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Present Simple Tense Exercises
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in Present Simple
1. She __________ (like) chocolate.
2. I __________ (go) to school every day.
3. My brother __________ (watch) TV in the evening.
4. They __________ (not/play) football on Mondays.
5. He __________ (study) English and French.
6. We __________ (live) in a small village.
7. __________ you __________ (read) books often?
8. Lisa __________ (work) at a bookstore.
9. My parents __________ (not/drive) to work.
10. It __________ (rain) a lot in November.
Exercise 2: Make questions in the Present Simple
1. You / like / pizza → __________________________________?
2. They / work / at the bank → _____________________________?
3. She / play / the piano → ________________________________?
4. He / have / a pet → _____________________________________?
5. Your parents / cook / well → ____________________________?
6. Tom / study / at night → _________________________________?
7. She / go / to the market → ______________________________?
8. The dog / bark / at strangers → ___________________________?
9. We / live / near here → _________________________________?
10. You / know / the answer → _____________________________?
Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences in negative form
1. She plays tennis. → ___________________________________
2. We eat meat. → _______________________________________
3. He drives to work. → ___________________________________
4. I speak Spanish. → _____________________________________
5. They read newspapers. → _______________________________
6. He likes pizza. → _______________________________________
7. We go to the gym. → ____________________________________
8. She listens to music. → _________________________________
9. I drink tea. → __________________________________________
10. They travel often. → ___________________________________
Exercise 4: Correct the mistakes
1. He go to school by bus. → ____________________________
2. They plays football on Sundays. → ______________________
3. I doesn’t like apples. → _______________________________
4. She have two dogs. → _________________________________
5. Do she like music? → _________________________________
6. We works hard. → _____________________________________
7. My friend live in New York. → ___________________________
8. She don’t go out much. → ______________________________
9. Does they know the answer? → __________________________
10. He write poems. → ____________________________________
Exercise 5: Choose the correct verb (Present Simple)
1. He __________ (work / works) in an office.
2. We __________ (don’t / doesn’t) have class on Saturday.
3. My cat __________ (sleep / sleeps) a lot.
4. __________ she __________ (go / goes) to school by bike?
5. They __________ (live / lives) in London.
6. I __________ (watch / watches) movies at night.
7. My father __________ (drive / drives) a truck.
8. She __________ (don’t / doesn’t) like coffee.
9. We __________ (study / studies) English every day.
10. The sun __________ (rise / rises) in the east.
Exercise 6: Match the subjects with the correct verbs
Subjects: Verbs:
A. I 1. plays the violin
B. She 2. eat lunch at 12
C. They 3. goes to school
D. My brother 4. sleep all day
E. We 5. have a big family
F. It 6. drinks milk
G. My friends 7. work in a hospital
H. He 8. take a shower
I. The dog 9. watches the news
J. You 10. love pizza
Exercise 7: Complete the text with the Present Simple form of the verb
Text:
This is Tom. He __________ (wake) up at 6:30 every morning. He __________ (brush) his
teeth and __________ (take) a shower. Then he __________ (eat) breakfast and __________
(leave) for work at 8:00. Tom __________ (work) as a teacher. He __________ (teach) math at
a high school. After school, he __________ (go) to the gym and __________ (exercise) for one
hour. In the evening, he __________ (relax) and __________ (read) books before going to bed.
Exercise 8: Make sentences using the prompts
1. (my mom / cook / every day) → ________________________________
2. (we / not / like / rainy weather) → _____________________________
3. (Tom / play / the guitar) → ________________________________
4. (the dog / not / bark / at night) → _____________________________
5. (your sister / speak / English?) → _____________________________
6. (she / go / to the gym) → _____________________________________
7. (they / not / watch / TV) → ___________________________________
8. (you / have / lunch at school?) → _____________________________
9. (he / do / his homework) → ___________________________________
10. (birds / sing / in the morning) → ______________________________
Exercise 9: Add “s” or “es” to the verb (3rd person singular)
1. play → __________ 6. fix → __________
2. go → __________ 7. catch → __________
3. wash → __________ 8. cry → __________
4. have → __________ 9. teach → __________
5. study → __________ 10. do → __________
Exercise 10: Rewrite sentences in yes,no question form
1. She likes chocolate. → _________________________________?
2. They work in an office. → _______________________________?
3. He speaks three languages. → ___________________________?
4. You eat breakfast every day. → __________________________?
5. The cat sleeps on the sofa. → ____________________________?
6. She visits her grandma on weekends. → ___________________?
7. We go to the park. → ____________________________________?
8. It rains in October. → ____________________________________?
9. He plays soccer. → ______________________________________?
10. I read books. → ________________________________________?
Exercise 11: Fill in the blanks with do or does
1. _______ you like apples?
2. _______ she play tennis?
3. _______ they work together?
4. _______ he speak English?
5. _______ we have homework?
6. _______ your friend live near here?
7. _______ John eat meat?
8. _______ I need a pen?
9. _______ she know the answer?
10. _______ you understand?
Exercise 12: Complete the sentences using Present Simple verbs
1. My dad __________ (fix) cars.
2. The teacher __________ (teach) English.
3. We __________ (walk) to school.
4. I __________ (like) ice cream.
5. Sarah __________ (watch) TV every night.
6. My friends __________ (visit) me often.
7. The baby __________ (cry) a lot.
8. The dog __________ (run) in the yard.
9. You __________ (drink) tea in the morning.
10. Mark __________ (work) in a shop.
Exercise 13: Correct the form of the verb
1. He go to school. → ___________________
2. They eats lunch. → ___________________
3. My sister walk to work. → _______________
4. We enjoys music. → ___________________
5. You drinks coffee. → ___________________
6. I loves football. → _____________________
7. She do homework. → ___________________
8. It live here. → _________________________
9. The dog bark at strangers. → ____________
10. He write poems. → ____________________
Exercise 14: Choose the correct option
1. He (play / plays) guitar.
2. We (go / goes) to the market.
3. I (study / studies) every day.
4. She (do / does) her homework.
5. They (walk / walks) to work.
6. The dog (bark / barks) loudly.
7. You (live / lives) near here.
8. John (work / works) at the store.
9. My parents (cook / cooks) dinner.
10. Lisa (teach / teaches) Spanish.
Exercise 15: Make sentences negative and questions
1. She likes tea. → Negative: _______________ Question: _______________
2. They play football. → Negative: _______________ Question: _______________
3. He drives to school. → Negative: _______________ Question: _______________
4. We read books. → Negative: _______________ Question: _______________
5. I watch movies. → Negative: _______________ Question: _______________
6. The dog barks. → Negative: _______________ Question: _______________
7. You go out. → Negative: _______________ Question: _______________
8. It rains a lot. → Negative: _______________ Question: _______________
9. She studies French. → Negative: _______________ Question: _______________
10. He eats meat. → Negative: _______________ Question: _______________
