1. Complete the dialogues with correct forms of the present simple tense.

What .......... the longest river in the world? (be)

The longest rivers ........... the Amazon and the Nile. (be)

What ......................... in your free time? (do)

I ........................... anything. I just get bored. (not do)

Mrs Jolie, your son ..................... in my lessons. (sleep)

Oh, no. How long .............................. ? (sleep)

.............. this your bag? (be)

No, it ................... mine. (not be)

What about your children? ............................... to the same school? (go)

Annie ............................ to school. She is four. (not go)

Sue and Kam ................ well-dressed today. (be)

Are you crazy? They .................. well-dressed at all! (not be)

............... your husband a good driver? (be)

Well, he always .................... his best. (try)

Greg is the best player in our team. He never .......................... the goal. (miss)

Really? How often ............................................? (score)

 2. Complete this dialogue with DO or DOES to make present simple questions.

Example:

Sue: My brother Mark goes to primary school.

Ann: (he - get up early?) Does he get up early?

Sue: My brother Mark goes to primary school.

Ann: (he - get up

early?) ...........................................................................................................................

Sue: Yes, very early. His friends Jim and Kevin travel with him every day.

Ann: (they - travel by

bus?) .......................................................................................................................

Sue: Sometimes. On Mondays and Fridays Jim's father takes them by car. He is a teacher.

Ann: (he - teach at the same

school?) ........................................................................................................

Sue: Yes. he does. He teaches English and history.

Ann: (your brother - like

English?) ............................................................................................................

Sue: English is his favourite subject.

Ann: (you - help him with his

homework?) ...............................................................................................

Sue: Never. My brother is the best student in his class.

Ann: (Jim and Kevin - attend the same

lessons?) ......................................................................................

Sue: No, they don't. They are two years older. But they meet for lunch.
Ann: (Mark - eat at a school
canteen?) ......................................................................................................

Sue: Yes, because our mum and dad don't have the time to prepare his lunch.

Ann: (your parents - go to

work?) .............................................................................................................

Sue: Yes, they do. My mum is a nurse and my dad is a doctor.

Ann: (they - work at a

hospital?) ...............................................................................................................

Sue: Only my mum.

Ann: (your brother - want to be a

doctor?) ................................................................................................

Sue: I don't know. But I want to be a nurse.

3. Underline mistakes and write correct forms in the bracket, Be careful, some
questions are correct.

Example:

Do your sister plays tennis? (Does, play)

1. Does your parents live in a house? ( .......... )

2. Do your brother and sister eat meat? ( ......... )

3. Does Sam works on a computer? ( .......... )

4. Do you think she is your best friend? ( .......... )

5. Do she thinks you are her best friend? ( ......... )

6. Do Jill's cat catch mice at night? ( .......... )

7. Does Claire and Brad help in the garden? ( .......... )

8. Do Tim's dogs eat bones? ( .......... )

9. Does her classmates do their homework? ( .......... )

10. Does your uncle and aunt watch football on TV? ( .......... )

11. Do Mike's friend speaks English? ( .......... )

12. Do lions live in India? ( .......... )

4. Fill the gaps with verbs in the simple present tense and use words ending in –s and –
es.

Why Samuel wakes up early

Every day little Samuel ............... (get) up early in the morning. He .................... (hurry)
downstairs and into the backyard. Where is she? Yes, over there. His black and white kitten
always ............... (play) in the grass. Little Samuel ................... (catch) her with both
hands, ................. (grab) her under her soft belly, .................. (lift) her into the air
and ..................... (kiss) her on her pink nose. Then he ..................(carry) her into the kitchen to
give her a small bowl of milk. But sometimes he just .................... (watch) his kitten running on
the grass. What a fast cat she is! She never .................. (miss) a mosquito that .................. (fly)
low above the ground.

5. Use the following verbs in the present simple to complete the sentences.

choose - finish - go - practise - cry - love - push - make - study - mix - put - start - do - pass -
help – fry - serve - taste - take - wash - fix - crash - let

My dear family

1. My brother Mike ..................... biology at university. He ..................... several exams every

year and he always ..................... all his exams. He ..................... summer terms in June
and ..................... the next term at the end of September.
2. My sister Frances ..................... guitar lessons and ..................... every day.

3. My aunt Fiona ..................... watching romantic stories and she sometimes ......................

4. My mum usually ..................... shopping on Fridays. She ..................... a lot of things in her
trolley and then she ..................... it in front of her.

5. My dad is crazy about cars. He always ..................... the best car he can afford.
He ...................... it every weekend and ..................... all the breakdowns. He is a careful driver.
He never ...................... .

6. My grandma ..................... the best goulash in the world. My grandpa usually .....................
her. He ..................... beef meat and onions in oil and later ..................... the ingredients. My

grandma ................. the goulash in the freezer for a couple of days before she ..................... it.
It ..................... much better!

6. Complete the sentences with the present tense forms of the verb to be.

A: Where are we now?

B: You ............. just in front of our house.

A: Are you hungry?

B: Yes, I ............. a little bit hungry.

A: Is your sister at school?

B: No, she ............. at school.

A: Where are your parents?

B: My mum and dad ............. at work.

A: Is Peter your friend? And what about Bill?

B: Peter and Bill ............. my best friends.

A: I think these stories are very interesting.

B: Really? The stories ............. interesting at all.

A: How often are you ill?

B: Quite often. I ............. very healthy.

A: Are Susan and Marion good at sport?

B: Well, Susan ............. quite good at athletics, but Marion isn't.

A: Am I the best student in our class?

B: No, you ............. . I'm the best.

A: Where are you, Simon?

B: I'm afraid Simon ............. here. He is at the shop.