THE SIMPLE PRESENT
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POSITIVE STATEMENTS
A – PUT IN THE CORRECT SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE OF THESE VERBS
GO (4) LIVE (2) MEET PLAY SPEND
HAVE (3) GET OWN READ TALK
Tom Bennet is thirty years old. He __________ in Chelsea in London.
He’s very rich, and he __________ the company All Star International.
Every morning this young man __________ breakfast in bed and
__________ the newspapers. He __________ up at ten o’clock and
usually __________ for a walk in Hyde Park. He ___________ lunch at
his club. He sometimes __________ the directors of ASI, and they
__________ about the company’s plans.
In the afternoon Tom and his friends sometimes __________ tennis or
golf. Then they __________ a few drinks. Or sometimes he and his
girlfriend __________ for a drive in his sports car.
After dinner in one of the trendiest London restaurants, Tom __________ to a disco
or a casino with one of his friends. They ___________ home at about two o’clock.
In the winter Tom __________ in the south of France and he __________ his
summer holidays in the Caribbean sailing in his
yacht.
B – WRITE THE STORY OF A TYPICAL DAY IN YOUR LIFE
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POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
A – Josephine hasn’t got a boy-friend. She has just joined a club which helps people. She
has to fill in a questionnaire. Look at her answers and write sentences about her.
PUT A TICK IN THE
BOX
Do you ...? YES NO
Like reading
Watch a lot of
television
Play computer games
Chat online
Like animals
Smoke
Like music
Like sport
Like going out
Like travelling
Go for walks
Often go shopping
1. Josephine likes reading
2. She doesn’t watch a lot of television
3.
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B – WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT WHAT YOU LIKE AND WHAT YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME
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THE SIMPLE PRESENT (QUESTIONS)
A – A journalist is interviewing the famous writer Amanda Nicholson. She writes historic
novels and all her books have become bestsellers. Complete the journalist’s questions by
putting in the missing words.
JOURNALIST: Where _______________________ your ideas for all your stories?
AMANDA: I’m not sure where I get my ideas. That’s hard to say. They just come to me.
JOURNALIST: _____________________ a long time to write one of your books?
AMANDA: Yes, it takes very long. The last one took me about two years.
JOURNALIST: ____________________ do a lot of research?
AMANDA: Yes, I have to spend a lot of time doing research in the university library and
I ask colleagues for advice.
JOURNALIST: ________________________ every day?
AMANDA: Yes, I get up early and spend most of the morning writing.
JOURNALIST: And, where __________________________________?
AMANDA: Oh, I usually work here in my studio.
JOUNALIST: ___________________________________ your stories?
AMANDA: No, I don’t handwrite them any longer. I use a computer.
JOURNALIST: __________________________ (your husband) your stories?
AMANDA: No, he doesn’t. He finds them boring.
JOURNALIST: ________________________________ (your husband) ?
AMANDA: No, he doesn’t work. He hasn’t got a job. My novels bring a lot of money, you
know.
JOURNALIST: Why __________________________________ (so many people) your books?
AMANDA: I think they read them because I write good stories. Everybody likes a good
story, you know and they also learn a lot about History.
B – Think of a famous person you know something about and take his/her role. A second
student interviews you about your daily life.
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PAGE ONE
1. Lives
2. Owns
3. Has
4. Reads
5. Gets
6. Goes
7. Has
8. Meets
9. Talk
10. Play
11. Have
12. Go
13. Goes
14. Go
15. Lives
16. Spends
PAGE TWO
1. Josephine likes reading
2. She doesn’t watch a lot of television
3. She doesn’t play computer games
4. She doesn’t chat online
5. She likes animals
6. She doesn’t smoke
7. She likes music
8. She likes sport
9. She doesn’t like going out
10. She likes travelling
11. She goes for walks
12. She doesn’t often go shopping
PAGE THREE
1. Do you get
2. Does it take
3. Do you do
4. Do you write
5. Do you work
6. Do you handwrite
7. Does your husband like
8. Do so many people read
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