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Present simple: uses

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"He reads every day."


The above sentence is a:

a)

permanent situation

b)

state, feeling or sense

c)

habit, routine or repeated action

d)

timetabled or planned event

2.

"Sebastian Vettel leaves Ferrari."


The above sentence is a:

a)

joke or anecdote

b)

newspaper headline

c)

live commentary

d)

habit, routine or repeated action

3.

"Kung Fu lessons on Mondays and Wednesday at 6 p.m."


The above sentence is:

a)

something done on certain days

b)

a planned event

c)

something believed to be true

d)

permanent situations

4.

Present simple describes:

a)

habits and routines

b)

past events

c)

things that are happening now

d)

facts

e)

talk about future events

5.

"I feel sad about COVID-19 deaths."


The above sentence is a:

a)

habit or routine

b)

newspaper headline

c)

planned or timetabled event

d)

state, sense or feeling

6.

Present simple is always used to talk about events that happen now.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The third-person singular isn't conjugated by adding "s" at the end.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

"I do the groceries on Sundays."


The above sentence is a:

a)

fact

b)

state, feeling or sense

c)

repeated action

d)

habit or routine

9.

The present simple describes things we think of as generally true and unlimited in time (without a beginning or and ending). So, it can actually refer to the past, present and future.

a)

False

b)

True

10.

Habits, routines and repeated actions:

a)

happen now

b)

happened in the past and now

c)

happened in the past, happen now and will probably happen in the future

d)

happen now and will probably happen in the future

11.

"This tea tastes funny."


The above sentence:

a)

happens now and it happened in the past

b)

happened in the past, it happens now and it will probably happen in the future

c)

is a repeated action

d)

happens around now

12.

"The bus arrives at 8 a.m."


The above statement:

a)

happens now (present)

b)

will happen (future)

c)

happened (past)

d)

always happens (repeated event)

13.

"When he arrives, I leave."


The sentence above is in the:

a)

present

b)

future

c)

past

14.

"If babies are hungry, they cry."


The sentence above:

a)

happens now

b)

happened in the past

c)

will happen in the future

d)

always happens

15.

The dog ______.


to bark = latir

a)

barks

b)

bark

16.

He _______ to the supermarket.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

to go

d)

don't go

17.

Third-person singular is conjugated by adding "s", "es" and "ies".

a)

True

b)

False