Simple Present Tense 

Exercise 2 - Positive Forms

Read a short paragraph about a makeup artist and practice the positive forms of the simple present tense.

Complete the paragraph about Anita’s weekdays with the correct simple present form of the verbs below.

Anita lives in the UK. She is a 32 years old makeup artist. She has a home-office. She does makeup for women everyday. She loves her job because she has different kind of customers everyday such as dancers, journalists, businesswomen, and brides. 

My weekdays are quite busy! I ______ the day very early.

I ________ at 5:30 and ______ yoga till 6:15. Next, I ________ a shower and _______ a cup of coffee for myself. Then I _________ my notebook and _______ my schedule for the day. I am a makeup artist and I ______ makeup for businesswomen for important meetings, for brides on their wedding day, for birthday girls and for romantic dinners in the evening.      I _______ a home-office, so I ________ and ________ at the same place.

Jake ______ as a hairdresser in our beauty center. He ______ our clients’ hair, and Allison _______ the photos of the beautiful women after makeup. At 1:30, we _______ lunch together. Allison ______ cooking, and she _______ delicious meals for us everyday.

In the evening, we _______ our office together. Allison _______ the dishes, I _______ the garbage and Jake _______ the floor. They _______ the office at 6:30.

After work, I usually _________with my dogs, _______ some books before sleep and _____ to bed at 11:30.  

Answers:

My weekdays are quite busy! I start the day very early.

I get up at 5:30 and do yoga till 6:15. Next, I take a shower and make a cup of coffee for myself. Then I open my notebook and check my schedule for the day. I am a makeup artist and I do makeup for businesswomen for important meetings, for brides on their wedding day, for birthday girls and for romantic dinners in the evening. I have a home-office, so I live and work at the same place.

Jake works as a hairdresser in our beauty center. He does our clients’ hair, and Allison takes the photos of the beautiful women after makeup. At 1:30, we have lunch together. Allison loves cooking, and she cooks delicious meals for us everyday.

In the evening, we clean our office together. Allison washes the dishes, I take out the garbage and Jake mops the floor. They leave the office at 6:30.

After work, I usually play with my dogs, read some books before sleep and go to bed at 11:30.