Grammar

1. The Present Simple Tense
Form
Verb : SEE ( a vedea)
Affirmativ
e
Negative Interrogative Short answers
Raspunsuri scurte
Long
Form
Long Form Short form Long form Affirmative/ Negative
I see= eu
văd
I do not see I don’t see Do I see? Yes, I do / No, I don’t
You see You do not
see
You don’t
see
Do you see? Yes, you do? No, you don’t
He sees He does not
see
He doesn’t
see
Does he see? Yes, he does / No, he
doesn’t
She sees She does
not see
She doesn’t
see
Does she see? Yes, she does / No, she
doesn’t
It sees It does not
see
It doesn’t
see
Does it see? Yes, it does/ No, it doesn’t
We see We do not
see
We don’t
see
Do we see? Yes, we do/ No, we don’t
You see You do not
see
You don’t
see
Do you see? Yes , you do/ No, you
don’t
They see They do not
see
They don’t
see
Do they see? Yes, they do/ No, they
don’t
Exercises:
1.Transform the verbs into negative and interrogative :
I play football.
I don’t play football.
Do I play football?
a)She cooks dinner.
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b)They drink coffee.
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c)We have a house.
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d)Mary studies English.

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e)They like vegetables.
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f)We buy food from the supermarket.
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g)People are kind.
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h)Paul and Jane ride the bike daily.
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i)Mother goes to work early.
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j)Grandpa reads the newspaper on the porch.
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2.Fill in the sentences with DO or DOES ::
a) _________ she pack every time she goes abroad?
b) _________ they drink coffee every morning?
c) ________ she sleep every afternoon?
d) _________ we always help our mother ?
e) _______ you sometimes swim in the pool?
f) _______ she often go to the cinema?
g) _________ it always rain in winter?
h) ________ he play on the computer a lot?
i) _______ you always sing so much?
j) _______ Mary go shopping twice a week?
3.Fill in the sentences with DOESN’T or DON’T:
a) She _______ do her homework every afternoon.
b) They __________play the piano every day.
c) We ________ sing in the choir.
d) He ________ read a book every week.
e) They _________ write letters.
f) Mother __________ play with the dog.
g) Our aunt __________ wash the dishes every afternoon.
h) Father _________ cook dinner.
i) James _________ go to church.
j) Our grandparents _________ believe in Santa Clause.
4.Put the verbs in the Present Simple Tense:
a. Your dad ( wash) ____________ the car every day.
b. He ( not drink) _____________ tea.

3. c. His friend ( read) ___________ the lesson every class.
d. Her cousin ( write) ____________ letters.
e. Mary ( not sleep ) _______________ in the afternoon.
f. Our parents ( give) ___________ us money to spend.
g. Mike and John ( not eat) _________________ oranges.
h. They ( take ) ____________ us to football matches every Sunday.
i. ( like)________your parents ________ watching TV?
j. (swim) ________ he __________ in the pool?
5.Choose the correct verb:
a) She _______ pretty.
are is am
b) They ________ drink milk.
don’t doesn’t do
c) My aunt _______ dinner.
cooking cooks cook
d) His father __________ the car daily.
wash washing is washing
e) They never _________ tennis.
don’t play play doesn’t play
f) Jane _________ with the toy.
plays playing playes
g) We _______ the room every day.
cleans cleaning clean
h) I ________ at a school.
working work works
i) You _________ eat fruit.
doesn’t don’t do
j) I __________ a coffee machine.
haves have has
6.Use the information from the table to make sentences like the one in the model:
Person Activity How often
Mary play tennis usually in the school yard
Paul get up sometimes late
John have breakfast every morning in the kitchen
Michael watch TV never in the evening
Raul read a story often in his room
Andrew listen to music always in the living room
Model: Mary usually plays tennis in the schoolyard.
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7.Make up sentences using the Present Simple tense and the cues in the table and the
model:
John
8.00 get up
9.00 have breakfast
9.30 go to work
12.00 have lunch
14.15 wash the car
18.26 return home from work
19.45 have dinner
20.00 watch TV
21.00 go to bed
Model: John gets up at eight o’clock.
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8. Answer the questions :
a) What time do you go to school?
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b) How often do you play chess?
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c) What is your hobby?
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d) When do you have breakfast?
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e) How often do you watch Tv?
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f) What do you usually buy from the shop?
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g) What does grandfather usually buy from the supermarket?
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h) What does your mother usually buy from the supermarket?
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