Present Simple Exercises

Present simple - multiple choice
Correct Answers are shown in bold green writing.
1) It ............ a lot in Britain.

a. rain 7) English people ............. animals.
a. like
b. is rain
b. likes
c. rains
8) The banks ............. on Sundays.

2) I ........ pizza very much.
a. don't open
a. likes
b. doesn't open
b. is like
c. like
9) My sister ........... in London.
3) I ............. English very well. a. is live
a. not speak
b. lives
b. no speak
c. live
c. don't speak
10) Your brother .............. tennis very well.
4) My sister ............. to the cinema very often a. plays
a. doesn't go
b. is play
b. goes not
c. play
c. don't go
11) They .................... the answer.

5) They always ............. TV in the evening. a. don't know
a. are watch
b. aren't know
b. watches
c. doesn't know
c. watch
6) I .............. married. 12) I ............... understand.

a. don't a. don't
b. isn't b. not
c. 'm not c. no
Choose the correct form of the simple present verb.

You often __________ paper from me. Don't you have any of your own?
A. ? borrow
B. ? borrows
Those students __________ too much in the library. They should leave.
A. ? talk
B. ? talks
How much __________ you usually pay for lunch at the school cafeteria?
A. ? does
B. ? do
Mr. Brown __________ really hard exams, but I usually do well.
A. ? give
B. ? gives
My father __________ about me because I don't study very hard.
A. ? worries
B. ? worry
Every day, I __________ the bus to school.
A. ? take
B. ? takes
Most evenings, my parents and I __________ dinner together at 7PM.
A. ? eat
B. ? eats
My mother usually ___________ my clothes. I think I should help her more often.
A. ? wash
B. ? washes
My brother usually __________ me with my homework.
A. ? helps
B. ? help
My neighbor's dog ___________ every night for hours.
A. ? barks
B. ? bark
My older brother never __________ my house unless he wants to borrow some money.
A. ? visits
B. ? visit
My friends and I usually __________ coffee at Starbucks.
A. ? drinks
B. ? drink
Everyone in my family is very busy. We never __________ time together.
A. ? spend
B. ? spends
My younger sister __________ at a hospital as a nurse.
A. ? work
B. ? works
Gas for my car __________ too much. I think I'll buy a smaller car next month.
A. ? costs
B. ? cost
Where __________ you usually study? In the library or at home?
A. ? do
B. ? does
We occasionally __________ to the National Museum, but I'm not really interested in old things.
A. ? go
B. ? goes
Where __________ your father work?
A. ? does
B. ? do
Some students __________ on exams.
A. ? cheat
B. ? cheats
I seldom __________ my car anymore. The traffic in Vancouver is too heavy.
A. ? drives
B. ? drive
Use short forms (isn't, don't,...).
1. We have some milk. We any milk.

2. Mother sews Jenny’s jeans. Mother Jenny's jeans.
3. I hate Maths lessons. I Maths lessons.
4. The monkey likes to eat bananas. The monkey to eat bananas.
5. My parents often watch westerns. My parents often westerns.
6. Children like ice cream. Some children ice cream.
7. The monkey wants some bananas. The monkey some bananas.
8. They are hungry. They hungry.
9. Every Sunday we get up early. Every Sunday we up early.
10. Sometimes Peter is very tired. Sometimes Peter very tired.
11. I am a good pupil. I a good pupil.
12. School always starts at seven o’clock. School always at seven o'clock.
13. On Friday we always have our piano lesson. On Friday we always our
piano lesson.
14. In summer it’s sometimes very hot. In summer it sometimes very hot.
15. Mum washes all my dirty clothes. Mum all my dirty clothes.
16. Peter has got a brother. Peter a brother.
17. The frog is under the caravan. The frog under the caravan.
18. They are cool. They cool.
19. Dad buys a new car. Dad a new car.

20. The boys play football. The boys football.
Make the present simple

1. I (be) in a cafe now.
2. (she/play) tennis every week?
3. They (go) to the cinema every Wednesday.
4. (she/be) a singer?
5. You(find) the weather here cold.
6. (they/be) on the bus?
7. Lucy(ride) her bicycle to work.
8. Why (he/be) in France?
9. I (not/play) the piano very often.
10. It(not/be) cold today.
11. We (be) from Portugal.
12. (we/make) too much noise at night?
13. Where(Harry/study)?
14. (it/be) foggy today?
15. We (not/be) late.
16. They (not/like) animals.
17. Where (you/be)?
18. He (not/be) an accountant.
19. (the dog/eat) chicken?
20. She (be) my sister.
People _____ say "thank you" any more.
1. doesn't
2. don't
3. (nothing)
I never put my elbows on the table when I eat. My mother _____ it is not polite.
1. tells
2. talks
3. says
4. speaks
The people of this country _____ no respect for their government.
1. have
2. has
3. does not have
4. do not have
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Present simple - multiple choice

Correct Answers are shown in bold green writing.

1) It ............ a lot in Britain.

8) The banks ............. on Sundays.

11) They .................... the answer.

6) I .............. married. 12) I ............... understand.

Choose the correct form of the simple present verb.

Mr. Brown __________ really hard exams, but I usually do well.

My father __________ about me because I don't study very hard.

Every day, I __________ the bus to school.

Most evenings, my parents and I __________ dinner together at 7PM.

My brother usually __________ me with my homework.

My friends and I usually __________ coffee at Starbucks.

Everyone in my family is very busy. We never __________ time together.

My younger sister __________ at a hospital as a nurse.

Where __________ you usually study? In the library or at home?

Where __________ your father work?

I seldom __________ my car anymore. The traffic in Vancouver is too heavy.

Use short forms (isn't, don't,...).

1. We have some milk. We any milk.

3. I hate Maths lessons. I Maths lessons.

4. The monkey likes to eat bananas. The monkey to eat bananas.

5. My parents often watch westerns. My parents often westerns.

6. Children like ice cream. Some children ice cream.

7. The monkey wants some bananas. The monkey some bananas.

8. They are hungry. They hungry.

9. Every Sunday we get up early. Every Sunday we up early.

10. Sometimes Peter is very tired. Sometimes Peter very tired.

11. I am a good pupil. I a good pupil.

19. Dad buys a new car. Dad a new car.

Make the present simple

2. (she/play) tennis every week?

3. They (go) to the cinema every Wednesday.

5. You(find) the weather here cold.

6. (they/be) on the bus?

7. Lucy(ride) her bicycle to work.

8. Why (he/be) in France?

9. I (not/play) the piano very often.

10. It(not/be) cold today.

11. We (be) from Portugal.

12. (we/make) too much noise at night?

14. (it/be) foggy today?

15. We (not/be) late.

16. They (not/like) animals.

17. Where (you/be)?

18. He (not/be) an accountant.

19. (the dog/eat) chicken?

20. She (be) my sister.

People _____ say "thank you" any more.

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