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

• 3like / pizza / Jenny

• 4study / English and Spanish / my brother

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

• 6do exercise / every afternoon / Ana

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.

MOVE
• 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 

²

 

very special sports lessons.

School 

³

 

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 

⁴

 

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

⁵

 

to normal lessons.

At the end of the school day, Lucas 

⁶

 

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

⁷

 

studying at home. Ethan and Lucas 

⁸

 

very happy at the Academy.

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.

MOVE
• chat
• go
• have
• meet
• sleep
• take
• use
• watch

• 1Cameron  to bed late.

• 2My uncle  the internet.

• 3I  lunch with my family.

• 4We  friends on Sunday.

• 5Mum  a lot of photos.

• 6They  on the phone.

• 7You  TV in the morning.

• 8My cat  at night.

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.

• 3My friends and I meet at the cinema.

• 4My cousins live in London.

• 5My sister sleeps a lot.

• 6I like swimming.

• 
  

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 

²

 

(not work) on Sunday. All the ballet dancers 

³

 

(start) their morning with lessons. 'We 

⁴

 

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

⁵

 

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

 

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

⁷

 

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

⁸

 

(finish) his dance at ten at night. He 

⁹

 

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

¹⁰

 

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

6  Write three present simple affirmative sentences and three present simple negative sentences that are true for you. Use the verbs below and your own ideas. do go have study use watch

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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.

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.

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.

• 
  

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.

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!'