PRESENT SIMPLE USING

We use the Present Simple to describe

habits, facts, daily routines and general truths
LET’S PRACTISE
Fill in :
1) My brother sometimes _____ (go) fishing.
2) The dolls _____ (sit) on the shelf.
3) The boys ______ (play) on the beach every
summer.
4) The girl ______ (brush) her hair twice a day.
Present simple expressions
always

on
Mondays never

once
sometimes
a week

every day often

usually
 Time expressions Adverb of
Frequency
Beginning or end of Before the main verb
sentence After family Be
every.. once a.. always never sometimes

On Sundays twice a.. usually often

They go to ballet She always walks to

lesson once a week. school.
He is often late for
We eat lunch at 13
school.
o’clock every day
They don’t usually read.
Exercises for the Present Simple
Fill in the correct form of the verb as in the examples. 
Mark and Sara play squash twice a week. (play) 
Sheila doesn’t do the family accounts. (not do) Her husband does them. 
Does Gillian usually meet clients so late at night? (meet) 
Every year his family ____________ to Europe for two weeks. (go) 
Tammy and Jen ______________ a Pilates class on Wednesday mornings.(take) 
__________ that airline __________ to Paris? (fly) 
The semester _____________ until the end of June. (not finish) 
Tony usually _________ to call his mother in the mornings. (try) 
_______________ for your car expenses? (Who/pay) 
The shops ___________ until 21:00. (not close) 
Gerard _________ the ball and __________ it into the net. (receive/kick) 
_________times a day _____ you _____ your dogs for a walk? (take) 
________ he always ________ his cell phone for long distance calls? (use) 
How often do you ….
Daily routines