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English Grammar
Stories and Exercises

The Simple Tenses Series
Simple Present
By Really Learn English

English Grammar Stories and Exercises
The Simple Tenses
Simple Present
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Table of Contents
Simple Present ................................................................................................ 5
Exercise 1 ........................................................................................................ 6
Simple Present Rules ...................................................................................... 7

Positive Sentences .......................................................................................... 7
Negative Sentences......................................................................................... 7
Question Sentences ........................................................................................ 7
Exercise 2 ........................................................................................................ 7
Special Verbs ................................................................................................ 10

The verb “be” ................................................................................................ 10
The verb “have” ............................................................................................ 10
The verb “can” .............................................................................................. 10
Exercise 3 ...................................................................................................... 11
Special Spelling Rules for Adding “s” ............................................................ 14

Verbs Ending with “y” ................................................................................... 16
Verbs Ending with “s”, “ch,” “sh,” “x” or “z” ................................................. 15
Verbs Ending with “o” ................................................................................... 16
Exercise 4 ...................................................................................................... 17
Simple Present, Story 1 ................................................................................. 18

Before Reading ............................................................................................. 18
Jack from the Forest...................................................................................... 20
After Reading ................................................................................................ 21
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Before Reading ............................................................................................. 28
Alicia the Letter Carrier ................................................................................. 29
After Reading ................................................................................................ 31

Before Reading ............................................................................................. 38
Jimmy’s Rock Collection ................................................................................ 40
After Reading ................................................................................................ 41

Before Reading ............................................................................................. 48
A Bad Wife .................................................................................................... 50
After Reading ................................................................................................ 51

Before Reading ............................................................................................. 58
Marvin’s Bed and Pillow ................................................................................ 60
After Reading ................................................................................................ 61

English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present | 5
Simple Present
The simple present is a form of the verb that shows the action takes place in
the present.
E
We use it to describe:
PL
• Repeating actions or habits
(Examples: “We go to work every day.” “They study in Canada.”)
M
X X X
SA
Past Present Future
• Facts or things that are true in the present

(Examples: “Cows make milk.” “Paris is the capital of France.”)
ES
Past Present Future
G
• Conditions (not actions) taking place at this moment

PA
(“She is happy.”)
X
M
Past Present Future

O
Examples of typical time expressions:

D
• always
• usually
AN
• often
• frequently
• sometimes
R
• rarely
• never
• once a _______ (minute, hour, day, week, month, year, etc.)
• every _______ (minute, hour, day, week, month, year, etc.)

Exercise 1
A) Answer the following questions in your native language.
1. Think about repeating actions and habits in your life. What do you usually
E
do? What do you almost never do?
PL
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
M
________________________________________________________________
SA
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
ES
2. Write some facts you know.
___________________________________________________________
G
___________________________________________________________
PA
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
M
___________________________________________________________
O
3. Look at the condition of the room you are in. Describe it. Is it big or small?
New or old? What does it have inside?
D
___________________________________________________________
AN
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
R
___________________________________________________________
When you want to talk about these sorts of things in English, you can use the
simple present form of the verb.

Special Verbs
The following are common verbs that have special simple present forms.
E
The Verb “Be”
PL
Who? Form of verb Examples
Positive: I am tall.
I am Negative: I am not tall.
M
Question: Am I tall?
Positive: He is tall.
SA
He/She/It is Negative: He is not tall.
Question: Is he tall?
Positive: You are tall.
You/We/They are Negative: You are not tall.
ES
Question: Are you tall?
The Verb “Have”

G

PA
Positive: You have a car.

I/You/We/They have Negative: You do not have a car.
Question: Do you have a car?
Positive: He has a car.
M
He/She/It has Negative: He does not have a car.

Question: Does he have a car?
O
The Verb “Can”

D

AN
Positive: I can sing.

I/He/She/It
can Negative: I cannot sing.
You/We/They
Question: Can I sing?
R

D) Turn these sentences into negative sentences and questions.
1. I am here.
Negative:
E
________________________________________________________________
PL
Question:
________________________________________________________________
M
2. They are old.
SA
Negative:
________________________________________________________________
ES
Question:
________________________________________________________________
G
3. The water is clean.

PA
Negative:
________________________________________________________________
M
Question:
________________________________________________________________
O
D
4. I have a new bed.
Negative:
AN
________________________________________________________________
R
Question:
________________________________________________________________

Exercise 4
A) Add “s” or “es” to the following verbs.
E
work __________ play __________ take __________
PL
help __________ jump __________ run __________
fly __________ kiss __________ teach __________
M
buy __________ try __________ study __________
cry __________ say __________ play __________
SA
enjoy __________ watch __________ teach __________
miss __________ mix __________ wash __________

ES
cry __________ fix __________ buzz __________
push __________ provide __________ grow __________

G
PA
M
O
D
AN
R

Simple Present, Story 1

Before Reading
E
A) Look at the title of the story and the picture. What do you think this story
is about?
PL
________________________________________________________________
M
________________________________________________________________
SA
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
ES
________________________________________________________________
B) Match the words in column A to the words in column B. (There can be

G
more than one correct answer.)

