PRESENT SIMPLE - exercises

I. Write the correct form of the verb:

1. The girls (watch) TV every evening.
2. The bus always (stop) at the traffic lights.
3. She (drink) a glass of milk in the morning.
4. We usually (stop) and (talk) in front of the house.
5. You (go) to bed early.
6. My sister (read) interesting books.
7. John (write) many letters.
8. The pupils (live) in a village.
9. Mother (like) spring.
10. Mary (wash) her hands every morning.

II. Arrange the words and make sentences. Write the correct form of the verbs in the
present simple.
1) he / to/ go / school. ……………………………………………………...
2) I / like/ swimming/? ……………………………………………………...
3) you / not play/ football . ……………………………………………………...
4) the class /9 o’clock/ begin. . ……………………………………………………...
5) they / sometimes/ go/ to the cinema. ……………………………………………………...
6) she / chocolate/ love ? ……………………………………………………...
7) we / English / study . ……………………………………………………...
8) they / London / live . ……………………………………………………...
9) he / restaurant /not work. ……………………………………………………...
10) Lucy / play/ the guitar ……………………………………………………...
III. Turn the following statements into negative sentences:
1. I play the piano very well. / …………………………………………………………...
2. She likes her job. / ……………………………………………………………………..
3. He tells me good jokes. / ………………………………………………………………...
4. My cat catches many mice. / …………………………………………………………….
5. They go shopping at this supermarket. / ………………………………………………...

IV. Turn the following statements into interrogative sentences:

1. The hare runs faster than the bear./ ……………………………………………………...
2. I live with my parents./ ………………………………………………………………….
3. The sun rises in the East./ ……………………………………………………………….
4. They go to school by bus./ ………………………………………………………………
5. The Mures flows into the Olt./…………………………………………………………...

V. Fill in don’t / doesn’t to make negative sentences:

1. You ______________ sing a beautiful song.
2. I ______________ dance tango.
3. We ______________ play tennis on Tuesday.
4. They ______________ talk to strangers.
5. Pamela ______________ dance Cha-cha.
6. He ______________ visit Oradea, each Wednesday
7. You ______________ run in the corridors.
8. It ______________ bark in the courtyard.
9. The students _____________ speak during the Science class.
10. The English teacher _____________ speak Chinese in the English class.
VI. Make up sentences with the words in the squares:

I Tom We visit play sing hear

English France at home

He They You in the park in Bucharest a song learn live speak go

in small houses the call tennis

football the lesson

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VII. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. El vorbeste engleza la scoală..................................................................................................
2. Ea mananca multe fructe.........................................................................................................
3. Ei se uită la televizor seara.......................................................................................................
4. Voi aveti multi prieteni............................................................................................................
5. Ea ascultă muzică în fiecare zi.................................................................................................
6. Ele sunt fericite pentru ca tu esti aici.............................................................................................
7. El joacă fotbal cu prietenii lui........................................................................................................
8. Mama găteşte mancarea mea preferata..........................................................................................
9. Ele mănâncă ciocolată seara..........................................................................................................
10. Sora mea citeşte carti interesante ................................................................................................
VIII. Make true sentences about yourself using the Simple Present Tense:
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