Agrupamento de Escolas de Moimenta da Beira

Ano lectivo: 2012/2013

English worksheet – Present Simple

Example. Verb “Like”

Affirmative Negative

(long form)

Negative

(short form)

Interrogative

I like

You like

He

She likes *

It

We like

You like

They like

I do not like

You do not like

He

She does not like

It

We do not like

You do not like

They do not like

I don’t like

You don’t like

He

She doesn’t like

It

We don’t like

You don’t like

They don’t like

Do I like …?

Do you like… ?

he

Does she like …?

it

Do we like …?

Do you like …?

Do they like …?

do not + verb (or don’t + verb)

does not + verb (or doesn’t + verb)

Do + subject + verb….?

Does + subject + verb…?

* 3rd person singular (he, she, it) in the affirmative:

verb + S

verbs ending in ss, sh, ch, x, o, z + es

Ex. I dress – he/she dresses I go - he/she/it goes

verbs ending in consonant + y y + ies

Ex. I study – he/she studies I try- he/she tries

Exercises: 1- Write the 3rd person singular in the affirmative. a) I swim- he _______________

b) I study- she ______________

c) I pay- she ______________

d) I go- he ______________

e) I buy- he ______________

f) I watch- she ______________

g) I fly- he ______________

h) I wash- she ______________

i) I write- he ______________

j) I come- she ______________

k) I cry- he ______________

l) I make- she ______________

m) We dance- he _______________

n) They miss- she ________________

o) I like – it _________________

p) I fix – he _________________

2- Put the verbs inside brackets into the Present Simple.

1- Sarah _________ (get up) very early in the morning. Then, she __________ (take) a shower,

___________(get) dressed and __________ (comb) her hair. Afterwards, she ___________ (have) her

breakfast in the kitchen. She __________ (eat) toasts with butter and __________ (drink) a cup of milk.

At eight o’clock she __________ (catch) the bus to school. She __________ (arrive) at school at twenty

past eight and her classes ___________ (begin) at half past eight.

2- Michael __________ (not/go) to school by bus. His parents __________ (take) him to school by car.

3- Jessica and Tom __________ (study) at St. Thomas High School. They __________ (like) their school very

much. Jessica __________ (be) a very good student. She __________ (study) hard because she

__________ (want) to have good marks in order to go to university.

4- Tom: Where _______________ (Mark/study)?

Patrick: He __________ (not/ study) at my school. He __________ (study) at London University.

5- Louis __________ (not/play) tennis every day. He only __________ (play) tennis at the weekend.

6- Mark and Linda are very good friends. They __________ (live) in the same town and ___________ (go) to

school together.

7- At the weekend Charles __________ (go) out with his friends. They always __________ (go) to the cinema.

8- After school Peter always ___________ (watch) TV and __________ (play) computer games.

9- Sarah and James ___________ (not/like) playing tennis. In the afternoon they __________ (prefer) playing

football with their friends.

10- Ann: What time _________________ (you/get up)?

Andrew: I __________________ (get up) at seven o’clock.

3- Write the following sentences in the negative and interrogative.

1- Affirmative: They play tennis at the weekend.

Negative: _____________________________________________

Interrogative: _________________________________________?

2- Affirmative: She comes to school by bus.

Negative: _____________________________________________

Interrogative: _________________________________________?

3- Affirmative: He goes to the cinema at the weekend.

Negative: ______________________________________________

Interrogative: __________________________________________?

Good work!