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Simple Present Tense Rules & Simple Present Tense Exercises.

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What are Simple Present Tense Rules?

The simple present tense is a verb tense used to describe actions that are currently happening, habitual actions, and general truths. The following are some rules for using the simple present tense:

  1. For third-person singular subjects (he, she, it), add -s or -es to the base form of the verb.

Examples:

  • I walk to work every day. (first-person singular)
  • You walk to work every day. (second-person singular)
  • He walks to work every day. (third-person singular)
  • She goes to the gym every morning. (third-person singular)
  • It rains a lot in Seattle. (third-person singular)
  1. For non-third-person singular subjects, use the base form of the verb.

Examples:

  • We play tennis every weekend. (first-person plural)
  • You play tennis every weekend. (second-person plural)
  • They play tennis every weekend. (third-person plural)
  1. Use the simple present tense to describe habits or repeated actions.

Examples:

  • I wake up at 6 am every morning.
  • She drinks coffee every afternoon.
  • They watch TV every night.
  1. Use the simple present tense to describe general truths or facts.

Examples:

  • The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
  • Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.
  • Dogs are loyal animals.
  1. Use the simple present tense in instructions, directions, or recipes.

Examples:

  • Add the sugar to the mixing bowl and stir.
  • Take a left at the traffic light and go straight for two miles.
  • First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  1. Use the simple present tense to talk about scheduled events in the future.

Examples:

  • The concert starts at 8 pm tonight.
  • Our flight leaves at 10 am tomorrow.
  • The meeting begins at 2 pm next Tuesday.

Remember that the simple present tense does not indicate the time of the action; it only indicates that the action is happening, habitual, or true.

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120 simple Present Tense Exercises

1. It ______ any kind of sense. (not/make)
2. There, you ______ home the other way. (go)
3. I ______ this as a fact. (not/say)
4. I ______ I spoke much. (not/think)
5. I ______ like you about that. (not/feel)
6. You ______ both of them. (not/want)
7. And we ______ much time. (not/have)
8. I ______ you for my life. (not/ask)
9. Well, ______ of her? (what/you/think/?).
10. And this one ______ her own way. (have)
11.  ______ with these men? (what/you/want/?).
12. I ______ what he said to her. (not/know)
13.  ______ him now? (I/not/know/?).
14. But I ______ for that. (not/care)
15. I ______ how it can. (not/see)
16. But I ______ them that way. (not/take)
17. Now ______ of this? (what/you/think/?).
18. We ______ here the last of this week. (leave)
19. It was very good for us, they ______. (say)
20. But I ______ them at all. (not/like)
21. I ______ what came to you. (not/know)
22. The time for such questions ______ past. (seem)
23. I ______ about her will. (not/know)
24. A girl with that face always ______. (have)
25. We ______ that kind of money. (not/have)
26.  ______ for me? (you/not/care/?).
27.  ______ after me? (why/you/always/come/?).
28. In my room, I ______ you. (tell)
29.  ______ in her? (you/not/believe/?).
30. It ______ in him enough. (not/believe)
31. They ______ very much for her. (not/care)
32. But he ______ for that. (not/wish)
33. He ______ it, nevertheless. (not/pass)
34. You ______, it was this way. (see)
35. I ______ her out. (not/make)
36. We______ all been through it. (have)
37.  ______ of the lines? (what/you/think/?).
38. I ______ where you found the money. (not/see)
39. Now ______ of that? (what/you/think/?).
40. I ______ any for myself. (not/want)
41.  ______ me so? (why/you/not/tell/?).
42. I ______ anything about this. (not/know)
43. So I ______ myself into a tree. (get)
44. Upon my word, I ______. (not/know)
45. I ______ that kind of man. (not/understand)
46. But you ______ it every day. (not/see)
47. Well, I ______ that. (not/remember)
48. The whole people ______ like a great family. (feel)
49. But you ______ to. (not/seem)
50. It ______ a soul to it all. (give)
51. These things ______ you. (not/help)
52. You ______ till then. (not/live)
53. I ______ she quite believed me. (not/think)
54. He ______ in night work. (not/believe)
55.  ______ it to me? (why/you/not/give/?).
56. It just ______ that way. (not/work)
57. He ______ as little as he can. (do)
58. The bride ______ with it. (not/help)
59.  ______ our people? (I/not/know/?).
60. Of course I ______ it. (not/deny)
61. I ______ any of the rest. (not/love)
62. I well ______ the end of you. (see)
63.  ______ to all this? (what/he/say/?).
64. They ______ in intellect alone. (not/believe)
65. But I ______ so here. (not/feel)
66. You ______ as little as you can. (do)
67. I ______ quite sure about it. (not/feel)
68.  ______ like it? (it/not/look/?).
69. But it ______ me the explanation. (not/give)
70. The atmosphere ______ right. (not/seem)
71. Michael, I ______ you. (not/understand)
72.  ______ the whole family? (I/not/form/?).
73. I ______ anything about flowers. (not/know)
74. Usually it ______ a thing. (not/mean)
75. I ______ your tears upon my face. (feel)
76.  ______ it to you? (why/I/send/?).
77. But of course you ______. (not/know)
78. But perhaps you ______ me. (not/comprehend)
79. It was his heart, they ______. (say)
80.  ______ me about your work? (why/you/not/tell/?).
81. But I ______ much of him. (not/see)
82. I ______ much about the war. (not/remember)
83. I ______ no kind of help. (not/get)
84.  ______ the danger of delay? (you/not/see/?).
85. I ______ who wrote the note. (not/know)
86. And he ______ between. (not/come)
87. Of course I ______ it. (not/mean)
88. I ______ how I got the thing. (not/know)
89.  ______ he did? (you/not/think/?).
90. But now, ______? (what/we/see/?).
91.  ______ near the party! (you/not/go/?).
92. Some people ______ them. (not/have)
93. You______ quite a party here. (have)
94. It ______ all the difference in the world. (make)
95.  ______ the place? (why/you/not/leave/?).
96. Children ______ the name of their mother. (take)
97. She ______ any other clothes. (not/need)
98. I ______ such a name. (not/remember)
99. We only ______ his word for it. (have)
100. So she ______ it into the fire. (throw)
101. I ______ for anybody then. (not/care)
102.  ______ there, brother? (what/you/see/?).
103. But we ______ it in that way. (not/get)
104.  ______ it too? (I/not/know/?).
105. You ______ what he did in it. (know)
106.  ______ it? (you/not/ever/know/?).
107. I ______ the result of that fatal night. (not/know)
108. We ______ the source of such faith. (not/know)
109. I ______ how I opened the door. (not/know)
110. They ______ my way often. (not/come)
111. I ______ sure of that. (not/feel)
112. We ______ them anything. (not/owe)
113. It soon ______ you into the grave. (follow)
114. I ______ in empty compliment. (not/speak)
115. It just ______ me to a wonder. (put)
116.  ______ for death and rest? (he/pray/?).
117. I ______ anything about it yet. (not/know)
118.  ______? (what in the world/I/do/?).
119. Every day he ______ to an office. (go)
120. And I ______ a present for everybody. (have)

