Simple present tense worksheet

Make sentences in the simple present tense by using appropriate forms of the verb given in brackets.

1. James ----------------- (work) in a super market.

2. My mother ------------------ (get) up at 5 am.

3. The earth ------------------ (move) around the sun.

4. I ------------------- (play) cricket every evening.

5. His train ------------------ (arrive) at 9 pm.

6. Heat --------------------- (expand) bodies.

7. Water -------------------- (boil) at 100 degree Celsius.

8. He ------------------- (live) in North America.

9. My head ------------------- (ache).

10. I ---------------- (go) for a walk every evening.

Answers

1. James works in a super market.

2. My mother gets up at 5 am.

3. The earth moves around the sun.

4. I play cricket every evening.

5. His train arrives at 9 pm.

6. Heat expands bodies.

7. Water boils at 100 degree Celsius.

8. He lives in North America.

9. My head aches.

10. I go for a walk every evening.

Notes

When the subject is a third personal singular noun or pronoun, the verb takes the marking –s in the simple present tense. When the verb is plural, there is no –s ending.

I sing.
He sings.
She sings.
They sing.
We sing.
The girl sings.

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