Present Simple Tense

Present Simple Tense(example : to play)

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Long Form Contracted Form

I play I do not play I don't play Do I play?

You play You do not play You don't play Do you play?

He/she/it plays He/she/it does not play He/she/it doesn't play Does he/she/it play?

We play We do not play We don't play Do we play?

You play You do not play You don't play Do you play?

They play They do not play They don't play Do they play?

The Present Simple is used :

►To talk about regular activities, routine, habits:

- John plays tennis once a week.

- We start work at 9 a.m. every day.

- Mary eats fish on Fridays.

►To talk about tastes:

- Peter likes Chinese food.

- Julie doesn't like fish.

- Their children love chocolate.

► To talk about facts:

- The sun rises in the east.

- In Europe, the weather is cold in winter.

- Authors write books.

from: free-english-lessons

Exercise:

Present Simple
Complete each sentence with a verb from the box.

start take eat think sleep go like drink write live

1. The film ____________ every day at 8 p.m.

2. The children ____________ milk with their meals.

3. Cats generally _____________ a lot.

4. Julie _____________ a letter to her mother once a week.

5. Tom and Julie ____________ in a big city in the centre of the country.

6. Tourists ___________ to Egypt to see the pyramids.

7. Jimmy always ___________ the bus to go to school.

8. We all know that children _____________ sweets.

9. Anne ______________ it's a good idea to do English exercises.

10. If you want to be healthy, you must ___________ good food.

*Answers: here

Verb Tense Exercise 1: Simple Present / Present Continuous

from: English Page

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)______________ her kids to football practice.


2. Usually, I (work)________________ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) _____________French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.


3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) _______________________.


4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It _______________(rain) .


5. I hate living in Seattle because it _____________________(rain, always) .


6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you ________________(say) because everybody _______________ (talk) so loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I ___________(go) to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards _____________(be, normally ) printed by a company in New York. Their prices __________(be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate _____________ (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.