Positive/Affirmative Sentence Exercises for the Present Simple
Level: ⚪A1 (Beginner)
In these exercises, you have to choose the correct form of the present simple using general verbs.💡 Remember, to add an ‘s’ at the end of the verb for third person singular verbs (he/she/it).
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A quick review 👀
With the subjects ‘he’ , ‘she’, and ‘it’ we add an ‘s’ at the end of the verb. Have a look at these sentence examples to understand:
▪️I walk in the park in the morning.
▪️You walk in the park in the morning.
▪️He walks in the park in the morning. 🔎
▪️She walks in the park in the morning. 🔎
▪️It/Fido (our dog) walks in the park in the morning. 🔎
▪️We walk our dog in the park in the morning.
▪️They walk in the park in the morning.
Test your knowledge now by practicing the exercises below!
Exercise 1
1 . The train _____ in 10 minutes.
leave / leaves
2. I _____ on my phone all the time.
speak / speaks
✅ speak
3. He____ his phone all the time.
use / uses
✅ uses
4. The film _____ in 5 minutes.
begin / begins
✅ begins
5. We ____ to play football every Friday.
like / likes
✅ likes
6. I ____ pizza every Friday.
eat / eats
✅ eat
7. Sophie _____ a larger house.
want / wants
✅ wants
8. They ____ in the park most evenings.
walk / walks
✅ walk
9. We _____ a bigger car.
want / wants
✅ want
10. They _____ a lot of bad food…
eat / eats
✅ eat
11. We _____ our clothes once a week.
wash / washes
✅ wash
12. Alan _____ his car every week.
wash / washes
✅ washes
13. She never ______to me….
listen / listens
✅ listens
14. I ___ to the gym everyday.
go / goes / gos
✅ go
15. He ____ fishing twice a week.
go / goes / gos
✅ goes
16. They ____ unwell… I hope they are ok.
look / looks
✅ look
17. He _____ French at the weekend.
teach / teachs / teaches
✅ teaches
18. Peter ___ to Spain every year.
fly / flies /flys
✅ flies
19. That dog is driving me crazy…. He _____ all the time!
bark / barks
✅ barks
20. We _____ on the phone every evening.
talk / talks
✅ talk
21. He _____ work at 6pm.
finish / finishs / finishes
✅ finishes
22. The coffee shop _____ at 9am.
open / opens
✅ opens
23. They _____ to buy a new car.
need / needs
✅ need
24. She _____ to go to Disneyland this summer.
want / wants
✅ wants
25. I _____ my exercises at 8am every day.
start / starts
✅ start
💡 To learn and practise the spelling rules please click this link:
Third Person Singular / ‘s’ Ending Spelling Exercises for the Present Simple
