Make the present simple (choose positive, negative or question):

(they / wear suits to work?)

____Do they wear suits to work?____________________________________

1. (he / drive to work every day)

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2. (I / not / think you're right)

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3. (we / have enough time?)

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4. (I / eat cereal in the morning)

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5. (they / write e-mails every day?)

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6. (you / watch a lot of TV)

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7. (he / not / read the newspaper)

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8. (she / dance often?)

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9. (where / I / come on Mondays?)

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10. (what / you / do at the weekend?)

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11. (you / not / drink much tea)

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12. (how / he / travel to work?)

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13. (they / not / like vegetables)

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14. (she / catch a cold every winter)

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15. (I / go out often?)

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16. (you / speak English?)

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17. (we / take the bus often)

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18. (she / not / walk to school)

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19. (what / you / buy in the supermarket?)

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20. (how / he / carry such a heavy bag?)

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21. (he / not / say much)

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22. (when / she / study?)

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23. (she / know a lot about cooking)

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24. (we / make dinner at the weekends)

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25. (I / not / leave work on time very often)

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26. (she / meet her brother every week?)

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27. (they / find London’s weather cold)

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28. (we / use the computer every day?)

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29. (you / not / smoke)

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30. (why / we / always get into trouble?)

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31. (what/ they / usually cook?)

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32. (what / we / need?)

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33. (they / not / win at tennis)

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34. (what / they / like to watch on TV?)

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35. (I / do my homework every night)

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36. (why / she / swim every morning?)

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37. (you / walk to the station every day)

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38. (he / teach in a school?)

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39. (he / study English at a night class)

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Make sentences with ‘be’ using the short forms (choose positive, negative or question.
1. (he / be / French)

_____He’s French__________________________________________________

2. (we / not / be / cold)

_____We aren’t cold_______________________________________________

3. (he / be / a footballer?)

_____Is he a footballer?___________________________________________

4. (where / be / John?)

_____Where’s John?_______________________________________________

5. (we / be / German)

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6. (he / not / be / a journalist)

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7. (we / not / be / singers)

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8. (you / be / a nurse?)

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9. (they / be / from Libya)

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10. (where / be / David?)

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11. (how / be / your mother?)

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12. (we / be / thirsty)

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13. (how long / be / the film?)

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14. (how often / be / you in London?)

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15. (he / be / handsome)

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16. (I / not / be / English)

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17. (you / not / be / a doctor)

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18. (she / not / be / Italian)

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19. (he / be / my brother)

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20. (you / not / be / Egyptian)

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Make the present continuous:
1. (she / go home now)

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2. (I / read a great book)

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3. (she / not / wash her hair)

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4. (the cat / chase mice?)

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5. (she / cry?)

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6. (he / not / study Latin)

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7. (we / drive to London?)

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8. (they / watch TV? )

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9. (where / she / go now? )

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10. (I / not / leave now)

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11. (you / not / run)

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12. (why / he / leave? )

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13. (how / I / travel? )

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14. (it / not / rain)

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15. (when / we / arrive? )

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16. (where / they / stay? )

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17. (it / rain)

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18. (she / come at six)

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19. (he / watch a film at the moment)

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20. (we / not / sleep)

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21. (we / go to the cinema later)

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22. (they / work now)

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23. (you / not / walk)

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24. (they / learn new things?)

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25. (when / he / start work?)

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26. (why / I / stay at home?)

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27. (it / get dark?)

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28. (we / not / win)

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29. (they / not / bring a cake)

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30. (the dog / not / play with a ball)

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31. (why / it / rain now?)

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32. (how / she / travel?)

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33. (where / you / work?)

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34. (what / we / watch?)

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35. (you / meet your friend at four)

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36. (I / take too much cake?)

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37. (you / think?)

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38. (we / study this evening)

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39. (Lucy and Steve / play the piano)

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40. (Sarah / not / tell a story)

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Choose the present simple or present continuous:
1. (You / come) _________________________________ tonight?

2. (He / eat) _________________________________ rice every day?

3. I (work) _________________________________ at the moment.

4. (He / come) _________________________________ to London often?

5. He (play) _________________________________ tennis now.

6. (You / come) _________________________________ to the cinema later?

7. They (not / come) _________________________________to the party tomorrow.

8. He (not / play) _________________________________ golf now.

9. (You / play) _________________________________ tennis this Sunday?

10. They (go) _________________________________ to a restaurant every Saturday.

11. She (not / go) _________________________________ to the cinema very

often.

12. You usually (arrive) _________________________________ late.

13. He normally (eat) _________________________________dinner at home.

14. (You / study) _________________________________ every night?

15. (They / work) _________________________________ late usually?

16. You (not / go) _________________________________ out later.

17. I (not / work) _________________________________ tonight.

18. (She / work) _________________________________ at the moment?

19. I (not / drink) _________________________________ coffee very often.

20. Julie (sleep) _________________________________ now.

21. You (not / like) _________________________________ chocolate.

22. She (not / study) _________________________________at the moment.

23. We often (go) _________________________________ to the cinema.

24. He usually (not / do) _________________________________ his homework.

25. They (not / eat) _________________________________ rice every day.

26. We (not / study) _________________________________ every night.

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27. (You / like) _________________________________ spicy food?

28. (She / go) _________________________________ to Scotland often?

29. (He / eat) _________________________________ now?

30. We (go) _________________________________ to the cinema this weekend.

31. They (study) _________________________________ now.

32. I (clean) _________________________________ the kitchen every day.

33. She (work) _________________________________ every Sunday.

34. We (not / sleep) _________________________________ now.

35. He (not / go) _________________________________ to the park very often.

36. It (rain) _________________________________ a lot here.

37. I (go) _________________________________ on holiday tomorrow.

38. How long (she / stay) _________________________________ in London?

39. I often (read) _________________________________ at night.

40. We (not / drink) _________________________________ much wine.

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