The Tiny TEFL Teacher

The Present Simple

Practice 1: Complete these sentences using the words in brackets (). Remember to use contractions ("don't", not "do not")

1. They in a city. (not live)
2. I the piano every evening. (play)
3. ? (she smoke?)
4. in a bank? (they work?)
5. I meat. (not eat)
6. My husband beer. (not drink)
7. My sister Lady Gaga songs. (often sing)
8. We to bed before 10pm. (not go)

Practice 2: Choose the best word (from the list) to complete these sentences. Careful - you don't need them all.

• do
• does
• don't
• doesn't
• like
• likes
• think
• thinks
• sing
• sings

1. your boyfriend help with the housework?
2. I want to go home - I'm happy here.
3. Do you that English is easy?
4. Tom speak French - he only speaks German.
5. We swimming - we go to the swimming pool every week.
6. Everyone that the Tiny TEFL Teacher is very clever.
7. My girlfriend doesn't usually in the shower.
8. My sister dogs - she has 5 of them.
9. What you do at the weekends?
10. your cat eat mice?