Complete the sentences putting the verbs in the Present Simple Tense

  1. We all ___ (agree) on the importance of communication skills.
  2. I always ___ (think) about the feelings of other people.
  3. Sometimes he ___ (behave) very strangely towards me.
  4. Teenagers and their parents rarely ___ (agree).
  5. My friend ___ (live) next door to me.
  6. We often ___ (enjoy) the same things.
  7. I ___ (belong) to a sports club.

Write positive sentences with the verb in the correct form.

  1. My mother doesn’t come from Russia.
  2. My friends don’t live in Chelyabinsk.
  3. We don’t see each other socially very much.
  4. Paul doesn’t study at Trinity College.
  5. My father doesn’t work as an engineer.
  6. My friends and I don’t go to the cinema at weekends.
  7. My friend doesn’t wear jeans and a T-shirt to university.

Write negative sentences with the verb in the correct form.

  1. I ___ (take) the dog for a walk every morning.
  2. My friends ___ (work) in a bank.
  3. We ___ (go) to football matches every Sunday.
  4. I ___ (find) it easy to mix with other people.
  5. She ___ (buy) all the food in the nearest supermarket.
  6. This car ___ (cost) much money – it’s rather old.
  7. Paul ___ (get up) early at weekends.

Write true sentences with the given words.

  1. It / rain a lot in autumn.
  2. A restaurant / sell shoes.
  3. A restaurant / serve food.
  4. An architect / design buildings.
  5. Doctors / take care of sick people.
  6. Glass / break easily.
  7. Scientists / have all the answers to the mysteries of the Universe.

22. Add do or does to make general questions and do, don’t, does or doesn’t to give short answers.

  1. ___ I speak good Italian? — Yes, you ___.
  2. ___ you drive to work? — No, I ___.
  3. ___ they work hard at university? — Yes, they ___.
  4. ___ Bill smoke? — No, he ___.
  5. ___ Kate like ice-cream? — Yes, she ___.
  6. ___you know how old David is?

23. You are asking somebody questions. Write questions with Do / Does ...?

  1. I work hard. And you? Do you work hard?
  2. I know the answer. And you? ______?
  3. I speak English. And Ann? ______?
  4. I play tennis. And your friends? ______?
  5. I like hot weather. And you? ______?
  6. I do exercises every morning. And you? ______?
  7. I want to learn Spanish. And you? ______?

Make these sentences into general questions.

  1. It rains a lot here in spring.
  2. The shops close at 5 o’clock.
  3. They have parties every weekend.
  4. She speaks good English.
  5. You drink a lot of tea.
  6. They go shopping on Saturdays.

Past Simple

I / He / She / We returned. / left. Didhe return / leave? / Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t. Hedid not (didn’t) return / leave.

25. Put these words into three groups according to the pronunciation of the -ed endings.

pass, waste, wash, rain, enjoy, watch, decide, remember, suggest, return, fail, need, stop, study, mix, end, ask, love, use, listen, want, dance, happen, change, greet

/d/ moved, ...
/t/ worked, ...
/ɪd/ visited, ...

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple.

  1. I ___ (live) in this house last year.
  2. Two hundred years ago our town ___ (be) just a small village.
  3. Several years ago they ___ (be) married.
  4. He ___ (dance) with me last night.
  5. I ___ (be / not) busy yesterday.
  6. I ___ (learn / not) English at school.
  7. I ___ (begin) to study English in 2008.
  8. Emma ___ (be) the best student in our group.

27. Complete the sentences. Use is, are, was, were, do, does, did.

  1. When and where ___ you born?
  2. Where ___ you go to school?
  3. When ___ you move to Chelyabinsk? — When I ___ a teenager.
  4. How large ___ your family?
  5. What languages ___ you speak?
  6. What city ___ she from?
  7. What sort of person ___ she? / What ___ she like?
  8. What ___ she like doing in her spare time?
  9. What ___ she look like?
  10. ___ he married?
  11. What ___ you think of me?
  12. ___ you know what time it ___?
  13. What time ___ the next train leave?
  14. What ___ the weather like today?

Complete the following tag questions.

Example:

You learn English, don’t you?

Your sister doesn’t go to university, does she?

You enjoyed the concert, didn’t you?

You are 20 years old, aren’t you?

She isn’t a journalist, is she?

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