The Simple Present Tense with Action Verbs

The Simple Present Tense with Action Verbs

(used to talk about facts, statements and Yes/No questions.)

Statements

• I come from Bali.

• You teach English.

• They study math.

• We leave tonight.

• He lives here.

• She assists you.

• It opens today.

Yes/No Questions

• Do you come from Bali? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

• Do you teach history? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

• Do they study art? Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.

• Do we leave tonight? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.

• Does he live here? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.

• Does she assist you? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.

• Does it open today? Yes, it does. / No, it doesn’t.

Multiple Choice

My dad usually ________ (watch) TV, ________ (listen) to music, or ________ (go) out in the evening.

• watch, listen, go

• watches, listens, go

• watches, listen, goes

• watches, listen, goes

Multiple Choice

The English class ________ (consist) of 15 students and ________ (start) at 7am.

• consists, start

• consist, start

• consists, starts

• consist, starts

Multiple Choice

He ________ (talk) about the political situation in his country.

• talks

• talk

• talked

• talkes

Multiple Choice

They ________ (come) from Soul, Korea.

• come

• comes

• came

• coming

Multiple Choice

I ________ (try) to concentrate but the class is too noisy.

• try

• tries

• tried

• trying