Present Simple

Exercise 1. Uncover brackets using the Present Simple verbs. 

1. Alice (to have) a sister. 
2. Her sister’s name (to be) Ann. 
3. Ann (to be) a student. 
4. She (to get) up at seven o'clock. 
5. She (to go) to the institute in the morning. 
6. Jane (to be) fond of sports. 
7. She (to do) her morning exercises every day. 
8. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea. 
9. After breakfast she (to go) to the institute. 
10. Sometimes she (to take) a bus. 
11. It (to take) her an hour and a half to do her homework. 
12. She (to speak) English well. 

Exercise 2. Insert the words of the sentence in the Present Simple.

1. They _____ football at the institute. (to play) 
2. She _____ emails. (not / to write) 
3. ____ you____ English? (to speak) 
4. My mother ____ fish. (not / to like) 
5. ____ Ann ____ any friends? (to have) 
6. His brother _____ in an office. (to work) 
7. She ___ very fast. (cannot / to read) 
8. ____ they ____ the flowers every 3 days? (to water) 
9. His wife _____ a motorbike. (not / to ride) 
10. ____ Elizabeth_____ coffee? (to drink)

Exercise 3. Ask questions. Using do or does. Give short answers.

1. Yan / speak English / in the camp / every day?
2. he / play / board games?
3. Nick / eat / Polish food / in the camp?
4. they / go hiking?   
5. children / go / on a trip / every day?
6. Nick / have / English classes / every afternoon?
7. they / sometimes / sit / by the fire / or / round the Christmas tree?

Exercise 4. Give short answers.

1. Do you watch the news?
2. Does your mum like horror films?
3. Do your parents like comedies?
4. Does your friend like nature programmes?
5. Does your teacher like music programmes?

Adverbs of frequency 

Exercise 1. Make sentences.

1.never/ early/ Chris/ on Fridays/ goes to bed.

2. at noon/ Mary/ goes / sometimes/ to the gym.

3. in a café/ eat/ Ben and Jane/ seldom.

4. at 5 pm/ Carol/ always/ work/ finishes.

5. go dancing/ usually/ we/ on Sundays.

6. with his friends/ often/he/ goes on picnics.

7. for work/ they/ late/ never/ are.

8. in March/ cold/ often/ it is.

9. always/by/go/car/school/I/to.

10.does/ he/ the/ sometimes/ washing up.

11. you/ get/ time/ up/ What/ do/ usually?

12. goes/ never/ Ann/ bed/ late.

13. usually/ How/ get/ you/ school/ do/ to.

Exercise 2. Put an adverb in the right place.

1. Mary goes to the cinema. (sometimes)
2. John takes his schoolbag to school. (always)
3. They stay in a hotel while on holiday. (often)
4. Sam does well in his Maths tests. (usually)
5. Rick and Sally play basketball. (never)
6. Sheila is late for work. (sometimes)
7. They eat at cafes. (seldom)
8. Her children play computer games. (often)
9. Tom goes to school on his bike. (sometimes)

Exercise 3. Choose the appropriate adverb. Translate.

1. I ______ (never, often, always) see Liza nowadays. The last time I saw her 15 years ago.
2. Wow! You ______ (always, normally, hardly ever) have milk in your fridge, but today you’ve got some.
3. Leo is ______ (always, hardly ever, rarely) talking on the phone instead of helping his mother.
4. They ______ (never, frequently, seldom) go to restaurants in the evenings, now they can afford it.
5. This is our favourite place in the garden, so we ______ (usually, never, very rarely) sit here.
6. She doesn’t go to the gym every week, but I see her in the swimming pool quite ______ (generally, occasionally, often).

Present Continuous

Exercise 1. Add the ending "-ing". Translate.

1. camp ______
2. swim ______
3. travel ______
4. walk ______
5. have ______
6. write _____
7. cook _____
8. shop ______

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences.

1. His dad and brother ______ (cycle) to the shops.
2. We ______ (not travel) in Japan.
3. I ______ (sunbathe) on the beach.
4. She ______ (not watch) TV.
5. They ______ (not swim) in the sea.
6. Sue ______ (stay) at home today.

Exercise 3. Write the questions and the short answers

1. your dad / work / today /?
______
Yes, ______

2. you / have a good time / on holiday / ?
______
Yes, ______

3. your mum / cook dinner / now / ?
______
Yes, ______

4. your friends / play football / ?
______
Yes, ______

Exercise 4. Complete the dialogues

1. a. I´m going on holiday.
b. Where ______ ?

2. a. He´s cooking dinner.
b. What ______ ?

3. a. My sister is going to England.
b. Who ______ ?

4. a. We aren´t staying in a hotel.
b. Where ______ ?

Verbs make or do

Exercise 1. Insert do or make.

