Simple Present Tense Quiz
The simple present tense is one of the most commonly used tenses in English. It expresses habits, general truths, and repeated actions. But do you really know how to use it correctly?
What is the Simple Present Tense?
The simple present tense is used to describe: ✅ General facts (e.g., “The sun rises in the east.”)
✅ Habits or routines (e.g., “She drinks coffee every morning.”)
✅ Fixed arrangements (e.g., “The train leaves at 6 PM.”)
✅ Feelings and opinions (e.g., “I love ice cream.”)
Structure of Simple Present Tense:
- Affirmative: Subject + verb (base form) + object (e.g., “He plays football.”)
- Negative: Subject + do/does not + verb (base form) + object (e.g., “She does not like tea.”)
- Interrogative: Do/Does + subject + verb (base form) + object? (e.g., “Do you speak English?”)
Simple Present Tense Exercise
1. Which sentence is in the simple present tense?
A) She was playing football.
B) She plays football. ✅ (Correct! “Plays” is in the simple present tense.)
C) She will play football.
D) She is playing football.
2. Choose the correct sentence.
A) He go to school every day.
B) He goes to school every day. ✅ (Correct! “He” takes “goes.”)
C) He going to school every day.
D) He gone to school every day.
3. Which sentence is negative in the simple present tense?
A) He goes to the gym.
B) He does not go to the gym. ✅ (Correct! “Does not go” is the negative form.)
C) He is not going to the gym.
D) He went to the gym.
4. Identify the correct question in the simple present tense.
A) Does she like pizza? ✅ (Correct! “Does” is used for questions.)
B) Do she like pizza?
C) Is she liking pizza?
D) Did she like pizza?
5. Choose the correct form of the verb:
“John ______ to work at 9 AM.”
A) go
B) goes ✅ (Correct! “John” is singular, so use “goes.”)
C) going
D) gone
6. Which sentence is incorrect?
A) I read books every night.
B) She reads books every night.
C) They reads books every night. ❌ (Incorrect! “They” should use “read.”)
D) We read books every night.
7. Choose the correct negative sentence.
A) She don’t like tea.
B) She doesn’t like tea. ✅ (Correct! “Doesn’t” is used with “she.”)
C) She not like tea.
D) She likes not tea.
8. What is the correct question structure in simple present?
A) Using “do” or “does” at the beginning ✅ (Correct! Example: “Does he study?”)
B) Using “is” at the beginning
C) Using “was” at the beginning
D) Using “will” at the beginning
9. Identify the time expressions used with simple present.
A) Yesterday
B) At the moment
C) Every day ✅ (Correct! Simple present uses time expressions like “every day.”)
D) Last week
10. Choose the correct sentence.
A) She do her homework.
B) She does her homework. ✅ (Correct! “Does” is used with “she.”)
C) She doing her homework.
D) She did her homework.
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Happy learning! 😊
