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1- Present Simple
Put the verbs to the correct form of present simple.
Example: We (eat) eat breakfast at 7A.M.
1. I (go) ___go______ to school every day.
2. She (clean) _____cleans________________her teeth every morning.
3. He (play) _____plays________________football every weekend.
4. They (watch) ___watch__________________TV one hour a day.
5. We (read) _____read________________books every night.
6. Mary (wash) ____washes_________________her clothes twice a week.
7. My brother (study) __studies___________________English three days a week.
8. Yuri (miss) ______misses_______________ her friends.
9. Your friends (want) ____want_________________ to eat pizza.
10. The class (finish) ____finishes_________________at 10.30 A.M.
11. Sreymom (have) ____has_________________ 3 sisters.
12. I (have) ______have_______________ 2 sisters.
13. The man (fix) ____fixes_________________ the computers.
14. The students always (do) ___do__________________ homework.
15. John never (do) _____does________________ homework.
16. Lina and Thida (fly) ___fly__________________ to China twice a year.
17. Sokna (walk) _____walks________________ to school.
18. Jane and her friend often (buy) ____buy_________________ clothes at AEON Mall.
19. Dary always (listen) ______listens_______________ to music when she is free.
20. Tom sometimes (pay) _____pays________________ the bills late.

Complete the sentences with do not/ does not.

1. I __don’t______ like chicken.
2. My sister __doesn’t______ eat pasta.
3. You __don’t______ buy apples.
4. The dog__doesn’t______ bark.
5. My mom __doesn’t______ read newspaper.
6. They __don’t______ play football.
7. My cat __doesn’t______ chase mice.
8. Her friend __doesn’t______ speak English.
9. This man _doesn’t_______ smoke.
10. It __doesn’t______run very fast.
11. Joe and Jerry __don’t______ join reading club.
12. Teachers __don’t______ speak Chinese.
13. They __don’t______go shopping much.
14. My dad__doesn’t______ drink beer.
15. Your sister __doesn’t______ clean her bedroom.

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Write full sentences with negative forms of present simple.
Example: I/not/like beef → I don't like meat.
She/not/drink coffee → She doesn't drink coffee.
1. I /not/ stay at home. ____I don’t stay at home_____
2. We /not /wash the car_____We don’t wash the car______
3. Doris/not/do homework_______Doris doesn’t do homework_________
4. They/not/go to bed at 8.30______They don’t go to bed at 8.30______
5. Kevin/not/open his workbook______Kevin doesn’t open his workbook______
6. Our pet/not/eat apples_____Our pet doesn’t eat apples_____
7. You/not/chat with your friends____You don’t chat with your friends______
8. She/not/use a ruler_____She doesn’t use a ruler____
9. Dara, Sok, and Thear /not/play tennis_________Dara,Sok,and Thear don’t play tennis___________
10. The boys/not/throw the stones____The boys don’t throw stones_______

Change the following sentences to negative forms of present simple.

Example: They have long hair. They don't have long hair.

1. The monkeys eat bananas. → _______The monkeys don’t eat bananas______

2. Sokha plays game every week. → ______Sokha doesn’t plays game every week______
3. You read that book. → ____You don’t read that book____
4. She wears a new watch. → ____She doesn’t wear a new watch____
5. His brother drives a car. → ___His brother doesn’t drive a car___
6. He works hard. → ____He doesn’t work hard____
7. Manit drinks coffee every day. → ___Manit doesn’t drink coffee every day___
8. His brother drives a car. → ___His brother doesn’t drive a car_____
9. He gets up late. → ____He doesn’t get up late____
10. Her mother has some fruits. → ____Her mother doesn’t have any fruits____
11. Sarah washes her clothes. → ____Sarah doesn’t wash her clothes____
12. Tina relaxes at the beach. → ____Tina doesn’t relax at the beach____
13. Paul studies Thai at IFL. → ____Paul doesn’t study Thai at IFl____
14. He misses his mother. → ___He doesn’t miss his mother____
15. Helen goes to school. → _____Helen doesn’t go to school_____

Complete the questions with do/does. Then answer the questions.

Example: Do you like your teacher? Yes, I do.

