155 Exercises of Simple Present Tense

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155 Exercises of Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Tense


Exercise 1: Complete with the verb in brackets . 1. You never ____________ me with the housework. ( help) 2. They ______three languages. ( speak ) 3. Siti never___________ to me. ( listen ) 4.Carmen ________English. (teach) 5.I ________ to the cinema twice a week. (go) 6.We ________ to work. (drive) 7.Ali ________to the radio every morning. (listen) 8.John and Brenda ___________ to buy a big house. (want) 9.That dress _________ too much. (cost) 10.My dogs _________ playing with a ball. (like) 11.They never _________ tea in the afternoon. (drink) 12.The shops in Serdang___________at 9 in the morning. (open)

Exercise 2: Complete each sentence.

1. The cinema ( open / opens) at 6pm at the weekend.

2. All the films ( start / starts) at 6.15pm.

3. My mother ( work / works) in the city.

4. The Italians ( drink / drinks) a lot of wine.

5. Cows are animals that ( eat/ eats) grass.

6. They also ( produce / produces) milk.

7. The Rajang river (flow/ flows) into sea.

8. John ( like / likes) skiing in winter.

9. Water ( boil/boils) at 100 degrees .

10. And it ( freeze /freezes) at zero degrees.

11. The train ( leave / leaves ) Melaka at 9am.

12. And it ( arrive / arrives ) in Sungai Petani at 6pm

Exercise 3: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

1. I dont (drink/ drinks ) tea very much. I prefer coffee.

2. People (use / uses) public transport often in this city because it is good and cheap.

3. People in the north of Switzerland dont (speak/speaks) German.

4. My ankle hurts! I dont (want / wants) to continue playing tennis.

5. My sister doesnt (sleep / sleeps) very well in the summer. She says it's always far too hot for her.

6. Kenny lives in Japan and he (teach / teaches) English at a school near Tokyo.

7. Those apples dont (cost / costs) much. I want ten, please.

8. My computer doesnt (work/ works) properly. What is the problem with it?

9. I ( have / has) some books. 10. He ( arent/ isn't ) very late. 11 ( Is / Are ) they French? 12. You ( haven't/ hasnt) a penny. 13. She swims well ( dont/ doesn't) she? 14. We ( doesnt/ don't ) think that this is a good idea. 15. ( Doesnt/ Do ) you want to do that? 16. It ( dont / doesn't) work well. 17. ( Do / Does) he sell cakes? 18. Mary ( does / doesn't) like tea.

Exercise 4 : Underline the correct answer. 1) Tom and Amy (cook / cooks) on Wednesday.

2) Daniel and I (cook / cooks) on Tuesday.

3) Herbert (cook /cooks) on Sunday.

4) Carlos and Peter ( wash / washes) the car on Friday.

5) Jovita (wash / washes) the car on Saturday.

6) Ko, Uri, and I (

study / studies) English on Monday.

7) The students (study / studies ) English on Thursday.

8) Randy (

study / studies) English on Friday.

9) I ( wash / washes ) the car on Thursday.

10) Mack ( wash / washes ) the car on Monday.

11)

Natasha (study / studies ) study studies English on Thursday.

12)

My mother and I ( eat / eats ) sausages and we ( drink / drinks )

milk every morning.

13)

My cousin ( speak/ speaks ) English very well.

14)

Dana and her friends ( do / does ) the homework together.

15)

I want to ( sleep / sleeps ) now. I am very tired.

16)

My mother( read / reads ) a story every evening.

17)

I ( write / writes ) a letter to Santa Clause.

18) Emas.

My sister and I ( live / lives) a beautiful house in Taman Kelisa

19)

I (go / goes) to school every day.

20)

You (read / reads ) a lot of books.

21)

He (drink / drinks ) milk in the morning.

22)

We (listen /listens) to music every evening.

23)

They (speak / speaks) about their day in the evening.

24)

She (sing / sings ) at her music lesson every Wednesday.

25)

It (sleep) at the door.

26) 27)

I and my friend (go / goes ) to the cinema a lot. A cat and a dog (play/ plays ) together.

28)

A dog (eat / eats ) its food.

29)

A cat (like / likes ) mice.

