GRAMMAR 1

SIMPLE PRESENT-PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I. PRESENT SIMPLE
Present Simple Statements

I, YOU + PLURAL HE, SHE, IT + S

They go to school. He wants an ice cream.

I like oranges. She likes hot dogs.

We hate peppermint. It drinks milk.

You have a cold. The dog (= It) hates cats.

Monkeys (= They) eat bananas. Ann (= She) hates chewing gums.

Bob and I (= We) go shopping. Bob (= He) speaks English.

Jim and Carol (=They) sing a song. My mother likes singing.

NOTE:

- es after - s / - ch / - sh

Examples: passes - watches - finishes

- ies if there is a consonant before the y

Examples: study - studies / carry - carries but play - plays

do - does / go - goes / have - has

Present Simple Negation

DON'T (do not) + VERB TO BE, CAN, MUST --> VERB + NOT

They don't go to school. They are not (aren't) at home.

I don't like oranges. The boys are not (aren't) in the park.

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We don't hate peppermint. I am not (I'm not) hungry.

You don't have a cold. We can not (cannot / can't) swim.

Monkeys don't eat snakes. I must not (mustn't) go out.

Bob and I don't go shopping. My brothers can't dance.

Jim and Carol don't sing a song.

DOESN'T (does not) + VERB VERB + NOT

He doesn't want an ice cream. She is not (isn't) at school.

She doesn't like hot dogs. It is not (isn't) hungry.

It doesn't drink milk. He can not (cannot / can't) sing.

The dog doesn't hate cats. Susan is not (isn't) angry.

Ann doesn't hate chewing gums.

Bob doesn't speak German.

Exercise 1: Change the verb into the correct form

1. I usually(go)____________ to school.
2. They (visit) __________ us often.
3. You (play)_________ basketball once a week.
4. Tom (work) ___________every day.
5. He always (tell)__________ us funny stories.
6. She never(help) ___________me with that!
7. Martha and Kevin(swim)___________ twice a week.
8. In this club people usually(dance)__________ a lot.
9. Linda(take care)_________ of her sister.
10.John rarely(leave) ___________the country.
11.We (live) _____________in the city most of the year.
12.Lorie(travel)___________ to Paris every Sunday.
13. I (bake)___________ cookies twice a month.
14.You always(teach)___________ me new things.
15.She(help) __________the kids of the neighborhood.
Exercise 2: Fill in don't or doesn't into the gaps.
1. Sarah __________like reading books.
2. Rita's mother _____________ watch horror movies.
3. We _________ often go to the cinema.
4. Kevin ___________like spinach and beans.

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5. The children __________ play in the garden very often.
6. They _________ study for their tests very much.
7. She_________ play football.
8. My cat _________catch mice.
9. I ________want to get up early in the morning.
10. We __________ have to wear school uniforms.
11. His sister _________ like watching TV shows.
12. My brother and I _________ go to work by bus.
13. My parents __________ eat anything for breakfast.
14. He usually __________ eat anything for dinner.
15. My neighbours _________ go on holidays in winter.

Exercise 3: Change the verb into the correct form

1. London (be) _______________in England.
2. The summer (be)___________ hot.
3. She (drive) _____________very well.
4. They (open)_____________ the store at 8:00.
5. Linda (be)_____________ a very pretty girl.
6. I (have) ____________several jobs.
7. Water (boil)____________ at 100 degrees.
8. Water (freeze)____________ at 0 degrees.
9. My sister (speak) ____________English.
10.He (have)___________ a big apartment.
11.A triangle (have) _____________three corners.
12.My birthday (be)____________ in June.
13.Books (have)___________ pages.
14.Dogs (be)___________ good friends.
15.I (work)__________ hard.
16.I (love) _______you.
17.This (weigh) __________20 kilograms.
18.Ron (seem) ____________serious.
19.We (like)__________ tomatoes.
20.The boy (want)_________ to play.
21.You (need) ____________to sleep.
22.They (agree) _________with me.
23.She (hear) __________something strange.
24.The box (contain) ___________food.
25.Emma (appear)__________ sad.
26.David (know)__________ how to fix a car.
27.Daniel and Liz (seem)___________ happy.
28.This (smell)________ bad.
29.I (believe)__________ you.
30.We (be)__________ number one!
31.Daniel (fly) __________to Paris once a year.
32.She never (do)__________ her homework.
33.Lisa (try) _________to help her sister.
34.Mark (go) _________home at seven
35.The baby (cry) ___________every night.
36.He (miss) _________her a lot.
37.Joe (study)__________ really hard.
38.A boy (kiss)_________ a girl.
39.Joana (buy)________ new stuff all the time.
40.Tim (watch)__________ this show every night.
41.Sara (say)_______ this all the time.

