Make true sentences. Use the present simple or the present continuous

Indefinite Tenses

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences according to the model:

Model:She doesn’t know French. (Russian) - She knows Russian.

1.He doesn’t drive a car (a lorry)2. She doesn’t start her work at 10: 00 (9:00) 3. He doesn’t drink tea in the morning (coffee )4. She doesn’t like pears (apples) 5.She doesn’t wear short dresses( long dresses)6. He doesn’t work quickly (slowly)7. She doesn’t speak Chinese (English)8. She doesn’t like classical music (jazz)9. He doesn’t play basketball (football) 10.She doesn’t live in the suburbs (the centre of the city).

Exercise 2. Make up disjunctive questions and give short answers:

Models:He works here-He works here, doesn’t he? Yes, he does.

He doesn’t work here, does he? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.

1.You know her.2. She often writes letters to her parents. 3. She doesn’t come home late. 4. Your sister doesn’t speak Japanese. 5. She takes a shower every morning.6. I like to read English books. 7. She sings well.8. She doesn’t read newspapers. 9. It is cold today. 10. He often walks in the park. 11. We sometimes have lunch in the café opposite our office. 12. They spend their holidays in Spain. 13. You don’t have breakfast in the kitchen.14. The doctor examines her teeth twice a year. 15. She doesn’t meet him every day. 16. He never smokes. 17. She laughs a lot. 18. He lives with his brother.19. His daughter doesn’t work. 20. It looks like rain. 21. There are no clouds in the sky.

Exercise 3. Make up questions for these answers:

Model: They work at an office. - Where do they work?

1. She cooks well.2. She collects historical books.3. My father does the shopping once a week.4. He takes a lot of my time. 5. I always forget my umbrella. 6. We have tea at 5 o’ clock. 7. They often go to the cinema. 8. She prefers opera. 9. We work hard at our English. 10. I skate badly. 11. She always gives me her books. 12. I usually work in the reading room. 13. He goes to school. His elder brother studies at the University. 14. In the evening they often go out.15. I have many friends.16. He doesn’t want to leave Moscow.

Exercise 4. Make up sentences:

1.Go, to the theatre, once a month, we. 2. write, a letter, once a week, he, to his parents. 3. use, a telephone, constantly, she?4. get, a newspaper, sometimes, he for us. 5. ski, well, my sister, my brother, not ski, well. 6. like coffee, I, he, like tea, sometimes.7.weite compositions, twice a month, we.8. usually, go to the country, my parents, for the weekend. 9. tell, us, never, about, her childhood, she . 10. worry, sometimes, he, about, his, exams. 11. hate, we, such, questions. 12. rain, in autumn, ever, it? 13. teach, only, she, French?14. have a rest, at the seashore, every summer, they. 15. not believe, women, he? 16.smile, when, she, see, him, usually. 17. laugh, he, always, at her. 18. take a bus, we, never, when, we, go to the University.

Exercise 5. Read these sentences in the singular.

1.The postmen bring the mail twice a day.2. My brothers work at a big electronics company. 3. The children walk to school every morning. 4. Generally they go to the University by bus. 5. Do they often stay at home on Sunday? 6. My sisters like to knit when they have some spare time.7. We are students of the Moscow State Pedagogical University. 8. Parents buy toys for their children.9. My friends have five exams this term. 10. These cutlets are not tasty.11. My friends leave for the South in summer.12. They like vegetables but do not like meat 13.These little boys are often naughty. 14. My neighbors always complain when our friends visit us.15. They are very nice little children. They always say ‘thank you ‘when guests give them presents. 16. Do your sisters always finish work so late? 17. They don’t get up at six o’clock. They usually get up at seven thirty. 18. Do they smoke?- No, they don’t.19. When their holidays are over they will return to Moscow to work.20. These men work hard all day.21. Those women prefer expensive clothes to cheap ones.

Present Continuous or Present Indefinite?