Practise the present simple for habits, routines, facts and timetables, with instant answers and clear reasons.
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1. Aarav ____ to the office in Bengaluru every morning.
“Goes” is correct because in the Present Simple we add -s to the verb when the subject is he, she, or it. Aarav is a single person, so the verb takes -s.
2. Choose the correct form: My sisters ____ tea every evening.
“Drink” is correct because the subject “my sisters” is plural, and plural subjects use the base verb with no -s.
3. Fill in the blank: The local train ____ at 8 o’clock sharp.
“Leaves” is correct because a fixed timetable uses the Present Simple, and “train” is singular, so the verb takes -s.
4. Which sentence is correct?
“She doesn’t like spicy food” is correct because after “doesn’t” the main verb stays in its base form with no -s. “Doesn’t” already carries the third-person mark.
5. Fill in the blank: Priya ____ not eat meat.
“Does” is correct because the negative for he, she, or it uses “does not” or “doesn’t”. Priya is one person, so we use “does”.
6. Complete the question: ____ Rohan play cricket on Sundays?
“Does” is correct because questions with he, she, or it in the Present Simple begin with “does”. Rohan is singular.
7. Choose the correct form: Water ____ at 100 degrees Celsius.
“Boils” is correct because a general fact or scientific truth uses the Present Simple. “Water” is treated as singular, so the verb takes -s.
8. Identify the error: “He watch TV after dinner every day.”
“Watch” is the error because the subject “he” needs the -s form, so it should be “watches”. Third-person singular verbs take -s in the Present Simple.
9. Fill in the blank: We usually ____ our tiffin at 1 p.m.
“Open” is correct because the subject “we” is plural, so the verb stays in its base form. The word “usually” also signals a regular habit, which is Present Simple.
10. Choose the correct sentence about a habit:
“Diya reads a book before she sleeps” is correct because both actions are regular habits, so both verbs stay in the Present Simple with the correct -s for “she”.
11. Fill in the blank with the correct adverb position: Rohan ____ late for the meeting.
“Is never” is correct because the adverb of frequency “never” comes after the verb “be”. So we say “Rohan is never late”.
12. Identify the error: “Does she likes working from her office in Pune?”
“Likes” is the error because after “does” the main verb must stay in the base form, so it should be “like”. The auxiliary “does” already shows the third-person singular.
13. Transform to negative: “They catch the 9 a.m. bus.”
“They don’t catch the 9 a.m. bus” is correct because plural subjects form the negative with “do not” or “don’t” plus the base verb. “They” is plural, so we use “don’t”.
14. Choose the correct form: Neither Aarav nor his brothers ____ coffee in the morning.
“Drink” is correct because with “neither…nor” the verb agrees with the nearer subject, which is “his brothers” (plural). Plural subjects use the base verb.
15. Which sentence correctly states a scheduled event?
“The shop opens at 10 a.m. tomorrow” is correct because the Present Simple is used for fixed schedules and timetables, even about the future. “Shop” is singular, so the verb takes -s.
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