Present Simple

Cloze Exercise #2
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb.
1. We always __________ (walk) home from school.
2. She never __________ (drink) diet sodas.
3. Do you __________ (like) to watch T.V.?
4. I __________ (play) tennis every Saturday.
5. He doesn t __________ (dance) very well.
6. My neighbor __________ (work) at the hospital.
7. When do you __________ (eat) dinner?
8. The students always _________ (study) for their tests.
9. Does he __________ (live) in California?
10. The store usually __________ (close) at 10 p.m.
11. She __________ (know) the story by heart.
12. He _________ (call) his mother every Sunday.
13. Do you __________ (talk) to your brother every day?
14. When does she __________ (leave) for work?
15. My friend __________ (speak) five languages.
16. I __________ (cook) dinner every night.
17. He __________ (take) vitamins every day.
18. Do they __________ (travel) together?
19. They __________ (go) to the park often.
20. What does this word _______ (mean)?
Lesson 2 - Exercises - Present Simple

(A)

Add s / es / ies to the following verbs:

1.

____________

do
worry____________

2.
__________
3.
grow

study ____________

8.
9.

play

teach
____________
____________

say
watch____________

10.

4.

____________

11.

5.

cry
____________
____________

12.

miss
6.
hurry
7.
stop

(B)
1.

dance ____________
____________
fix
____________
____________

Circle the correct answer :

I plays / play tennis every afternoon.

13.
1

14.

__

2.

My parents live / lives in Ramat-Gan.

3.

Tom listens / listen to the radio in the morning.

4.

We eat / eats eggs for breakfast every morning.

5.

My dog barks / bark at night.

6.

Mrs. Gold sweep / sweeps the stairs once a week.

7.

My brother never watches / watch television.

8.

My family go / goes to the beach together in the summer.

9.

I often eat / eats dinner at my grandmother s house.

10.

Sharon do / does her homework regularly.

11.

They takes / take a bath daily.

12.

You seldom listen / listens in class.

13.

Dana and Liat goes / go to the swimming pool every afternoon.

14.

I never hurt / hurts my cat.

15.

He never finish / finishes his work on time.

(C)
1.

Fill in the correct form of the verb in Present Simple:

Fish (not fly) ____________. They (swim) ____________

2.
The sun (not rise) ___________ in the west. It (set) ____________ down
in the west.
3.
wings.

A spider (not have) ____________ wings. A bird (have) ____________

4.

Cats (not bark) ____________. Dogs (do) ____________.

5.
Natalie usually (not sit) ____________ in the sun. She rarely (go) ____
________ to the beach.
6.

Babies (not talk) ____________. They (cry) ____________.

7.
Dalia often (dry) ___________ the dishes but she (not put) ___________
them away.
8.
Betty usually (not do) __________ homework before she (eat) ___________
supper.
9.
Sarit (brush) ____________ her hair every morning before she (go) _____
_______ to school.
10.
Nir always (try) __________ to be a good boy, but he (not behave) ______
____ well.

11.
Mike usually (not catch) ____________ a cold in the winter. He frequentl
y (catch) ____________ in the summer.

(D)
Rewrite the following sentences, putting the frequency expressions in
the right place
1.

They are happy to have guests. (always)

2.

We laugh at people in trouble. (never)

3.

I m busy on Wednesdays. (usually)

4.

Birds build their nests on this roof. (every winter)

5.

They sing very loudly. (generally)

6.

Dalit is late for school. (rarely)

7.

My parents help me with my homework. (hardly ever)

8.

My parents visit us. (from time to time)

9.

We are at home on Saturdays. (often)

10.

The secretary works here. (five days a week)

11.

We have fish for lunch. (sometimes)

12.

Sharon has lunch before two o clock. (seldom)

(E)

Make YES/NO Questions in the Present Simple:

1.

Yes, Tamar hates mice.

2.

Yes, our neighbor fixes bikes.

3.

Yes, your mother bakes cakes every Friday.

4.

No, Benny s father doesn t work in a bakery every week.

5.

Yes, I always clean on Thursdays.

6.

No, Neta doesn t run fast.

7.

Yes, Idan tries to win the swimming contest every year.

8.

No, these rooms don t have two windows.

9.

Yes, the baby usually cries a lot.

10.

(F)

Yes, Gilad always drives too fast.

Write YES/NO Questions OR Wh-Questions to the following answers:

1. I study English four days a week.

2. We usually finish school at 13:25.
3. My Father washes the car once a week.
4. Rinat comes late to work because she takes her son to kindergarten.
5. The last bus leaves at 10:00 o clock every night.
6. Rinat feels very good.
7. Yes, I like geography.
8. No, we don t go to the park every afternoon.
9. My sister studies French because she wants to go to France.
10. Yes, Ronit belongs to a youth club.

