Simple Present Exercises - Cégep régional de Lanaudière
Tutee's Simple Present Tense Booklet
(Tutor's copy in Tutor Manual pages 103-118)
Simple Present Exercises
Exercise 1: Circle the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the affirmative.
1. Mary (play) ___________________ tennis every day. 2. My friends always (eat) _________________ lunch at the cafeteria. 3. It (snow) ____________________ in the winter time in Canada.
Exercise 2: Circle the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the negative. 1. Sometimes, my parents (wake up, not) ____________________ early. 2. James (drink, not) ____________________ every day. 3. We (watch, not) ____________________ television every night.
Exercise 3: Circle the keywords and answer the questions with short answers. 1. Does Mary play tennis every day? Yes, _________ 2. Do John and Lynn drink beer with their dinner every night? No, _____________ 3. Does David always eat lunch at McDonald's? No, ________
Exercise 4: Make yes/no questions to go with the highlighted answers.
1. ________________________________________________________? Yes, Sandra likes to speak English.
2. ________________________________________________________? No, Pete and Dave don't live in Montreal.
3. ________________________________________________________? No, I don't text my friends in class.
Simple Present Picture Exercises
wake up at 6:00
take a shower
eat breakfast
drive
cook
watch TV
do your homework
play the piano
listen to music
play video games
read
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Verb be Present Tense
Exercise 1: Conjugate the verb be in the present tense.
Affirmative
Negative
Yes/No Question
Short Answer
I
.............
You ..............
He/She/It .............
We
.............
You
.............
They
.............
I
............
You
............
He/She/It ............
We
............
You
............
They ............
.............. you ............? .............. he ..............? .............. we ..............? .............. you .............? .............. they ............?
No, .............. No, .............. Yes, ............... Yes, ............... Yes, ...............
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb be in the affirmative in the present. 1. Peter (be) _________________ on the phone. 2. They (be) _________________ at home. 3. I (be) _________________ a student.
Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb be in the negative in the present. 4. We (be, not) _________________ 50. 5. You (be, not) _________________ Spanish. 6. She (be, not) _________________ on holiday.
Exercise 4: Answer the questions with a short answer. 7. Are you from Montreal? _________ 8. Is your best friend female? _________ 9. Are your parents together? _________
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Exercise 5: Make yes/no questions to go with the answer in bold.
10. _____________________________________________? Yes, they are married.
11. _____________________________________________? No, she isn't bored.
12. _____________________________________________? No, I am not friendly.
Negative Regular and Verb be Verbs
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the simple present. 1. I (be, not) ______________________ a teacher. 2. Jane (take, not) ______________________ the bus to school. 3. I (want, not) ______________________ to buy a new car. 4. My father (have not) __________________ a house in Montreal. 5. We (be, not) ________________________ in our psychology class.
Simple Present Verb have
Exercise 1: Conjugate the verb have in the simple present.
I You He/She/It
We You They
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of have in the simple present. 1. I ( have) _______________________________ a big nose. 2. He (have) _______________________________ long hair. 3. She (have) ______________________________ small feet.
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Adverbs of Frequency and Irregular Simple Present Spelling Exercises
ALWAYS USUALLY
OFTEN SOMETIMES
RARELY NEVER
Exercise 5: Answer the questions.
1. What tense do you use with adverbs of frequency?
____________________
2. Where does the adverb of frequency go with a regular verb? ____________________
3. Where does the adverb of frequency go with the verb be? ____________________
Exercise 6: Fill in the blanks with the simple present and place the adverb of frequency correctly. 1. She (brush, always) ________________________ her teeth in the morning.
2. He (go, never) ______________________________ to sleep at eight o'clock.
3. Jane (be, usually) _______________________ at home in the evenings.
4. Dave (study, sometimes) ________ ________________ in the morning.
Exercise 7: Ask your tutor the questions below and write her/his answers in the space provided. 1. How often do you go shopping on the weekend?
My tutor __________________________ on the weekend.
2. How often do you drive to Montreal? My tutor __________________________ to Montreal.
3. How often do you fly to London? My tutor ___________________________ to London.
4. How often are you at school at 7:00 in the morning? M y tutor is ____________________________ at school in the morning.
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