1. __Do_______ the children play in the playground? Yes, ___they do_______________

2. __Does_______ the tiger run fast? No, ___it doesn’t_______________
3. __Does_______Mrs. Brown cook lunch? Yes, __she does________________
4. __Does_______his father give him some money? Yes, __he does________________
5. __Do_______Davan and Davy go to watch movie? No, ____they don’t______________
6. __Do_______the students study hard? No, ___they don’t_______________
7. __Does_______the baby cry every night? Yes, ___it does_______________

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8. __Does_______it fly in the sky? No, __it doesn’t________________
9. __Does_______Mr. Robinson work hard? Yes, __he does________________
10. __Do_______the boys drink coke? No, ___they don’t_______________
11. __Do_______they buy new school bags? No, ___they don’t_______________
12. __Does_______Helena work in the office? Yes, ___she does_______________
13. __Does_______your sister write a letter? Yes, ___she does_______________
14. __Do_______farmers grow rice? No, __they don’t________________
15. __Does_______Lucy swim every morning? Yes, ___she does_______________
16. __Do_______Anna and Celine know English? No, ___they don’t_______________
17. __Does_______Mr.Kim go to bed late? No, ___he doesn’t_______________
18. __Does_______Ms.Lee get back home early? Yes, ___she does_______________
19. __Does_______Sun-hee like dogs? No, ___she doesn’t_______________
20. __Does_______Robert have a girlfriend? Yes, __he does________________

Arrange the words below to make questions.

Example: Sarah/have/a car → Does Sarah have a car?

1. she / collect / stickers → ____Does she collect stickers?______

2. they / play / game → ___Do they play game?_____
3. the cat / sleep / in the cat's bed → ___Does the cat sleep in the cat’s bed? ____
4. she / often / dream → ___Does she often dream?____
5. he /play / ball→ ___Does he play ball___
6. you / be / from Paris → ____Are you from Paris?____
7. the students /wear / school uniforms → ___Do the students wear school uniforms?____
8. you /go / to the cinema → ___Do you go to the cinema?___
9. she /have / friends → ____Does she have friends?____
10. he /read / books → ____Does he read books?_____

Make questions with the words given.

1. What / language / they / speak / in Spain

___What language do they speak in Spain?____

2. When / you / go / to / school

___When do you go to school?___

3. What / time / you / go / to bed

___What time do you go to bed?_____

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4. Where / the President / live

_____Where does the President live?_____

5. How / this computer / work?

___How does this computer work?____

6. Why / he / ask / a lot of / questions

____Why does he ask a lot of questions?_____

Write 8-10 sentences about your habit using present simple.

1. ____I wake up early morning._____

2. ___I brash my teeth twice a day.____
3. ___I go to school on weekdays.____
4. __I read book before going to bed.____
5. ___I exercise three times a week.____
6. ___I always eat breakfast at 7am.____
7. ___I help my mom cook dinner every weekend.___
8. ___I watch TV in the evening.___
9. ___I visit my grandparents once a month.___
10. ___I drink coffee every morning.___

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2-Present Simple with To Be
Complete the sentences with am/is/are
1. I ___am______ a student.
2. We ___are______ happy.
3. They ____are_____ tall.
4. He ___is______ a teacher.
5. She ___is______ 18 years old.
6. Tom and John ____are_____ at school.
7. The students __are_______ hard-working.
8. Seyha and Sokha _____are____ friends.
9. Chana and her friend ____are_____ teachers.
10. Bella ____is_____ beautiful.
11. My brother ___is______ a doctor.
12. The kids ___are______ at playground.
13. Dana and her brother ___are______ smart.
14. My parents _____are____ bankers.
15. The cat __is_______ cute.
16. The cats ____are_____ lovely.
17. The girls ____are_____ 10 years old.
18. My pen ___is______ expensive.
19. The children ____are_____ lazy.
20. There ___is______ a phone on the table.
21. There ___are______ 20 students in each classroom.
22. There ___are_____ books on the chair.
23. Your pet ____is_____ friendly.
24. Dara __is_______ a policeman.
25. The laptop ____is_____in my bed.

Write full sentences with negative forms of am/is/are. And then write with contraction ('m not/
isn't/aren't ).
Example: I/not/short.
I am not short. / I'm not short.
1. She/not/lazy____________She isn’t lazy____
2. He/no/tall___________He isn’t tall______
3. The tiger/not/small_______The tiger isn’t small____
4. They/not/big_____They aren’t big___
5. It/not/long_______It isn’t long______
6. Sasa/not/rich________Sasa isn’t rich____
7. The kids/not/at school_____The kids aren’t at school___
8. My sons/not/at home____My sons aren’t at home____
9. Dara/not/white_________Dara isn’t white___
10. Boo/not/afraid of dogs_________Boo isn’t afraid of dogs____

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Complete the questions with 'is' or 'are'. Give true answers for you.

