Simple Present Tense Worksheet

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate simple present tense form.

Note that in the simple present tense, the verb takes the marker -s when the subject is a singular noun or pronoun.

1. Susie ……………………… with her parents. (live / lives)

2. My mother ……………………….. beautiful pictures. (draw / draws)

3. They ………………………. in the hills. (live / lives)

4. She always ……………………….. (feed / feeds) her cats before she ……………………….. (go / goes) out.

5. You never ……………………….. me. (help / helps)

6. She ……………………….. her living by working as a translator. (earn / earns)

7. Practice ……………………….. people perfect. (make / makes)

8. She ………………………… for a walk in the morning. (go / goes0

9. I usually ………………………… breakfast at 9 am. (has / have)

10. We ……………………… little money. (have / has)

11. I still ………………………….. my first day at college. (remember / remembers)

12. Radha ………………………… money to charities. (donate / donates)

Answers

1. Susie lives with her parents.

2. My mother draws beautiful pictures.

3. They live in the hills.

4. She always feeds her cats before she goes out.

5. You never help me.

6. She earns her living by working as a translator.

7. Practice makes people perfect.

8. She goes for a walk in the morning.

9. I usually have breakfast at 9 am.

10. We have little money.

11. I still remember my first day at college.

12. Radha donates money to charities.