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Simple Present Tense Exercises

1. The document provides information about the simple present tense in English including its structure, subjects, verbs, and objects/complements. 2. Examples are given to illustrate the positive, negative, and interrogative forms of simple present tense sentences using different subjects like I, she, we, they. 3. Key points about subjects, verbs and objects/complements in simple present tense are defined to help understand the grammar structure. Multiple choice and fill in the blank exercises are also included to practice simple present tense.

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Simple Present Tense Exercises

1. The document provides information about the simple present tense in English including its structure, subjects, verbs, and objects/complements. 2. Examples are given to illustrate the positive, negative, and interrogative forms of simple present tense sentences using different subjects like I, she, we, they. 3. Key points about subjects, verbs and objects/complements in simple present tense are defined to help understand the grammar structure. Multiple choice and fill in the blank exercises are also included to practice simple present tense.

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Verbal Simple Present Tense Object/complemen = Penerima tindakan

atau kegiatan yang dilakukan oleh pelaku


Patern : utama

(+) S + Verb 1 + O/c Example:

(-) S + don’t/doesn’t + Verb1 + O/c


(+)
(?) Do/Does + S+ Verb1 + O/c (-)
(?)

1. I go to school.
Note :
2. She buys a book.
a. Untuk she, he, it + v1+ s/es
3. We play the game.
b. Do = I, We, They
4. They eat the breads.
c. Does = She, He, It
5. He plays his toy.
Subject = orang yang melakukan sesuatu
kegiatan (pelaku utama)

 I = saya Exercise

 We = kami/kita 1. (+) Toni plays badminton


with his friend
 They = mereka
(-)
 She = dia perempuan
(?)
 He = dia laki-laki
2. (+)
 It = dia ( digunakan
(-) A bird doesn’t fly at the sky
untuk nama benda dan
hewan)
(?)

Verb = kata kerja (sesuatu yang


3. (+)
dikerjakan)
(-) c. Do not, went
d. Does not, gone
(?) Do you wear a jacket?
3. My mother and I ___ to market every
Translation
morning.
a. Go
1. (+)
b. Goes
(-) c. Went
d. Gone
(?)
4. Every morning, my mother always ___
2. (+)
me up
a. Waken
(-)
b. Wake
(?) c. Woke
d. Wakes
3. (+)
5. We always ___ on karaoke once every
(-) month.
a. Sang
(?)
b. Sings
c. Sing
d. Sung
Multiple Choice
6. I ___ not ___ peanuts because I am
1. Tiara ___ her room once a week. allergic.
a. To clean a. Does, eat
b. Clean b. Do, ate
c. Cleans c. Do, eat
d. Cleaning d. Do, eaten

2. Anya ___ always ___ to the library every


Friday.
a. Do not, goes
b. Does not, go
7. She does not ___ violin, she plays piano.
a. Playing
b. Played
c. Plays
d. Play

8. Burger and French Fries ___ my favorite


foods.
a. Is
b. Are
c. Does
d. Do

9. My brother and I ___ mount Arjuno this


holiday.
a. Hikes
b. Hiking
c. Hike
d. Hiked

10. The students ___ not ___ the


assignment, so they got D.
a. Does, finish
b. Does, finishes
c. Do, finish
d. Do, finished

Exercise
1. She ..... breakfast every day
a. Eat b. Eats c.
Eating
2. Papa .... bicycle to his
office
a. Ride b. Riding c. 3. We do not play the football
Rides 4. He eats breakfast every
3. Its cloudy, so I ... the morning
umbrella with me. 5. The cat bites Hanna’s hand
a. Brings b.
Bring c. Bringing
4. He ... not want to eat
anything
a. Is b.
Does c. Do
5. Mama.... the rice and I....
her
a. Cooks, helps
b. Cooks, help
c. Cook, help
6. (+) He eats bread every
morning
(-)
7. (+)
(-) They do not go to the movie
8. (+) We sing a song
(-)
9. Every night Andi.... a glass
of milk
a. Drinking b.
Drinks c. Drunk
10. The dog.... Andi’s leg
a. Bites b.
Biten c. Bite

