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Simple Present Tense

The document provides examples of simple present tense exercises involving verbs. It contains fill-in-the-blank questions and sentences where the reader must supply the correct present tense form of verbs in parentheses. The exercises cover topics like daily routines, locations, frequencies and more to practice forming sentences in the simple present tense.

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Simple Present Tense

The document provides examples of simple present tense exercises involving verbs. It contains fill-in-the-blank questions and sentences where the reader must supply the correct present tense form of verbs in parentheses. The exercises cover topics like daily routines, locations, frequencies and more to practice forming sentences in the simple present tense.

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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE EXERCISES

Give the present tense form of the verb in parentheses.

1. We (read) the newspaper in class every day.

2. He (come) to school by bus.

3. I always (walk) to school.

4. The children (play) in the park every afternoon.

5. I (eat) lunch in the cafeteria every day.

6. Helen (work) very hard.

7. I (like) to sit in the sun.

8. The dog (chase) the cat all around the house.

9. Mr. Smith (work) for Eastern Airlines.

10. Helen generally (sit) at this desk.

Supply do or does to complete the following present tense questions.

1. Where __________ John live?


2. How often __________ you go to the movies?
3. What time __________ the plane leave?
4. What language besides English __________ your teacher speak?
5. What time _________ you get up every morning?
6. What time _________ the rest of your family get up?
7. Where ________ you hang your hat and coat during the lesson?
8. How well __________ Mary speak French?
9. Where _________ you usually meet Mary after the lesson?
10. How much _________ it cost to fly from New York to Paris?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets:

1. The secretary sometimes ___________________ (get) annoyed with her boss.


2. What colour _________________ (you/ like) most?
3. My mother ________________ (not/ drink) instant coffee.
4. The teacher often _______________ (lose) his temper.
5. ____________________ (your brother/ study) at University? Yes, he __________.
6. Mary never ______________ (go) to the library.
7. Sally and Tony ________________ (not/ swim) very well.
8. Peter __________________ (have) lunch at the canteen.
9. ____________________ (the children/ play) football? Yes, they ___________.
10. My sister ______________ (not/ do) the homework every day.
11. Our neighbours _______________ (make) a lot of noise.
12. ________________ (Sam/ be) at home? No, he ______________.
13. Mary ______________ (eat) a sandwich in the afternoon.
14. I ________________ (not/ use) the computer a lot.
15. _______________ (you/ send) emails to your friends? Yes, I ____________.
16. Postmen _______________ (not/ deliver) as many letters as a few years ago.
17. My parents usually _______________ (have) a cup of coffee after lunch.
18. What time _______________ (Sue/ leave) for school?
19. Nell often _____________ (wear) jeans and T-shirts.
20. The Smiths ________________ (live) in a nice house.
21. My father’s car _____________ (not/ work) properly.
22. Some people ______________ (think) the weather is changing.
23. _____________ (you/ worried about the environment?
24. My best friend ________________(speak) a lot in class, so the teacher often _____________
(punish) him.
25. Sam and Mary ___________ (do) housework. Sam usually _______________ (wash) the
dishes and Mary _______________ (do) the cooking.
26. There ___________ (be) nothing about the accident in the newspaper.
27. Our cat _____________ (hate) dogs.
28. ________________ (you/ sleep) eight hours? No, I ___________
29. The members of the club _____________ (not/ meet) in the morning, but in the afternoon.
30. Ron _____________ (write) very nice stories.
31. What time ........................the pub ...........................? - I think it ............................. at six
o’clock. (open)
32. Ted and Gwen are from Manchester, but they they ....................n’t ..........................
there now. They .................................. in London.
33. How often ..............................Mick .......................... to the pub? –
He ...................................... there nearly every evening. (go)
34. Mavis .............................n’t ................................... in a hairdresser's.
She .................................................. in a lanuderette. (work)
35. What time ............................... Ted ........................................ work in the evenings? -He
normally ...............................at about nine o'clock. (finish)

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