FORM OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT

We use the infinitive of the verb. In the 3rd person Singular (he, she, it - or a name) we put an -s
at the end of the infinitive.
infinitive - 3rd person Singular (he, she, it) infinitive + (-s , -es, -ies )
Affirmative sentences:
I/we/you/they play football.
He/she/it plays football.
NOTE: he, she, it - Do not forget the -s.
Negative sentences:
We use the auxiliary do.
I/we/you/they do not play football.
He/she/it does not play football.
NOTE: We often use short forms in negative sentences in the Simple Present:
I/we/you/they don't play football.
He/she/it doesn't play football.
Questions:
Do I/we/you/they play football?
Does he/she/it play football?
EXERCISES ON SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
1.................she (read)........books every day?
2.They (come )..to school by minibus .
3.Canan (work).very hard at home.
4.............you (like).to sit at the seaside in Alanya?
5.We always (do) ..the exercises very carefully.
6.Elif never (cook) .meals to us at home.
7.Some students (drive) ..very fast at school campus.
8.He (speak)..two languages ; English and French .
9.We (watch) ....good films on tv every day.
10.Furkan (not / play) computer games at home,he (like)............... Sims Game.
11.Harun (go) .to bed at 9 every night.
12.....................Enes (play).....the piano very well?
13.She (do) ..........all the work alone.
14.Even best students (make ) ..mistakes in final exams
15.He usually (get) .....high marks in exams.
16.The bus (leave) .at 5 oclock .
17.The class (not / begin)at 8:15
18.We (do) a lot of favors to the poor .
19.They (speak)..Turkish well because they (live)..in Turkey.
Complete the sentences like in the example. Use the long form of the auxiliary.
Example: Jane ___________ a book. (not/to read)
Answer: Jane does not read a book.
1) Tom ................................. stamps. (not/to collect)
2) You.................................. songs in the bathroom. (not/to sing)
3) Julie ................................. in the garden. (not/to work)
4) I ........................................ at home. (not/to sit)
5) Tina and Kate ................................ the windows. (not/to open)
6) Adam ............................... French. (not/to speak)
7) His sister ...........................lemonade. (not/to like)
8) We...................................... to music. (not/to listen)
9) My father ............................ the car every Saturday. (not/to clean)
10) Johnny and Danny ................................. in the lake. (not/to swim)

Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Present in the statements.
Example: I _____ in the lake. (to swim)

I swim in the lake.

1) We ............................ our dog. (to call)

2) Emma........................ in the lessons. (to dream)
3) They ........................... at birds. (to look)
4) John............................... home from school. (to come)
5) I .................................. my friends. (to meet)
6) He ............................... the laptop. (to repair)
7) Walter and Frank ............................. hello. (to say)
8) The cat ..............................under the tree. (to sit)
9) You .............................. water. (to drink)
10) She ................................ the lunchbox. (to forget)
11) I ................................. a good mark. (to get)
12) Rita .............................. an exercise. (to do)
13) We ................................ the table. (to lay)
14) Tim and Pat................................ text messages. (to send)
15) Oliver................................ fun. (to have)
16) Maria .................................. their room. (to tidy up)
17) He ..................................a new MP3 player. (to buy)
18) The dog ...................................... out of the house. (to run)
19) You ........................................... your glasses. (to need)
20) She ..........................................a snake. (to touch)

PRESENT SIMPLE VERBS

1. She ________________ four languages. ( speak )

2. Jane is a teacher. She _____________ French. ( teach )
3. When the kettle _______________, will you make some tea? ( boil )
4. I always _____________ the window at night because it is cold. ( close )
5. Those shoes________________ too much. ( cost )
6. The food in Japan is expensive. It _______________ a lot to live there. ( cost )
7. His job is great because he ______________ a lot of people. ( meet )
8. He always __________________ his car on Sundays. ( wash )
9. My watch is broken and it _________________ to be fixed again. ( need )
10. I _______________ to watch movies. ( love )
11. I ________________ to the cinema at least once a week. ( go )
12. They never _____________ tea in the morning. ( drink )
13. We both _______________ to the radio in the morning. ( listen )
14. He ________________ a big wedding. ( want )
15. George _______________ too much so he's getting fat. ( eat )
16. The earth ______________ round the sun, doesn't it? ( go )
17. The shops in England _______________ at 9:00 in the morning. ( open)
18. The post office _______________ at 5:30 pm. ( close )
19. Jackie ________________ two children now. ( has )
20. Mr. Smith _______________too much. He always____________ a cigarette in his mouth. (
smoke / have)
21. When the phone _______________, please answer it. ( ring)