Exercise 5 Present Simple

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.


I (a) __________ (have) two brothers, Simon and Chris. They (b) __________ (live) in London. Simon (c) __________ (be) a pilot and Chris (d) __________ (work) in a garage. Simon (e) __________ (like) flying, but Chris (f) __________ __________ (not like) mending cars. At weekends I (g) __________ (go) to London and I (h) __________ (stay) with them. We (i) __________ (go) to the theatre or to the cinema on Saturday evening, and on Sunday we (j) __________ (walk) in Hyde Park.


Exercise 6 be and do

Put a verb from the box into each gap.


Example Peter is a teacher.


am / am not

does / does not

is / is not

do / do not

are / are not







I __________ hungry. Can I have an apple?

How __________ you travel to work?

Rome __________ in Spain. It __________ in Italy.

Mary and Sarah __________ like milk.

__________ James have two jobs?

Ben __________ like travelling by bus.

We aren’t from Spain – we __________ from Portugal.

__________ you like ice cream? - No, I __________.


Exercise 7 a, an, the, or nothing


Put a, an, the, or nothing in the gaps.


Example Madonna is a singer.


I have __________ breakfast at eight o’clock.

I read __________ Times every day.

Peter goes to __________ school by bus.

Can I have __________ chicken sandwich, please.

Please close __________ window. It’s cold!

What time do you go to __________ bed?

Paul Newman is __________ actor.

I like playing volleyball on __________ beach.

Sylvia doesn’t go to wok by __________ car.

David has __________ house in London.