1. Agrupamento de Escolas de Moimenta da Beira
Ano lectivo: 2012/2013
English worksheet – Present Simple
Example. Verb “Like”
Affirmative Negative
(long form)
Negative
(short form)
Interrogative
I like
You like
He
She likes *
It
We like
You like
They like
I do not like
You do not like
He
She does not like
It
We do not like
You do not like
They do not like
I don’t like
You don’t like
He
She doesn’t like
It
We don’t like
You don’t like
They don’t like
Do I like …?
Do you like… ?
he
Does she like …?
it
Do we like …?
Do you like …?
Do they like …?
do not + verb (or don’t + verb)
does not + verb (or doesn’t + verb)
Do + subject + verb….?
Does + subject + verb…?
* 3rd person singular (he, she, it) in the affirmative:
 verb + S
 verbs ending in ss, sh, ch, x, o, z + es
Ex. I dress – he/she dresses I go - he/she/it goes
 verbs ending in consonant + y y + ies
Ex. I study – he/she studies I try- he/she tries
Exercises:
1- Write the 3rd
person singular in the affirmative.
a) I swim- he _______________
b) I study- she ______________
c) I pay- she ______________
d) I go- he ______________
e) I buy- he ______________
f) I watch- she ______________
g) I fly- he ______________
h) I wash- she ______________
i) I write- he ______________
j) I come- she ______________
k) I cry- he ______________
l) I make- she ______________
m) We dance- he _______________
n) They miss- she ________________
o) I like – it _________________
p) I fix – he _________________

2. 2- Put the verbs inside brackets into the Present Simple.
1- Sarah _________ (get up) very early in the morning. Then, she __________ (take) a shower,
___________(get) dressed and __________ (comb) her hair. Afterwards, she ___________ (have) her
breakfast in the kitchen. She __________ (eat) toasts with butter and __________ (drink) a cup of milk.
At eight o’clock she __________ (catch) the bus to school. She __________ (arrive) at school at twenty
past eight and her classes ___________ (begin) at half past eight.
2- Michael __________ (not/go) to school by bus. His parents __________ (take) him to school by car.
3- Jessica and Tom __________ (study) at St. Thomas High School. They __________ (like) their school very
much. Jessica __________ (be) a very good student. She __________ (study) hard because she
__________ (want) to have good marks in order to go to university.
4- Tom: Where _______________ (Mark/study)?
Patrick: He __________ (not/ study) at my school. He __________ (study) at London University.
5- Louis __________ (not/play) tennis every day. He only __________ (play) tennis at the weekend.
6- Mark and Linda are very good friends. They __________ (live) in the same town and ___________ (go) to
school together.
7- At the weekend Charles __________ (go) out with his friends. They always __________ (go) to the cinema.
8- After school Peter always ___________ (watch) TV and __________ (play) computer games.
9- Sarah and James ___________ (not/like) playing tennis. In the afternoon they __________ (prefer) playing
football with their friends.
10- Ann: What time _________________ (you/get up)?
Andrew: I __________________ (get up) at seven o’clock.
3- Write the following sentences in the negative and interrogative.
1- Affirmative: They play tennis at the weekend.
Negative: _____________________________________________
Interrogative: _________________________________________?
2- Affirmative: She comes to school by bus.
Negative: _____________________________________________
Interrogative: _________________________________________?
3- Affirmative: He goes to the cinema at the weekend.
Negative: ______________________________________________
Interrogative: __________________________________________?
Good work!