Present Simple Exercise

Present Simple Practice

Choose the correct Present Simple form from the dropdown menus. Pay attention to stative verbs, routines, general truths, and adverb positions!

1. Sue in a bank. (Permanent situation)

2. He often out on Saturdays. (Routine / habitual action)

3. Water at 100 °C. (General truth)

4. I TV at weekends. (Adverb position after auxiliary)

5. every day?

6. I some sugar for the recipe. (Verb of emotion/desire)

7. She his story. (Verb of perception/opinion)

8. He late for work. (Adverb position after 'be')

9. Mark late to school. (Adverb position before main verb)

10. They a house. (Stative verb: ownership)

11. in the morning?

12. You can them. (Adverb position after modal)

13. this lesson? (Verb of perception/opinion)

14. This book to me. (Stative verb)

15. The tickets a lot of money. (Stative verb)

16. I tea to coffee. (Verb of emotion/preference)

17. What time ?

18. He the cold weather. (Verb of emotion)

19. She two brothers. (Stative verb: possess)

20. good? (Verb of the senses)