(G)

Danny is asking Galit questions. Fill in the questions below:

Danny:

_____________________________________________________________.

Galit :

My name is Galit.

Danny : _____________________________________________________________.
Galit :

I live in Haifa.

Danny : ____________________________________________________________.
Galit :

Yes, I go to school in Haifa.

Danny : _____________________________________________________________.
Galit :

My father drives me to school.

Danny : _____________________________________________________________.
Galit :

School begins at 08:15 in the morning.

Danny : _____________________________________________________________.
Galit :

No, my father doesn t take me back home.

Danny : ____________________________________________________________.
Galit :

Nobody makes my lunch when I return home.

Danny : Well we very alike. It is nice to meet you.

PRESENT SIMPLE

Affirmative

Negative
Question
Long form

I work
Do I work?
You work
rk?

Short Form

I do not work
I don t work
Yes, I do. No, I don t.

You do not work

Yes, I do. No, I don t.

You don t work

Do you wo

He works
He does not work.
He doesn t work.
Does he work?
Yes, he does. No, he doesn t.
She works
Does she work?

She does not work. She doesn t work

Yes, she does. No, she doesn t.

It works
s it work?

It does not work. It doesn t work

Yes, it does. No, it doesn t.

We work
k?

We do not work. We don t work.

Yes, we do. No, we don t.

You work
rk?

You do not work. You don t work

Yes, we do. No, we don t.

Doe
Do we wor

Do you wo

They work
They do not work.
They don t work.
Do they work?
Yes, they do. No, they don t.

We use the Present Simple:

a) For things that are generally true or habitually happen.

British people like animals.

He works from 9.00am to 5.00pm.

b) For everyday actions or things that are repeated (usually with adverbs of fre
quency or expressions such as every day, every week, every Monday, in the mornin
g, on Mondays ):

She usually plays tennis at the weekend.

We go to the gym every Friday.

c) General truths or laws of nature:

The sun sets in the west.

Water boils at 100 C.

Spelling rules for 3rd Person Singular:

Most verbs add an

s in the 3rd Person Singular.

Verbs ending in ss, sh-,

ch,

x y o make the 3rd person singular adding -es

He misses, he finishes, he watches, he mixes, he goes

- Verbs ending in consonant + y make the 3rd person singular adding

s:

He studies, he cries

- Verbs ending in vowel +y make the 3rd person singular adding

ies.

He plays, he stays

* REMEMBER: We only add

s to the 3rd person singular in the affirmative form.

EXERCISES

1.

Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple:

a.

I ______ (play) football with my friends on Sundays.

b.
c.
d.

Tina ______ (walk) to school every day.

We ______ (go) to bed at 10 o clock every night.
Penguins______ (live) in the Antarctic.

e.

Tony ______ (study) Maths at university.

f.

Jo and Peter ______ (visit) their grandparents every week.

g.
h.

Sally ______ (speak) Spanish.

Mike ______ (do) his homework every evening.

i.

Susan ______ (wash) her hair every day.

j.

Water ______ (boil) at 100 C.

2.
ox.

Write the third person singular of the verbs in the list in the correct b

dance, brush, open, try , fix, buy, put, kiss, like, dry, go, catch, wash, sit,
fly, copy, teach, play, pass, begin, say

-s

dances, ______________________________________________

-es

brushes, ______________________________________________

- ies

tries, ______________________________________________

3. Make questions using the sentences below, as in the example:

a. John s father drives fast.

st?
b. Tom play she guitar every day.
c. Sarah goes shopping on Mondays.
____
d. Fiona likes video games.

Does John s father drive fa

_________________________
_____________________
_________________________

e. Mother watches TV in the afternoon.

_________________________

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple:

This restaurant is called Vienna . Ten people _________ (work) here. Julia Thomas i
s the owner. She _________ (go) to the restaurant at four o clock in the afternoon
. The waiters _________ (arrive) at half past four. They ________ (set) the tabl
es and ________ (tidy) the kitchen. The chef. Pierre Rousseau, ________ (prepare
) the food in the evening. The restaurant ________ (open) at six o clock. Many peo
ple ________ (eat) here because the food is very good. The restaurant ________ (
close) at one o clock in the morning, and at half past one Julia, the chef and the
waiters ________ (home).

5. Ask and answer questions as in the examples, using the present simple:

1. you / go to the restaurant / at four o clock?

taurant at four o clock? Yes, I do.

Do you go to the res

2. the waiters / arrive / at four o clock?

____________________________________

____

3. you / set the tables?

_______________________________
4. the waiters / tidy the kitchen?
____________________________
5. the chef / come / at half past four?
_________________________

_________
____________
_______________

6. he / prepare the food?

_____________________________

___________

7. many people / eat here?

____________________________

____________

8. the restaurant / open / at seven o clock?

____________________
9. the restaurant / close / at one o clock?
______________________

____________________
__________________

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