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English Grammar Exercises for A1 – Present simple (affirmative)

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1. Complete the descriptions using the present simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets. Can you match each description with a TV show below?

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun Friends How I Met Your Mother
  • The Simpsons Two and a Half Men
  • 1)
    3rd Rock from the Sun
  • Dick Solomon and his family are not really humans: they (come) from another part of the universe. But they (live) on Earth and (study) humans. Dick (teach) at a university.
  • 2)
  • The children (go) to Springfield Elementary School and their father (work) at a nuclear power plant.
  • 3)
  • Two friends, Joey and Chandler, (share) an apartment. Rachel and Monica (live) in the same block. Monica’s brother Ross often (visit) them.
  • 4)
  • Ted Mosby (live) in Manhattan. He (go) out with lots of friends, but he only (meet) his wife in the final series.
  • 5)
  • Charlie Harper (live) in Malibu. His brother, Alan, (come) to live with him and Alan’s son (visit) at weekends.

2. Write the third person singular forms of the verbs below.

  • 1)
    enjoy
  • 2)
    have
  • 3)
    finish
  • 4)
    study
  • 5)
    know
  • 6)
    go
  • 7)
    use
  • 8)
    watch

3. Complete the sentences with the third person singular forms from exercise 2.

  • 1)
    My uncle is from Paris and he the city really well.
  • 2)
    My brother to a music club every Monday.
  • 3)
    My little sister a computer for her homework.
  • 4)
    This lesson at 3.05 p.m.
  • 5)
    My grandad TV every evening.
  • 6)
    My cousin piano lessons every weekend.
  • 7)
    Our dog really his walks.
  • 8)
    My best friend at university in Istanbul.

4. Complete the information with the present simple affirmative forms of the verbs in brackets.

  • 1)
    I (live) in Montreal with my family. We (speak) French at school, but I (speak) English at home with my family. My mum (work) in a shop and my dad (play) the guitar in a band.
  • 2)
    I’m from Miami, Florida. I (live) with my parents and my three brothers. My grandma (live) in the same street. She (visit) us every day. She (speak) Spanish.
  • 3)
    I (live) in Perth, in Australia. In the summer, I (go) to the beach every day and I (swim) in the sea. My brother (love) sport. He (play) cricket for Western Australia juniors.
  • 4)
    My family and I (live) in Aberdeen, in Scotland. We (speak) English – but my grandad (know) Gaelic too. I (play) the violin in a folk bank and my sister (sing). She (dance) too!
  • 5)
    I (live) in Dublin, in Ireland. School (finish) at three o’clock every day. After school, I (ride) my bike or I (skateboard). Then I (have) dinner with my mum. My dad (work) in a hotel. He (have) dinner at work.

5. Write a short message about yourself like the ones in exercise 4. Use verbs from this page.

6. Complete the text with the correct present simple affirmative form of the verbs below.

  • come go help like live rain see speak stay win
  • My best friend is David. He 1) in the same block of flats as me, but he 2) to a different school. We 3) each other most weekends. We both 4) football, so we often go to the park to play. When it 5) , we 6) at home. David sometimes 7) to my house, but I usually go to his. We like playing video games together, and I usually 8) ! David’s mum is from London, so he and his brother 9) very good English. He often 10) me with my English homework.

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