PRESENT SIMPLE
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple.
1. Betty never …………………… (wash) the dishes.
2. …………………… you …………………… (buy) bread at this bakery?
3. We often …………………… (have) beef for dinner.
4. Chris …………………… (not drink) tea.
5. People …………………… (watch) TV at night.
6. I …………………… (not want) to eat fish now.
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple
affirmative.
1. Connie …………………… (buy) a new schoolbag every year.
2. My father …………………… (wash) the dishes every evening.
3. Len and Dan …………………… (play) football in the park after school.
4. She …………………… (take) her dictionary to school on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays.
5. I …………………… (use) a calculator to do my maths homework.
3 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple.
Glen 1…………………… (go) to an alternative school. He 2…………………… (not
get) marks and his teachers 3…………………… (not choose) his lessons. Students
at Glen’s school 4…………………… (decide) which subjects to study. They
5…………………… (find) professionals to teach them. Also, students sometimes
6…………………… (visit) professionals at work and they 7…………………… (learn)
about their jobs. Some students 8…………………… (work), but they
9…………………… (not receive) money. It’s a learning experience.
4 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Present Simple.
not see • feed • do • know • not have • put • not like • not watch • go
1. We …………………… usually …………………… lunch at school because we
…………………… the food.
2. Jack always …………………… the dog before he …………………… to school.
3. …………………… you …………………… the name of our new history teacher?
4. Where …………………… Graham usually …………………… the keys? I
…………………… them on the table.
5. Linda always …………………… her homework after school. She ……………………
TV in the afternoon.
buys
goes
have
don’t