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42.The teacher (teach)________ us new things.
43.He (pay) _________me well.
44.Barbara (wash)________ the dishes, and Leo washes the floor.
45.Nick (play)________ tennis twice a week.
46.This girl always (push)_________ somebody.
47. Isabella (enjoy)_________ listening to music.
48.David never (mix)__________ milk and eggs.
49.The bee (buzz)________.
50.Taylor (fix)________ cars.

Exercise 4: Change the verb into the correct form

1. I (not ride)__________ horses.
2. You (not sell)________ cars.
3. He (not bring) ____________gifts.
4. She (not take) ___________pictures.
5. It (not cost)___________ so much.
6. We (not seem) ___________so happy.
7. They (not buy)__________ new products.
8. Michael (not dance)__________.
9. Michel (not run) _________fast.
10. Tim and Kate (not work) ________every day.
11. Lucas and Clara (not eat)________ meat.
12. I (not swim)__________ much.
13. You (not ski) _________at all.
14. It (not hurt)________.
15. We (not give up)__________.

Exercise 5: Change the verb into the correct form

1. He (wake up)_________ at five in the morning?
2. (you go) __________to work by train?
3. (she drink) ____________coffee every morning?
4. (he smoke)___________?
5. (it hurt)___________?
6. (we dance)___________?
7. (they travel)____________?
8. (Emma cook) well_________?
9. Alexander (exercise) ___________regularly?
10. They (look) _________well?
11. You (rest) ________enough?
12. William (work)________ too hard?
13. They (travel) _________often?
14. Anthony (go) ________to sleep too late?
15. You (bake)________cakes?

PRACTICE TEST
PRACTICE TEST 1: Form questions in the present simple with the words
given.

1. What / you / have / for breakfast - ?_________________________

2. When / he / come / home on Fridays - ?_______________________________
3. How often / she / go out / with her friends - ?___________________________
4. Your brother / live / in England - ?________________________________
5. The kids / like / their new English teacher - ?________________________

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PRACTICE TEST 2: Put the words into the correct order. Write down the
sentences.

1. visit / they / sometimes / on Sundays / their aunt - .

__________________________________________________
2. you / to the mall / go / often / with your friends - ?
__________________________________________________
3. a tennis match / hardly ever / watches / he - .
__________________________________________________
4. usually / have / we / dinner / before seven / don't - .
__________________________________________________
5. read / the paper / always / she / in the morning - ?
__________________________________________________

PRACTICE TEST 3: Complete the text with the "s" for the 3rd person
singular. Take the verbs in brackets.

A typical day in Lisa's life

Her mother always (wake) _________her up at seven o'clock. She (get)_________

up and (go) ___________to the bathroom. There she (wash) __________and (brush)
________her teeth. Then she (walk) __________downstairs and (have)
_________breakfast. Then she (say)____________ goodbye to her parents
and (leave) ___________the house. She usually (catch)__________ the bus to
school where she (meet)_____________ some friends. After school
she (do)__________ her homework and (study) _________for a test. Then
she (chat)__________ with her friends, (read) _________a book or (watch)
_______one of her favourite sitcoms.

II. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Use of the Present Progressive
The Present Progressive is also called present continuous. It is used to indicate
actions happening at the time of speaking or used for planned future actions.

Key words: look, listen, now, at the moment, still, at present

How to form the Present Progressive

I am + verb + ing - I am playing.

he, she, it is + verb + ing - The bird is singing.

you, we, they are + verb + ing - We are dancing.

Examples:

Look, Ann is running down the street.

She is sleeping now.

Listen, I'm talking to you!

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Short forms
I'm playing. The bird's singing. We're dancing.

Negation
I am not (I'm not) + ing form

he, she, it is not (isn't) + ing form

you, we, they are not (aren't) + ing form

Question
Are they learning for the test?

Form of to be - subject - ing form

Spelling
Note:

take - taking - no e

make - making - no e

run - running - When a short vowel is spoken → doubling of the consonant

sit - sitting - When a short vowel is spoken → doubling of the consonant

lie - lying - ie → y

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences in the present progressive. Use the

verbs in brackets.
1. Andy_______________ his uncle. (call)
2. Bill and Carol _____________ a magazine. (read)
3. The boys ________________ on the door. (knock)
4. Where is mum? She __________________ the flowers in the garden. (water)
5. They__________________ to their teacher. (not listen)
6. I __________________ my homework now. (do)
7. ____she _____________ dinner? No, she_______ . (have / read)
8. We _________________ now. (not play)
9. He _______________ to his girlfriend at the moment. (talk)
10. Can we talk now? Yes, I ________________- anything important. (not do)
11. Are you in the park? No, it ____________. (rain)
12. What _______ the kids__________ ? They ____________ their bikes. (do/ride)
13. Steven ______________ a shower. (have)
14. Please be quieter! The babies________________ . (sleep)
15. _________you ____________ the party? (enjoy)
Exercise 2: Make negative sentences in the present progressive tense. Use the
verbs in brackets and the contracted forms ('m not, isn't, aren't). If 'm is not
working (iPad), you can also write am.

