English Grammar Exercises for A1 – Present simple: questions

1. Complete the questions and short answers. Use do, don’t, does and doesn’t.

1) _____ your dad work in town?

No, he ________

2) _____ your cousins like near the school?

Yes, they ________

3) _____ lessons start at nine o’clock?

No, they ________

4) _____ you like computers?

No, I ________

5) _____ the Queen live at Buckingham Palace?

Yes, she ________

6) _____ you drink coffee?

     Yes, I ________

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1) Does; doesn’t   2) Do; do   3) Do; don’t   4) Do; don’t

5) Does; does   6) Do; do

2. Look at the chart. Then write questions and answers about Edward and Rosie.

Edward

Rosie

live in an apartment

work in London

speak Spanish

live cooking

play football

go out a lot


1) Edward / live in an apartment?

 Does Edward live in an apartment?

 Yes, he does.

2) Rosie / live in an apartment?

 ________

 ____________

3) Rosie / work in London?

 ________

 ____________

4) Edward / speak Spanish?

 ________

 ____________

5) Rosie and Edward / like cooking?

 ________

 ____________

6) Edward / play football?

 ________

 ____________

7) Rosie and Edward / go out a lot?

     ________

     ____________

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2) Does Rosie live in an apartment? Yes, she does.

3) Does Rosie work in London? No, she doesn’t.

4) Does Edward speak Spanish? No, he doesn’t.

5) Do Rosie and Edward like cooking? No, they don’t.

6) Does Edward play football? Yes, he does.

7) Do Rosie and Edward go out a lot? Yes, they do.

3. Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1) does / your / live / cousin / where / ?

     Where does your cousin live?

2) like / do / why / Angelina Jolie / you / ?

________________

3) lunch / you / when / do / have / ?

________________

4) do / sports / they / do / which / ?

________________

5) you / for / what / dinner / do / want / ?

________________

6) with / who / live / you / do / ?

________________

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2) Why do you like Angelina Jolie?   3) When do you have lunch?

4) Which sports do they do?   5) What do you want for dinner?

6) Who do you live with?

4. Match these answers with the questions in exercise 3.

a parents.

b Pasta, please.

c In Scotland.

d Because she’s beautiful.

e Football and tennis.

f At one o’clock.

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c 1   a 6   b 5   d 2   e 4   f 3

Challenge!

Write the questions. Use the question words in the box. Then write true answers.

how     what     where     who


 1) you / live

  ________.?

  ________.

2) your best friend / travel to school

  ________.?

  ________.

3) you / sit next to in class

  ________.?

  ________.

4) you / have for breakfast

     ________.?

     ________.

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