Exercise 1: Write the correct form of the verb "to be" in present tense

1/ The old man (be) ________ wise.

2) The sun (be) ________ hot.

3) The children (be) ________ eating bananas. They (be, not) ____ ____ eating
apples.

4) I (be) ________ happy. I (be, not) ____ ____ sad.

5) The bus (be) ________ fast. It (be, not) ____ ____ slow.

6) My friend (be) ________ buying a new car. Her old car broke down.

7) I (be) ________ at the beach with my family. It (be) ________ hot and sunny
outside. The ocean water (be) ________ warm.

8) Tom and Jacob (be) ________ very smart. Tom (be) ________ a scientist and Jacob
(be) ________ an engineer.

9) The library (be) ________ open until 9:00 p.m.

10) The school (be) ________ small. It (be, not) ____ ____ big.

11) The books (be) ________ new. They (be, not) ____ ____ old.

12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be) ________ acting in the school play.

13) Beatrice (be) ________ at her house.

14) It (be) ________ hot outside. It (be, not) ____ ____ cold outside.

15) You (be) ________ finished with the quiz! 11

16) Judith (be, not) ____ ____ at home. She (be) ________ at school.

Ex 2: Put DO or DOES into the following sentences to make questions

1. …………..……the students study hard every day?

2…………….…Mr. Brown go to his office every day?

3. ………………..you want cream and sugar in your coffee??

4. ……………..…the children go to bed very early?

6. ………………you know that Italian student?

7. …………….. Miss Lan prefer coffee to tea?

8. ………………..your English lessons seem very difficult?

Exercise 3: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present
tense.

1) I (be) ____________________ sixteen years old.

2) Tommy (live) ___________________ at 107 Pine Lane.

3) Juana (cook) ______________________ dinner for her family.

4) They (eat) ________________________ lunch at 12:00.

5) Nina (take) ________________________ medicine when she is sick.

6) I (like) _________________________ chocolate.

7) He (drive) _______________________ a nice car.

8) We (want) _____________________ to see a movie tonight.

9) Mr. Anderson (teach) _____________________ chemistry at Hill High School.

10) They (study) ______________________ English at school.

11) I (want) ______________________ to go home now.

12) Bill and Calicia (drive) ______________________ to the mountains every year.
every year.

13) We (eat) ____________________ pasta once a week.

14) It (snow) _________________ here in December.

15) When Dax (take) ___________ a shower, he (wash) __________ his hair with
shampoo.

Exercise 4: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present
tense.
1) Mary (be) ___________________ twenty-nine years old.

2) We (like) __________________ to eat fruit. It (taste) ____________________

3) The football team never (score) __________________ . It (lose) _____________ all

4) Roberta and Betty always (talk) _________________ to each other on the phone.

5) Jose and I (study) ______________________ chemistry together.

6) The car (have) _________________________ a flat tire.

7) You never (make) ________ breakfast for me. I always (have) _______ to make it
myself.

8) The mechanic (fix) __________________ my car when it breaks down.

9) Tom rarely (fly) _________________. He usually (drive) ___________________.

10) I usually (watch) ____________ TV, but tonight I (think) __________ I will read a
book.

11) Igor (call) ___________________ his mother on the phone every day.

12) When he (be) _____________ alone at night, Beto sometimes (get) ___________
scared.

13) I (be) _______________ tired. I (think) _________________ I am going to take a

14) Cakes (be) _________ hard to make. They (require) _____________ a lot of work.

15) Joel (like) ____________ to play soccer. He (practice) ________________ ev

Exercise 5: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present
tense.

1) I always (eat) ___________ vegetables. Carrots (be) ____________ my favorite.

2) Randy (like) _______ swimming in the ocean, but he (be) _______ afraid of sharks.

3) It (be) _______ really cold outside, and I (not, have) _______ _______ _______ a
jacket!
4) We (think) _________________ it is fun to ride roller coasters.

5) Roberto and Kelly (hunt) ___________________ for eggs every Easter.

7) My family (want) __________________ to visit the pyramids in Egypt.

8) Donna (love) _______ the summer. She also (like) _________________ winter.

9) Liz and Tommy (travel) _________________ to the coast every year.

10) The baby (cry) __________________ every time it (want) ________________ to

11) You (need) _______________ to exercise in order to stay healthy.

12) What time (be) _____________ Rubiela getting here? She (be) ____________
late!

13) Yoko (win) _____________ the science contest every year. She (be) _______so
smart!

14) Ken (be) __________ a baker. He (bake) _________ cakes and pastries every
morning.

15) Then he (sell) _______ them to his customers. Everybody (love) _______ Ken’s
bakery

Exercise 6. Put the verbs into the correct form. Use Present Simple.

1. They ______________ (play) football and basketball at school.

2. My father ______________ (read) the newspaper every morning.

3. We ______________ (have) English, Maths and Science on Monday.

4. She never ______________(do) her homework.

5. I ______________ (go) swimming twice a week.

6. Cars ______________ (be) more expensive than motorbikes.

7. Jane always ______________ (have) breakfast at 6 o’clock.

8 He usually ______________ (watch) TV after dinner.

10. I ______________ (be) a student and my parents ______________ (be) teachers.

Exercise 7. Choose a correct answer to complete the following statements

1. Do you play games ? - No, I (do/ don’t)

2. Jack’s brother (watches/ watch) TV everyday.

3. We have geography (on/ at) Wednesday.

4. What time does Lan (finish/ finishes) her classes every Friday?

5. Tuan and Hung (listen/ listens) to music after school.

6. Our children (have/ has) dinner at half past five.

7. He (don’t/ doesn’t) have a big breakfast every morning.

8. She goes (home/ house) at a quarter past four in the afternoon

9. (Do/ does) your father read newspaper before breakfast?

10. What do your students (do/ does) after school?

Exercise 8. Complete the sentences using the present simple.

1. He usually _______ (go) to school on time.

2. _______ (Ms. Lucy, teach) English in your school?

3. Bella _______ (not remember) her new friends‟ names.

4. My new school _______ (have) a judo club.

5. The students _______ (study) maths every Wednesday.

6. Every day, Susan _______ (take) her sons to school.

7. _______ (you, help) your mother to do the laundry?

8. John _______ (not like) doing homework.

9. Duy and Quang _______ (not join) our football team.

10. The sun _______ (rise) in the east and _______ (set) in the west
Exercise 9. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form.

1. My sister (go) _________ to school at 7 o’clock every morning.

2. How _________ you (go) _________ to school every day?

3. My sister likes (cook) _________ very much.

4. _________your sister (listen)_________ to music in her free time?

5. Minh usually (do) _________ his homework in the evening.

6. Our school (be) _________ surrounded by mountains.

7. I (like) _________ maths but I (not like) _________ English.

8. Mr Lee (have)________ lunch with his students.

9. Mr Hung (teach)________ physics at my school.

10. The team (play)________ football on Saturdays.

Exercise 10. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. He (work) ____ as a lawyer.

2. The museum (close) ____ at 5 o'clock.

3. I (not / enjoy) ____ camping in the rain.

4. She (not / use) ____ her phone during class.

5. I (not / know) ____ how to swim.

6. He (speak) ____ three languages fluently.

7. The children (not / watch) ____ TV after dinner.

8. She (drive) ____ to work every day.

9. She (not / like) ____ to wake up early.

10. They (not / play) ____ video games very often.