Simple present tense exercise The form of the verb used in a sentence is almost always determined by the number and person of the subject This can cause a great deal of confusion for beginner level students For example, in the simple present tense the verb takes the marker -s when the subject is a singular noun or pronoun This grammar exercise tests your ability to use correct simple present tense forms Question I ………………… playing cricket a) enjoys b) enjoy c) enjoying Question She ……………………… to wear expensive dresses a) likes b) like c) liking Question My sister ………………… in Chennai a) lives b) live c) living Question She ………………………… the right person for this job a) am b) is c) are Question Where ……………………… you live? a) are b) is c) d) does Question My brother ……………………… in the army a) serve b) serving c) serves Question She ……………………… the answer, but she won’t tell me a) know b) knows c) knowing Question If I …………………… the answer, I will tell you a) know b) knows c) knowing Question ………………………… the books on that table a) Puts b) Put Question 10 She ……………………… French a) speak b) speaks c) speaking Answers I enjoy playing cricket She likes to wear expensive dresses My sister lives in Chennai She is the right person for this job Where you live? My brother serves in the army She knows the answer, but she won’t tell me If I know the answer, I will tell you Put the books on that table 10 She speaks French Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)