Simple Present Tense Quiz

Imagine you're helping Aria and Ethan at the aquarium when they spot a manatee! They're curious and ask, 'How do we say a manatee ___ in shallow, warm water in simple present tense?' Help them out!

• live

• lives

• living

• is living

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'lives' because when using simple present tense with he, she, or it, we add 's' to the verb. Therefore, 'A manatee lives in shallow, warm water' is the correct form.

Grace and Mason are curious about marine life. They learned that during winter, manatees ___ near the Florida coast. Can you help them choose the correct simple present tense form of the verb to complete the sentence?

• stays

• stay

• staying

• is staying

Answer explanation

The correct simple present tense form of the verb to complete the sentence is 'stay' because manatees is a plural subject, so the verb should also be plural.

Imagine Oliver, Lily, and Avery are on an adventure! They ___ horses to the campsite. Which verb correctly completes this sentence in simple present tense?

• rides

• ride

• riding

• is riding

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'ride' because in simple present tense, the verb should agree with the plural subject 'Oliver, Lily, and Avery.'

Every time Mia tells a joke, Ralph always ___! Can you fill in the blank with the correct simple present tense form?

Every month, Noah, Grace, and Abigail eagerly ___ their pen pals in Japan. How should they correctly complete this sentence in simple present tense?

• writes

• wrote

• write

• writing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'write' because the sentence is in simple present tense and 'write' is the correct form for the subject 'Noah, Grace, and Abigail'.

Imagine Nora, Charlotte, and Anika are at a lemonade stand on a hot summer day. They all had a refreshing drink. How would you describe what they did using the simple past tense of the verb "drink"?

• drinks

• drank

• drinking

• drinked

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'drank' because it is the simple past tense of the verb 'drink'. Therefore, the sentence should be 'They all drank a refreshing drink'.

Ethan and Lily are curious about dinosaurs! Can you help them pick the sentence that correctly uses a simple past tense verb?

• Compsognathus walks on two legs.

• It is eating insects and lizards.

• This tiny dinosaur used its long tail for balance.

• Paleontologists compare its body to that of a bird.

Answer explanation

The correct choice uses the simple past tense verb 'used' correctly in the sentence 'This tiny dinosaur used its long tail for balance.'

Imagine Charlotte was telling a story about her adventure yesterday. What tense would she use to describe her actions?

• An action that will happen in the future

• An action currently happening

• An action that happened in the past

• A general truth

Answer explanation

Charlotte would use the tense that describes actions that happened in the past when telling a story about her adventure yesterday.

Hey there! Mia was wondering which of the following words is not a simple past tense verb. Can you help her out?

• walked

• used

• grabbed

• weighs

Answer explanation

The word 'weighs' is not a simple past tense verb, unlike 'walked,' 'used,' and 'grabbed' which are simple past tense verbs.

Imagine you're at a comedy club where the hilarious Michael performs. What is the future tense form of the verb in the sentence "The comedian will appear every Friday."?

• is appearing

• appeared

• will appear

• appear

Answer explanation

The correct future tense form of the verb in the sentence is 'will appear', indicating a future action that will take place regularly on Fridays.