Grammar Practice

Worksheets ✎
Simple Present Tense Simple Present Tense in the Negative
Choose the correct verb from the list below to Make negative sentences using the correct verbs
complete the following sentences. Use the correct from the list below.
form of the simple present tense.
speak know go need want drink love be
fix stand speak drink eat do wear move smoke wear sell have get up serve
have wash make listen buy
take watch brush
Ex. 1. She is Japanese. She doesn’t speak French.

1. I EAT breakfast at 7:00 every morning. 1. I DON’T WANT any dinner because I am not
2. He always WEAR a suit to work. hungry.

2. Jerry and Beth are strangers. They

3. The teacher STAND at the front of the
DON’T KNOW each other.
classroom.

4. He BRUSH his teeth three times a day. 3. We DON’T GO to school on the weekend.
4. Mrs. Smith wants a divorce. She DOESN’T
5. We usually DO weekend. our groceries on the LOVE her husband anymore.

5. Turtles DON’T MOVE quickly.

6. He MAKE a meeting every morning.
6. Children DON’T DRINK coffee.
7. She often BUYS chicken for dinner.
7. You DON’T WEAR jeans to a wedding.
8. They TAKE the bus to school every day.
8. Poor people DON’T HAVE a lot of money.
9. We often WATCH television in the
9. It’s warm today. You DOESN’T NEED to wear a
evenings.
coat.
10. He LISTEN to the radio on his way to work.
10. Jessica is very healthy. She DON’T SELL
11. The teacher SPEAK three languages. cigarettes.

12. A mechanic FIX car. 11. The students are from China. They
DOESN’T SPEAK English.
13. She WASH the dishes after dinner.
12. The shoe store DOESN’T HAVE hats.
14. They DRINK coffee every morning.
13. That restaurant DOESN’T SERVE breakfast.

14. The children DOESN’T GET UP early on

the weekend.

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 Grammar Practice
Worksheets ✎
Simple Present Tense – Yes/No Questions

Practice making questions and giving short answers in the simple present tense.

Ex. Do you wake up early every day?

Yes, I do. (I wake up early every day.)

1. YES, HE DOES (HE TAKES THE BUS TO SCHOOL) (He takes the bus to school.)

2. NO, THEY DON’T (THEY DON’T LIVE A BIG CITY) (They don’t live in a big city.)

3. YES, WE LIKE TO PLAY TENNIS (We like to play tennis.)

4 DON´T THEY WATCH A LOT? (They don’t watch TV a lot.)

5. DOES HE LIVE IN APARTMENT? (He lives in an apartment.)

6. DO THE STUDENTS WORK HARD? (The students work hard.)

7. DOESN’TSHE EAT IN THE CAFETERIA? (She doesn’t eat in the cafeteria.)

8. DO YOU SPEAK FRENCH? (I speak French.)

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 Simple Present Tense and Frequency Adverbs

A. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Use the correct
form of the simple present tense.

eat / travel / play / listen to / help / shop / drink / rain / take / do

1. I never DRINKS coffee before I go to bed.

2. She always HELPS her mother with the housework.
3. Her husband never TAKES the laundry.
4. They usually PLAY the bus to school.
5. We seldom EAT dinner in a restaurant.
6. They rarely TRAVELS to different countries.
7. She usually SHOP at the supermarket near her home.
8. We sometimes DOES cards on the weekend.
9. It often RAIN in April.
10. Teenagers seldom LISTEN TO their parents.

B. Write sentences about yourself using each of the frequency adverbs below.

always / usually / often / sometimes / seldom / rarely / never

1. I always Eat a lot of sandwich .

2. I usually Don't have free time .

3. I often Do exercise .

4. I sometimes I wake up at ten o'clock .

5. I seldom I hardly drink beer .

6. I rarely Read a book .

7. I never Do anything to hurt you .