SIMPLE PRESENT EXERCISES

Form of the Simple Present

We use the infinitive of the verb. In the 3rd person Singular (he, she, it - or a name) we put an -s to the end of the infinitive.

infinitive - 3rd person Singular (he, she, it) infinitive + -s

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Affirmative sentences:

I/we/you/they play football.
He/she/it plays football.

NOTE: he, she, it - Do not forget the -s.

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Negative sentences:

We use the auxiliary do.
I/we/you/they do not play football.
He/she/it does not play football.

NOTE: We often use short forms in negative sentences in the Simple Present:
I/we/you/they don't play football.
He/she/it doesn't play football.

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Questions:

Do I/we/you/they play football?
Does he/she/it play football?

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Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Present. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions. Example: ____ she ____ books? (to read) Answer: Does she read books?

1) They  hockey at school. (to play) 2) She  e-mails. (not/to write) 3)  you  English? (to speak) 4) My parents  fish. (not/to like) 5)  Anne  any hobbies? (to have) 6) Andy's brother  in an office. (to work) 7) Leroy  very fast. (can/not/to read) 8)  Jim and Joe  the flowers every week? (to water) 9) Yvonne's mother  a motorbike. (not/to ride) 10)  Elisabeth  cola? (to drink)