SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE PRACTICE

Activity A: Complete las oraciones con la conjugación correcta del verbo en paréntesis.

1. My dog ____________ (eat) all its food (IT) (HE) (SHE)

Pay attention to the
2. My cats _____________ (sleep) all day (THEY)
endings:
3. My mother _____________ (watch) Caso Cerrado
4. My parents _____________ (listen) to classical music Teach -> Teaches
5. My friend ______________ (wake up) early Wash -> Washes
6. My friends ______________ (have) breakfast in the morning Fix -> Fixes
Go -> Goes
7. My friend and I _________________ (have) lunch at the cafetería
Do -> Does
8. The cars __________________ (work) very well
Study -> Studies
9. The students ________________ (study) every day
Have -> Has
10. The Miss ___________________ (teach) English

Affirmative: -> I / YOU / WE / THEY - WORK

->SHE / HE / IT -> WORKS

Activity B: Transform the sentences into negative.

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Activity C: Complete the following questions with DO or Does. Then answer the questions following the
example.

1. _______ you have breakfast early in the morning? DO -> I /YOU / WE /THEY
a. DOES -> SHE /HE /IT (SINGULAR)

EXAMPLES: Yes, I do.

No, I don’t.
 2. _______ you go out every weekend? (tú)
3. _______ your best friend have a shower every day? (SHE /HE) Yes, she does DOES= SHE / HE / IT
4. _______ your parents work? (THEY) DO = I /YOU / WE / THEY
5. _______ your dog eat much food? (it) she / he
6. What _______ you watch on TV? I watch ……..
7. Where ________ your classmate study? She studies ………
8. What time _________ you read? I read …..
9. When __________ your brother work? He workS …..
10. Who __________ you study with? I study with …….

Activity D: Now, write a paragraph of your everyday routines. Use affirmative and negative sentences,
complements and linking words.

COMMON COMPLEMENTS LINKING WORDS

In the morning: en la mañana First: primero
In the afternoon: en la tarde Then: Después
In the evening: en la tarde/noche After: Luego, después
At night: en la noche Also: También
Early: temprano But: pero
Late: tarde Finally: Finalmente
At: a las Besides: Además
On weekdays: los días de semana (lunes a viernes)
On weekends: los fines de semana
On Sunday(s): el domingo /los domingos

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Activity E: Escriba un párrafo acerca de las rutinas de una tercera persona. Haga afirmaciones, negaciones,
y emplee linking words y complementos.

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