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Present Simple Practice
For third person singular verb forms in the present simple, we add -s, -es or -ies at the end
of the verb.
A. Add -s / -es / -ies to the following verbs.
1. teach

____________

9. buzz

____________

2. fly

____________

10. watch

____________

3. run

____________

11. sit

____________

4. push

____________

12. guess

____________

5. fix

____________

13. stop

____________

6. do

____________

14. worry

____________

7. dance

____________

15. finish

____________

8. go

____________

16. have

____________

What are the spelling rules for third person singular verb forms in the present simple?
For most verbs we add ______________________________________________________
For verbs ending with a consonant and y we _____________________________________
For verbs ending in -s, -z, -ch, -sh, or -x we add __________________________________
For verbs ending with o we add _______________________________________________
For the verb 'have' we _______________________________________________________

B. Underline or circle the correct verb form for each sentence.

1. My family go / goes on holiday together in the summer.
2. I often eat / eats dinner at my friends house.
3. Emma do / does her homework when she gets home.

What are the rules for

subject-verb agreement
in the present simple?

4. I play / plays badminton every afternoon.

5. Harry seldom listen / listens to me.
6. My brother never watch / watches television.
7. He never finish / finishes his homework on time
8. Mrs White sweep / sweeps the floor twice a week.
9. My dog bark / barks at night.
10. Tom listen / listens to the radio in the morning
11. Becky and Liz go / goes to the swimming pool every week.
12. I never feed / feeds my cat.
13. My parents live / lives in Paris.
14. We eat / eats eggs for breakfast every morning.
15. She take / takes a shower every morning.

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Present Simple Practice
Complete the positive and negative sentences. Remember the third-person negative form
uses 'doesnt'.
C. Fill in the correct form of the verb.
1. Tom (not play) _______________ football. He likes to (play) _______________ computer
games.
2. Fish (not fly) _______________. They (swim) _______________.
3. I (dry) _______________ the dishes but I (not put) _______________ them away.
4. They (not do) _______________ homework before they (eat) _______________ dinner.
5. Neil (try) _______________ to be a good boy, but he (not behave) ______________ well.
6.

Sarah

(brush)

_______________

her

hair

every

morning

before

she

(go)

_______________ to school.
7. I (not catch) _______________ a cold in the summer, but I often (catch) ______________
a cold in the winter.
8. The sun (not rise) _______________ in the west. It (rise) _______________ in the east.
9. Natalie usually (not sit) _______________ in the sun. She rarely (go) _______________
to the beach.
10. A spider (not have) _______________ wings. A bird (have) _______________ wings.

What are the rules for negative verb forms in the present simple?

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Present Simple Practice
Adverbs of frequency are often used with the present simple because they indicate repeated
or routine activities.
D. Rewrite the following sentences, putting the adverbs of frequency and the
frequency expressions in the right place.
1. We are at home on Sunday. (often)
_________________________________________________________________________
2. Im not busy on Monday. (usually)
_________________________________________________________________________
3. The cleaner works here. (five days a week)
_________________________________________________________________________
4. My parents visit us. (once a month)
_________________________________________________________________________
5. They are happy to have guests. (always)
_________________________________________________________________________
6. We have bacon for breakfast. (sometimes)
_________________________________________________________________________
7. Birds build their nests on this roof. (every summer)
_________________________________________________________________________
8. They sing very loudly. (generally)
_________________________________________________________________________
9. Sally is late for school. (rarely)
_________________________________________________________________________
10. Mike has lunch before one oclock. (seldom)
_________________________________________________________________________
11. We laugh at people in pain. (never)
_________________________________________________________________________
12. My parents help me with my homework. (hardly ever)
_________________________________________________________________________

Where do we place adverbs of frequency in a sentence?

For sentences that contain the verb to be ________________________________________
For sentences with one main verb _____________________________________________
For negative sentences ______________________________________________________
For frequency expressions ___________________________________________________
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