Present Simple in practice: tests, tasks and exercises

Present Simple is one of the very first and most important topics in English grammar. Without it, you won’t be able to say who you are, where you live, what you’re interested in, and what you usually do every day. This is the tense from which real English begins — not from a textbook, but from life.
Learning the rule is just the beginning. Real understanding comes when you start using Present Simple in practice: in exercises, dialogues, mini-tests, and ordinary phrases. That’s why we’ve put together a whole set of tasks here that will help you consolidate the structure, practice verbs, and learn not to get confused in do/does and the -s ending.

These exercises are suitable for:

• beginners — to master the basics;
• advanced — to refresh and automate;
• anyone who wants to speak confidently and correctly.

Below you’ll find tasks of different levels: from simple insertions to error correction and creating your own sentences. Each block has answers so you can check yourself right away. Ready to pump up your Present Simple? Let’s go!

Here are 15 sentences, each with a missing verb form in the Present Simple. This exercise in the Present Simple will help you practice not only the verb forms, but also the auxiliary words and the he/she/it rules. Fill in the gaps without looking at the answers!

In each sentence, choose one correct answer. This exercise on Present Simple will help you hone your grammar until it becomes automatic. Suitable for independent practice at home and in class.

Exercise 4: Find and correct the mistakes
Each of the following sentences contains one mistake. Find it and rewrite the sentence correctly. This is a classic exercise for anyone who wants to polish their knowledge of the Present Simple.
Example:
She don’t like coffee. → She doesn’t like coffee.

1. He walk to work every day.
2. I doesn’t like watching TV.
3. Do Anna works in your office?
4. They plays football after school.
5. My dog not eat vegetables.
6. We goes to the gym on Fridays.
7. What time do starts the lesson?
8. She usually don’t wear jeans.
9. You likes reading, right?
10. John and Mike doesn’t live here.
11. My sister write emails very fast.
12. Does they go to the same school?
13. I not remember her name.
14. The teacher don’t give homework.
15. He don’t wants to be a doctor.

✅ You will find the answers to all the tasks at the end of the page.

Below are 15 affirmative sentences. Your task is to write two options for each:
Negative form
Question form

Example:
She plays the piano. → She doesn’t play the piano. → Does she play the piano?

1. I speak French.
2. He reads every evening.
3. They work on weekends.
4. She likes dogs.
5. We visit our grandparents on Sundays.
6. My father drives a truck.
7. You watch Netflix every night.
8. The cat sleeps on the sofa.
9. I go to the gym after work.
10. She drinks green tea.
11. They call their friends every day.
12. He studies in the library.
13. We eat lunch at school.
14. Your brother plays video games.
15. I know the answer.

✅ You will find the answers to all the tasks at the end of the page.

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