1. _______ an apology
2. _______ a job
3. _______ an appointment
4. _______ bad
5. _______ karate
6. _______ your best
7. _______ a lesson
8. _______ a mistake
9. _______ money
10. _______ a cake    
11. _______ noise
12. _______ the cooking
13. _______ a decision
14. _______ a discovery
15. _______ a dress
16. _______ an exercise
17. _______ your homework
18. _______ the housework
19. _______ the ironing
20. _______ a note

Exercise 2. Write 10 words into each line.

MAKE: _____________________________________________________________
DO: __________________________________________________________

Exercise 3. Circle the right option.

1. I cannot understand. It does not make/do sense
2. Make/Do sure you don’t forget your ticket, will you?
3. He is always making/doing a fool of himself with those jokes he tells
4. Buy that car. It’s very good and cheap. You’ll do/make a real bargain
5. I’ll have to make/do my best if I want to pass this exam
6. Eat fruit. It’ll make/do you good
7. I cannot go out now. I have a lot of work to make/do.
8. It is a very good business. If you’re lucky, you’ll make/do a fortune
9. If you’re so rude to him, you’ll make/do an enemy of him
10. When are you going to make/do the shopping?

Exercise 4. Do or make?

1. When you live abroad it is difficult to __________ friends if you don't know the language.
2. «Can you ____________ me a favour?» «No, I'm busy.»
3. I'm hungry. I'm going to ____________ a sandwich.
4. I couldn't _______________ business with him. I don't trust him.
5. Can I use your mobile? I need to _____________ a call.
6. His company _____________ a lot of business with China.
7. I can't come because I’ve got to ______________ the washing-up.
8. It's snowing! Do you want to _____________ a snowman?

Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Exercise 1. Open parenthesis. Use Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. It sometimes (snows/is snowing) here in April. 
2. It (snows/is snowing) now. 
3. Every morning mother (cooks/ is cooking) breakfast for us. 
4. It is 8 o’clock now. Mother (cooks/ is cooking) breakfast.
5. Every day father (leaves/ is leaving) the house at half past eight. 
6. Now it is half past eight. Father (leaves/ is leaving) the house. 
7. We often (watch/ are watching) TV. 
8. Now we (sit/ are sitting) in armchairs and (watch/ are watching) TV. 
9. Sometimes Mike (does/ is doing) his lessons in the evening. 
10. Look at Mike. He (does/ is doing) his lessons. 
11. It often (rains/ is raining) in September. 
12. It (rains/ is raining) now. 13. Every day the family (has/ is having) tea at 5 o’clock. 
14. It is 5 o’clock now. The family (has/ is having) tea.

Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks using don’t, doesn’t, isn’t, aren’t or am not.

1. We ______ watching a television programme now. 
2. We ______ watch television every day. 
3. It______ raining very hard at the moment.  
4. I ______ hear you well. 
5. It ______ rain very much in summer. 
6. Mr Johnson ______ eating his lunch now. 
7. Mr Johnson ______ always eat at that cafe. 
8. I ______ see any students in that room. 
9. They ______ like milk for lunch. 
10. He ______ have money for a new car.

Exercise 3. Begin questions with do, does, is, are or am.

1. ______ you learn new words in each lesson?
2. ______ you learning the new words right now?
3. ______ she usually sit at the third desk?
4. ______ she sitting at the third desk today?
5. ______ you read many books every year?
6. ______ you reading an interesting book now?

Exercise 4. Find the errors and fix them.

1. We not going to school today. 
2. What you doing after school? 
3. At the moment Peter is work in Russia. 
4. Does he got a new car?  
5. He never wear a hat. 
6. He don’t like black coffee. 
7. We are have a good time.  
8. What you doing now? 
9. It rains at the moment.  
10. How you like the game?

Prepositions of time and place

Exercise 1. Insert suitable prepositions of time.

1. I’m busy ______ the moment.

2. He will come back ______ an hour.

3. We will go to New York ______ next week.

4. They got married ______ June.

5. Do you work ______ Saturdays.

6. Let’s meet ______ 7 pm tomorrow.

7. I call parents ______ every Sunday.

8. The bus leaves ______ ten minutes.

9. I’ll get my money ______ the end of the month.

10. I go to the gym ______ Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Exercise 2.  Add sentences with suitable prepositions.

1. Do you sometimes watch TV ____ the mornings? 

2. Are you usually at home ____ 7 o’clock ____ the evenings?

3. Do you sometimes work ___night?

4. What do you usually do ____ weekends?

5. Do you usually go shopping ____ Saturdays?

6. Do you go skiing ____ the winter?

7. Do you have a holiday ____ December?

8. Is there a holiday in your country ____ 6, January?

Exercise 3. Insert prepositions.

1. Where is the bed? It is ……the kitchen.
2. Where is the chair? It is ……the table.
3. Where is the lion? It is ………..the TV and The bed.
4. Where is the bike? It is …………….the door.
5. Where is the table? It is …………. the chair.
6. Where is the door? It is ………………the elephant.
7. Where are the pictures? They are ………the wall (стена).