Introduction to Simple Present Tense

Which sentence is in the simple present tense?

• Ali went to the supermarket yesterday.

• She is going to the park now.

• They play football every Saturday.

• Andre and Steven were playing football last weekend.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'They play football every Saturday.' is in the simple present tense, indicating a habitual action. The other sentences use past or present continuous tenses.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The sentence "He don’t like candies and chocolate cakes." is grammatically correct.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The sentence is incorrect because 'don’t' should be 'doesn’t' when referring to 'He'. The correct form is 'He doesn’t like candies and chocolate cakes.' Therefore, the statement is false.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

Complete the sentence: "My grandmother ______ (watch) TV every evening."

Answer explanation

The correct form is 'watches' because 'grandmother' is a singular noun. In the present simple tense, we add 's' to the verb for third-person singular subjects.

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following is a negative sentence in the simple present tense?

• She likes vegetables.

• Jane doesn’t exercise every evening.

• They are reading books in the library.

• I walk to school every morning.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Jane doesn’t exercise every evening.' because it uses 'doesn’t' to indicate a negative form in the simple present tense, while the other options are positive statements.

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Choose the correct answer.

Where ___________Yoko and Lim live?

• does

• don't

• doesn't

• do

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'do' because the question is asking about the location of two people, Yoko and Lim, which requires the plural form of the auxiliary verb 'do' to form the question correctly.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C