Present Simple Exercise

She ____________ (play) tennis every Sunday.

• play

• played

• plays

• playing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'plays' because the sentence is in the present tense, indicating a habitual action. 'Plays' is the correct form for the third person singular subject 'She'.

He ____________ (go) to school by bus.

• goes

• goed

• going

• goed

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'goes' because it is the present simple form of the verb 'go' that matches the subject 'He'.

My mother ____________ (cook) dinner every evening.

• cooks

• cooker

• cooking

• cookes

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'cooks' because it is the correct form of the verb 'cook' in the present simple tense for the subject 'my mother'.

The sun ____________ (rise) in the east.

• rises

• rose

• rises

• risen

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'rises' because the sentence is in the present tense, indicating a habitual action. 'Rises' is the present simple form of the verb 'rise' which is used for third person singular subjects like 'the sun'.

Cats ____________ (meow) when they are hungry.

• meow

• quack

• purr

• bark

Answer explanation

Cats meow when they are hungry, so the correct choice is 'meow'.

He always ____________ (brush) his teeth before bed.

• brushed

• brushing

• brush

• brushes

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'brushes' because the sentence is in the present tense, indicating a habitual action. 'Brushes' is the correct form for third person singular subjects.

She ____________ (read) a book every night.

• readed

• reads

• readen

• reading

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'reads' because it is the present simple form of the verb 'read' that matches the subject 'She'.

The train ____________ (arrive) at 9:00 AM.

• arriving

• arrives

• arrived

• arrive

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'arrives' because the sentence is in the present simple tense, so the verb should be in the base form with 's' for third person singular subjects.

The birds ____________ (sing) in the morning.

• sung

• sings

• sanged

• singes

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'sings' because it is the present tense form of the verb 'sing' that matches the subject 'birds'.

He ____________ (watch) TV after dinner.

• watched

• watches

• is watching

• will be watching

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'will be watching' because it indicates a future action of watching TV after dinner, which aligns with the context of the sentence.