The Simple Present Tense is used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements. It is characterized by the use of the base form of the verb (or its -s, -es form for third-person singular). This tense gives a sense of permanence or routine to the actions it describes.
Structural Formula: Subject + verb (s/es) + object.
Note: The addition of “s” or “es” to the verb is necessary when the subject is a third-person singular noun (he, she, it) or a singular pronoun.
Examples:
- The sun rises in the east.
- She writes in her journal every day.
- Birds fly south for the winter.
- My brother plays the guitar.
- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
Simple Present Tense Exercises
1) He _____ in an office. (works, worked)
2) She _____ dinner every evening. (cooks, cooked)
3) He _____ to school by bus. (goes, went)
4) They _____ on Mondays. (play, played)
5) I _____ home along the beach most evenings after work. (walk, walked)
6) We _____ into the sea as soon as we arrive at the beach. (jump, jumped)
7) The ________ shines in the sky. (shines, shone)
8) I _____ for exams during my free time at night. (study, studied).
9) They ____ to school every day. (walk, walks)
10) He _____ a letter every evening. (writes, wrote)
11) The _______ sing songs in chorus at 8 pm on Saturdays. (sing, sang)
12) She ________ home from work most days of the week. (cycles, cycled).
13) I _______ to bed at midnight every night. (go, went)
14) We _______ in the park on Saturdays if it is sunny. (run, ran).
15) She ________ dinner at 6 pm every day.(cooks, cooked).
16) They _______ video games after school every day. (play, played).
17) The children _____ in the pool during their summer holidays.(swim, swam).
18) She _______ tennis during her free time after work on Saturdays. (plays, played).
19) He ________ in the living room. (watches, watched).
20) They _____ football every day after school ends. (play, played)
Answers
1) He works in an office.
2) She cooks dinner every evening.
3) He goes to school by bus.
4) They play football on Mondays.
5) I walk home along the beach most evenings after work.
6) We jump into the sea as soon as we arrive at the beach.
7) The sun shines in the sky.
8) I study for exams during my free time at night.
9) They walk to school every day.
10) He writes a letter every evening.
11) The girls sing songs in chorus at 8 pm on Saturdays.
12) She cycles home from work most days of the week.
13) I go to bed at midnight every night.
14) We run in the park on Saturdays if it is sunny.
15) She cooks dinner at 6 pm every day.
16) They play video games after school every day.
17) The children swim in the pool during their summer holidays.
18) She plays tennis during her free time after work on Saturdays.
19) He watches TV in the living room.
20) They play football every day after school ends.
Explore More:
Structures of All Tenses with Examples (Download Pdf)
Examples of Present Indefinite Tense
Simple Present Tense Worksheet
