
Where / Susan go / at the weekends?
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IV. Complete the texts using Present simple or present continuous.

MADDY:
I’m an accountant and I _________ (work) for a bank. I
usually _______________ (work) in the city, but today I
__________________ (work) at home because of the snow.
At the moment I _________________ (sit) in the kitchen and
I _________________ (write) emails on my laptop. I
___________________ (not work) at home very often, so
I’m happy it _______________ (snow) today!

EVE:
On Mondays we usually
______________ (drive) to
London and (visit) some
friends. But we
_______________ (stay) at
home today because of the
snow. At the moment my
husband Paul, ________________ (answer) his emails and I __________________ (watch)
the news. Normally I _____________________ (not watch) TV in the day, but I want to know
about the weather.

V. Fill in the gaps with DO, DOES, IS, ARE and the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. What _______________ Maddy _____________? (do)
2. _________________ she ______________ in the city today? (work)
3. What ______________ she _____________ at the moment? (do)
4. ____________ she _____________ at home very often? (work)
5. What ____________ Paul and Eve usually _______________ on Mondays? (do)
6. What _____________ they _____________ today? (do)
7. ______________ Eve normally __________________ TV in the day? (watch)
8. Why ___________ she _________________ it today? (watch)