Simple Present Tense Worksheet

FORM OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT
We use the infinitive of the verb. In the 3rd person Singular (he, she, it - or a name) we put an
-s at the end of the infinitive.
infinitive - 3rd person Singular (he, she, it) infinitive + (-s , -es, -ies )
Affirmative sentences:
I/we/you/they play football. He/she/it plays football.
NOTE: he, she, it - Do not forget the -s.
Negative sentences:
We use the auxiliary do.
I/we/you/they do not play football. He/she/it does not play football.
NOTE: We often use short forms in negative sentences in the Simple Present:
I/we/you/they don't play football. He/she/it doesn't play football.
Questions:
Do I/we/you/they play football? Does he/she/it play football?
EXERCISES ON SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

1.................she (read)……….......….books every day?
2.They (come )……………..to school by minibus .
3.Canan (work)…………….very hard at home.
4.............you (like)……………….to sit at the seaside in Alanya?
5.We always (do) …………..the exercises very carefully.
6.Elif never (cook) …….………meals to us at home.
7.Some students (drive) ……………..very fast at school campus.
8.He (speak)……………..two languages ; English and French .
9.We (watch) …………....good films on tv every day.
10.Furkan (not / play) ……………computer games at home,he (like)............... Sim’s Game.
11.Harun (go) …………….to bed at 9 every night.
12.....................Enes (play)………….....the piano very well?
13.She (do) ………..........all the work alone.
14.Even best students (make ) ……………..mistakes in final exams
15.He usually (get) ……....…….high marks in exams.
16.The bus (leave) ……………….at 5 o’clock .
17.The class (not / begin)……………at 8:15
18.We (do) ……………a lot of favors to the poor .
19.They (speak)……………..Turkish well because they (live)………..in Turkey.
Complete the sentences like in the example. Use the long form of the auxiliary.
Example: Jane ___________ a book. (not/to read)

Answer: Jane does not read a book.
1) Tom ................................. stamps. (not/to collect)
2) You.................................. songs in the bathroom. (not/to sing)
3) Julie ................................. in the garden. (not/to work)
4) I ........................................ at home. (not/to sit)
5) Tina and Kate ................................ the windows. (not/to open)
6) Adam ............................... French. (not/to speak)
7) His sister ...........................lemonade. (not/to like)
8) We...................................... to music. (not/to listen)
9) My father ............................ the car every Saturday. (not/to clean)
10) Johnny and Danny ................................. in the lake. (not/to swim)
Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Present in the
statements.
Example: I _____ in the lake. (to swim) I swim in the lake.
1) We do call our dog. (to call)
2) Emma does dream in the lessons. (to dream)
3) They do look at birds. (to look)
4) John does come home from school. (to come)
5) I do meet my friends. (to meet)
6) He does repair the laptop. (to repair)
7) Walter and Frank do say hello. (to say)
8) The cat it sit under the tree. (to sit)
9) You do drink water. (to drink)
10) She does forget the lunchbox. (to forget)
11) I do to get a good mark. (to get)
12) Rita does do an exercise. (to do)
13) We do lay the table. (to lay)
14) Tim and Pat does send text messages. (to send)
15) Oliver does to have fun. (to have)
16) Maria does tidy up their room. (to tidy up)
17) He does buy a new MP3 player. (to buy)
18) The dog it run out of the house. (to run)
19) You do need your glasses. (to need)
20) She does touches a snake. (to touch)

PRESENT SIMPLE VERBS
1. She speaks four languages. ( speak )
2. Jane is a teacher. She teachs French. ( teach )
3. When the kettle it boils will you make some tea? ( boil )
4. I always do close the window at night because it is cold. ( close )
5. Those shoes it costs too much. ( cost )
6. The food in Japan is expensive. It costs a lot to live there. ( cost )
7. His job is great because he meets a lot of people. ( meet )
8. He always washes his car on Sundays. ( wash )
9. My watch is broken and it needs to be fixed again. ( need )
10. I do love to watch movies. ( love )
11. I do go to the cinema at least once a week. ( go )
12. They do drink never tea in the morning. ( drink )
13. We do listen both to the radio in the morning. ( listen )
14. He wants a big wedding. ( want )
15. George do eat too much so he's getting fat. ( eat )
16. The earth it goes round the sun, doesn't it? ( go )
17. The shops in England it opens at 9:00 in the morning. ( open)
18. The post office it closes at 5:30 pm. ( close )
19. Jackie do has two children now. ( has )
20. Mr. Smith do smoke too much. He always have a cigarette in his mouth. ( smoke / have)
21. When the phone it rings please answer it. ( ring)

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FORM OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT

EXERCISES ON SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Example: Jane ___________ a book. (not/to read)

Example: I _____ in the lake. (to swim) I swim in the lake.

1) We do call our dog. (to call)

2) Emma does dream in the lessons. (to dream)

3) They do look at birds. (to look)

4) John does come home from school. (to come)

5) I do meet my friends. (to meet)

6) He does repair the laptop. (to repair)

7) Walter and Frank do say hello. (to say)

8) The cat it sit under the tree. (to sit)

9) You do drink water. (to drink)

10) She does forget the lunchbox. (to forget)

11) I do to get a good mark. (to get)

12) Rita does do an exercise. (to do)

13) We do lay the table. (to lay)

15) Oliver does to have fun. (to have)

16) Maria does tidy up their room. (to tidy up)

17) He does buy a new MP3 player. (to buy)

18) The dog it run out of the house. (to run)

19) You do need your glasses. (to need)

20) She does touches a snake. (to touch)

1. She speaks four languages. ( speak )

2. Jane is a teacher. She teachs French. ( teach )

4. I always do close the window at night because it is cold. ( close )

5. Those shoes it costs too much. ( cost )

6. The food in Japan is expensive. It costs a lot to live there. ( cost )

7. His job is great because he meets a lot of people. ( meet )

8. He always washes his car on Sundays. ( wash )

9. My watch is broken and it needs to be fixed again. ( need )

10. I do love to watch movies. ( love )

11. I do go to the cinema at least once a week. ( go )

12. They do drink never tea in the morning. ( drink )

13. We do listen both to the radio in the morning. ( listen )

14. He wants a big wedding. ( want )

15. George do eat too much so he's getting fat. ( eat )

16. The earth it goes round the sun, doesn't it? ( go )

17. The shops in England it opens at 9:00 in the morning. ( open)

18. The post office it closes at 5:30 pm. ( close )

19. Jackie do has two children now. ( has )

21. When the phone it rings please answer it. ( ring)

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