Translation
1. Mama cooks rice and I help
her
2. They go to the movie
Exercise Simple Present Tense         c. studies
A. Multiple Choice         d. does
1. She … not work because she has flu. 7. We … soccer match.
        a. is         a. watched
        b. does         b. watching
        c. do         c. watches
        d. be         d. watch
2. Alina … song every night. 8. My brother rides a bike to school …
        a. sings         a. every day
        b. sing         b. last day
        c. is         c. next week
        d. does d. next time
3. My father … tea every morning. 9. We .... in the city of the year
        a. drink a. Do
        b. drinks b. Living
        c. drinking c. Live
        d. is d. Life
4. They … a test every week.
        a. does
        b. has B. Fill the blanks with s/es!
        c. do
        d. have 1. I____________at a bank. (work)
5. Dolph: Please call me if you need 2. She____________with her parents. (live)
Jack: No. I … need your help. 3. Cows____________on grass. (feed)
        a. do not 4. He____________a handsome salary. (earn)
        b. does 5. Jane____________to be a singer. (wants)
        c. not 6. Emily____________delicious cookies.
        d. am not (make)
6. She is a student. She … at school. 7. Ana and her husband____________in
        a. studying Singapore. (live)
        b. study
8. Ronny and Samantha____________to play 5. (+)
card games. (like) (-) He does not always tell us funny
9. Sophia____________English very well. stories
(speak) (?)
10. Martin____________for a walk in the
morning. (goes) 6. (+)
11. My grandfather____________his pet dog. (-)
(adore) (?) Do he have a big apartment?
12. Plants____________water and sunlight to
make their food. (need) 7. (+) They go to the market
every Friday
C. Answer the questions (-)
(?)
1. (+) My father makes
breakfast 8. (+)
(-) (-) Tom does not work every day.
(?) (?)

2. (+) 9. (+)
(-) She does not write a letter every (-)
day (?) Do you play basketball every
(?) Saturday?
3. (+)
(-) 10. (+) Martha and Kevin swim
(?) Do I speak Italian every week? at the pool every afternoon
(-)
4. (+) You eat fried rice every (?)
Sunday
(-) D. Translation part C to Indonesian!
(?)
Simple Past Tense

Pattern:

(+) S + Verb 2 + O/c + time signal

(-) S + did not + Verb1 + O/c + time signal

(?) Did + S+ Verb1 + O/c + time signal

Note : Verb 2 ada dua macam Regular verbs


dan Irrregular verbs

1. Regular verb
Pada verb ini, setiap kata kerja selalu
ditambahkan akhiran -ed, -d atau -ied setelah
kata kerja dasar atau kata kerja bentuk
pertama. Namun, kamu perlu perhatikan
beberapa aturan ini ya!
 Jika kata kerjanya berakhiran -e, tambahkan  She fell off the bike yesterday. (Dia
saja -d. jatuh dari sepeda kemarin.)
Misalnya, simple past
 They didn’t hurt the cat last
tense dari move menjadi moved.
night. (Mereka tidak menyakiti
 Jika kata kerjanya berakhiran kucing itu tadi malam.)
konsonan, tambahkan saja -ed.
 Did she keep the money last
Misalnya,
week? (Apakah dia menyimpan uang
dari dump menjadi dumped. 
itu minggu lalu?)
 Untuk kata kerja yang berakhiran -y,
-y biasanya berubah menjadi –i jika
mengikuti konsonan, lalu tambahkan
-ed.
Misalnya dari cry menjadi cried.
Contoh dari regular verb dalam suatu kalimat:

 She moved to the other


division. (Dia pindah ke divisi lain.)

I didn’t dump a banana peel into the


trash. (Aku tidak membuang kulit
pisang ke tempat sampah)

