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Present simple: questions
I can ask and answer questions about free time activities.
1. Complete the questions and answers with do, don't, does and doesn't. Then choose the correct words in rules 1-4.
Do her friends like the trainers?
Yes, they 1. ______ / No, they 2. ______
3. ______ Niall write stories?
Yes, he 4. ______ / No, he 5. ______
2. Complete the questions using the present simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Do you blog about your life? (blog)
1. _______ you and your friends ______ videos? (make)
2. _______ you _______ you your friends after school? (meet)
3. _______ your best friend _______ near you? (live)
4. _______ you _______ things? (collect)
5. _______ your dad _______ in bed late? (stay)
6. _______ people in your class _______ a lot? (talk)
3. Ask and answer the questions from exercise 2. Use do, don't, does and doesn't in your answers.
Do you blog about your life?
No, I don't. I take photos and put them on Instagram.
4. Complete the questions with the words in the box. Then practise in pairs.
| Do you ever How often What When Where Who Why |
Do you ever go to the cinema?
Yes, I do. I love watching films.
1. _________ do you go?
Not often - about once a month.
2. _________ do you go with?
My best friend, and sometimes my sister.
3. _________ do you go?
To the cinema in town.
4. _________ you go?
Usually on Saturday afternoons.
5. _________ do you watch?
Scary films!
6. _________ you watch scary films?
Because my friend loves them.
| RULES |
| 1. We use is / do to make questions with ordinary verbs with / I / you / we / they. 2. We use do / does to make questions with ordinary verbs with he / she / it. 3. In short answers using ordinary verbs, we say Yes, I am / do and No, I'm not / don't. 4. In short answers using ordinary verbs, we say Yes, he is / does and No, she isn't / doesn't. |
5. 
USE IT! Work in pairs. Ask questions using words from boxes A and B. Find out different things about your partner.
| A What Where How often Do you ever What time Who When | B meet friends phone study write stories watch do sport bake play an instrument go dancing |
What do you watch on TV?
I usually watch films.
Me, too!
Finished?
Write questions about a hobby to ask someone in your class. Use the question words in exercise 5.