1. My brothers ____________________ their bikes now. (clean)

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2. Listen, Michelle _______________________ in the shower anymore. (sing)
3. I ___________________ the play for school right now. (read)
4. They_________________ a great time at the party. (have)
5. Tim is his room, but he _____________________ for the test. (study)
6. Look, I ___________________ a cake for my brother's birthday. (bake)
7. My parents ________________ for work now. (leave)
8. He _________________ the flowers in the garden. (water)
9. Hurry up! The teacher ___________________ at us. (look)
10. I ________________ on my iPad at the moment. (play)
11. Look, our cat ________________ its food. (eat)
12. I _______________ my keys again. (look for)
13. Where are you? We _________________ for you any longer. (wait)
14. My parents _________________ dinner right now. (have)
15. They ______________________ to the church today. (go)
16. He _____________________ my sisters to the airport. (drive)
17. It _________________ today, is it? (snow)
18. My brothers ________________ in the garden. (work)
19. She _______________ in the pool now. (swim)
20. We _________________ the late-night-show. (watch)

Exercise 3: Change the following statements to QUESTIONS. Pay

attention to change pronouns and possessive adjectives like I, we, my,
etc.

Example: I am doing my homework. Are you doing your homework?

1. Joan is having a shower. ________________________a shower?

2. The girls are playing in the garden. __________________ in the garden?
3. We are studying for our French test. _____________________ French test?
4. I am watching TV in the living room. ________________TV in the living room?
5. My mother is cooking dinner. ___________________dinner?
6. Our baby is sleeping right now. ___________________ right now?
7. The boys are cleaning their bikes. ___________________ their bikes?
8. The cat is eating its food. ______________________ its food?
9. We are playing computer games now. _______________computer games now?
10. Michael is meeting his friends. ____________________ his friends?
11. Amy is having her piano lesson. ___________________ her piano lesson?
12. My sisters are baking cookies. _____________________cookies?
13. Grandpa is going for a walk. _______________________ for a walk?
14. Linda is singing in her room. ____________________in her room?
15. I am doing my morning workout right now. ________________________ morning
workout right now?
16. The noise is coming from the garden shed. _________________________ from the
garden shed?
17. We are having lunch now. ____________________ lunch now?
18. Dad is doing the shopping. ______________________the shopping?
19. My brothers are walking the dog. __________________________the dog?
20. Nora is running to the bus station. _____________________ to the bus station?

PRACTICE TEST
Complete with the present simple or present progressive form of the verbs.
1. Listen! The baby___________________ . (cry)
2. Sue sometimes __________________ an egg for breakfast. (have)
3. We always _______________ to school, but today we the bus. (walk / take)

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4. What are you doing? I________________ the dishes. (clean)
5. I never _______________ beer. (drink)
6. Who ________________ in the garden now? (play)
7. Look! I ______________ a picture. (paint)
8. English children _____________French in their school. (learn)
9. Can you help me? No, sorry, I ________________ for the test. (study)
10. Joe often _______________ to school with me. (go)
11. It's nine o'clock and we________________ lunch now. (eat)
12. My sister never ___________________ table tennis. (play)
13. I always_________________ breakfast at 7 o'clock. (eat)
14. Susan ________________TV now. (watch)
15. We __________________ a book at this moment. (read)
16. Look! Pauline _____________ the flowers. (water)
17. Listen! The girls_________________ a song. (sing)
18. She usually ______________ home by bus. (drive)
19. Jack____________ to his grandmother every day. (go)
20. Look! Sally and Joe ____________tennis. (play)
21. Nelly ____________ a cup of tea every morning. (drink)
22. We can't play tennis. It _____________ now. (rain)
23. Bill ______________ his homework at the moment. (do)
24. Jane always _____________ her homework in her room. (do)
25. The boys sometimes _______________in the park. (run)
26. My cat never ____________________ in my room. (sleep)
27. Listen! Phil ______________ an English song. (sing)
28. No, I __________ to music on my mobile phone, I _________ a bath. (not listen /
have)
29. Michael can't play football. He____________ the guitar at the moment. (play)
30. We never ______________ letters to America. (write)