Simple Present-Simple Past Practice/Question Making

A. Complete with DO or DOES + verb

1).......  you  mineral water? (to drink)
2)...... Sarah and Linda  their pets? (to feed)
3)......  your teacher  your homework? (to check)
4)......  they  in the old house? (to live)
5)......  the cat  on the wall in the mornings? (to sit)
6)......  Nina  computer games? (to play)
7)......  your parents  TV in the afternoon? (to watch)
8)......  your grandmother  the phone? (to answer)
9)......  Andy  the shopping? (to do)
10).....  Garry and Ken  a cup of tea in the afternoon? (to have)

B.Fill in the blanks with do, does, is, are.


1. Where.....  you live?

2. How.....  you?

3. When.....  they come to school?

4. Where.....  she work?

5. Why..... Kim sad?

6. Who.....  your teacher?

7. What.....  their names?

8. Who.....  you sit with in class?

9. When.....  the boys go to sleep?

10. How.....  Tom like his new car? 

C. Simple Present Questions



D. SIMPLE PAST QUESTIONS: Make questions for the part in brackets using WHEN-HOW-WHO-WHAT-HOW OFTEN-WHICH and WHY.

a. They wanted to see (Fiona):
b. I got up at (7 o´clock):
c. She paid ($20):
d. We didn´t like the movie (because it was too long):
e. I liked (the red t-shirt), not the blue one:
f. We had (breaded meat and salad) for dinner.
g. We have (dictation) on Fridays:
h. Our meeting finished (late):
i. I ate (an apple pie):
j. Sarah played tennis last week:
k. They wrote (to Hellen):
l. I didn´t eat the chicken (because it was too spicy):

E.Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps. Use Simple Past.

Example: ____________ their friends? (they/to meet)

Answer: Did they meet their friends?
1)  after the cat? (the dog/to run)
2)  photos when you were on holiday? (you/to take)
3)  to music yesterday evening? (Steven/to listen)
4)  a cup of tea in the café? (the ladies/to have)
5)  text messages during the French lesson? (Nancy/to send)
6)  pullovers last Friday? (Melissa and Ruth/to wear)
7)  hello to people in the street? (your brother/to say)
8)  the windows in your classroom? (the teacher/to open)
9)  chess two weeks ago? (the girls in your class/to play)
10)  breakfast last morning? (your mother/to make)