Present Simple Verb Tense Exercises, and pdfs ๐Ÿ 

The present simple is the most common verb tense in English. The exercises below will help you to practice positive, negative, and questions sentences.

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Exercise 1.

24 questions and answers.ย 

  1. ย ย  She _____(walk/walks) to work every day.

2.ย ย ย ย  They ______ (eat/eats) their dinner at 6pm.

3.ย ย ย ย ย  I ____ (don’t/doesn’t) watch TV every day.

4.ย ย ย ย  He ______ (go/goes) skiing once a year with his family.

5.ย ย ย ย ย  I _____ (visit/visits) my mother every two weeks.

A woman dreaming about buying a smartphone

6.ย ย ย ย ย ย  My girlfriend _____ (want/wants) a new smartphone for her birthday.

โœ… wantsย 

Shows a family having a picnic. Shows the present simple in action.

7.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  They ______ (prefer/prefers) to eat vegetarian food.

A group of skilled workers

8.ย ย ย ย ย ย  Many companies _______ (need/needs) skilled workers to become successful.

Woman asking man a question

9.ย ย ย ย ย ย  (Do/Does) _____they know Steve and Jenny?

An angry cat and happy dog

10.ย ย ย ย ย ย  Our cat ______ (hate/hates) our neighbour’s dog.

Two mothers speaking

11.ย ย ย ย ย ย  (Do/Does) ______ she feel better after taking the medicine?

Family with 3 children

12.ย ย ย ย ย ย  They ______ (has/have) three children.

Salesman looking happy

13.ย ย ย ย ย  He _____ (work/works) in London as a salesman for a small business.

Woman disliking hot weather,

14.ย ย ย ย ย  She _____ (dislike/dislikes) the hot weather.

15.ย ย ย ย ย  We _______ (live/lives) in the south of Spain.

A square showing all 4 sides

16.ย ย ย ย ย ย  A square ____ย  (has/have) 4 sides.

A panda eating bamboo

17.ย ย ย ย ย  Pandas _____ (eat/eats) bamboo.

18.ย ย ย ย ย  People _____ (need/needs) food to survive.

Tiger in the jungle

19.ย ย ย ย ย  Tigers usually ____ (live/lives) in the jungle.

A concert that is in full swing

20.ย ย ย ย ย  The concert _____ (begin/begins) at 8 o’clock tonight.

2 people speaking about their plans

21.ย ย ย ย ย  Mark and Julia _____ (arrive/arrives) on Saturday night.

A ceremony starting

22.ย ย ย ย ย  The ceremony ________ (start/starts) at 8 o’clock tonight.

A shop that is closing

23.ย ย ย ย  Shopkeeper: Sorry we are closed now, but we _______ (open/opens) after lunch at 2 o’clock.

2 people talking about a future timetable.

24.ย ย ย ย  The train ________ (leave/leaves) at 14:00 so I will meet you at the station at 13:30.

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Exercise 2.

This next exercise is a dialogue between three friends in a cafe in London. You have to choose the correct present simple verb form.

26 questions and answers.ย 

  1. ย ย  Vicky:ย  ย  Hi Sarah, Hi Tony. How ______ย  (am/is/are) you both?

2.ย ย ย ย  Sarah: ย ย  Hi Vicky! I am doing well, and I _______ (feel/feels) very happy to see you! It’s a nice surprise!

3.ย ย ย ย ย  Tony: ย  Hi Vicky. Yes! it’s great to see you. _____ (Do/Does) you come to this cafe a lot?

4.ย ย ย ย ย  Vicky:ย ย  Ya! I love it here and my boyfriend really (like/likes) ______ the coffee.

5.ย ย ย ย ย  Tony: ย  Ya, I agree. They _____ (has/have) a nice selection of different coffee.

6.ย ย ย ย ย ย  Sarah: ย  They ______ (make/makes) some great cakes as well.

7.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Vicky:ย  Yeah. ____ (Do/Does) you both like latte?

8.ย ย ย ย ย ย  Tony: ย  Of course, we both _____ (love/loves) to drink latte. Any coffee is good coffee!

9.ย ย ย ย ย  Vicky: ย ย  Yes! That ______ (sound/sounds) good. Please go and sit down and I will buy some drinks and cakes for you both. It’s my treat!

10.ย ย ย ย ย ย  Tony: ย  Oh! Thanks Vicky. That ____ (am/is/are) very kind of you.

