PRESENT SIMPLE

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- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THESE VERBS:

Boil / close / cost / cost / like / like / meet / open / speak / teach / wash.

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Margaret ____________four languages.

In Britain the banks usually _____________at 9.30 in the morning.
The City Museum______________ at 5 oclock in the evening.
Tina is a teacher. She _______________Mathematics to young children.
My job is very interesting. I _____________ a lot of people.
Peter ______________his hair twice a week.
Food is expensive. It_____________ a lot of money.
Shoes are expensive. They _____________ a lot of money.
Water____________at 100 degrees Celsius.
Julia and I are good friends. I ______________her and she _____________me.

II. - WRITE SENTENCES FROM THESE WORDS. PUT THE VERB IN THE RIGHT FORM.
1. (always / early / Susan / arrive)
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2. (basketball / I / play / often)
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3. (work / Margaret / hard /usually)
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4. (Jenny / always / nice clothes / wear)
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5. (dinner / / we / have / always / at 7.30)
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6. (television / Tim / watch / never)
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7. (like / chocolate / children / usually)
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8. (Julia / parties / enjoy / always)
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III. - WRITE THE NEGATIVE.
1. I play the piano very well.
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2. Jane plays the piano very well.
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3. They know my phone number.
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4. We work very hard.
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5. He has a bath every day.
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6. You do the same thing every day.
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IV. - COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. ALL OF THEM ARE NEGATIVE. USE DONT / DOESNT.
cost / go / know / read / see / use / wear
1. I buy a newspaper every day but sometimes I ________________________________ it.
2. Paul has a car but he _______________________it very often.
3. They like films but they________________________to the cinema very often.

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Amanda is married but she_______________________a ring.

I _______________________much about politics. Im not interested in it.
Its not an expensive hotel. It_____________________much to stay there.
Brian lives near us but we_______________________him very often.

V. - PUT THE VERB INTO THE CORRECT FORM, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.

1. Margaret ____________________four languages English, French, German and Spanish. (SPEAK)
2. I ________________________My job. Its very boring. (LIKE)
3. Wheres Martin? Im sorry. I ___________________.(KNOW)
4. Susan is a very quiet person. She ______________________very much (TALK)
5. Jim____________________a lot of tea. Its his favourite drink (DRINK)
6. Its not true! I ___________________it! (BELIEVE)
7. Mark is a vegetarian. He _____________________meat (EAT)
VI. - WRITE QUESTIONS WITH DO? AND DOES? AND THE WORDS IN BRACKETS. PUT THE VERB IN
THE RIGHT ORDER.
1. (where / live / your parents ?)
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2. (you / early / always / get up?)
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3. (how often / TV / you / watch?)
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4. (you / want / what / for dinner?)
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5. (like / you / football?)
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6. (your brother / like / football?)
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7. (what / you / do / in the evenings?)
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8. (your sister / work / where?)
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9. (to the cinema / often / you / go?)
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10. (what / mean / this word?)
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11. (often / snow / it / here ?)
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12. (go / usually / to bed / what time / you?) ___________________________________________________
13. (how much / to phone New York / it / cost ?)
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14. (you / for breakfast / have / usually / what?)
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VII. - Complete the conversation with the simple present tense. Use the words in parentheses ( ). Change the verb if
necessary.
Example:
A: Do you like my shirt? (you / like)
B: Yes. I think its nice.
1. - A: Do you need black shoes?
B: No. ____________________ a lot of black shoes already. (I / have)
2. - A: ____________________ another suit? (Richard / want)
B: No, he doesnt.

3. - A: What ____________________ ? (she / like)

B: She likes pants and jackets.
4. - A: Do your sisters need new dresses?
B: Yes. ____________________ new dresses and new shoes. (they / need)
5. - A: What do we need from the mall?
B: ____________________ a lot, just pants I think. (we / not need)
VIII. - Complete the dialogue, using is, are, do, does.
Allan: How ______ you?
Eduardo: I am fine.
A: What _____ you do after school?
E: I like to watch TV. My favorite program ______ "Superman." ______ you like that show, too? What
______ your favorite TV programs?
A: No, I _______. My favorite shows _______ "Teletubbies" and "Sesame Street."

WHATS THE DATE TODAY?

III. COMPLETE THE ORDINAL NUMBERS
1) 8th

the ____________________

2) 2nd

the ____________________

th

the ____________________

3) 9

th

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5) 31st

the ____________________

th

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4) 12
6) 20
rd

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th

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7) 3
8) 5

9) 30th

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nd

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10) 22

IV.- WRITE THE MONTHS

1) MERPSETEB

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2) RMHAC

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3) EONVREMB

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4) TOROCBE

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5) ERYBAFUR

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V.- MATCH THE DATES

1) 9 / 22

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2) 12 / 19

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3) 3 / 11

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4) 6 / 4

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5) 1 / 5

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6) 4 / 13

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7) 7 / 21

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8) 10 / 8

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9) 2 / 3

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10) 5 / 31

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VI.-WRITE THE ANSWERS

1) THURSDAY
-Todays _____________________________
-Yesterday was _________________________
-Tomorrow will be ____________________________
-A day before yesterday was ________________________________
-A day after tomorrow will be _________________________________

2) A: Whats the date tomorrow? (5 / 3)

B: _________________________________________

3) A: Whens your birthday? (7 / 18)

B: _________________________________________

4) A: Whens your boyfriends birthday? (10 / 12)

B: _________________________________________

5) A: Whens Valentines Day? (2 / 14)

B: _________________________________________