1. Make affirmative, interrogative and negative sentences in Present Simple.

Helen (to have) a car.

Helen has a car. Does Helen have a car? Helen doesn’t have a car.

1. I (to do) morning exercises.

2. He (to work) at a factory.

3. She (to sleep) after dinner.

4. We (to work) part-time.

5. They (to drink) tea every day.

6. I (to go) to my grandmother every summer.

7. My friend (to speak) English well.

8. My aunt usually (to come) to us on Sunday.

9. They often (to watch) TV in the evening.

10. We often (to write) dictations at our English class.

2. Open the brackets using Present Simple.

1. Alice (to be) a student. 2. She (to get) up at seven o'clock. 3. She (to go) to the institute in the morning. 4. She (to do) her morning exercises every day. 5. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea. 6. After breakfast she (to go) to the institute. 7. Sometimes she (to take) a bus. 8. It (to take) her an hour and a half to do her homework. 9. She (to speak) English well. 10. Her friends usually (to call) her at about 8 o’clock. 11. She (to take) a shower before going to bed. 12. She (to go) to bed at 11 p. m.

3. Open the brackets using the verbs in Present Simple.

1. My working day (to begin) at six o'clock. I (to get) up, (to switch) on the TV and (to brush) my teeth. At half past seven I (to have) breakfast. I (to leave) home at eight o'clock. I (to take) a bus to the institute. It usually (to take) me fifteen minutes to get there. Classes (to begin) at half past eight. We usually (to have) four classes a day.

2. My sister (to get) up at eight o'clock. She (to be) a schoolgirl. She (to go) to school in the af­ternoon. Jane (to be) fond of sports. She (to do) her morning exercises every day. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea. After breakfast she (to go) to school.

4. Make up question using the words in brackets.

Bob plays chess. (How often?) – How often does Bob play chess?

1. Andrea usually gets up at seven o’clock. (What time?) 2. She catches the bus to the University. (What?) 3. She goes home for lunch. (Where?) 4. She goes swimming after classes. (When?) 5. She gets to the pool on foot. (How?) 6. After swimming she often goes out with her friends for a pizza. (When?) 7. Sometimes she invites her friends to her house on Saturday evenings. (Where?) 8. From time to time they go to the seaside or to the mountains for a weekend. (How often?)

5. Fill in the adverbs given in the brackets in the right place.

1. George eats meat (never). 2. Does Tim go to school by bus (usually)? 3. We spend summer in France (sometimes). 4. Kate doesn’t go swimming (often). 5. Simon does his English homework (always). 6. They are late (seldom). 7. They come to see me in my town house (often). 8. You speak too quickly (usually).

6. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple.

1. Fishermen often (to tell) tales about their catches. 2. Their children (to go) to a private school. 3. My father (to like) a lot of milk in his tea. 4. We usually (to spend) our summer holidays in Spain. 5. What this sentence (mean)? 6. My brother (to sing) in Italian opera. 7. What you (see) over there? 8. My sister always (to eat) heartily.

7. Put the verb in brackets into Present Simple (positive or negative).

1. Claire is very sociable. She (to know) lots of people.

2. We’ve got plenty of chairs, thanks. We (want) any more.

3. Most students live quite close to the college, so they (walk) there.

4. My sports kit is really muddy. This shirt (need) a good wash.

5. I’ve got four cats and two dogs. I (love) animals.

6. No breakfast for Mark, thanks. He (eat) breakfast.

7. Don’t try to ring the bell. It (work).

8. We always travel by bus. We (own) a car.

8. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.

1. How many languages (you/speak)? 2. I have a bike but I (not/use) it very often. 3.How many cups of tea (you/drink) a day? 4. What (you/do)? I’m an engineer. 5. Where (your father/come) from? He (come) from Minsk. 6. If you need help, why (you/not/ask) for it? 7. I (play) the guitar, but I (not/play) very well. 8. I (not/understand) the word “maintain”. What “maintain” (mean)?

9. Fill in the gaps in the dialogue using Present Simple.

• Hello, I … Kate Kern. And what … your name?

• Hi, my name … Ann Brown. I … glad to meet you.

• Where … you live, Ann?

• I … from Leeds. And where … you from?

- I … from London. … there a sports centre in Leeds?

- Yes, there … three big sports centres in my town.

- What … your favourite sport?

- I like swimming. And what about you? … you like swimming?

- No, I … . But my best friend … . And I like tennis.

- … you … any hobbies? … you like reading?

- Yes, I … .

- What … your favourite books?

- I like detective stories. Do you?

- No, I … . … you … any brothers or sisters?

- No, I … an only child.

- And I … a brother.

- How old … he?

- He … 4. He … go to school. I help him much.

- You … a happy girl.