Example: You/student? Are you a student? Yes, I am.

1. You/ a good singer?___________Are you a good singer? No, I’m not.___

2. You/single? _________________Are you single? No,I,m not.____
3. You /17 years old? ___________Are you 17 years old?__No, I’m not.___
4. Your teacher/ married? _______Is your teacher married? Yes, she is._______
5. Tennis/ your favourite sport? ____Is tennis your favourite sport? No, I’m not.____
6. Your shoes / new? _____Is your shoes new? Yes, I am.__
7. Your best friend / English? ____Is your best friend English? Yes, he isn’t.___
8. You / very intelligent? ___Are you very intelligent? Yes, I am.___
9. Your mother/Chinese? _____Is your mother Chinese? No, she isn’t. ___
10. Your brother/an accountant? __Is your brother an accountant? No, he isn’t. ___
11. Your sister/a nurse? __Is your sister a nurse? Yes, she is.__
12. Your dad/50 years old? ____Is your dad 50 years old. No, he isn’t.___
13. Your friends/kind? ____Is your friends kind? Yes, he is. ___
14. Your parents/old? ____Are your parents old. Yes, they are. ____
15. You/good at Math? ____Are you good at math. Yes, I am. ____

Fill in the blanks with the right subject / personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they)

1. Angelina Jolie is American. ____She____is not Spanish.

2. Brad Pitt is American, too. ___He_____ is not German.
3. Brad and Angelina aren't French. ___They_____ are American.
4. My friend and I are high school students. ___We_____ are not teachers.
5. The Statue of Liberty is in New York. ____It____ is not in China.

Circle the best answer.

1. I _____ a girl.
A. am B. is C. are
2. We _____ young.
A. do not are B. are not C. not are
3. Tom _____ at school.
A. 'sn't B. is not C. does not
4. _____ Dee tall?
A. Does B. Are C. Is
5. _____ your dogs friendly?
A. Is B. Do C. Are
6. _____ her brothers handsome?
A. Is B. Do C. Are
7. _____ it 7 A. M now?
A. Is B. Does C. Are
8. There _____ 3 boys in my class.
A. are B. is C. have
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9. There _____ a teacher.

A. is B. are C. has
10. There _____ pets at home.
A. is B. are C. have

Write 5 sentences about your family profile by using am/is/are.

Example: I am a student. I am 17 years old. My dad is 45 years old. He is an accountant. ....
1. ___I’m a student.__
2. ___My mom is a doctor.____
3. ___My dad is a doctor. ___
4. ___I’m 18 years old. ___
5. ___My parents are kind. ____

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3- Present Progressive
Put the verbs into present progressive.

Example: He is playing football with his friends.

1. My sister _______is cleaning_____________ (clean) the bathroom.

2. Look! They _____are going_______________ (go) inside.
3. I _____am waiting_______________ (wait) in the car now.
4. Mrs. Miller ___is listening_________________ (listen) to CDs.
5. We ___are speaking_________________ (speak) English at the moment.
6. They ___are sleeping_________________(sleep) right now.
7. Winny and Sally ___are watching_________________(watch) TV.
8. Ivan ___is running_________________ (run) very fast.
9. Nana __is traveling__________________(travel) around the world.
10. Yuri and her friend ___are writing_________________ (write) notes.

Rewrite the sentences using the short forms (where long forms are given) or the long forms (where
short forms are given).

Example: He is singing a song. He's singing a song.

1. We are reading a letter. ____We’re reading a letter.______

2. He is opening the window. __He’s opening the window.__
3. I am playing computer games. ____I’m playing computer games.___
4. She's dancing at the party. ________She’s dancing at the party.___
5. They're drinking a cup of tea. _____They’re drinking a cup of tea.

Put the verbs into present continuous with negative form.

Example: I am not living(not/ live) in Paris.

