Grammar Practice Worksheets                           ✎
Simple Present & Present Progressive
                  Simple Present Tense                                                     Simple Present Tense in the Negative
Choose the correct verb from the list below to                                           Make negative sentences using the correct verbs
complete the following sentences. Use the correct                                        from the list below.
form of the simple present tense.
                                                                                          speak know go need want drink love be
   fix      stand speak drink eat                           do wear                       move smoke wear sell have get up serve
           have wash make listen                            buy
                 take watch brush                                                        Ex. 1. She is Japanese. She doesn’t speak French.
1. I ___________ breakfast at 7:00 every morning.                                        1. I ______________ any dinner because I am not
                                                                                         hungry.
2. He always ____________ a suit to work.
                                                                                         2. Jerry and Beth are strangers. They
3. The teacher ____________ at the front of the                                          _________________ each other.
classroom.
                                                                                         3. We ________________ to school on the weekend.
4. He ________________ his teeth three times a day.
                                                                                         4. Mrs. Smith wants a divorce. She ______________
5. We usually ______________ our groceries on the                                        her husband anymore.
weekend.
                                                                                         5. Turtles ___________________ quickly.
6. He _____________ a meeting every morning.
                                                                                         6. Children _________________ coffee.
7. She often ______________ chicken for dinner.
                                                                                         7. You _______________ jeans to a wedding.
8. They _____________ the bus to school everyday.
                                                                                         8. Poor people ________________ a lot of money.
9. We often ____________ television in the
                                                                                         9. It’s warm today. You ________________ to wear a
evenings.
                                                                                         coat.
10. He _____________ to the radio on his way to
                                                                                         10. Jessica is very healthy. She __________________
work.
                                                                                         cigarettes.
11. The teacher ______________ three languages.
                                                                                         11. The students are from China. They
12. A mechanic _______________ cars.                                                     _________________ English.
13. She ___________ the dishes after dinner.                                             12. The shoe store _____________ hats.
                                                                                         13. That restaurant ________________ breakfast.
14. They _____________ coffee every morning.
                                                                                         14. The children ______________ early on the
                                                                                         weekend.
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                                                                                                     Grammar Practice Worksheets                           ✎
                                                                                                                        Simple Present & Present Progressive
                                         Simple Present Tense – Yes/No Questions
Practice making questions and giving short answers in the simple present tense.
Ex. Do you wake up early every day?
   Yes, I do. (I wake up early every day.)
1._________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ (He takes the bus to school.)
2. _________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ (They don’t live in a big city.)
3. _________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ (We like to play tennis.)
4. _________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ (They don’t watch TV a lot.)
5. _________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ (He lives in an apartment.)
6. _________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ (The students work hard.)
7. _________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________(She doesn’t eat in the cafeteria.)
8. _________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ (I speak French.)
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                                                                                                                        Simple Present & Present Progressive
                                   Simple Present Tense – Information Questions
Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many) and the simple present tense to make
information questions. The underlined words are the answers to the questions.
Ex. Where does he live?
    He lives in an apartment on Main Street.
1._______________________________________________________________________________
  They have three children.
2. _______________________________________________________________________________
   He speaks four languages.
3. _______________________________________________________________________________
   She lives with her roommate.
4._______________________________________________________________________________
  They eat lunch in the cafeteria everyday.
5. _______________________________________________________________________________
   I go to bed at 11:00 every night.
6. _______________________________________________________________________________
  She doesn’t want to go to a movie because she is very tired.
7. _______________________________________________________________________________
  They eat eggs for breakfast every day.
8. _______________________________________________________________________________
  He wants steak for dinner.
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