Grammar Exercises Present Indefinite

Affirmative	Negative		Interrogative
	Long form	Short form
I work You work He works She works It works We work You work They work	I do not work You do not work He does not work She does not work It does not work We do not work You do not work They do not work	I don`t work You don`t work He doesn`t work She doesn`t work It doesn`t work We don`t work You don`t work They don`t work	Do I work? Do you work? Does he work? Does she work? Does it work? Do we work? Do you work? Do they work?

Spelling

Verbs ending in ss, sh, ch, x, o → es		verbs ending in constant + y → ies
I wash – he washes I go – he goes		I cry – he cries BUT: I play – he plays
Time Expressions with Present Indefinite
Once a week Twice a week Every day	Every morning Every year Usually	Always Sometimes Seldom	Never At noon In the evening etc.

I. Give the proper forms of the verbs in brackets:

1. He often (to listen to) records of classical music. 2. Steve (to keep) his books on a big shelf. 3. They usually (to write) letters on beautiful paper. 4. His grandfather (to prefer) to sit in a very comfortable armchair. 5. These shoes (to belong) to my sister. 6. My father (to know) Italian a little. 7. They (to spend) much time in the open air. 8. He (to play) tennis rather well. 9. My mother (to like) to cook. 10. Ann`s parents (to devote) much attention to their children.

II. Transform these sentences according to the model:

Model 1: Jim speaks German, (Polish).

Jim speaks German, but he doesn`t speak Polish.

Model 2: They speak English, ... (French).

They speak English, but they don`t speak French.

1. Mr. Cook writes newspaper reports, ... (books). 2. My grandmother does all the cooking, ... (the shopping). 3. Brian drives a motor-cycle, ... (a car). 4. My sister plays table tennis, ... (lawn tennis). 5. I like serious music, ... (pop music). 6. These workers build blocks of flats, ... (factories). 7. I like tea, ... (coffee). 8. They take exams in January, ... (in December). 9. Her brother studies at school, ... (at the University). 10. We live in Russia, ... (in the USA).

III. Transform these sentences according to the model:

Model: Fred doesn`t keep his notebooks on the table. (in his drawer)

He keeps them in his drawer.

1. She doesn`t study Greek. (Latin) 2. He doesn`t leave home at 8. (at 8.30) 3. Ann doesn`t drink tea in the morning. (coffee) 4. My sister doesn`t like yogurt. (milk) 5. Mother doesn`t cook breakfast. (dinner) 6. My brother doesn`t go to the theatre. (to the cinema) 7. She doesn`t spend her vacation at the seaside. (in the country) 8. John`s sister doesn`t study medicine. (law) 9. Nick doesn`t go in for boxing. (body-building) 10. Kate doesn`t live in the hostel. (at her aunt`s)