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Simple Present Tense

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Simple Present Tense in the Negative
Choose the correct verb from the list below to Simple Present Tense – Yes/No Questions
complete the following sentences. Use the Make negative sentences using the correct verbs
correct form of the simple present tense. from the list below. Practice making questions and giving short answers in the simple present tense.

fix stand speak drink eat do wear speak know go need want drink love be Ex. Do you wake up early every day?
have wash make listen buy move smoke wear sell have get up serve Yes, I do. (I wake up early every day.)
take watch brush
Ex. 1. She is Japanese. She doesn’t speak French. 1. Does he take the bus to school?

1. I eat breakfast at 7:00 every morning. 1. I don’t want any dinner because I am not Yes, He does (He takes the bus to school.)
hungry.
2. He always wears a suit to work. 2. Do they live in a big city?
2. Jerry and Beth are strangers. They
3. The teacher stands at the front of the don’t need each other. No, They don’t (They don’t live in a big city.)
classroom.
3. We don’t go to school on the weekend.
4. He brushes his teeth three times a day. 3. Do we like to play tennis?
4. Mrs. Smith wants a divorce. She doesn’t love
5. We usually buy our groceries on the her husband anymore. Yes, We do (We like to play tennis.)
weekend.

6. He has a meeting every morning. 5. Turtles don’t move quickly. 4. Do they watch TV a lot?
7. She often does chicken for dinner. 6. Children don’t drink coffee.
No, They don’t (They don’t watch TV a lot.)
8. They take the bus to school everyday. 7. You don’t wear jeans to a wedding.
5. Does he live in an apartment?
8. Poor people don’t have a lot of money.
9. We often watch television in the
9. It’s warm today. You aren’t to wear a Yes, He does (He lives in an apartment.)
evenings.
coat.
10. He listens to the radio on his way to 6. Do the students work hard?
work. 10. Jessica is very healthy. She doesn’t smoke
cigarettes. Yes, The students do (The students work hard.)
11. The teacher speaks three languages.
11. The students are from China. They 7. Does she eat in the cafeteria?
12. A mechanic fixes cars. don’t speak English.
No, She doesn’t (She doesn’t eat in the cafeteria.)
13. She washes the dishes after dinner. 12. The shoe store doesn’t sell hats.

14. They drink coffee every morning. 13. That restaurant doesn’t serve breakfast. 8. Do you speak French?

14. The children don’t get up early on the Yes, I do

weekend. (I speak French.)

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 Simple Present Tense – Information Questions Simple Present Tense and Frequency Adverbs
Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many) and the simple present tense to
make information questions. The underlined words are the answers to the questions. A. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Use the correct
form of the simple present tense.
Ex. Where does he live?
He lives in an apartment on Main Street. eat / travel / play / listen to / help / shop / drink / rain / take / do

1.How many children do they have? 1. I never drink coffee before I go to bed.
They have three children. 2. She always helps her mother with the housework.
3. Her husband never does the laundry.
4. They usually take the bus to school.
2.How many languages does he speak? 5. We seldom eat dinner in a restaurant.
He speaks four languages. 6. They rarely travel to different countries.
7. She usually shops at the supermarket near her home.
8. We sometimes play cards on the weekend.
3.Who does she live with? 9. It often rains in April.
She lives with her roommate. 10. Teenagers seldom listen to their parents.

B. Write sentences about yourself using each of the frequency adverbs below.
4.Where do they eat lunch every day?
They eat lunch in the cafeteria every day. always / usually / often / sometimes / seldom / rarely / never

5.What time do you go to bed every night? 1. I always hungry all the time .
I go to bed at 11:00 every night.
2. I usually go to church on Sundays .

6.Why doesn’t she want to go a movie? 3. I often listen to music, because I like .
She doesn’t want to go to a movie because she is very tired.
4. I sometimes spend my money on unnecessary things .

7.What do they eat for breakfast every day? 5. I seldom wake up with sleep .
They eat eggs for breakfast every day.
6. I rarely eat trash food .

8.What does he want for dinner?

7. I never sleep early on vacation .
He wants steak for dinner.

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