 Did the baby cry last night? (Apakah


bayi itu menangis tadi malam?)
 2. Irregular verbs
Simple Past Tense
Irregular verbs memiliki tiga bentuk Verb 1,
Verb 2, dan Verb 3 A.
Contoh kalimat yang menggunakan kata kerja
1. My rabbit…………(sleep) on
tak beraturan adalah sebagai berikut:
the grass last night.
2. The summer 14. He…………..(forget) our
course…………..(begin) two weeks anniversary this month.
ago. 15. The children…………..
3. I…………..(take) the gift (steal) my heart because of their
from my best friends yesterday. cuteness.
4. Tata…………..(break) my B. Choose and Change to Irregular Verbs
chair several hours ago.
5. They…………..(go) to South Pay – Think – Drink – See – Eat – Go – Take
Korea for honeymoon. – Leave – Say – blow
6. She…………..(see) me but
1. I _______________that he
she did not call me.
was cute.
7. Tiara…………..(wear) a
2. Mysister ______________a
beautiful dress in her birthday party
message for me by email.
last week.
3. I_______________to
8. I have…………..(read)
Lombok island with my husband for
Andrea Hirata’s book, Laskar
honeymoon.
Pelangi, last month.
4. I_______________too much
9. He should have…………..
meat today. I am not feeling well
(know) that she was so kind.
now.
10. Jono…………..(feel)
5. He _______________some
embarrassed because he did not win
foods for his family.
the game.
6. I_______________lemonade
11. We…………..
made by Cinta yesterday.
(misunderstand) their intention to
7. He_______________a
invite us in their event.
balloon for his nephew.
12. Have you…………..(write) a
8. I_______________my
letter for your father?
friends sitting at park. They had
13. They…………..(hear) a
picnic together.
gossip from the society that the fuel
9. They_______________that I
price would go down.
was thin. Now, I am fatter.
10. The house was expensive and we 18. I am not feeling good.
_______________it by our credit Yesterday I _____(feel) terrible, but
card.. I’m feeling better today though I still
C. need some rest.
11. Jimmy walked to school 19. We went shopping yesterday
today. Rebecca _____(drive) her car. and _____(buy) some fruits and
Alison _____(ride) her bicycle. Andy vegetables.
_____(take) the bus. 20. I broke my mother’s favorite
12. When Anthony slipped on the vase this morning. It _____(fall) on
floor yesterday, he _____(fall) down the floor and _____(break) into a
and _____(hurt) his leg. His leg is some pieces.
very painful today. 21. My cat isn’t very friendly
13. I didn’t have any money this right now. Even, yesterday she
past three days that my friends _____(bite) my neighbor’s hand.
_____(lend) me enough so I could Fortunately, my dog is too old and
pay for my meals. doesn’t have sharp teeth to hurt my
14. We all had a good trip to the neighbor.
zoo last week. We _____(feed) some 22. Last night I _____(hear) my
tigers, lion, and also a black jaguar. dog barking loudly around 2 am, so I
15. Sandra _____(leave) her _____(get) up to get investigate.
home in a hurry this morning
because she overslept. That’s why
she _____(forget) to bring her books.
16. Alicia called 911 yesterday
because someone _____(steal) her
bicycle while she was in the grocery
store, she looks so sad now.
17. The kids _____(draw)
pictures of their parents in art class
yesterday.
1. We…. in this restaurant 2 days ago
a. Ate
b. Eaten
c. Eating
d. Eat
2. I … in this sofa with
him yesterday
a. Sleeping
b. Sleep
c. Slept
d. Sleped
3. …. He read novel last
night?
a. Do
b. Did
c. Done
d. Are
4. We…. to Aceh two
weeks ago
a. Gone
b. Come
c. Went
d. Go
5. I …. This floor last 10. My teacher …. Me
morning about this mathematic last
a. Swept year
b. Sweep a. Taught
c. Sweeps b. Teaching
d. Sweeped c. Teaches
6. My brother … this d. Teach
novel last month 11. I …. A cake to your
a. Reading house last night
b. Reads a. Bring
c. Read b. Brought
d. Readed c. Bring
7. I …. My wallet in this d. Bringing
market one years ago 12. I …. His car last
a. Loose night
b. Losed a. Drive
c. Lose b. Am
d. Losing c. Drove
8. My brother …. a letter d. Driving
for me last week 13. The girl… a book
a. Write last month
b. Wrote a. Brings
c. Writing b. Brought
d. Was writing c. Bring
9. I … an elephant last d. Brings
night 14. He … a new car
a. Draw a. Bought
b. Drew b. Buy
c. Drawn c. Buyer
d. Drawing d. Buys
15. My family …. to a. Make
beach yesterday b. Made
a. Go c. Makes
b. Going d. Making
c. Went
d. Wants Change to negative sentences and
16. She bought a t-shirt interrogative sentences no 1-10 multiple
a. Tomorrow choice
b. Tonight
c. Today
d. Last Sunday
17. My friend… book to
me last day
a. Gives
b. Gave
c. Giving
d. Give
18. We … the cat lst
month
a. Catching
b. Caught
c. Catch
d. Catches
19. Maria … a picture 2
years ago
a. Send
b. Sant
c. Sent
d. Sends
 King Darius decided to choose 120
20. My sister … a bread
men to rule the regions of his nation.
for me a week ago
Together, they would rule the the king should make a strong law. For 30
whole kingdom. He also chose three other days, people must pray only to you, the king.
men to be his officers. He gave them If they pray to any other person or god, you
authority over the 120 rulers. The king must punish them. Your servants must throw
wanted to be sure that they were working them into the cave where your lions live.
well. Daniel was one of the three You should write down this law and then
officers. Daniel did his work much better you should write your name on it, as king.
than the other officers and rulers. He was Then it will be a law of the Medes and
very good at his job. Daniel was so good, the Persians which nobody
that the king wanted to make him ruler over can change.’ King Darius agreed. He wrote
the whole kingdom. his name on this new law.

