Simple present vs simple past

1. She _____went_____________ (go) to Australia in 1994 and she liked it very much.

2. My father usually ____likes__________________ (like) his steak well-done.

3. The dog ___________eat_______________(eat) its toy last night.

4. The policeman ______talked________________ (talk) to the burglar yesterday.

5. ________Did you have____________ (you /have) a test last week?

6. I often see her mother but she never __________speaks_____________________ (speak) to me.

7. The gentleman ______spoke_________________ (speak) to his servant 2 hours ago.

8. The kangaroo always _______carries____________________________ (carry) its baby.

9. My friend __________talks_____________________ (talk) a lot every day.

10. The man __________drives____________ (drive) to the supermarket last weekend.

11. My brothers ________left_____________________ (leave) for England last week.

12. My sisters _______leaves___________________(leave) for England every year in June.

13. I don't like that man because he often ________laughs_________________ (laugh) at me.

14. Her sister never _______smokes________________________ (smoke).

15. The cat usually _____leaves___________________________ (leave) its basket when it is hungry.
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Rewrite the verbs in bold in the present simple.

We played volleyball. → We play volleyball.

She went home. → she goes home.

James wrote articles. → James writes articles.

They learned English words. → They learn English words.

He opened the window. → He opens the window.

Ella and Alexis had fun. → Ella and Alexis have fun.

It rained in London. → It rains in London.

Mum made breakfast. → Mum makes breakfast.

I met my friends. → I meet my friends.

The boys started a game. → The boys start a game.

Present Simple Negation – Exercise Use short forms (isn't, don't,...).

1. We have some milk. We ___don't have___________________ any milk.

2. Mother sews Jenny’s jeans. Mother_ didn't sews ____________Jenny's jeans.

3. I hate Maths lessons. I _don't hate_____________________Maths lessons.

4. The monkey likes to eat bananas. The monkey __don't likes______________________ to eat
bananas.

5. My parents often watch westerns. My parents _don't ______often___

watch_____________________

westerns.

6. Children like ice cream. Some children_____don't like__________________ ice cream.

7. The monkey wants some bananas. The monkey __don't ___wants_________________some

bananas.

8. They are hungry. They ________aren't _____________________hungry.

9. We get up early on Sundays. We __don't get_____________________up early on Sundays.

10. Sometimes Peter is very tired. Sometimes Peter ___isn't __________________ very tired.

11. I am a good pupil. I ____am not_________________a good pupil.

12. School always starts at seven o’clock. School __don't ___________ always
________starts__________ at seven o'clock.

13. Kate always has her piano lesson on Fridays. Kate ___doesn't __________always
__have___________her piano lesson on Friday.
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14. In summer it’s sometimes very hot. In summer it ______isn't _________________sometimes

very hot.

15. Mum washes all my dirty clothes. Mum __________doesn't washe________________all my

dirty clothes.

16. Peter has got a brother. Peter _____hasn’t_________a brother.

17. The frog is under the caravan. The frog________isn’t ____________________ under the caravan.

18. They are cool. They ___________aren't ______________ cool.

19. Dad buys a new car. Dad _________doesn’t buy_______________________ a new car.

20. The boys play football. The boys _____don't play_____________________________ football.

Where____ you at the concert last Sunday?

Did_____you read the newspapers yesterday?

She _slept____ badly last night. (sleep)

Last night we _ate____ dinner at seven o'clock. (eat)

They _knew____ many funny jokes. (know)

He _knew____ many poems when he was at school. (know)

What time _did____ you get up yesterday?

She _spoke____ Swedish well. (speak)

We _found____ a pearl necklace yesterday on the beach. (find)

The Polish team _won____ the last football match in Warsaw. (win)

We usually _had____ supper at half past eight. (have)

He _comes____ to our library every morning. (come)

How many lectures on economics _do____ you usually have?