The Present Simple Tense

Form
Verb : SEE ( a vedea)
Affirmativ
e

Negative

Short answers
Raspunsuri scurte

Long form

Affirmative/ Negative

Long
Form

Long Form

I see= eu
vd
You see

I do not see

I dont see

Do I see?

Yes, I do / No, I dont

You do not
see
He does not
see
She does
not see
It does not
see
We do not
see
You do not
see
They do not
see

You dont
see
He doesnt
see
She doesnt
see
It doesnt
see
We dont
see
You dont
see
They dont
see

Do you see?

Yes, you do ? No, you dont

Does he see?

Does it see?

Yes, he does / No, he

doesnt
Yes, she does / No, she
doesnt
Yes, it does / No, it doesnt

Do w e see?

Yes, we do / No, we dont

Do you see?

Yes , you do / No, you dont

Do they see?

Yes, they do / No, they

dont

He sees
She sees
It sees
We see
You see
They see

Short form

Interrogative

Does she see?

Exercises:
1.Transform the verbs into negative and interrogative :
I play football.
I dont play football.
Do I play football?
a)She cooks dinner.
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b)They drink coffee.
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c)We have a house.
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d)Mary studies English.

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e)They like vegetables.
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f)We buy food from the supermarket.
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..
g)People are kind.
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..
h)Paul and Jane ride the bike daily.
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..
i)Mother goes to work early.
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j)Grandpa reads the newspaper on the porch.
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..

2.Fill in the sentences with DO or DOES ::

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

_________ she pack every time she goes abroad?

_________ they drink coffee every morning?
________ she sleep every afternoon?
_________ we always help our mother ?
_______ you sometimes swim in the pool?
_______ she often go to the cinema?
_________ it always rain in winter?
________ he play on the computer a lot?
_______ you always sing so much?
_______ Mary go shopping twice a week?

3.Fill in the sentences with DOESNT or DONT:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

She _______ do her homework every afternoon.

They __________play the piano every day.
We ________ sing in the choir.
He ________ read a book every week.
They _________ write letters.
Mother __________ play with the dog.
Our aunt __________ wash the dishes every afternoon.
Father _________ cook dinner.
James _________ go to church.
Our grandparents _________ believe in Santa Clause.

4.Put the verbs in the Present Simple Tense:

a. Your dad ( wash) ____________ the car every day.
b. He ( not drink) _____________ tea.

c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.

His friend ( read) ___________ the lesson every class.

Her cousin ( write) ____________ letters.
Mary ( not sleep ) _______________ in the afternoon.
Our parents ( give) ___________ us money to spend.
Mike and John ( not eat) _________________ oranges.
They ( take ) ____________ us to football matches every Sunday.
( like)________your parents ________ watching TV?
(swim) ________ he __________ in the pool?

5.Choose the correct verb:

are

a) She _______ pretty.

is

am

b) They ________ drink milk.

dont doesnt
do
c) My aunt _______ dinner.

cooking

cooks cook

d) His father __________ the car daily.

wash

washing

is washing

e) They never _________ tennis.

dont play play
doesnt play
f) Jane _________ with the toy.

plays

playing

playes

g) We _______ the room every day.

cleanscleaning
clean
h) I ________ at a school.
working
work
works
i) You _________ eat fruit.

doesnt

dont do

j) I __________ a coffee machine.

haves have
has
6.Use the information from the table to make sentences like the one in the model:
Person

Activity

How often

Mary
Paul
John
Michael
Raul
Andrew

play tennis
get up
have breakfast
watch TV
read a story
listen to music

usually
sometimes
every morning
never
often
always

in the school yard

late
in the kitchen
in the evening
in his room
in the living room

Model: Mary usually plays tennis in the schoolyard.

a)
b)
c)

d)
e)

7.Make up sentences using the Present Simple tense and the cues in the table and the
model:

John
Model:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)

8.00
9.00
9.30
12.00
14.15
18.26
19.45
20.00

21.00

get up
have breakfast
go to work
have lunch
wash the car
return home from work
have dinner
watch TV
go to bed

John gets up at eight oclock.

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8. Answer the questions :

a) What time do you go to school?
_____________________________________
b) How often do you play chess?
_____________________________________
c) What is your hobby?
_____________________________________
d) When do you have breakfast?
_____________________________________
e) How often do you watch Tv?
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f) What do you usually buy from the shop?
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g) What does grandfather usually buy from the supermarket?
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h) What does your mother usually buy from the supermarket?
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