The other officers and rulers


were jealous. They wanted to find something
bad about Daniel so that they could tell the
king. They watched how Daniel worked
to serve the king. But they could not find
that he did any wrong thing. That was
because Daniel was good and honest. He
always did everything properly. Then these
men said to each other, ‘We cannot find
anything that Daniel does wrong in his
work. We must find something that he does
to obey the laws of his God.’

So the officers and rulers agreed


together what they would do. They went to
the king and they said, ‘King Darius, live for
ever! All the officers in the kingdom have
decided on a good idea. All the rulers,
the judges, the wise people, and the leaders
in the different regions agree. We think that
1. (He)….. bag is as expensive as that of 8. Hani is standing in front of (we) ..., so
ours.  don’t be busy. 

[Link]  [Link]  [Link]      [Link]  [Link] [Link]  [Link]  [Link]

2. Don’t be arrogant in (you) ... life, Because 9. They said badly in front of (they) ,,,
you will get responsible in here after.  teacher, so don’t forget what did they do. 

[Link]   [Link]  [Link]   [Link] a.I    b. our    c,him  [Link]

3. Although his hold is strong, but Zaini is 10. Tamara is singing Indonesia Raya, so I
not (He) .... He will come back to the will listen (she)... sound 
Almighty 
a. we b. her [Link] [Link]
a.I    b. We    c,him  [Link]
11. Don’t break (I)... by cycle, it is mine, 
4. this is (you) ,,, English book. So it is
a. their [Link] [Link] [Link]
yours.

12. He has a cow, ,, color is brown and


a.I    b. their    c,him  [Link]
white.
5.I will make an article in internet with
[Link]    b. our    c,him  [Link]
(I) .... tool

13. She has cooked a coto very good,


a.I    b. my    c,him [Link]
She will sell it for ,,, consumer.
6. I will not forget Farikha, Because i ever
a.I    b. her    c,him   [Link]
fallen in love with (She) ... 

14. Tamara and Tania are


[Link] [Link] [Link]  [Link]
Indonesian, ,,.,parents from Surabaya.
7. (They)... teacher didn’t give them
[Link]    b. We    c,him [Link]
affection. So they will be bad student. 

15. Budianto have boughtd this house in


[Link] [Link] [Link]  [Link]
last month, Now this is ,,,house.
a.I    b. our    c,him    [Link]

They made this song very hard, So


we will appreciate ,,,song

[Link]    b. We    c,him    [Link]

17. ,,, mother tell me not to be angry, So


I will remember what did she say.

[Link]    b. our    c,him [Link]

18. … coconut tree is very big, he


planted it 3 years ago. 

[Link]    b. We    c,him   [Link]

19. ,,,. English teacher is England


people, so we will learn English from native.

[Link]   b. our    c,him [Link].

20. I will visit ,,, house tonight, because I


want to say something to you.

[Link]    b. our    c,him [Link]


Comparrison Degree 16. Clara’s hair is …... (curly) than
1. Her cook is ………… (spicy) than my Sophia’s.
mother cook. 17. I was …………. (embarrassed) than
2. The building is ……………. (high) than Alex about the test scores.
his company. 18. The spring garden was …………
[Link]’s design……. (bad) than other (lovely) than the fall display of flowers.
designs. 19. Rio is a kind person but he is
4. Living in London is …… (compassionate) than Tio.
……. (expensive) than New York. [Link] looks …… (fresh) than last week.
5. She couldn’t be …………… (thrilled) to
work with him. Possesive Pronoun
6. Do you have a …………… (sharp) knife
1. He bought scissors in their store last
than this?
month, so this scissors is ,,,.
7. The harvest this month is (him/his/hers/mine)`
2. Don’t you take it, It is my wallet,
………………. (little) than zero.
where is,,,?. (yours/his/hers/mine)`
8. What is …………… (important) than 3. My hand is ,,, Don’t hurt it.
`(yours/his/hers/mine)`
family?
4. I bought this kitten at market last
9. The banana flaky is week,. This kitten is,,,, Don’t steal it.
(yours/his/hers/mine)`
……… (crunchy) than cassava flaky.
5. Some fruit is sent to us, but we are
10. The patient needs nervous, is it,,,?
(yours/his/hers/mine)`
………… (much) support after the accident.
6. This car belong to farikha and
11. Rita can walk …… (far) than you think. Farida, so this car is ,,,
(yours/his/hers/theirs)`
12. I want to get a job ……… (good) than
7. He married with me last week, so my
before. self is ,,,. (yours/his/hers/theirs)`
8. She gave this English book to me, So
13. My sister play a music …… (slow) than
this book is ,,, (yours/his/hers/mine)`
last night. 9. Don’t take our land, it is ,,, 
(yours/ours/hers/mine)`
14. My sister always gets a winner in the
10. We have built this website with our
class. She is ……… (dilligent) than my money and our time, so this website
is ,,, (yours/his/hers/ours)`
brother.
15. His performance is ……… (bright) than
other stars.

