Present Simple Exercises for Beginners

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The document provides examples for exercises to practice using the present simple tense in English. It includes 20 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the base form of the verb in par…
  • Present Simple with Regular Verbs: Mixed Exercise
  • Present Simple Spelling Changes
  • Present Simple Use: For the Present
  • Present Simple Form: Mixed Exercise 1
  • Present Simple Form: Mixed Exercise 2

10: Present simple with regular verbs: mixed exercise

Make the present simple. Don’t use short forms.

1. Where ________________________ (she / work)?

2. She ________________________ (not / go) to the cinema.

3. He ________________________ (hate) cold weather.

4. You ________________________ (read) a lot of books.

5. When ________________________ (he / go) home?

6. How ________________________ (they / arrive) so early?

7. ________________________ (I / call) John?

8. I ________________________ (not / study) Japanese.

9. Why ________________________ (we / need) this?

10. ________________________ (she / have) a dog?

11. They ________________________ (not / live) in China.

12. He ________________________ (not / pay) for the flat.

13. I ________________________ (love) children.

14. We ________________________ (use) the Internet.

15. ________________________ (he / go) swimming often?

16. ________________________ (you / like) ice cream?

17. ________________________ (they / want) a drink?

18. They ________________________ (buy) coffee every day.

19. What instrument ________________________ (you / play)?

20. You ________________________ (not / eat) chicken.

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11: Present simple spelling changes

Change the verb into the present simple. Make sure you spell it correctly!

1. She ________________________ (teach) grammar.

2. The child ________________________ (cry) often.

3. The student ________________________ (do) his homework.

4. My dad ________________________ (enjoy) the party.

5. She ________________________ (wash) the clothes.

6. She ________________________ (go) out a lot.

7. The child ________________________ (push) his friend.

8. She ________________________ (fly) to Australia next week.

9. Amanda ________________________ (study) Spanish.

10. He ________________________ (try) to eat healthy food.

11. She ________________________ (say) that she is hungry.

12. The lawyer ________________________ (hurry) to the court.

13. My brother ________________________ (have) a car.

14. Julie ________________________ (buy) some tomatoes.

15. Lucy ________________________ (catch) the ball.

16. Luke ________________________ (miss) the bus every week.

17. She ________________________ (pass) the salt.

18. John ________________________ (stay) in a hotel.

19. The cook ________________________ (mix) the ingredients.

20. He ________________________ (play) football.

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14: Present simple use: for the present

Make the present simple.

1. ________________________ (you / drink) coffee every day?

2. The moon ________________________ (go) round the earth.

3. Oil and water ________________________ (not / mix).

4. She ________________________ (play) tennis once a week.

5. He ________________________ (enjoy) music.

6. She ________________________ (not / work) in a bank.

7. I ________________________ (not / go) to the cinema often.

8. How often ________________________ (he / cook)?

9. A: How do I get to the museum? B: You ________________________ (go) along this

road to the end.

10. ________________________ (he / study) French?

11. Young people usually ________________________ (eat) a lot.

12. We ________________________ (not / drink) alcohol.

13. It ________________________ (rain) a lot in the winter.

14. A: How does this work? B: You ________________________ (not / press) this button.

15. Where ________________________ (they / buy) food?

16. In Spain, cafés ________________________ (not / open) early.

17. He ________________________ (live) in Moscow.

18. John always ________________________ (work) on Fridays.

19. A: How do I pay for parking? B: You ________________________ (put) your money in

here.

20. In Japan, people ________________________ (eat) a lot of fish.

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15: Present simple form mixed exercise 1

Make the present simple. Use short forms if possible.

1. She ____________________ (play) the violin.

2. ____________________ (we / be) in the right place?

3. ____________________ (she / be) from China?

4. You ____________________ (not / be) from Argentina.

5. I ____________________ (not / need) any help.

6. ____________________ (I / be) correct?

7. It ____________________ (be) cold outside.

8. He ____________________ (not / study) German.

9. We ____________________ (be) in the kitchen.

10. I ____________________ (not / be) thirty.

11. You ____________________ (want) a new car.

12. She ____________________ (not / be) a teacher.

13. They ____________________ (not / smoke).

14. They ____________________ (meet) a lot of people.

15. He ____________________ (not / be) in the garden.

16. It ____________________ (not / snow) in London.

17. We ____________________ (have) three children.

18. We ____________________ (not / travel) by bus.

19. They ____________________ (be) late for the class.

20. He ____________________ (live) in Vietnam.

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16: Present simple form mixed exercise 2

Make the present simple. Use short forms if possible.

1. ____________________ (they / be) at work just now?

2. ____________________ (he / be) a lawyer?

3. She ____________________ (not / eat) meat.

4. ____________________ (we / need) a map?

5. I____________________ (be) very happy in London.

6. ____________________ (you / be) at home?

7. ____________________ (I / need) a new phone?

8. You ____________________ (not / go) to class.

9. ____________________ (it / be) sunny there?

10. She ____________________ (be) from Madrid.

11. ____________________ (she / have) a pet?

12. I ____________________ (like) coffee.

13. They ____________________ (not / be) on the train.

14. It ____________________ (rain) a lot here.

15. He ____________________ (be) really hungry.

16. ____________________ (he / drink) tea?

17. You ____________________ (be) tired today.

18. ____________________ (they / take) their car?

19. We ____________________ (not / be) in the library.

20. ____________________ (you / work) at the weekend?

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Level 1 Present Simple Exercises 
 
10: Present simple with regular verbs: mixed exercise 
 
Make the present simpl
13 
 
Level 1 Present Simple Exercises 
 
11: Present simple spelling changes 
 
Change the verb into the present simple.
16 
 
Level 1 Present Simple Exercises 
14: Present simple use: for the present 
 
Make the present simple.  
 
1. ______
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Level 1 Present Simple Exercises 
 
15: Present simple form mixed exercise 1 
 
Make the present simple. Use short
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Level 1 Present Simple Exercises 
 
16: Present simple form mixed exercise 2 
 
Make the present simple. Use short

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