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Present simple for routines

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Talk about daily routines, habits and facts with the present simple, including do, does, don't and doesn't.

Choose the correct form

Choose the correct word or words to complete each sentence.

  1. Sofia ___ to work by train.
    • a) go
    • b) goes
    • c) going
  2. My grandparents ___ in a small village.
    • a) lives
    • b) living
    • c) live
  3. ___ you drink coffee in the morning?
    • a) Do
    • b) Does
    • c) Are
  4. Kofi ___ breakfast. He is never hungry in the morning.
    • a) don't have
    • b) doesn't have
    • c) doesn't has
  5. Lena ___ English at the library every Tuesday.
    • a) studies
    • b) studys
    • c) study
  6. Does your cat sleep a lot? — Yes, it ___.
    • a) do
    • b) is
    • c) does
  7. The shop ___ at nine o'clock every morning.
    • a) open
    • b) opens
    • c) opening
  8. My friends and I ___ football on Saturdays.
    • a) play
    • b) plays
    • c) playing

Write the verb

Type the verb in the present simple. Use the word or words in brackets.

  1. Jamal ___ (wash) his bike every Sunday.
  2. I ___ (not / like) cold weather.
  3. My mother ___ (teach) maths at a secondary school.
  4. ___ your brother speak Spanish? — Yes, he does.
  5. Aiko ___ (not / eat) breakfast at home.
  6. The baby ___ (cry) when she is hungry.
  7. We ___ (have) lunch at one o'clock.
  8. Tomás ___ (have) two sisters.

Answer key

Choose the correct form

  1. b) goesSofia is she. Go ends in -o, so it becomes goes.
  2. c) liveMy grandparents means they, so the verb has no -s.
  3. a) DoWith you, present simple questions start with do.
  4. b) doesn't haveKofi is he, so we use doesn't and then the base verb have.
  5. a) studiesStudy ends in a consonant + y, so with she it becomes studies.
  6. c) doesThe question starts with does, so the short answer is Yes, it does.
  7. b) opensThe shop is it, so we add -s: opens.
  8. a) playMy friends and I means we, so the verb has no -s.

Write the verb

  1. washesWash ends in -sh, so with he we add -es.
  2. don't like / do not likeWith I, the negative is don't (do not) + the base verb.
  3. teachesTeach ends in -ch, so with she we add -es.
  4. DoesYour brother is he, so the question starts with does. The short answer also uses does.
  5. doesn't eat / does not eatAiko is she, so we use doesn't + the base verb eat.
  6. criesCry ends in a consonant + y, so it becomes cries.
  7. haveWith we, the verb stays in the base form.
  8. hasHave is irregular. With he, she or it, it becomes has.

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