Simple Present Exercises with Answers

Simple Present Exercises with Answers (Interactive Quiz)

Grammar Exercises – The Simple Present Tense

The simple present tense is used to describe habits, facts, and general truths in English. These exercises will help you practice both affirmative and negative forms, as well as question forms. Click the answers button to check your work and improve your grammar.

Practice Simple Present Verbs

Try the exercises below in the simple present tense, then click the ‘Answers’ button to see your results.

(Before doing the exercises, you may want to read the lesson on the simple present)

Simple Present Exercises

Choose the correct form of the following verbs:

wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - live(s) - play(s) - close(s) - live(s) - drink(s)
  1. Ann handball very well.
  2. I never coffee.
  3. The swimming pool at 7:00 in the morning.
  4. It at 9:00 in the evening.
  5. Bad driving many accidents.
  6. My parents in a very small flat.
  7. The Olympic Games place every four years.
  8. They are good students. They always their homework.
  9. My students a little English.
  10. I always early in the morning.

Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form:

  1. Jane (not/drink) tea very often.
  2. What time (banks/open) in Britain?
  3. Where (John/come) from?
  4. It (take) me an hour to get to work.
  5. She (not/wake) up early on Sundays.

Choose the right verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:

write - turn - eat - tell - rise
  1. The earth around the sun.
  2. The sun in the east.
  3. Vegetarians meat.
  4. A liar is someone who the truth.
  5. A novelist novels.

Warning

Before submitting the test, check the following:

  • Punctuation and capitalization
  • Spelling
  • Spaces (don't add any unnecessary spaces)

Recap – Simple Present Tense

Recap

Key points to remember:

  • The simple present tense is used to talk about habits, routines, facts, and general truths.
  • Add -s or -es for third-person singular verbs (he, she, it).
  • Use do/does for questions and negatives.
  • Practice with affirmative, negative, and question forms to improve fluency.
  • Regular practice with exercises helps you remember rules and use the tense correctly in writing and speaking.

Tip: Try these exercises daily and review the answers to strengthen your grammar skills.

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