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The simple present tense structure uses the base form of a verb with an optional -s or -es for third-person singular subjects, like 'He plays' or 'I walk' . In contrast, the simple past tense involves transforming the base verb to its past form, which is regular for verbs by adding -ed, such as 'walked' , or irregular like 'went' for 'go' . The sentence structure alters accordingly, with past actions explicitly indicated by these verb forms, as opposed to present actions or general truths reflected in the present tense.

Auxiliary verbs, particularly 'do', 'does', and 'did', are pivotal in framing clear and direct questions that maintain formality and engage the listener's attention. Using 'Do'/'Does' forms questions like 'Does he understand?', highlighting present tense queries with a neutral tone . With past tense, 'Did' as in 'Did she call?' ensures clarity by clearly denoting time reference . These auxiliaries streamline the question structure by prefacing the subject and verb, avoiding ambiguities and misinterpretations, while contributing to the polite inquisitive tone expected in formal English communication.

Modal auxiliary verbs such as 'do' and 'does' are crucial in forming negative and interrogative sentences in English. In negative sentences, 'do not' or 'does not' is used to negate the main verb, like 'She does not work' . Interrogative sentences are formed by placing 'Do' or 'Does' at the beginning of the sentence, followed by the subject and base form of the main verb, such as 'Does she write a letter?' . This structure highlights the action being questioned or negated, contrasting with affirmative statements.

Possessive pronouns replace nouns to show ownership or possession and do not require an apostrophe. They include words like 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'ours', 'theirs'. For example, in 'This pencil is mine', 'mine' indicates ownership without repeating the noun . In 'The book is hers', 'hers' signifies the book belongs to her . These pronouns help avoid redundancy while making the sentence concise and clear.

Simple past tense syntax is governed primarily by verb form changes, requiring past form usage, like regular forms with -ed in 'walked' and irregular forms 'ate' for 'eat' . Sentence structure is otherwise similar to present tense but with these verbs indicating completed actions, ensuring temporal clarity and precision. The auxiliary 'did' frames negatives and questions without altering the main verb's base form, e.g., 'Did they walk?' . This structure affirms completed actions and time reference, enhancing sentence clarity and proper chronological sequencing in communication.

To effectively distinguish between regular and irregular verbs when learning English, it's crucial to understand their formation. Regular verbs follow a predictable pattern by adding -ed to form the past tense, which learners can memorize easily . However, irregular verbs require memorization of their different forms as they do not follow a set pattern, such as 'eat' becoming 'ate' . Using mnemonic devices and frequent practice through varying exercises can aid in retention of these forms. Grouping irregular verbs by similar irregularities can also help, such as 'come'/'came' and 'become'/'became'.

Correct use of the simple present tense is crucial as it conveys routines, habitual actions, and universal truths clearly and accurately. Common errors include incorrect use of verb endings for he/she/it forms, like adding -s in 'She calls' . Incorrect subject-verb agreement, such as 'They goes' instead of 'They go', can lead to confusion . Using do/does appropriately in questions and negatives is essential to maintain clarity. Proper usage ensures the message is understood as intended, reflecting the precise timing of actions or conditions without misinterpretation.

In simple present tense sentences, the subject is the main actor performing an action, such as 'I', 'She', or 'They' . The verb describes the action that was done or state of being, like 'go', 'play', or 'eat' . The object or complement is the recipient of the action, such as a noun or pronoun that receives the action directly, like 'school' in 'I go to school' .

Learners can convert affirmative sentences to negative forms by inserting 'do not' or 'does not' before the main verb, depending on the subject, as in 'They go' to 'They do not go' . Interrogative forms are achieved by preposing 'Do' or 'Does' with a subject following, such as 'Do they go?' . Effective practice involves exercises in writing and speaking that reinforce these transformations, using varied subjects and verbs. Regular drills, real-life applications, and using interactive tools like language apps that offer feedback can solidify understanding and mastery.

Regular verbs in the past tense are formed by adding -ed, -d, or -ied to the base form. For example, 'move' becomes 'moved', and 'dump' becomes 'dumped'. With verbs ending in -y preceded by a consonant, -y changes to -i before adding -ed, like 'cry' becomes 'cried' . Irregular verbs do not follow a fixed pattern and each has a unique past tense form, such as 'fall' to 'fell' and 'go' to 'went' .

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