Tutee’s Simple Present Tense Booklet (Tutor’s copy in Tutor Manual pages 103-118)

Simple Present Exercises

Exercise 1: Circle the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the affirmative.

1. Mary (play) plays tennis every day.

2. My friends always (eat) eats lunch at the cafeteria.
3. It (snow) snows in the winter time in Canada.

Exercise 2: Circle the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the negative.
1. Sometimes, my parents (wake up, not) don’t wake up early.

2. James (drink, not) doesn’t drink every day.

3. We (watch, not) don’t watch television every night.

Exercise 3: Circle the keywords and answer the questions with short answers.

1. Does Mary play tennis every day? Yes, she does.

2. Do John and Lynn drink beer with their dinner every night? No, they don’t .

3. Does David always eat lunch at McDonald’s? No, he doesn’t.

Exercise 4: Make yes/no questions to go with the highlighted answers.

1. Does Sandra likes to speak English. ?

Yes, Sandra likes to speak English.

2. Do Pete and Dave live in Chicago ?

No, Pete and Dave don’t live in Montreal.

3. Do you text your friends in class ?

No, I don’t text my friends in class.
Simple Present Picture Exercises
wake up at 6:00 take a shower eat breakfast

drive cook watch TV

do your homework play the piano

listen to music play video games read

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Verb be Present Tense
Exercise 1: Conjugate the verb be in the present tense.

Affirmative Negati Yes/No Question Short Answer

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I ............. I …………
You …….……. You ………… .............. you...............? No, …………..

He/She/It ……….… He/She/It ………… .............. he..................? No, ……….….

We …………. We ………… .............. we.................? Yes, ……………

You …………. You ………… .............. you................? Yes, ……………

They …………. They ………… .............. they..............? Yes, ……………

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb be in the affirmative in the present.

1. Peter (be) on the phone.

2. They (be) at home.

3. I (be) a student.

Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb be in the negative in the present.

4. We (be, not) 50.

5. You (be, not) Spanish.

6. She (be, not) on holiday.

Exercise 4: Answer the questions with a short answer.

7. Are you from Montreal?

8. Is your best friend female?

9. Are your parents together?

Exercise 5: Make yes/no questions to go with the answer in bold.

10. ?
Yes, they are married.

11. ?
No, she isn’t bored.

12. ?
No, I am not friendly.

Negative Regular and Verb be Verbs

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the simple present.

1. I (be, not) a teacher.

2. Jane (take, not) the bus to school.

3. I (want, not) to buy a new car.

4. My father (have not) a house in Montreal.

5. We (be, not) in our psychology class.

Simple Present Verb have

Exercise 1: Conjugate the verb have in the simple present.

I W
You e
He/She Y
/It o
u
They

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of have in the simple present.

1. I ( have) a big nose.

2. He (have) long hair.

3. She (have) small feet.
Adverbs of Frequency and Irregular Simple Present Spelling Exercises
ALWAYS
USUALLY
OFTEN
SOMETIME
S
RARELY
NEVER

Exercise 5: Answer the questions.

1. What tense do you use with adverbs of frequency?

2. Where does the adverb of frequency go with a regular verb?

3. Where does the adverb of frequency go with the verb be?

Exercise 6: Fill in the blanks with the simple present and place the adverb of frequency correctly.
1. She (brush, always) her teeth in the morning.

2. He (go, never) to sleep at eight o’clock.

3. Jane (be, usually) at home in the evenings.

4. Dave (study, sometimes) in the morning.

Exercise 7: Ask your tutor the questions below and write her/his answers in the space provided.

1. How often do you go shopping on the weekend?

My tutor on the weekend.

2. How often do you drive to Montreal?

My tutor to Montreal.
3. How often do you fly to London?
My tutor to London.
4. How often are you at school at 7:00 in the morning?
M y tutor is at school in the
morning.
 Adverbs of Frequency Board Game
Rules:

1. Make a true sentence in the simple present about yourself or another person when you land on a square
using a keyword (ever day, once a week, always, sometimes, never, etc.
2. Ask your partner a “how often” question or about a person s/he knows using the vocabulary in the square.

Examples: How often do you eat breakfast...?

How often does your mother eat breakfast?
How often are you early for class?

start eat breakfast? put on see your best watch do dy

make up? friend? the the e
Simpsons laund yo
in ry? ur
English? ha
ir?

go on take a bath? be hungry? text your m be early

Facebook friends in is for
? class? s class?
a
tu
rn
go jogging? The winner! clean go to
your bed
bedroo before
m? 10
o’clock
?
watch drive to cook for take the bus
English school? your to school?
movies family?
with
subtitles?
be late cheat on sleep in class? eat dinner
for tests? with your
class? parents

go to your shave play eat pizza?

English your video
class? legs? games?

text your eat drink coffee in brush your

mother? potato the morning? teeth at
chips? night?

smoke put dishes in read an wake up at listen to

cigarett the English 6:00 o’clock? the radio
dishwasher?
es? magazine? in the
morning?
go to go to
the your
cinem classes
a? ?
miss a turn drink beer? wear a dress? play hockey? go to a see your
restaurant grandmother?
Introduction to Question Formation
Yes/No and Information Questions

Exercise 1: Underline the yes/no question and circle the information question. Then explain the
reasons for your choices.

Type of Question Reason

a. Are you a CEGEP student?

b. Where does he work?

Regular and Be Questions

Exercise 2: Underline the example of a regular question and circle the example of the be question.
Then explain the reasons for your choices.

Type of Question Reason

a. Do you have a car?

b. Where are you from?

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer about questions.

1. “Do you live in Montreal?” is a yes/no question because the answer is

a. yes or no b. isn’t yes or no

2. “Where are you from?” is an information question because the answer is

a. yes or no b. isn’t yes or no

3. “Where are you from?” is a be Questions because

a. the main verb is the verb be. b. the main verb isn’t the verb be.

4. “Do you live in Montreal?” is a Regular Question because

a. the main verb is the verb be. b. the main verb isn’t the verb be
Exercise 5: Indicate whether the question is a Yes/No Question or an Information Question and whether
it is a Regular or Be Question and explain why. Then ask your tutor the questions.

Question Yes/No Question (y/n) Regular Question

(QASV..)
Information Question (i)
Be Question (Q be S..)
1. Are you 18 years old? 1. 1.

2. What is your favourite sport? 2. 2.

3. Where English TV shows do you watch? 3. 3.

4. What time is it? 4. 4.

5. Do you like speaking English? 5. 5.

Question Formation Steps

1. What tense is it?
2. Is it a yes/no question or an information question?
3. Is it a regular question or be question?
4. Form question.
5. Check that the auxiliary agrees with the subject for regular questions or that the verb agrees
with the subject for be questions.

Exercise 6: Follow the question formation steps to make questions to go with the answers in bold.

Tense Question Questio Question Agreement

Type n
Form
Exam yes
Where do they work ? They work
ple yes/no regular
simpl
e
prese
nt
1.
? John sells

2.
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Yes, I am a nurse.
3.
? My friends love