Present Simple worksheet

1. 1.
   She to work by bus every day.a) takeb) takes
2. 2.
   Water at 0°C.a) freezesb) is freezing
3. 3.
   you speak French?a) Areb) Do
4. 4.
   He meat. He's a vegetarian.a) doesn't eatb) don't eat
5. 5.
   I what you mean.a) am understandingb) understand

1. 1.
   She work in marketing.
2. 2.
   Does he likes coffee?
3. 3.
   I am knowing the answer.

Write three sentences about your own life in the Present Simple. Use one of these words in each.

• always
• usually
• often
• sometimes
• never
• every day
• on Mondays
• once a week

1. 1.b) takes With he, she and it, the Present Simple adds -s.
2. 2.a) freezes A scientific fact is always true, so it takes the Present Simple.
3. 3.b) Do Present Simple questions are made with do or does.
4. 4.a) doesn't eat With he, she and it, the negative is doesn't.
5. 5.b) understand Understand is a state verb, so it isn't normally used in the continuous.

1. 1.She works in marketing. With he, she and it, the verb takes -s.
2. 2.Does he like coffee? Does already carries the -s, so the main verb stays in its base form.
3. 3.I know the answer. Know is a state verb, so it isn't normally used in the continuous.

Answers will vary. Check that each sentence follows the rule on page 1, or paste them into Clarigram to have them checked.