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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 present simple third-person singular verb forms?
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 present simple 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. What are the rules for
subject-verb agreement
3. Emma do / does her homework in the evening. 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.
15. She take / takes a shower every morning.

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Present Simple Practice
Complete the affirmative and negative present simple sentences. Remember the third-
person negative form uses 'doesnt'.

C. Fill in the correct present simple form of the verbs.

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 actions and activities.

D. Rewrite the following present simple sentences, adding the adverb of frequency or
frequency expression in the correct position.

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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