Question

1. True or False?
1. Alfred is an American boy. ______________
2. He lives in a modern flat. _______________
3. He is eleven years old. _________________
4. He has got two brothers. _______________
5. Alfred wakes up at eight o’clock. __________
6. He walks to school. ____________________
7. His classes begin at half past eight. _______
8. Alfred and his family have dinner at half past seven. ______

2. Match the antonyms.

modern ● ● Enters
older ● ● Alone
starts ● ● End
leaves ● ● old-fasioned
begin ● ● Unhappy
together ● ● Younger
helpful ● ● Finishes
happy ● ● Unhelpful



3. Answer the following questions.

1. Where does Alfred live? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. What’s his sister’s name? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. What time does he wake up? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Does he have breakfast at home? ------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. What time does he leave home? --------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Where does he have lunch? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. When does he return home? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. Does he make homework at school or at home? ----------------------------------------------------------
9. Is he a helpful boy? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. What about you? What’s your daily routine like? --------------------------------------------------------

4. Write the third person singular in the present simple of the following verbs in the right place.

forget fly Brush open say pray
pay understand Throw echo cook hurry
touch study Finish apply catch like
go want Try stay enjoy wish
play supply Do obey relax undo






Verb + -s Verb + -es Vowel + y + -s Consonant + y + -es o + -es

5. Fill in the blanks with the present simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Janet _______________ (watch) a film on TV.
2. The girl _______________ (finish) her homework.
3. My father ________________ (fix) the TV.
4. The children ______________ (visit) the museum every school year.
5. Helen _______ (wash) her hair every two days.
6. My friend _____________ (try) to cheer me up.
7. My mother _______________ (guide) me.
8. They _________ (offer) me a CD every Christmas.
9. I _________ (wait) for you whatever happens.
10. My mother always ______ (divide) the cake in six.
11. My family ____ (plan) a trip to the UK every year.
12. Mr. Harris is the one who usually _____________ (carry) the heavy boxes to the attic.
13. I normally _________ (talk) to John on the phone.
14. Karen and Sara _____________ (play) the guitar.
15. The students _____ (describe) their homes easily.
16. Tom ______________________ (collect) stamps.
17. The young boy ________________ (cry) for help.
18. Susan __________________ (wrap) the present.
19. Katy ____________ (admire) her grandmother.
20. Babies _____________ (like) to clap their hands.

6. Fill in the gaps with the Present Simple (negative) of the verbs in brackets.

1. David _________________ (not / watch) films in the cinema.
2. Carol _________________ (not / like) to go to parties.
3. My parents _________________ (not / go) to restaurants.
4. Peter _________________ (not / close) the door when he enters.
5. Nicole __________________ (not / obey) any rule.
6. Jewels ___________________ (not / disappear) just like that!
7. I ___________________ (not / like) to wait too much long.
8. Mrs. Underwood ___________________ (not / understand) me.
9. The students __________________ (not / identify) the subject in the sentence.
10. The naughty boys _________________ (not / apologise) for their bad behaviour as a rule.
11. Caroline __________________ (not / like) to be disturbed.
12. Thieves ___________________ (not / admit) that they steal.

7. Now use the interrogative form of the present simple.

1. _______________________ (the girl / blush) when her boyfriend kisses her?
2. _______________________ (Caroline / like) to be disturbed?
3. _______________________ (you / explain) clearly?
4. _______________________ (Mum / cook) dinner every day?
5. _______________________ (the pupil / ask) for help?
6. _______________________ (girls / enjoy) going to parties?
7. _______________________ (you / visit) the museum regularly?
8. _______________________ (Charles / arrive) early as a rule?
9. _______________________ (secretaries / make) hotel reservations?
10. _______________________ (Mrs. Clark / water) the plants?
11. _______________________ (the cat / scratch) the front door?
12. _______________________ (your sister / cook) well?

Answer 1

Explicación:

Creo que en el 1er ejercicio debe haber una lectura previa.

Modern/old-fashioned

Older/younger

Starts/finishes

Leaves/enters

Begin/end

Together/alone

Helpful/unhelpful

Happy/unhappy