11.ย ย ย ย ย ย Sarah: ย  Yeah, thanks a lot! Ok Tony, let’s go and _____ (sit/sits) on the sofa over there.

โฒ๏ธA few minutes pass.

12.ย ย ย ย ย  Vicky: Ok. Here ____ (am/is/are) the drinks and snacks!

13.ย ย ย ย ย  Vicky: I always ____ (buy/buys) muffins at this cafe.

14.ย ย ย ย ย  Sarah: Great. _______ (Do/Does) you know if they are homemade here in the cafe?

15.ย ย ย ย  Vicky:ย  Hmmmmm. I _______(think/thinks) so.

16.ย ย ย ย ย ย Tony (Eating): Who cares?! They _______ (taste/tastes) great!

(Everyone eats for a minute)

17.ย ย ย ย ย  Sarah: Ya! So Vicky, How are you, and how ____ (am/is/are) your parents?

18.ย ย ย ย  Vicky: Ya, everyone ___ (am/is/are) well. I have been very busy recently, but I like it.

19.ย ย ย ย  Sarah: Ya? ____ย  (Do/Does) you prefer to busy?

20.ย ย ย ย  Vicky: Yes definitely. I prefer to be busy, but my boyfriend ______ (prefer/prefers) a quieter life!

21.ย ย ย ย ย  Tony: I _____ (agree/agrees) with him!

22.ย ย ย ย ย  Sarah: ย ย  Haha! Yeah, Tony _____ (need/needs)ย  to drink a lot of coffee to get motivated to work!

23.ย ย ย ย  Vicky: ย  Ya! I _____ (feel/feels) the same way.

24.ย ย ย ย  Sarah: ย  At the moment, I ____ (try/tries) to work hard in the morning and then have the evenings free.

25.ย ย ย ย  Vicky: Ya, I _______ (think/thinks) that’s a good idea.
๐Ÿ“ฑ Tony’s phone rings

26.ย ย ย ย ย Tony: I’m sorry, I _____ (need/needs) to take this call.
Sarah and Vicky:ย No problem.

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Exercise 3. ๐Ÿš… At a train station

1 .ย  ย ย ย  ๐Ÿ‘ซ2 tourists:ย  Hi, how much ___ a ticket to London?

am / is / are

2. ย ย ย  ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ Ticket seller:ย ____ this for you, or for both of you?

Am / Is / Are

3. ย ย ๐Ÿ‘ซ2 tourists:ย ย Yes, it ___ for both of us.

am / is / are

โœ… it’sย ย  (it is)

4. ย ย ย  ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ Ticket seller:ย Ok. _____ you want to travel today?

Do / Does

5. ย ย ๐Ÿ‘ซ2 tourists:ย ย Yes. We are in a hurry and we _____ the earliest tickets available.

need / needs

6. ย ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ Ticket seller:ย Ok. I _____ to check to see the earliest option. One moment please.

has / have

7. ย ย ย ย  ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ Ticket seller: Ok, so there are two trains. One train ______ at 13:45 and the other train is at 14:22, but you have to change trains.

leave / leaves

8. ย ย  ๐Ÿ‘ซ2 tourists:ย ย Ok, ___ the train at 14:22 cheaper?

am / is / are

9. ย ย ย ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ Ticket seller:ย Yes it is. It ______ย ยฃ83.52 for two single tickets.

cost / costs

10. ย ย ย  ๐Ÿ‘ซ2 tourists:ย ย Ok we will buy these tickets. Do you ______ a discount for students?

offer / offers

11. ย ย ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ Ticket seller:ย Unfortunately, this railway only _______ discounts to senior citizens. I’m sorry.

offer / offers

12. ย ย ย ย ย  ๐Ÿ‘ซ2 tourists:ย ย Ok, no problem. I _____ to pay with ‘Apple pay’. Is it ok?

want / wants

13. ย ย ย ย ย  ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ Ticket seller: Sure. We ______ ‘Apple pay’. Please put your phone here.

accept / accepts

14. ย ย ย ย ย  ๐Ÿ‘ซ2 tourists: Ok thanks. One more thing. My girlfriend _____ to use her laptop on the train, but she has a low battery. Can she plug it in on the train?

want / wants

15. ย ย ย ย  ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ Ticket seller: Yes, of course. Every seat _____ a socket and you can plug your laptop in there.

๐Ÿ‘ซ2 tourists: Ok, great thank youย  for your help.

has / have

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