1. The children ____aren’t asking_______________ (not/ask) questions.

2. Nick_____isn’t going______________(not/go) to the gym.
3. I ____am not opening_______________ (not/open) the door.
4. He___isn’t telling________________ (not/tell) the joke.
5. The baby ____isn’t crying_______________(not/cry) now.
6. We _____aren’t visiting______________(not/visit) a farm.
7. They ____aren’t answering_______________ (not/answer) the phone.
8. Sok, San, and Sorm ____aren’t waiting_______________(not/wait) hamburgers.
9. My teacher___isn’t waiting________________ (not/wait) at the bus stop.
10. The rabbit ____isn’t climbing_______________ (not/climb) over the fence.
11. Anne and Ron _____aren’t flying______________ (not/fly) in a helicopter.
12. Olivia _____isn’t closing______________ (not/close) her eyes.
13. They ___aren’t jogging________________ (not/jog) through the park.
14. The girls ___aren’t having________________ (not/have) fun at Tom's party.
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15. He ___isn’t swimming________________ (not/swim) in the sea.

16. I ____am not running_______________ (not/run) to the cinema.
17. We __aren’t making_________________ (not/make) a bird house.
18. Look! Christine ____isn’t smilling_______________ (not/smile).
19. She _____isn’t taking______________(not/take) the books to the library.
20. You ____aren’t sitting_______________(not/sit) in front of the computer.

Put the verbs into present continuous with question form.

Example: Are you talking to me? (you/talk)

1. ____Is Liza swimming_______________________ in the lake? (Liza/swim)

Yes, _she is__________________________
2. ____Are you helping_______________________ your brother? (you/help)
Yes, _I am__________________________
3. ____Is he visiting_______________________ a museum? (he/visit)
No, _he isn’t__________________________
4. ___Is Doris washing________________________ her T-shirt? (Doris/wash)
No, _he isn’t__________________________
5. ___Are they runningt________________________ home? (they/run)
Yes, _they are__________________________
6. __Is Henry listening_________________________ to the radio? (Henry/listen)
No, __he isn’t_________________________
7. __Are the boys carrying_________________________ the books? (the boys/carry)
Yes, __they are_________________________
8. _Is she holding__________________________ the strings of the kite? (she/hold)
No, _she isn’t__________________________
9. __Are we making_________________________ breakfast? (we/make)
No, __we aren’t_________________________
10. ___Are Tim and Ella checking________________________ the computer? (Tim and Ella/check)
Yes, _they are__________________________

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Look at the picture below then write 5-8 sentences with present progressive

1. __He’s wearing watches_____________________________________________________

2. __He’s making a snowman_____________________________________________________
3. __He’s sleeping near the pool_____________________________________________________
4. __The dog is drinking coke_____________________________________________________
5. __The cat is fishing at the pool_____________________________________________________
6. __Mice are dancing at the pool_____________________________________________________
7. __The duck is wearing the shoes_____________________________________________________
8. __The chef is swimming in the pool_____________________________________________________

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4- Present Simple Vs Present Progressive

Put the verbs into the correct form of present simple or present progressive.
1. She ___is reading______________(read) at the moment.
2. ___Do you go______________(you/go) to work by car every day?
3. I __don’t watch_______________(not/watch) TV every night.
4. I ___am not watching______________ (not/watch) TV at the moment.
5. We __see_______________(see) our parents every week.
6. ___Are you listening______________(you/listen)to the radio now?
7. I___get up______________(get up) at 7 o'clock every morning.
8. Peter__is talking_______________(talk) to Suzan now.
9. They ___work______________(work) in the restaurant at the weekends.
10. __Is she listening_______________(she/listen) to the radio in her bedroom at the moment.
11. They __don’t come_______________(not/come) to school every day.
12. __Do you know_______________(you/know)now?
13. The children___go______________(go)to bed at 9 o'clock.
14. I ____leave_____________(leave)the office every day at 4.30 PM.
15. I am sorry. I cannot talk to you now. I ________am going_________(go) out.
16. Silent please. Grandma ____is sleeping_____________(sleep).
17. ___Are Peter and Jane working______________(Peter and Jane/work) at the moment?
18. __Do Mary and Suzan drive_______________(Mary and Suzan/drive) to office every day?
19. We___are going______________(go) to the beach now.
20. __Are your parents sitting_______________(your parents/sit) in the garden now?
21. __Does the film start_______________(the film/start) every night at 8 o'clock?
22. They ___don’t go______________(not/go) to cinema very often.
23. ____Do you go_____________(you/go)abroad every month?
24. I ___am not studying______________(not/study) at the moment.
25. __Do you like_______________(you/like) your school?
26. He___isn’t dancing______________________(not/dance) now.
27. Look! It ____is snowing_____________________(snow).
28. ____Do you belive_____________________(you/believe) in ghosts?
29. We ____love_____________________(love) this subject very much.
30. Why ___do you sometime stare______________________(you/sometime/stare) at me ?