PA
Column A Column B
beat an axe
M
burn water
chop down corn
O
grow deer
D
hunt home
AN
keep Jack
leave time
provide with trees
R
spend warm
use wood

Column A Column B
cut songs
have animals
know wood
E
write cars
PL
move over to fish
talk to snow
M
play stars
drive solitaire
SA
love stories
look at ES fun
Column A Column B
small corn
G
plenty of river
PA
old stove
big typewriter
warm plants
M
good snow
O
large road
D
special forest
cold guitar
AN
new winter
R
C) After these exercises, what do you think this story is about?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________


Jack from the Forest
E
Jack lives alone in a small house in the forest.
He lives more than 20 miles from the road. He
PL
rarely leaves home, but when he does, he drives
Jack a big car. In the winter, he drives a special car
M
that can move over snow.
Jack grows his own food in a large garden. He
SA
plants carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, and corn.
His apple tree provides him with plenty of
apples.
ES
Jack also hunts deer, rabbits, and turkeys for
food. He lives near a small river, which provides
him with plenty of clean water. It also provides
G
him with plenty of fish! Jack loves to fish, and he is pretty good at it.
PA
Jack uses an axe and chops down trees for wood. He then cuts the wood into
small pieces, which he burns in his stove. He keeps warm in the winter!
Jack also has fun. He reads a lot. He has a lot of books, and reads most of them
M
more than once. He also writes his own stories with an old typewriter.
O
Every night, Jack plays his guitar. He knows many different songs and plays
several every night before he goes to bed.
D
Jack does not spend all of his time inside, though. He loves to spend time
AN
outside. During the day, he looks at plants and animals. Sometimes he even
talks to the animals. During the night, he looks up at the night sky. He knows
many stars by name.
R
He also plays a lot of solitaire. He is pretty good at it! He does not always win,
but no one ever beats him!


After Reading
E
Grammar—Correct Form of the Verb
PL
A) This is a copy of the original story. Go over it and fill in the blanks with the
right form of every verb.
M
SA
Jack ___________ (live) alone in a small house in the forest. He ___________
(live) more than 20 miles from the road. He rarely ___________ (leave) home,
but when he ___________ (do), he ___________ (drive) a big car. In the
ES
winter, he ___________ (drive) a special car that ___________ (can) move
over snow.
G
Jack ___________ (grow) his own food in a large garden. He ___________

PA
(plant) carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, and corn. His apple tree ___________
(provide) him with plenty of apples.
Jack also ___________ (hunt) deer, rabbits, and turkeys for food. He
M
___________ (live) near a small river, which ___________ (provide) him with
O
plenty of clean water. It also ___________ (provide) him with plenty of fish!
Jack ___________ (love) to fish, and he is pretty good at it.
D
AN
Jack ___________ (use) an axe and ___________ (chop) down trees for wood.
He then ___________ (cut) the wood into small pieces, which he ___________
(burn) in his stove. He ___________ (keep) warm in the winter!
R
Jack also ___________ (have) fun. He ___________ reads a lot. He

___________ (have) a lot of books, and ___________ (read) most of them

more than once. He also ___________ (write) his own stories with an old
typewriter.
Every night, Jack ___________ (play) his guitar. He ___________ (know) many
different songs and ___________ (play) several every night before he
E
___________ (go) to bed.
PL
Jack ___________ (not spend) all of his time inside, though. He ___________
M
(love) to spend time outside. During the day, he ___________ (look) at plants
and animals. Sometimes he even ___________ (talk) to the animals. During the
SA
night, he ___________ (look) up at the night sky. He ___________ (know)
many stars by name. ES
He also ___________ (play) a lot of solitaire. He ___________ (be) pretty good
at it! He _________________ (not always win), but no one ever ___________
(beat) him!
G
PA
M
O
D
AN
R

Vocabulary—Find the Right Word
B) Read the description and write down what it is. Use the box below for
help.
E
snow typewriter forest river guitar
PL
corn axe road stars stove
1. You chop down trees with it. What is it? ____________
M
2. It has water and plenty of fish. What is it? ____________
SA
3. It is white and cold. What is it? ____________
4. You can play songs with it. What is it? ____________

ES
5. It has plants and animals. Jack lives there. What is it? ____________
6. Jack uses it to keep warm in the winter. What is it? ____________

G
7. Jack writes stories with it. What is it? ____________

PA
8. They are in the sky. What are they? ____________
9. It is yellow and Jack grows it. What is it? ____________

M
10.People drive on it. What is it? ____________

O
D
AN
R

Grammar—Sentence Structure
C) The following sentences are all mixed up. Put the words on each line in the
correct order to make a logical sentence.
E
1. time He outside to spend loves.
PL
________________________________________________________________
M
2. the even Sometimes animals he to talks.
SA
________________________________________________________________
3. forest a Jack small alone in house in the lives.

ES
________________________________________________________________
G
Grammar—Questions, Negative Sentences,

and Positive Sentences
PA
D) Turn the following sentences into questions.

M
1. Jack lives in the forest.

O
________________________________________________________________
D
2. He rarely leaves home.

