Present simple

NAME: _____________________

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE 1.- Fill in the blanks in the conversation below, using the present simple form of the verbs in brackets: TOM: LUCY: TOM: LUCY:

TOM: LUCY:

TOM: LUCY:

I (hate) spending the whole of the weekend at home. Let´s go out.

Where __________you ___________ (want) to go?

Why ___________ we _____________ (not go) to the film club? Most weekends it __________ (show) good films.

I _____________ (not feel) like seeing a film tonight. But look - the newspaper ______________ (say) that Abe Clampit, the jazz pianist, is giving a concert tonight. I ____________ (know) you __________ (like) jazz. Why __________ we ___________ (not go) to that?

To be honest, his playing ____________ (not appeal) to me much.

Well, why ___________ you ___________ (not go) to the film on your own? It _____________ (not matter) to me if I __________ (stay) at home and watch TV for once.

We could go and see your sister, if you ____________ (like). We haven´t seen her for ages.

That´s a good idea. She´s lonely where she ____________ (live). She ____________ (stay) at home all the time. The buses _____________ (not go) to that part of the town, and she _____________ (not get out) at all.

(Adopted from Practise your tenses)

2.- Complete the VINEXPO visitor profile. Write the present simple form of the verbs in brackets:

The Navarro brothers, Luis and Miguel, _____________ (come) from an old family of wine growers. The business, Navarro Cooperativa Vinícola in the Rioja valley in northern Spain, ________________ (produce) fine wines from the family estate.

But today, the brothers __________________ (run) a different business in the city of Zaragoza. Their new company, Tonel Distribuidora S.A., ________________ (specialise) in one thing – buying and exporting fine Rioja wines.

The new company ___________ (be) very hard work, but the two brothers ______________ (make) a good team. Miguel _____________ (do) the administration and Luis _____________ (travel) a lot and ___________ (meet) the customers. This year the two brothers are here together at Vinexpo and they ___________ (look) forward to meeting you on Stand 76 (Adopted from International Express. Pre-intermediate. Workbook)

3.- Complete the interview with the present simple form of the verbs in brackets:

INTERVIEWER DARINA

INTERVIEWER DARINA

INTERVIEWER DARINA

INTERVIEWER DARINA

INTERVIEWER

So what _____________________ (you / do) in your free time, Darina?

It depends: I sometimes __________(go) to the beach in the morning and relax. But I ________________ (not / usually / stay) there long because it __________(be) too hot.

What __________________(you / do) in the afternoon?

I usually _______________(visit) my friend Ray. He ________(have) a boat and we go sailing. The Caribbean is a fantastic place for sailing.

And after that?

We often _________________(go) for a drink in a bar on the beach and just talk. One of my friends _____________(play) the guitar. It´s great fun. ___________________(you / stay) out late?

No, we _________________(not / stay) out late because I ____________(start) work early in the morning so I ______________(like) to go home around ten o´clock and ____________(watch) a film on video before I go to bed. I _____________(not / do) a lot in the week.

Thanks, Darina.

(Adapted from English for International Tourism. Pre-intermediate. Unit 1)

4.- Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form of the present simple: Elizabeth (have) 1. ___________________ a small family business in Spain and when she (travel) 2. ___________________ to England on business she (like) 3. ___________________ to take the children with her. She (not/think) 4. ___________________ the big hotels (look) 5. ___________________ after small groups very well -they often (put) 6. ___________________ you on different floors, and you can only see each other in the restaurant. On the other hand, self-catering apartments (not/be) 7. ___________________ very good because there aren't enough facilities. If you ask me, there should be more hotels that offer a mixture of both facilities.'

(Adapted from High Season. Workbook. Unit 1)

5.- Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the present simple: Sally Hunter ______________1 (be) a teacher at the Brighton School of English. She ______________2 (get) up at 6.30 every morning and ______________ 3 (have) breakfast. She usually ______________ 4 (eat) toast and ______________ 5 (drink) orange juice. She always ______________ 6 (walk) to school. Sally often ______________7 (have) lunch in the school cafeteria. She never ______________ 8 (eat) meat, but she always ______________9 (eat) vegetables. Her favourite food ______________10 (be) salad. Sally ______________11 (go) home at about 6.00 in the evening. She sometimes ______________12 (visit) her friends but she usually ______________13 (watch) TV in the evenings. She never ______________ 14 (go) to bed late during the week.

(Adapted from Snapshop for ESO 2 Grammar Worksheets)

6.- Mr. and Mrs. Clark are married with two young children. Read the descriptions of their daily routine. Use the verbs in the boxed to complete the texts:

(Adopted from First Choice)

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