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THE PRESENT SIMPLE   1. Choose the correct option:   a) Andrea usually __________ her parents with the housework.  help  does help  helps b) How often________________out for dinner?  go your parents  do your parents go  does your parents go c) Our P.E teacher ________________ us homework.  doesn't usually give  don't usually give  usually doesn't give d) How often ___________________the washing-up? Once a week.  you do  do you do  does you do e) My sister ______________late to school because she ______________sleeping.  sometimes is / loves  is sometimes / loves  sometimes are / love   2. Complete with a suitable verb in the PRESENT SIMPLE:   a) Alex never  (do) his homework and the teacher  (get) very angry with him. b)  (Mary/play) chess well? No, she . c) My parents often  (give) me some money at weekends. d)  (you/like) visiting new places? Yes, I  (love) it. e) Our French teacher  (have) got a brand new car. f) I  (not/like) Amy. She  (think) she's the centre of the world. g) Victor  (sing) beautifully. He  (want) to be a pop star. h) Miriam  (not/play) the drums, but she  (play) the piano and the flute. i) Andrew  (speak) in class, but he  (have) good marks, anyway. j) Daniel  (not/collect) cinema tickets, but he  (collect) football tickets.   3. Change into the negative. Use abbreviated forms (don't, doesn't):   a) Albert believes in ghosts. . b) Sara often makes her bed. . c) Paula and her sister help with the housework. . d) We often go to concerts in summer. .   4. Ask questions for these answers:    Yes, I like going to the cinema.  I study English twice a week. . Mary collects insects. . Yes, my siste watches TV. . No, my father doesn't work in a hospital.