AN
________________________________________________________________
3. His apple tree provides him with apples.

R
________________________________________________________________

E) Turn the following sentences into negative sentences.
1. Jack hunts deer.
________________________________________________________________
E
2. He lives near a small river.
PL
________________________________________________________________
M
3. Jack loves to fish.
SA
________________________________________________________________
F) Turn the following sentences into positive sentences.

ES
1. Does he keep warm in the winter?
G
________________________________________________________________
PA
2. Jack does not read a lot.
________________________________________________________________
M
3. He does not write stories.

O
________________________________________________________________
D
AN
R

Comprehension
G) Answer the following questions.
1. Where does Jack live? Do other people live with him?
E
________________________________________________________________
PL
________________________________________________________________
M
________________________________________________________________
SA
2. What does Jack usually do?
________________________________________________________________
ES
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
G
PA
3. How does Jack keep himself warm in the winter?
________________________________________________________________
M
________________________________________________________________
O
________________________________________________________________
D
AN
4. How is it that no one ever beats him at solitaire?
________________________________________________________________
R
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

Essay Writing
H) Answer the following questions. Write a short essay for each.
1. In your opinion, what are the benefits of Jack’s life? What are the
E
downsides?
PL
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
M
________________________________________________________________
SA
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
ES
2. Let’s say that you live alone in the forest. What do you do to take care of
G
yourself?
________________________________________________________________
PA
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
M
________________________________________________________________
O
________________________________________________________________
D
AN
R


Jimmy’s Rock Collection
E
Jimmy collects rocks. His rock collection is huge. He
has many different kinds of rocks in his collection.
PL
Some of them even glow in the dark! One of his
rocks is from outer space!
M
Jimmy works in an office, but when he is in front of
his computer, he usually dreams about rocks. Jimmy
SA
thinks about rocks more than he thinks about his
girlfriend!
After work, Jimmy often goes for long walks. He

ES
always takes a bag of tools with him: safety glasses,
hammer, cleaning brush, magnifying glass, rock
book, and a camera.
G
Jimmy usually finds many interesting rocks on his walks. His safety glasses
PA
protect his eyes while his hammer breaks the rocks into smaller pieces. He
cleans the rocks with his cleaning brush, and then studies the rocks with his
magnifying glass. Then he uses his rock book to learn more about his rocks.
M
When Jimmy cannot bring an interesting rock home, he usually takes a photo
of the rock. There are lots of photos in Jimmy’s rock collection!
O
When Jimmy gets home, he always goes to the basement. In his basement, he
D
organizes his new rocks. Sometimes, he studies his old rocks. He often sings
while he works with his rocks.
AN
Jimmy spends most of his time with his rocks. He is crazy about rocks, and he
knows this. But Jimmy’s girlfriend does not understand this. It worries her. She
R
loves Jimmy and wants to be his wife. She wants Jimmy’s rock collection to
include another rock—a big diamond ring for her!

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English Grammar

Stories and Exercises

By Really Learn English

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Ola Zur, has made her best effort

Simple Present Rules ...................................................................................... 7

Special Verbs ................................................................................................ 10

Special Spelling Rules for Adding “s” ............................................................ 14

Simple Present, Story 1 ................................................................................. 18

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Simple Present, Story 2 ................................................................................. 28

Simple Present, Story 3 ................................................................................. 38

Simple Present, Story 4 ................................................................................. 48

Simple Present, Story 5 ................................................................................. 58

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• Facts or things that are true in the present

• Conditions (not actions) taking place at this moment

Past Present Future

Examples of typical time expressions:

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The Verb “Have”

Who? Form of verb Examples

Positive: You have a car.

He/She/It has Negative: He does not have a car.

The Verb “Can”

Who? Form of verb Examples

Positive: I can sing.

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D) Turn these sentences into negative sentences and questions.

3. The water is clean.

4. I have a new bed.

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fly __________ kiss __________ teach __________

cry __________ say __________ play __________

miss __________ mix __________ wash __________

push __________ provide __________ grow __________

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Simple Present, Story 1

B) Match the words in column A to the words in column B. (There can be

more than one correct answer.)

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C) After these exercises, what do you think this story is about?

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Simple Present, Story 1

Jack grows his own food in a large garden. He

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Simple Present, Story 1

Jack ___________ (grow) his own food in a large garden. He ___________

Jack also ___________ (have) fun. He ___________ reads a lot. He

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Vocabulary—Find the Right Word

1. You chop down trees with it. What is it? ____________

4. You can play songs with it. What is it? ____________

6. Jack uses it to keep warm in the winter. What is it? ____________

7. Jack writes stories with it. What is it? ____________

8. They are in the sky. What are they? ____________

9. It is yellow and Jack grows it. What is it? ____________

10.People drive on it. What is it? ____________

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3. forest a Jack small alone in house in the lives.

Grammar—Questions, Negative Sentences,

D) Turn the following sentences into questions.

fly kiss teach __

cry say play __

miss mix wash __

push provide grow __

Jack _ (grow) his own food in a large garden. He _

Jack also _ (have) fun. He _ reads a lot. He