Present Simple Workshop

Grammar Practice Worksheets ✎
Simple Present & Present Progressive
YESICA LILIANA CARVAJAL

PARRA Simple Present Tense in the Negative
Simple Present Tense
Make negative sentences using the correct verbs
Name: __________________________
from the list below.
Choose the correct verb from the list below to

speak know go need want drink love be
complete the following sentences. Use the correct
move smoke wear sell have get up serve
form of the simple present tense.
fix stand speak drink eat do wear
Ex. 1. She is Japanese. She doesn’t speak French.
have wash make listen buy
take watch brush
1. I don´t want any dinner
because I am nothungry.
1. I have breakfast at 7:00 every morning.
2. Jerry and Beth are strangers. They
2. He always wears a suit to work.
Don´t know each other.
3. The teacher stands at the front of the
classroom.
3. We don´t go to school on the weekend.

4. He brushes his teeth three times a day.
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 makes a meeting every morning.
6. Children doesn´t drink coffee.
7. She often eats 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 don´t need to wear a
evenings.
coat.
10. He listens to the radio on his way to
10. Jessica is very healthy. She doesn´t smoke
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.
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14. The children doesn´t get up early on theweekend.
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 he 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 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 they work hard?
Yes, they do. (The students work hard.)
7. does she eat in the cafeteria?
No, she doesn´t. (She doesn’t eat in the cafeteria.)
8. do you speak French?
Yes, I do. (I speak French.)
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 kids do they have?

They have three children.
2. How many languages does he speak?

He speaks four languages.
3. Who does she live with?

She lives with her roommate.
4. Where do they have (eat) lunch?

They eat lunch in the cafeteria every day.
5. What time do you go to sleep?

I go to bed at 11:00 every night.
6. Why doesn't she want to go to the movies?
She doesn’t want to go to a movie because she is very tired.
7. What do they eat for breakfast?

They eat eggs for breakfast every day.
8. What does he want for dinner?
He wants steak for dinner.
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 drink 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 eat 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 play volleibal .
2. I usually eat a lot .
3. I often sleep in the day .
4. I sometimes visit my friends .
5. I seldom listen to the radio .
6. I rarely do shopping .
7. I never fight whit my parents .
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 is shining .
2. Mother is busy now. She eating dinner.
3. Father is in the garage. He is making the car.
4. The students are in the classroom. Listening to their teacher.
5. The baby is in her crib. She is sleeping .
6. Ellie is in her bedroom. She studying for her exam.
7. Claire and Bob are at a party. They are dancing .
8. You should take your umbrella. It raining .
9. Anna is going to a wedding. She is wearing a beautiful dress.
10. The floor is dirty. Andrea is washing it.
11. Mark is at the supermarket. He buying groceries.
12. It is 12:00. The children eating lunch.
13. Brenda has a bad cold. She is sneezing .
14. The students are in the library. They reading .
15. The pilot is flying his airplane.
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 is not studying mathematics. He is studying history.
2. The boys are not playing soccer. They are playing hockey.
3. I am not drinking . coffee. I am drinking. tea.
4. She isn't reading a letter to her grandmother. She Is reading a letter to her aunt.
5. We aren't buying a new car. We are buying a used car.
6. I Am not having fish for dinner. I am having steak.
7. She isn't watching sports on TV. She is watching a movie.
8. The tourists aren't Chinese. They 're Japanese.
9. He isn't smoking a cigarette. He is smoking a pipe.
10. She isn't doing the dishes. She's doing the clothes.
11. They aren't listening to classical music. They're listening to rock music.
12. We aren't going to Hawaii for our vacation. We're going to Mexico.
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Grammar Practice Worksheets ✎

Simple Present & Present Progressive

YESICA LILIANA CARVAJAL

Choose the correct verb from the list below to

3. We don´t go to school on the weekend.

4. Mrs. Smith wants a divorce. She doesn´t love

13. That restaurant doesn´t serve breakfast.

14. The children doesn´t get up early on theweekend.

Simple Present Tense – Yes/No Questions

Ex. Do you wake up early every day?

1. does he 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 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 they work hard?

Yes, they do. (The students work hard.)

7. does she eat in the cafeteria?

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

8. do you speak French?

Yes, I do. (I speak French.)

Simple Present Tense – Information Questions

Ex. Where does he live?

1. How many kids do they have?

2. How many languages does he speak?

3. Who does she live with?

4. Where do they have (eat) lunch?

5. What time do you go to sleep?

6. Why doesn't she want to go to the movies?

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

7. What do they eat for breakfast?

8. What does he want for dinner?

He wants steak for dinner.

Simple Present Tense and Frequency Adverbs

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

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

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

1. I always play volleibal .

2. I usually eat a lot .

3. I often sleep in the day .

4. I sometimes visit my friends .

5. I seldom listen to the radio .

7. I never fight whit my parents .

Present Progressive (Present Continuous) Tense

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

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

2. Mother is busy now. She eating dinner.

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

4. The students are in the classroom. Listening to their teacher.

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

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

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

8. You should take your umbrella. It raining .

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

10. The floor is dirty. Andrea is washing it.

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

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

13. Brenda has a bad cold. She is sneezing .