This document contains examples of sentences using the present simple tense in English. It provides prompts to fill in blanks with the correct verb form, followed by the completed sentences. It then gives a short dialogue practice conversation between two people, filling in the missing verbs in the present simple tense. The conversation is about one person living in Madrid while their sister lives in Barcelona, and what activities each person enjoys doing on a regular basis.

1. Practice the present simple

2. Complete the gaps
• I sometimes………… (go) to work by car.
• I sometimes go to work by car.
• Ben ………………. (work) in a hospital.
• Ben works in a hospital.
• …………. you…………… (like) fish?
• Do you like fish?

3. • She …………… (not/teach) English.
• She does not teach English.
• Matthew never ………….. (watch)
television.
• Matthew never watches television.
• …………. she ……………….. (play)
football?
• Does she play football?

4. • They always ………………. (have) dinner at 7
o’clock.
• They always have dinner at 7 o’clock.
• We …………………… (not/live) in a big house.
• We do not live in a big house.
• Valerie ………………. (study) English at the
university.
• Valerie studies English at the university.
• …………… he …………….. (want) to eat?
• Does he want to eat?

5. Complete the text
• A: …………you……………… (live) in Barcelona?
B: No, I ………………. (not live) in Barcelona.
I ……………….. (live) in Madrid. But my sister
……………….(live) there.
A: And ……………. She …………….. (like) it?
• A: Do you live in Barcelona?
B: No, I do not live in Barcelona.
I live in Madrid. But my sister lives there.
A: And does she like it?

6. B: Yes, she …………… (love) Barcelona.
She …………. (work) in a bank in the mornings. In
the afternoons, she …………….. (play) tennis with
her boyfriend or she …………. (watch) TV at home.
In the evenings, she usually …………….. (go) for a
walk on the beach or she ………… (do) her English
homework. She ……… (study) English on
Saturdays.
B: Yes, she loves Barcelona. She works in a bank in
the mornings. In the afternoons, she plays tennis
with her boyfriend or she watches TV at home. In
the evenings, she usually goes for a walk on the
beach or she does her English homework. She
studies English on Saturdays.

7. • A: …………..she ………… (visit) you in
Madrid?
B: She ……………… (not come) to Madrid
very often. I usually ………………. (visit)
her in Barcelona.
• A: Does she visit you in Madrid?
B: She does not come to Madrid very
often. I usually visit her in Barcelona.