Practice Present Simple with 40 multiple choice questions across four sets: affirmative, negative, questions, and a mixed review. Pick the correct form and check your answers.
Set:
Exercise 1: Affirmative: he / she / it → add -s or -es
With he, she, it (and singular nouns) the verb takes -s or -es: she works, he goes, it rains. With I, you, we, they the verb stays in its base form: I work, they go.
Set:
1
She ___ to school every day.
2
He ___ coffee every morning.
3
The train ___ at 8 AM.
4
My sister ___ in London.
5
It ___ a lot in winter here.
6
He ___ chess very well.
7
The sun ___ in the east.
8
She ___ three languages.
9
Tom ___ to music every evening.
10
The class ___ at nine o'clock.
Present Simple : Key Rules
Three sentence patterns. Learn the formula, then practise.
✅Affirmative
Subject+verb (+s/es)+rest
I work here.
She works here.
They play football.
❌Negative
Subject+don't / doesn't+verb
I don't work.
She doesn't work.
They don't play.
❓Question
Do / Does+Subject+verb+?
Do you work?
Does she work?
Do they play?
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He / She / It: the golden rule
Subject
✅ Affirmative
❌ Negative
❓ Question
I
I work
I don't work
Do I work?
You
You work
You don't work
Do you work?
He / She
She works ← (+s!)
She doesn't work
Does she work?
It
It works ← (+s!)
It doesn't work
Does it work?
We / They
They work
They don't work
Do they work?
⚠ Key point: after doesn't and does the verb is ALWAYS in base form, with no -s! She doesn't work ✅ | She doesn't works ❌
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Short answers
Never repeat the main verb. Use do / does / don't / doesn't:
Do you work?
Yes, I do.
No, I don't.
Does she work?
Yes, she does.
No, she doesn't.
Do they play?
Yes, they do.
No, they don't.
Does he like jazz?
Yes, he does.
No, he doesn't.
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When do we use Present Simple?
✅
Habits & routines
She goes to the gym every morning.
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Permanent states
He lives in Paris.
✅
Facts & general truths
Water boils at 100°C.
✅
Timetables & schedules
The train leaves at 8 AM.
Common time expressions:always · usually · often · sometimes · rarely · never · every day · on Mondays · in the morning · at 7 o'clock