Present simple

Statement +	Statement -	Questions	Answer +	Answer -
I work	I don't work	Do I work well ?	Yes, I do	No, I don't
You work	You don't work	Do you work ?	Yes, you do	No, you don't
He works	He doesn't work	Does he work ?	Yes, he does	No, he doesn't
She works	She doesn't work	Does she work ?	Yes, she does	No, she doesn't
It works	It doesn't work	Does it work ?	Yes it does	No, it doesn't
We work	We don't work	Do we work ?	Yes, we do	No, we don't
You work	You don't work	Do you work ?	Yes, you do	No, you don't
They work	They don't work	Do they work ?	Yes, they do	No, they don't

•   He is yawning because he is tired...
• He works hard !

Mind the spelling:

Jane goes to work/ He does his homework.

Harry tries to sleep/ She studies English.

Tom brushes his hair/He watches TV in the evening.

When do we use the present simple?

> When the action is usual or when it happens every day :

I go to work every day.

She takes the bus at 8.00 in the morning.

> When we speak about schedules:

The train leaves at 8.30, hurry up !

The plane takes off at 10.00 from Heathrow airport.

Exercise:  Use the  simple  present tense. You may have to use the negative  or the interrogative .

Beginners
English exercise "Present simple" created by lucile83 (02-11-2008) with The test builder
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1. Jane (buy) beautiful clothes.
2. My parents (not/speak) English, sorry !
3. Her sister (phone) every day .
4. I am very good at German; I (understand) it quite well.
5. I am not good at Spanish ; I (not/understand) it at all.
6. (understand/she) Italian ?
7. They have a car, they (not/take) the bus.
8. He has a funny dog. His name is Sugar ; he (play) with him all the time .
9. He's very big ! He (eat) a lot !
10. (know/ you) Mr Smith ?
11. It's 10.30 ! They always (get up) late.
12. What time (go/your children) to school ?
13. Harry (watch) television from 7.00 to 9.00 every evening.
14. She is hard-working, she always (try) to do her best.
15. Jane (study) psychology at university.