Exercises Simple Present

Grammar Exercises - Simple Present

A.    Choose the correct form of the following verbs:

wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) -        cause(s) - live(s) - play(s) - close(s) - live(s)

1.      Ann …………… hand ball very well.

2.      I never …………… coffee.

3.      The swimming pool ………………. at 7:00 in the morning.

4.      It ………………. at 9:00 in the evening.

5.      Bad driving ………………. many accidents.

6.      My parents ………………. in a very small flat.

7.      The Olympic Games ……………… place every four years.

8.      They are good students. They always ………………. their homework.

9.      My students ………………. a little English.

10.  I always ………………. early in the morning.

B.     Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form:

1.      Jane (not/drink) …………………… tea very often.

2.      What time (the banks/open) ………………….. in Britain?

3.      Where (John/come) ……………………. from?

4.      It (take) …………………. me an hour to get to work.

5.      She (not/wake) ………………… up early on Sundays.

C.    Choose the right verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:

write - turn - eat - tell - rise

1.      The earth ……………….. around the sun.

2.      The sun …………….. in the east.

3.      Vegetarians …………….. meat.

4.      A liar is someone who …………….. the truth.

5.      A novelist …………………. novels.