Simple Present Tense Exercise with Answer
Make simple present tense sentences.
In the simple present tense sentence, if the subject is a singular noun or pronoun (he, she, it) then the verb must be added -s/-es. However, if the subject is plural (you, we, they) and also I, then the verb does not need / should not be added -s/-es.
Example:
Her brother listens to music. (The verb ‘listen‘ in this sentence is added -s at the end of the word because the subject is singular ‘Her brother‘.)
His brothers listen to music. (The verb ‘listen‘ in this sentence is not added -s at the end of the word, because the subject is plural ‘Her brothers‘.)
Here are some simple present tense exercise questions and answers.
- The sun … from the east and … in the west. ( rise, set)
- Students … the flag ceremony every Monday morning. (attend)
- Covid-19 … from Wuhan, China. (originate)
- Covid-19 … rapidly between humans. (spread)
- Aisha always … the animated film on YouTube with his brother. (watch)
- Umi … nastar cake in the kitchen, assisted by Aisyah. (make)
- Children … basketball in the backyard. (play)
- Abi … Aisyah’s small broken fan in the warehouse. (fix)
- We … Grandparents in Bangsal Sari every Eid. (visit)
- Akmal … to make animations in PowerPoint and illustrators. (like)
- The government … anyone from gathering if it is not important. (prohibit)
- The teachers … the practice of making teaching materials. (follow)
- Baim Wong … many families in need. (help)
- We always … masks when we go outside. (wear)
- Ria always … her palms using a hand sanitizer after outside activities. (clean)
- Many people … their lifestyle due to Covid-19. (change)
- Akram always … 2 liters of water every day. (drink)
- I … my English knowledge on this blog. (share)
Answers
- The sun rises from the east and sets in the west.
- Students attend the flag ceremony every Monday morning.
- Covid-19 originates from Wuhan, China.
- Covid-19 spreads rapidly between humans.
- Aisha always watches the animated film on YouTube with his brother.
- Umi makes nastar cake in the kitchen, assisted by Aisyah.
- Children play basketball in the backyard.
- Abi fixes Aisyah’s small broken fan in the warehouse.
- We visit Grandparents in Bangsal Sari every Eid.
- Akmal likes to make animations in PowerPoint and illustrators.
- The government prohibits anyone from gathering if it is not important.
- The teachers follow the practice of making teaching materials.
- Baim Wong helps many families in need.
- We always wear masks when we go outside.
- Ria always cleans her palms using a hand sanitizer after outside activities.
- Many people change their lifestyle due to Covid-19.
- Akram always drinks 2 liters of water every day.
- I share my English knowledge on this blog.
Another example of the Simple Present Tense.
- I … my office work in the park. (do)
- You really … watching Korean dramas on television. (like)
- We … to help victims of natural disasters. (try)
- They often … grandparents in the village. (visit)
- Ria … flower orders every day. (receive)
- Akram … the house to be built by his father. (design)
- The cat always … in front of the house waiting to be fed. (sit)
- Anna and Aisyah … hide and seek with friends. (play)
- Akmal … social service activities for natural disasters. (organize)
- Farmers … rice 3 times a year. (harvest)
- Fishermen … to sea when the weather is calm. (go)
- Mother always … a helmet every time you ride. (wear)
- Indonesian fishermen … 5 million tonnes of fish per year. (catch)
- Indonesia … 2.6 million tonnes of salt for export. (produce)
- Flight attendants always … safety equipment on every flight. (demonstrate)
- She … home necessities at Anas’s grocery store. (buy)
- All students … online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (study)
- Akram and Aisyah … watching funny cat videos on YouTube. (enjoy)
- The world … International Labor Day every May 1. (commemorate)
- The teachers … online exam questions using Google Form. (make)
- Akram … hard for the upcoming matches. (train)
- The climbers … for the rain to stop before continuing the climb. (wait)
- Akmal … swimming in the Diamond hotel pool. (practice)
- Students … online assignments from teachers in Google Classroom. (do)
- My father always … for work at 6.30 am. (leave)
The Answer
- I do my office work in the park.
- You really like watching Korean dramas on television.
- We try to help victims of natural disasters.
- They often visit grandparents in the village.
- Ria receives flower orders every day.
- Akram designs the house to be built by his father.
- The cat always sits in front of the house waiting to be fed.
- Anna and Aisyah play hide and seek with friends.
- Akmal organizes social service activities for natural disasters.
- Farmers harvest rice 3 times a year.
- Fishermen go to sea when the weather is calm.
- Mother always wears a helmet every time you ride.
- Indonesian fishermen catch 5 million tonnes of fish per year.
- Indonesia produces 2.6 million tonnes of salt for export.
- Flight attendants always demonstrate safety equipment on every flight.
- She buys home necessities at Anas’s grocery store.
- All students study online due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Akram and Aisyah enjoy watching funny cat videos on YouTube.
- The world commemorates International Labor Day every May 1.
- The teachers make online exam questions using Google Form.
- Akram trains hard for the upcoming matches.
- The climbers wait for the rain to stop before continuing the climb.
- Akmal practices swimming in the Diamond hotel pool.
- Students do online assignments from teachers in Google Classroom.
- My father always leaves for work at 6.30 am.
Vocabulary
- do: to perform, take part in, or achieve something.
- like: to enjoy or approve of something or someone.
- try: to attempt to do something.
- visit: to go to a place in order to look at it, or to a person in order to spend time with them.
- receive: to get or be given something.
- design: to make or draw plans for something, for example, clothes or buildings.
- sit: to (cause someone to) be in a position in which the lower part of the body is resting on a seat or other type of support, with the upper part of the body vertical.
- play: do things for pleasure, as children do; to enjoy yourself, rather than work.
- organize: to make all the arrangements for something to happen or be provided.
- harvest: to cut and gather a crop.
- go: to move or travel from one place to another.
- wear: to have something on your body as a piece of clothing, a decoration, etc.
- catch: to stop and hold a moving object or person, especially in your hands.
- produce: to make things to be sold, especially in large quantities.
- demonstrate: to show something clearly by giving proof or evidence.
- buy: to obtain something by paying money for it.
- study: the activity of learning or gaining knowledge, either from books or by examining things in the world.
- enjoy: to get pleasure from something.
- commemorate: to remind people of an important event or person from the past with a special action or object; to exist to remind people of a person or an event from the past.
- make: to create or prepare something by combining materials or putting parts together.
- train: to prepare yourself for a particular activity, especially a sport, by doing a lot of exercises; to prepare a person or an animal in this way.
- wait: to stay where you are or delay doing something until somebody/something comes or something happens.
- practice: to do an activity or train regularly so that you can improve your skill.
- leave: to go away from a person or a place.