30)

Two cats (like / likes ) mice.

31)

One cat and one rabbit (live/ lives ) in the same room.

32)

Three friends (go / goes ) to the forest every autumn.

33)

A real friend (help / helps ) you if you need it.

34)

My friend always (help / helps ) me if I need it.

35)

Their dog (have / has ) a lot of toys.

36)

Our cat (have / has ) a lot of toys too.

37)

Mary (have / has ) a sister and a brother.

38)

Fred (live / lives ) in that house.

39)

Mary and Fred (live / lives ) in that house.

40)

My mother (work / works ) five days a week.

41)

My father(work / works ) at school.

41)

My mother and father (work / works ) very much.

42) 43)

My parents (love/ loves) me a lot. My grandmother (love / loves ) me a lot too.

44)

My grandparents (love/ loves ) me and my sister.

45)

The animals (drink / drinks ) water.

46)

The child (play / plays ) in the morning.

47)

Children (play / plays ) in the morning.

48)

The children (play / plays ) in the morning.

49)

The child and his mother (help/ helps ) each other.

50)

The mother and her child (help / helps ) each other.

51)

The mother and her children (help/ helps ) one another.

52)

Our teacher (help/ helps ) us.

53)

The doctors (help/ helps ) us.

54)

The policeman (help / helps ) us.

55)

The women (buy / buys ) a lot of things.

56)

The mice (eat / eats ) cheese.

57)

That man (eat/ eats ) cheese.

58)

The snowmen (melt / melts ) in spring.

59)

Tim (go/ goes ) to school every weekday.

60)

Dennis (cook / cooks ) on Wednesday.

61)

Mariela and I (cook / cooks ) on Tuesday.

62)

Spencer (wash / washes ) his car on Sunday.

63)

Tammy and I (wash / washes) our car on Monday.

64)

You (study / studies ) science on Thursday.

65)

Thomas (study / studies ) math on Friday.

66)

Rickie (play / plays ) golf and tennis.

67)

Justin and I (play / plays ) basketball and soccer.

68)

Kim (read / reads ) fiction novels.

69)

Richard and David (read / reads ) the newspaper.

70)

I (bake / bakes) cakes.

71)

You (work / works) in an office.

72)

We (take / takes) pictures of birds.

73)

They (talk / talks) about cars.

74)

He (think/ thinks) about school.

75)

She (play/ plays) football.

76)

It (rain/ rains) here a lot.

77)

I (like / likes) chocolate.

78)

He (like / likes) chocolate.

79)

You (watch / watches) movies.

80)

She (watch / watches) movies.

81)

The babies (cry / cries) every night.

82)

The baby (cry/ cries) every night.

83)

I (fly/flies) to London every year.

84)

My father (fly / flies) to London every year.

Exercise 5 : Ask questions, put Do or Does. 1. ( Do / Does) you cook?

2. ( Do/Does) she speak Italian?

3. (Do /Does ) he go to the cinema?

4. (Do / Does ) we like jelly?

5. (Do/ Does) they write the homework?

6. (Do / Does )you walk in the park?

7. (Do/ Does )Mary sing a song?

8. (Do / Does )Tommy love swimming?

9. (Do / Does) we like running?

10. (Do / Does ) Pichai go to school every day?

11. (Do / Does ) Lisa like pizza?

12. (Do / Does ) she know much English?

13. (Do / Does ) he swim every morning?

14. (Do / Does ) farmers grow rice?

15. (Do / Does ) your sister write a letter?

16. (Do / Does ) he work in the office?

17. (Do / Does ) Tata sing well?

18. (Do / Does ) they buy new schoolbag?

19. (Do / Does ) the boys drink Coca - Cola?

20. (Do / Does ) Mr. Manit work hard?

21. (Do / Does ) it fly in the sky?

22. (Do / Does ) the baby cry every night?

23.(Do / Does ) you sleep here?

24.(Do / Does ) the students study hard?

25. (Do / Does ) Chai and Lek go to watch a movie?

26. (Do / Does ) his father give him some money?

27.(Do / Does ) Mrs. Brown cook lunch?

28.(Do / Does ) the tiger run fast?

29.(Do / Does ) the children play in the playground?

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