 

1. doesn’t make
2. go
3. do not say
4. don’t think
5. don’t feel
6. don’t want
7. don’t have
8. do not ask
9. what do you think
10. has
11. What do you want
12. don’t know
13. Don’t I know
14. don’t care
15. don’t see
16. don’t take
17. what do you think
18. leave
19. say
20. don’t like
21. don’t know
22. seems
23. don’t know
24. has
25. don’t have
26. Don’t you care
27. Why do you always come
28. tell
29. Don’t you believe
30. does not believe
31. don’t care
32. does not wish
33. does not pass
34. see
35. don’t make
36. ‘ve
37. What do you think
38. don’t see
39. what do you think
40. don’t want
41. Why don’t you tell
42. don’t know
43. get
44. don’t know
45. don’t understand
46. don’t see
47. don’t remember
48. feel
49. don’t seem
50. gives
51. don’t help
52. don’t live
53. don’t think
54. does not believe
55. Why don’t you give
56. doesn’t work
57. does
58. does not help
59. Don’t I know
60. don’t deny
61. don’t love
62. see
63. What does he say
64. do not believe
65. do not feel
66. do
67. do not feel
68. Doesn’t it look
69. does not give
70. doesn’t seem
71. don’t understand
72. Do I not form
73. don’t know
74. doesn’t mean
75. feel
76. Why do I send
77. don’t know
78. do not comprehend
79. say
80. Why don’t you tell
81. don’t see
82. don’t remember
83. don’t get
84. Don’t you see
85. don’t know
86. doesn’t come
87. don’t mean
88. don’t know
89. Don’t you think
90. what do we see
91. Don’t you go
92. don’t have
93. ‘ve
94. makes
95. Why do you not leave
96. take
97. doesn’t need
98. do not remember
99. have
100. throws
101. don’t care
102. What do you see
103. do not get
104. Don’t I know
105. know
106. Don’t you ever know
107. do not know
108. do not know
109. do not know
110. don’t come
111. don’t feel
112. don’t owe
113. follows
114. do not speak
115. puts
116. Does he pray
117. don’t know
118. What in the world do I do
119. goes
120. have

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