the first part present simple and the second part both

- Exercises - Present Simple

(A) Add s / es / ies to the following verbs:

1. do ____________ 8. worry____________

2. study ____________ 9. play ____________

3. teach ____________ 10. grow ____________

4. say ____________ 11. watch____________

5. cry ____________ 12. miss ____________

6. dance ____________ 13. hurry ____________

7. fix ____________ 1 14. stop ____________

(B) Circle the correct answer :

1. I plays / play tennis every afternoon.

2. My parents live / lives in Ramat-Gan.

3. Tom listens / listen to the radio in the morning.

4. We eat / eats eggs for breakfast every morning.

5. My dog barks / bark at night.

6. Mrs. Gold sweep / sweeps the stairs once a week.

7. My brother never watches / watch television.

8. My family go / goes to the beach together in the summer.

9. I often eat / eats dinner at my grandmother’s house.

10. Sharon do / does her homework regularly.

11. They takes / take a bath daily.

12. You seldom listen / listens in class.

13. Dana and Liat goes / go to the swimming pool every afternoon.

14. I never hurt / hurts my cat.

15. He never finish / finishes his work on time.

(C) Fill in the correct form of the verb in Present Simple:

1. Fish (not fly) ____________. They (swim) ____________

2. The sun (not rise) ___________ in the west. It (set) ____________ down in the west.

3. A spider (not have) ____________ wings. A bird (have) ____________ wings.

4. Cats (not bark) ____________. Dogs (do) ____________.

5. Natalie usually (not sit) ____________ in the sun. She rarely (go) ____________ to the beach.

6. Babies (not talk) ____________. They (cry) ____________.

7. Dalia often (dry) ___________ the dishes but she (not put) ___________ them away.

8. Betty usually (not do) __________ homework before she (eat) ___________supper.

9. Sarit (brush) ____________ her hair every morning before she (go) ____________ to school.

10. Nir always (try) __________ to be a good boy, but he (not behave) __________ well.

11. Mike usually (not catch) ____________ a cold in the winter. He frequently (catch) ____________ in the summer.

(D) Rewrite the following sentences, putting the frequency expressions in the right place

1. They are happy to have guests. (always)

2. We laugh at people in trouble. (never)

3. I’m busy on Wednesdays. (usually)

4. Birds build their nests on this roof. (every winter)

5. They sing very loudly. (generally)

6. Dalit is late for school. (rarely)

7. My parents help me with my homework. (hardly ever)

8. My parents visit us. (from time to time)

9. We are at home on Saturdays. (often)

10. The secretary works here. (five days a week)

11. We have fish for lunch. (sometimes)

12. Sharon has lunch before two o’clock. (seldom)

(E) Make YES/NO Questions in the Present Simple:

1. Yes, Tamar hates mice.

2. Yes, our neighbor fixes bikes.

3. Yes, your mother bakes cakes every Friday.

4. No, Benny’s father doesn’t work in a bakery every week.

5. Yes, I always clean on Thursdays.

6. No, Neta doesn’t run fast.

7. Yes, Idan tries to win the swimming contest every year.

8. No, these rooms don’t have two windows.

9. Yes, the baby usually cries a lot.

10. Yes, Gilad always drives too fast.

(F) Write YES/NO Questions OR Wh-Questions to the following answers:

1. I study English four days a week.

2. We usually finish school at 13:25.

3. My Father washes the car once a week.

4. Rinat comes late to work because she takes her son to kindergarten.

5. The last bus leaves at 10:00 o’clock every night.

6. Rinat feels very good.

7. Yes, I like geography.

8. No, we don’t go to the park every afternoon.

9. My sister studies French because she wants to go to France.

10. Yes, Ronit belongs to a youth club.

(G) Danny is asking Galit questions. Fill in the questions below:

Danny: _____________________________________________________________.

Galit : My name is Galit.

Danny : _____________________________________________________________.

Galit : I live in Haifa.

Danny : ____________________________________________________________.

Galit : Yes, I go to school in Haifa.

Danny : _____________________________________________________________.

Galit : My father drives me to school.

Danny : _____________________________________________________________.

Galit : School begins at 08:15 in the morning.

Danny : _____________________________________________________________.

Galit : No, my father doesn’t take me back home.

Danny : ____________________________________________________________.

Galit : Nobody makes my lunch when I return home.

Danny : Well we very alike. It is nice to meet you.

Present Progressive & Present Simple

(H) Circle the correct time expression:

1. I am studying for a test (every day, at the moment).

2. The first lesson starts at nine o’clock (now, every day).

3. My parents don’t work (at the moment, on Fridays).

4. Where are they meeting (twice a week, tonight)?

5. Let's run! The bus is leaving (in five minutes, every hour).

6. Do you wake up late (on weekends, right now)?

7. Dror and his friends go to movies at least (at the moment, once a week).

8. He studies French (four times a week, now).

9. Dafna doesn’t visit her parents (every day, now).

10. Is the teacher correcting the works (at the moment, 4 times a week)?

(I) Circle the correct form of the verb:

1. Look! A man (runs, is running, are running) after Gila.

2. The doctor (is taking care of, take care of, take care of) my mother right now.

3. It (are raining, rains, is raining) heavily at the moment.

4. Mother (feed, is feeding, feeds) the baby at night.

5. Many children (are playing, play, plays) in the park every afternoon.

6. The boys (is planning, are planning, plan) the trip today.

7. Oded rarely (dance, is dancing, dances) at parties.

8. We (move, are moving, moves) to the new office tomorrow.

9. I don’t like to drive (now, at night).

10. How often (does, is, do) Oren and Ben met?

(J) Fill in the verbs in brackets in the correct form:

1. The neighbor’s children _____________ (sleep) for 2 hours every afternoon.

2. Uncle Zvi _____________ (eat) dinner with us every Friday night.

3. Where is Mordehai? He _____________ (talk) to the teacher about his homework.

4. I often _____________ (go) for a walk after supper.

5. Be quiet! Shlomo _____________ (play) the piano.

6. It’s five o’clock and we _____________ (listen) to the news.

7. My sister _____________ (need) some money to buy a new notebook.

8. Mr. Doron _____________ (work) thirty-five hours a week.

9. Ze’ev and Uri _____________ (write) letters to their ant Sara now.

10. My friend Efrat _____________ (like) classical music very much.

(K) Fill in: Am / Is / Are / Do / Does

1. What ____________ your name?

2. Where ____________ you learn?

3. ____________ you a good pupil?

4. How old ____________ you?

5. ____________ you have many friends?

6. What ____________your father do?

7. ____________ your mother work?

8. Who ____________ your best friend?

9. ____________ you a happy person?

10. Why ____________ you looking at your watch?

11. ____________ I asking too many questions?