Present Simple and Adverbs of Frequency

EXERCISE ONE: PUT THE WORDS IN ORDER

a) at/ the morning/ he/ seven o’clock/ in/ gets up

He gets up at seven o'clock in the morning.

b) car/ often/ Bob/ the/ washes

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c) lunch/ we/ noon/ have/ never/ at

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d) leave/ what/ you/ work/ time/ do/ for?

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e) never/ bed/ John/ early/ goes/ to

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f) clean/ do/ room/ often/ you/ how/ your?

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g) friends/ I/ go out/ sometimes/ Saturdays/ with/ my/ on

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h)  to/ he/ swimming pool/ goes/ a week/ the/ twice

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i)) always/ for/ we/ a walk/ on/ afternoons/ go/ Sunday

EXERCISE TWO : MAKE NEGATIVE SENTENCES

a) He works at a hospital.

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b) They watch TV in the evenings.

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c) Jane goes to school every day.

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d) I  like playing with my computer.

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EXERCISE THREE: WRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY BETWEEN BRACKETS

a) Jim/ play tennis/ after school. (usually) ............................................................................................

b) Mary/ meet/ her friends/ at a cafe. (often) ............................................................................................

c) I/ be/ late/ for school. (never) .............................................................................................

d) They/ make/ their beds in the morning. (sometimes) ...........................................................................................

e) Carla/ cook/ dinner/ on Sundays. (always) ............................................................................................

EXERCISE FOUR: COMPLETE THE TEXTS ABOUT MANDY AND MICHAEL.  PUT THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT PRESENT SIMPLE FORM 

 Her name is Mandy Taylor. She (work) ………………….. at the Sip Café. Mandy (go) ………………….. to the café every morning at six o’clock. She (open) ………………………… the café and (set) …………………….. the tables. The other waiters (arrive) ………………………… at seven o’clock and they (tidy) ………………………. the kitchen. The first customers (come) ……………………… in at about 7:30. Mandy (take) ………………………… a break at 10 o’clock. She (finish) ……………………… work at 2 o’clock and sometimes she (meet) …………………….. friends for lunch.

 

This is Michael. He ......................... (be) 10 years old. He ............................. (have got) short, dark hair, brown eyes and a dark complexion. Michael ............................. (live) in New York City with his family. His father is a teacher and his mother is a lawyer. Michael ....................................... (not have) any brothers or sisters. He ................................. (love) basketball and ................................. (want) to be a professional basketball player. He ................................. (like) school a lot. He ................................ (go) every day from 9am till 3:30pm. In his free time, Michael .................................. (love) playing computer games and he ................................... (enjoy) watching TV. 

EXERCISE FIVE: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING 'DO', 'DOES',  'DON'T' OR  'DOESN'T'.

a)       I ……………………do my homework in the morning – always in the evening

b)       She …………………….. spend her free time with her friends. She prefers reading books.

c)       ………..………… you often do the shopping?

d)       ……………………..her mother work in the bank?

e)       We………………….play tennis after school.

f)        My parents…………………….live in a flat. They have a house.

g)       ………………….your teacher speak German?

h)       He ……………………do karate.

i)         Susan………………………learn Spanish at school.

j)        They……………………eat apples. They don’t like them.