Mastering Simple Present Tense

Identify the simple present verb in the sentence:

She runs every morning.

• runs

• She

• every

• run

Answer explanation

The simple present verb in the sentence "She runs every morning" is "runs." It indicates a habitual action performed by the subject "She." The other options do not represent verbs in the simple present tense.

Choose the correct form:

He..... soccer on weekends.

• plays

• playes

• playies

• played

Answer explanation

The correct form is 'plays' because it is the third person singular present tense of the verb 'play'. The other options are incorrect spellings or tenses.

Anna and Tom ___ their homework.

• do

• does

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'do' because 'Anna and Tom' is a plural subject. In English, we use 'do' with plural subjects and 'does' with singular subjects. Therefore, the sentence should read: 'Anna and Tom do their homework.'

Fill in the blank: They ___ (to go) to school every day.

• went

• go

• goes

• going

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'go' because it matches the present tense needed for the sentence. 'They' is plural, so we use 'go' instead of 'goes' (which is singular) or the past tense 'went'.

• My mother __________ (cook) very well.

• cook

• cookes

• cooks

• cooked

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'cook' because it matches the present tense form needed for the sentence. 'Cookes' is incorrect as it is not a valid form, and 'cooked' is past tense, which does not fit the context.

Choose the correct form:

Alicia .. to read books.

• does like

• likes

• do like

• like

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'likes' because it agrees with the singular subject 'Alicia'. In present simple tense, we use 'likes' for he/she/it, while 'do' and 'does' are used for questions or negatives.

Rewrite the following sentences in the negative form.

21. She eats pizza

• She does not eat pizza.

• She do not eat pizza.

• She does not eats pizza.

• She does not pizza.

Answer explanation

The correct negative form is 'She does not eat pizza.' The verb 'eat' must remain in its base form after 'does not.' The other options are incorrect due to verb form or structure.

Fill in the blank:

Alejandro ___ two sisters.

• have

• has

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'has' because 'Alejandro' is a singular subject. In English, we use 'has' with singular subjects and 'have' with plural subjects. Therefore, the sentence should read: 'Alejandro has two sisters.'

Identify the simple present verb: The dog barks loudly.

• barking

• bark

• barked

• barks

Answer explanation

The simple present verb in the sentence "The dog barks loudly" is "barks." It indicates a habitual action performed by the dog, making "barks" the correct choice among the options provided.

Choose the correct form: We (watch/watches) movies on Fridays.

• watching

• watch

• watches

• watched

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'watch' because it agrees with the plural subject 'we'. In present simple tense, 'we' takes the base form of the verb, which is 'watch'.