Simple Present Tense

A. Underline the correct answers
1. Maria ( go, goes ) jogging every morning.
2. We ( practice, practices ) singing in the school every day.
3. Raymond ( cycle, cycles ) to school every afternoon.
4. The pupils ( know, knows ) the answer to the question.
5. Does she ( want, wants ) to eat the ice-cream?
6. That shop ( sell, sells ) the best hamburgers in town.
7. Kevin and Karen ( watch, watches ) television in the evening.
8. A nurse ( help, helps ) to take care of the sick.
9. Many people ( like, likes ) to watch television.
10. My father ( drive, drives ) a Proton Waja

B. Underline the correct answers
1. Devi ( read, reads ) a book every night.
2. My father ( lock, locks ) the doors and windows every night.
3. The children ( play, plays ) volleyball every Sunday.
4. My grandfather ( drink, drinks ) tea in the evening.
5. The gardener ( come, comes ) here every week.
6. My teachers ( teach, teaches ) me a lot of things in school.
7. The boy ( run, runs ) to the playground every afternoon.
8. I ( get, gets ) up at 6.30 a.m. every morning.
9. The pupils ( help, helps ) the teacher to carry the books.
10. We ( wear, wears ) white shoes every day.

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.
1. The monkeys __________ ( swing, swings ) from tree to tree.
2. Plants ________ ( need, needs ) water to grow.
3. This book ________ ( cost, costs ) RM 5.00.
4. Azlina ___________ ( wash, washes ) her clothes every night.
5. Encik Mahmud _______ ( work, works ) as a security guard in a bank.
6. A fisherman ________( catch, catches ) fish in the sea.
7. The moon ___________( come, comes ) out at night.
8. The farmer ___________ ( feed, feeds ) his chicken every morning.
9. Susie __________ ( water, waters ) the plants every evening.
10. Do you ________ ( want, wants ) to see the movie?
11. My mother ___________ ( buy, buys ) vegetables every morning.
12. The guard __________ ( open, opens ) the gate every day.
13. Stars _______ ( twinkle, twinkles ) at night.
14. They _________ ( swim, swims ) in the swimming pool every day.
15. I __________ ( write, writes ) letters to my friends when I am free.
16. Michelle ______ ( switch, switches ) off the lights every night.
17. Sam ______ ( wash, washes ) his bicycle every day.
18. My grandmother ___________ ( like, likes ) to tell us stories.
19. The greedy boys _________ ( eat, eats ) all the food.
20. The pupils __________ (sing, sings ) the school song every Monday morning.

D. Rewrite the following sentences using the correct form of the verbs
1. The baker ( bake ) bread every morning.
2. Simon ( keep ) a puppy as his pet.
3. The sun ( shine ) during the day.
4. Bats ( eat ) fruits and insects.
5. Sally ( wash ) and ( comb ) her hair every evening.
6. John always ( take ) a bath in the morning.
7. I often ( buy ) things from the supermarket.
8. Tortoises ( crawl ) and birds ( fly ).
9. We ( sleep ) early every night.
10. He ( buy ) a new shirt every month.

E. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs
1. A fishmonger _________ fish. ( sell )
2. Encik Mat ____________ in the police station. ( work )
3. The sun ________ in the west. ( set )
4. We _________ our relatives every Sunday. ( visit )
5. Taufik _______ that he is a clever boy. ( think )
6. Every morning my father ________ the house at 8 a.m. ( leave )
7. David always ______ the truth. ( tell )
8. Chen Li and Jit Hun ______ fishing every Sunday. ( go )
9. The children ________ to school every day. ( cycle )
10. Janet _________ television every evening. ( watch )