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Complete the gaps. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

Sun-hee (be)______is___________________a student from South [Link] (live)

___________live______________ in Seoul and (study) _______studies__________________ [Link]

the moment, however, Sun-hee (live) ______is living___________________ in London. She (do)

______doing___________________ a six-months practical course in a London Hospital. In five days, Sun-

hee(go) ________is going_________________ back to South Korea.

Complete the gaps with correct form of present simple or present progressive.

1. He usually (go)_______goes__________ to school by bus, but today he (walk) _______is

walking__________ to school.
2. Listen! The birds (sing) ____are singing_____________. They always (sing)
____sing_____________ in the morning.
3. What __________are you doing_______(you/do)? _______Do you always
work__________(you/always/work) like that?
4. I _____am not swimming____________(not/swim) in the lake! It ____is_____________(be) too
cold.
5. Peter_____often eats____________(often/eat) his school dinner, but I
_______think__________(think) school dinners _______taste__________(taste) horrible.
6. The girls often ______do___________(do) their homework together, but today they _____aren’t
doing____________(not/do) their homework.
7. I sometime_____go____________(go) for a walk in the afternoon, but today I__am
working_______________(work) instead.
8. Celine always ___feeds ______________(feed) her cows in the morning, but Tim _____is
feeding____________(feed) them today.
9. Look! _______Isn’t that__________(not/be) Sarah? She ______is going___________(go) to the
cinema with her boyfriend.
10. Dad ____doesn’t know_____________(not/know) that Tom______is running___________(run) in a
marathon today. He will be surprised.
Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1. What boils at 100 degrees Celsius. ___OK__________________

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2. The water boils. Can you turn it off? ___is boiling______________

3. Look! That man tries to open the door of your car. ______is trying___________
4. Can you hear those people? What do they talk about? ___are they talking______________
5. The moon goes round the earth in about 27 days. ____ok_____________
6. I must go now. itgets late. ____is getting_____________
7. I usually go to work by car. ___ok______________
8. ‘Hurry up!’ It’s time to leave.’ ‘OK, I come.’ ___am coming______________
9. I hear you’ve got a new job. How do you get on? ____are you getting_____________
10. Paul is never late. He’s always getting to work on time. __ok______________
11. They don't get on well. They’re always arguing. ______ok___________
Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1. Let’s go out. It ____isn’t raining________________ (not/ rain) now.
2. Julia is very good at languages. She ___speaks___________ (speak) four languages very well.
3. Hurry up! Everybody ________is waiting_________ (wait) for you.
4. ‘__Are you listening_____________ (you/ listen) to the radio? ‘No, you can turn it off.’
5. ‘______Do you listen______ (you/ listen) to the radio every day?’ ‘No, just occasionally.’
6. The River Nile __________flows__________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
7. The river ______is flowing______________ (flow) very fast today—much faster than usual.
8. We usually ____grow________________ (grow) vegetable in our garden, but this year we
_____aren’t growing_______________ (not/ grow) any.
9. A: How’s your English?
B: Not bad. I think it __________is improving__________ (improve) slowly.
10. Rachel is in London at the moment. She _____is staying_______________ (stay) at the Park Hotel.
She always ______stays______________ (stay) there when she’s in London.
11. Can we stop walking soon? I _______am starting_____________ (start) to feel tired.
12. A: Can you drive?
B: I _______am learning_____________ (learn). My father ______is teaching________ (teach) me.
13. Normally I ______finish______________ (finish) work at five, but his week I _____am
working_______________ (work) until six to earn a little more money.
14. My parents ______live______________ (live) in Manchester. They were born there and have never
lived anywhere else. Where ____are your parents live________________ (your parents/ live)?
15. Sonia ______is looking______________ (look) for a place to live. She _____is
staying_______________ (stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.
16. A: What __does your brother do_______ (your brother/ do)?
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B: He’s an architect, but he ________isn’t working____________ (not/ work) at the moment.

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