Grammar: Bright and early

Present simple: affirmative
1Write sentences with the present simple affirmative. 
You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

  • 1before breakfast / Lisa / have a shower

  • 2a lot / you / talk / in class

    You talk a lot in class.

  • 3like / pizza / Jenny

    Jenny likes pizza.

  • 4study / English and Spanish / my brother

    My brother studies English and Spanish.

  • 5the internet / use / my parents / at work

    My parents use the internet at work.

  • 6do exercise / every afternoon / Ana

    Ana does exercise every afternoon.



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Present simple: affirmative
2Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box. 
You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.
  • do
  • feel
  • go
  • have
  • like
  • play
  • start
  • teach

Ethan and Lucas 

1

 

football for Watford F.C., but they are also students at Harefield Academy in London. Their school 

2has

 

very special sports lessons.

School 

3starts

 

at 7.30 in the morning with a football lesson. The football teacher is Watford F.C.'s coach. At weekends, he works at Watford F.C., but on school days, he 

4teaches

 

football at the Academy. After the football class, the boys 

5go

 

to normal lessons.

At the end of the school day, Lucas 

6does

 

his homework at a homework club at the Academy, but Ethan 

7likes

 

studying at home. Ethan and Lucas 

8feel

 

very happy at the Academy.


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Present simple: negative
3Complete the sentences with the present simple negative form of the verbs in the box. 
You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.
  • chat
  • go
  • have
  • meet
  • sleep
  • take
  • use
  • watch

  • 1Cameron  to bed late.

  • 2My uncle doesn't use the internet.

  • 3I don't have lunch with my family.

  • 4We don't meet friends on Sunday.

  • 5Mum doesn't take a lot of photos.

  • 6They don't chat on the phone.

  • 7You don't watch TV in the morning.

  • 8My cat doesn't sleep at night.



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Present simple: negative
4Rewrite the sentences using the present simple negative form. 
You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

  • 1I get up early at the weekend.

  • 2Dad uses the internet at work.

    Dad doesn't use the internet at work.

  • 3My friends and I meet at the cinema.

    My friends and I don't meet at the cinema.

  • 4My cousins live in London.

    My cousins don't live in London.

  • 5My sister sleeps a lot.

    My sister doesn't sleep a lot.

  • 6I like swimming.

    I don't like swimming.



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Present simple: negative
5Complete the article with the present simple affirmative and negative form of the verbs in brackets. 
You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

Liam, 21, is a ballet dancer at the Royal Opera House. He 

1

 

(go) there six days a week. He 

2doesn't work

 

(not work) on Sunday. All the ballet dancers 

3start

 

(start) their morning with lessons. 'We 

4have

 

(have) classes at lunchtime,' explains Liam. 'I 

5don't have

 

(not have) lunch before three o'clock in the afternoon!' At six o'clock, Liam 6gets

 

(get) dressed for the Royal Ballet's evening show. About 2,000 people 

7watch

 

(watch) a ballet at the Royal Opera House every evening. Liam 

8finishes

 

(finish) his dance at ten at night. He 

9gets

 

(get) home at about eleven. 'It's very difficult,' he says. 'I 

10don't meet

 

(not meet) friends in the evening, but my job is amazing!'


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