EFL, present simple, daily routine

1. Colegio Chile
English Department
Leonardo Contreras Z.
Sarela Sepúlveda
ENGLISH WORKSHEET
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Name : _________________________________________________________________ 1st grade _______
Date: ____________________
Aprendizajes esperados:
1. Utilizar de acuerdo al contexto: verbo to be, el tiempo verbal “simple present”
2. Responder preguntas acerca de la rutina diaria de Fred.
SIMPLE PRESENT
This tense is used to referring to events, actions, and conditions that are happening all the time, or exist
now. To check in detail the main uses, look at the chart.
Uses Examples:
1. Something that is true in the present. - I’m nineteen years old.
- He lives in Santiago.
- She is a student.
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2. Something that happens again and again
in the present (routines). We use words
like sometimes, often. Always, and never
(adverbs of frequency) with the present
tense.
- I play football every weekend.
- I sometimes go to the cinema.
- She never plays football.
3. Something that is always true. - The adult human body contains 206
bones.
- Light travels at almost 300,000 kilometers
per second.
4. Something that is fixed in the future
(schedules).
- The school term starts next week.
- The train leaves at 19:45 this evening.
- We fly to Puerto Montt next week.

2. As you could see above, the Simple Present is formed , from the bare infinitive of the verb. As shown in the
following examples, the bare infinitive of a verb consists of the infinitive without the word “to”. That’s how
we conjugate verbs.
Infinitive Bare Infinitive
to run Run /Runs
to walk
Walk /Walks
to work
Work / Works
I. Verb “To Be”
Pronoun
s
Affirmative
sentence
Negative sentence Question
I I am from Valdivia.
I am not from
Valdivia.
Am I from Valdivia?
you You are from Valdivia. You are not from Valdivia. Are you from Valdivia?
he, she, it He is from Valdivia. He is not from Valdivia. Is he from Valdivia?
we, you,
they
They are from
Valdivia.
They are not from
Valdivia.
Are they from Valdivia?
II. Verb “to have”.
The verb "have" is irregular in positive, third-person forms.
Pronouns
Affirmative
sentence
Negative sentence Question
I I have books. I do not have books. Do I have books?
you You have books. You do not have books. Do you have books?
he, she, it He has books. He does not have books
.
Does he have books?

3. we, you,
they
They have books.
They do not have books
.
Do they have books?
III. Verb “to do”.
Pronouns
Affirmative
sentence
Negative sentence Question
I I do exercises. I do not do exercises. Do I do exercises?
you You do exercises. You do not do exercises. Do you do exercises?
he, she, it He does exercises.
He does not do exercises
.
Does he do exercises?
we, you,
they
They do exercises.
They do not do exercises
.
Do they do exercises?
B) Simple Present Structure (other verbs)
Type of Sentence Structure Examples
Affirmative
Subject + Verb + Complement
She writes a letter.
I read a book.
Negative
Subject + DON’T/DOESN’T + V (inf) +
Complement He doesn’t like tennis.
We don’t eat red meat.
Interrogative –
Yes/no questions
DO/DOES + Subject + V(inf) +
Complement +?
Does Mary speak English?
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t
Do your parents live in London?
Yes, they do. / No, they don’t
Interrogative –
Wh-questions
WH-word + DO/DOES + Subjet + V(inf)
+ Complement +? Where does she live?
What time do you start class?
As you could see, there is a different conjugation when we use “he”, “she” or “it” in simple present. The
spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:
1. To most verbs we just add -S.
 get – gets
 start – starts
3. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y,
we remove the Y and add -IES.
 marry – marries
 study – studies
 carry – carries
4. For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we
just add -S.
 play – plays

4. 2. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or –Z
we add -ES in the third person.
 go – goes
 catch – catches
 wash – washes
 kiss – kisses
I. Use the simple present tense and choose the right answer to complete the sentences.
1. I ..... tennis every Sunday morning.
A. playing
B. play
C. am playing
D. am play
2. Juana..... to study for her test every night.
A. try
B. tries
C. tried
D. is trying
3. Diego ..... his teeth before breakfast every
morning.
A. will cleaned
B. is cleaning
C. cleans
D. clean
4. She ..... a bath every morning.
A. is having
B. having
C. have
D. has
5. It..... many times every winter in
Frankfurt.
A. snows
B. snowed
C. is snowing
D. is snow
6. How many students in your class .....
from Venezuela?
A. are
B. is
C. am
D. be
7. "It ___seven o'clock in Frankfurt”
A. Be
B. Are
C. Is
D. am
8. Babies ..... when they are hungry.
A. cry
B. cries
C. cried
D. are crying
9. Jane: "What ..... in the evenings?"
Mary: "Usually I watch TV or read a book."
A. you doing
B. you do
C. do you do
D. are you doing
10. Jane is wearing her blue jeans today,
but usually she ………a skirt or a dress.
A. wears
B. wearing
C. wear
D. is wearing
11. I think I ..... a new calculator. This one
does not work properly any more.
12. I've just finished reading a story called
Dangerous Game. It's about a man who
..... his wife because he doesn't want to

5. A. needs
B. needed
C. need
D. am needing
lose her.
A. kills
B. killing
C. kill
D. is killing
13. What time .....
A. Do the train leaves?
B. leaves the train?
C. is the train leaving?
D. does the train leave?
14. Jane: "Are you going to the “Fondas” on
Friday?"
Mary: "No, I'm not. I ..... Fondas; they're loud,
hot and crowded!"
A. not enjoy
B. don`t enjoy
C. doesn`t enjoy
D. am not enjoying
15. You can keep my iPhone if you like. I .....
it any more.
A. don`t use
B. doesn`t use
C. didn`t use
D. am not using
16. The phone ...... at 8 PM.
A. rings
B. ring
C. rang
D. is ringing
II. Watch the video about Fred´s routine and answer the questions
 What is his name?
____________________________________________________________
 How old is he?
_______________________________________________________________
 Where does he
live?___________________________________________________________
 What time does he wake
up?____________________________________________________
 What does he usually have for breakfast?
______________________________________
 How many minutes does he walk to
school?________________________________________
 What time do classes start?
_____________________________________________________

6.  What time does Fred have lunch?
________________________________________________
 What does Fred do after school?
_________________________________________________
 What time does Fred´s mom get home?
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 What time does he eat dinner?
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