Simple Present Tense Exercises With Answers

Simple present tense is one of the most important grammar structures in English language. We use it to describe habits, general truth, and repeated actions. Therefore, learning and mastering this tense is crucial for any English language speaker. To help you with that, we have prepared this article that contains simple present tense exercises with answers. Moreover, we have already talked about the simple present tense definition and sentence structures which you can check here.

Simple Present Tense Exercises With Answers

Exercise 1

1. She _____________ four languages.
   1. speak
   2. speaks
2. Jane is a teacher. She _______________ French.
   1. teach
   2. teaches
3. When the water _______________, will you make some tea?
   1. boil
   2. boils
4. I always _______________ the window at night because it is cold.
   1. close
   2. closes
5. Those shoes ________________ too much.
   1. cost
   2. costs
6. The food in Japan is expensive. It ______________ a lot to live there.
   1. cost
   2. costs
7. His job is great because he ________________ a lot of people.
   1. meet
   2. meets
8. He always _________________ his car on Sundays.
   1. wash
   2. washes
9. My watch is broken and it ________________ to be fixed again.
   1. need
   2. needs
10. I ________________ to watch movies.
    1. love
    2. loves
11. I _________________ to the cinema at least once a week.
    1. go
    2. goes
12. They never _______________ tea in the morning.
    1. drink
    2. drinks
13. We both __________________ to the radio in the morning.
    1. listen
    2. listens
14. He ______________________ a big wedding.
    1. want
    2. wants
15. George _____________________ too much, so he’s getting fat.
    1. eat
    2. eats
16. The earth ____________________ around the sun, doesn’t it?
    1. go
    2. goes
17. The shops in England ____________________ at 9:00 in the morning.
    1. open
    2. opens
18. The post office _______________ at 5:30 pm.
    1. close
    2. closes
19. Jackie __________________ two children now.
    1. has
    2. have

20- Mr. Smith _________________ too much. He always has a cigarette in his mouth.

1. smoke
2. smokes

Answers

1.B        2.B         3.B         4.A         5.A          6.B           7.B          8.B            9.B           10.A         

A.11     12.A      13.A       14.B      15.B        16.B         17.A        18.B          19.A          20.B

Exercise 2:

1. Does she go to school every day?

1. Yes, she do.
2. Yes, she does.

2. Do you learn English at EYES?

1. Yes, I do.
2. Yes, I does.

3. Do I teach you English?

1. Yes, you do?
2. Yes, you does.

4. Are they your friends?

1. Yes, they is.
2. No, they aren`t.

5. Am I a student?

1. Yes, you is.
2. Yes, you are.

6. What do they _____________ here?

1. does
2. do

7. How __________ he come here every morning?

1. do
2. does

8. Where does he ______________ ?

1. work
2. works

9. Why do you ___________ me?

1. bother
2. bothers

10. When does she ______________ ?

1. comes
2. come

11.________________ you want to join EYES?

1. Do
2. Does

12._________________ your brother study at university?

1. Do
2. Does

13. What ____________ he want?

1. do
2. does

14. Who ________________ TV every night?

1. does watch
2. watches

15. Who ______________ to school every day?

1. goes
2. does go

16. Who _____________________ swimming with?

1. does he go
2. he goes

17. Why __________________ come to EYES?

1. you
2. do you

18. At whom _____________________?

1. he looks
2. does he look

19. To whom _________________ English?

1. you teach
2. do you teach

20. Which company __________________ for?

1. he works
2. does he work

Answers

1. B        2. A         3. A          4. B          5. B          6. B         7. B         8. A         9. A        10. B              

11. A   12. B        13. B        14. A        15. B        16. A      17. B       18. B       19. B        20. B

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