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Grammar Practice

Worksheets ✎
Simple Present Tense Simple Present Tense in the Negative
Choose the correct verb from the list below to Make negative sentences using the correct verbs
complete the following sentences. Use the correct from the list below.
form of the simple present tense.
speak know go need want drink love be
fix stand speak drink eat do wear move smoke wear sell have get up serve
have wash make listen buy
take watch brush
Ex. 1. She is Japanese. She doesn’t speak French.

1. I eat breakfast at 7:00 every morning.


1. I don’t want any dinner because I am not
2. He always wears a suit to work. hungry.

3. The teacher stand at the front of the 2. Jerry and Beth are strangers. They
classroom. don’t need each other.

4. He brushes his teeth three times a day. 3. We don’t go to school on the weekend.
4. Mrs. Smith wants a divorce. She doesn’t love
5. We usually buy our groceries on the her husband anymore.
weekend.
5. Turtles don’t move quickly.
6. He has a meeting every morning.
6. Children don’t drink coffee.
7. She often does chicken for dinner.
7. You don’t wear jeans to a wedding.
8. They take the bus to school everyday.
8. Poor people don’t have a lot of money.
9. We often watch television in the
9. It’s warm today. You aren’t to wear a coat.
evenings.
10. Jessica is very healthy. She doesn’t
10. He listen to the radio on his way to work.
cigarettes.
11. The teacher speaks three languages.
11. The students are from China. They
12. A mechanic fixes cars. Don’t speak English.

13. She washes the dishes after dinner. 12. The shoe store doesn’t sell hats.

13. That restaurant doesn’t serve breakfast.


14. They drink coffee every morning.
14. The children don’t get up early on the
weekend.

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Simple Present Tense – Yes/No Questions

Practice making questions and giving short answers in the simple present tense.

Ex. Do you wake up early every day?


Yes, I do. (I wake up early every day.)

1. Does be take the bus to school?

Yes, he does (He takes the bus to school.)

2. Do they live in a big city

No, they don’t (They don’t live in a big city.)

3. Do we like to play a tennis?

Yes, we do (We like to play tennis.)

4. do they watch tv a lot?

No, they don’t (They don’t watch TV a lot.)

5. does he live in an apartment?

Yes, he does (He lives in an apartment.)

6. do the student work hard?

Yes, the student do (The students work hard.)

7. does she eat in the caffetaria

No, she doesn’t (She doesn’t eat in the cafeteria.)

8. do you speak french?

Yes, i do (I speak French.)

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Simple Present Tense – Information Questions
Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many) and the simple present tense to make
information questions. The underlined words are the answers to the questions.

Ex. Where does he live?


He lives in an apartment on Main Street.

1.How many children di they have?


They have three children.

2.how many languages does he speaks?


He speaks four languages.

3. who does she live with?


She lives with her roommate.

4.where do they eat lunch every day?


They eat lunch in the cafeteria everyday.

5. what time do you go to bed every night?


I go to bed at 11:00 every night.

6.why doesn’t she want to go a movie?


She doesn’t want to go to a movie because she is very tired.

7.what do they eat for breakfast every day?


They eat eggs for breakfast every day.

8.what does he want to dinner?


He wants steak for dinner.

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Simple Present Tense and Frequency Adverbs

A. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Use the correct form
of the simple present tense.

eat / travel / play / listen to / help / shop / drink / rain / take / do

1. I never drin coffee before I go to bed.


2. She always helps her mother with the housework.
3. Her husband never does the laundry.
4. They usually take the bus to school.
5. We seldom cat dinner in a restaurant.
6. They rarely travel to different countries.
7. She usually shops at the supermarket near her home.
8. We sometimes play cards on the weekend.
9. It often rains in April.
10. Teenagers seldom listen to their parents.

B. Write sentences about yourself using each of the frequency adverbs below.

always / usually / often / sometimes / seldom / rarely / never

1. I always hungry all the time .

2. I usually go to market every i want .

3. I often play the music because i like .

4. I sometimes spend my money on my bag .

5. I seldom feel sad .

6. I rarely see a cat standing .

7. I never sleep early in camping .

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Present Progressive (Present Continuous) Tense
Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Use the correct form of
the present progressive tense.

wear / study / sneeze / listen / rain / fix / dance /


eat / read / shine / buy / make / wash / fly / sleep

1. It is a beautiful day. The sun shine .

2. Mother is busy now. She make dinner.

3. Father is in the garage. He fix the car.

4. The students are in the classroom. They listen to their teacher.

5. The baby is in her crib. She sleep .

6. Ellie is in her bedroom. She read for her exam.

7. Claire and Bob are at a party. They dance .

8. You should take your umbrella. It rain .

9. Anna is going to a wedding. She wear a beautiful dress.

10. The floor is dirty. Andrea wash it.

11. Mark is at the supermarket. He buy groceries.

12. It is 12:00. The children eat lunch.

13. Brenda has a bad cold. She sneeze .

14. The students are in the library. They read the book .

15. The pilot fly his airplane.

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Present Progressive Tense – Negative and Affirmative


Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. First use the negative
form, then the affirmative.

drink / go / wash / play / cook / study / listen / write


smoke / drive / speak / watch

Ex. Mary isn’t wearing a blue dress. She’s wearing a black dress.

1. Peter study mathematics. He doesn’t study history.

2. The boys play soccer. They dostn’t play hockey.

3. I drink a coffee. I doesn’t drink a tea.

4. She write a letter to her grandmother. She doesn’t write a letter to her aunt.

5. We wash a new car. We never wash a used car.

6. I cook fish for dinner. I doesn’t cook steak.

7. She watch sports on TV. She not watch a movie.

8. The tourists speak Chinese. They don’t speak Japanese.

9. He smoke a cigarette. He can’t smoke a pipe.

10. She washes the dishes. She doesn’t washes the clothes.

11. They listen to classical music. They don’t listen to rock music.

12. We go to Hawaii for our vacation. We don’t go to Mexico.

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