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Exercise 1: Circle the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the affirmative.
plays
1. Mary (play) ___________________ tennis every day.
eat
2. My friends always (eat) _________________ lunch at the cafeteria.
snows
3. It (snow) ____________________ in the winter time in Canada.
Exercise 2: Circle the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the negative.
don’t wake up
1. Sometimes, my parents (wake up, not) ____________________ early.
doesn’t
2. James (drink, not) ____________________ every day.
don’t watch
3. We (watch, not) ____________________ television every night.
Exercise 3: Circle the keywords and answer the questions with short answers.
2. Do John and Lynn drink beer with their dinner every night? they don’t
No, _____________
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Verb be Present Tense
Exercise 1: Conjugate the verb be in the present tense.
am ‘m not
I ............. I …………
are aren’t Are sad I am not
You …….……. You ………… .............. you .....…….? No, …………..
is isn’t Is from Ec he isn’t
He/She/It ……….… He/She/It ………… .............. he ……........? No, ……….….
are aren’t Are ready we are
We …………. We ………… .............. we ……........? Yes, ……………
are aren’t Are a student I am
You …………. You ………… .............. you ......…….? Yes, ……………
are aren’t Are happy they are
They …………. They ………… .............. they ........….? Yes, ……………
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb be in the affirmative in the present.
is
1. Peter (be) _________________ on the phone.
are
2. They (be) _________________ at home.
am
3. I (be) _________________ a student.
Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb be in the negative in the present.
aren’t
4. We (be, not) _________________ 50.
aren’t
5. You (be, not) _________________ Spanish.
isn’t
6. She (be, not) _________________ on holiday.
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Exercise 5: Make yes/no questions to go with the answer in bold.
Are they married
10. _____________________________________________?
Yes, they are married.
Is she bored
11. _____________________________________________?
No, she isn’t bored.
Are you friendly
12. _____________________________________________?
No, I am not friendly.
I We
You You
He/She/It They
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of have in the simple present.
have
1. I ( have) _______________________________ a big nose.
has
2. He (have) _______________________________ long hair.
has
3. She (have) ______________________________ small feet.
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Adverbs of Frequency and Irregular Simple Present Spelling Exercises
ALWAYS
USUALLY
OFTEN
SOMETIMES
RARELY
NEVER
3. Where does the adverb of frequency go with the verb be? ____________________
Exercise 6: Fill in the blanks with the simple present and place the adverb of frequency correctly.
always brushes
1. She (brush, always) ________________________ her teeth in the morning.
never goes
2. He (go, never) ______________________________ to sleep at eight o’clock.
is usually
3. Jane (be, usually) _______________________ at home in the evenings.
sometimes
4. Dave (study, sometimes) ________ studies in the morning.
________________
Exercise 7: Ask your tutor the questions below and write her/his answers in the space provided.
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Adverbs of Frequency Board Game
Rules:
1. Make a true sentence in the simple present about yourself or another person when you land on a square
using a keyword (ever day, once a week, always, sometimes, never, etc.
2. Ask your partner a “how often” question or about a person s/he knows using the vocabulary in the square.
start eat breakfast? put on make see your best watch the do the dye
up? friend? Simpsons in laundry? your
English? hair?
miss a turn drink beer? wear a dress? play hockey? go to a see your
restaurant grandmother?
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Introduction to Question Formation
Yes/No and Information Questions
Exercise 1: Underline the yes/no question and circle the information question. Then explain the
reasons for your choices.
Exercise 2: Underline the example of a regular question and circle the example of the be question.
Then explain the reasons for your choices.
a. the main verb is the verb be. b. the main verb isn’t the verb be.
a. the main verb is the verb be. b. the main verb isn’t the verb be
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Exercise 5: Indicate whether the question is a Yes/No Question or an Information Question and whether
it is a Regular or Be Question and explain why. Then ask your tutor the questions.
Exercise 6: Follow the question formation steps to make questions to go with the answers in bold.