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 ___________
eats breakfast at 7:00 every morning. 1. I ______________
don't want any dinner because I am not
hungry.
2. He always ____________
wears a suit to work.
2. Jerry and Beth are strangers. They
3. The teacher ____________
stands at the front of the _________________
don't know each other.
classroom.
3. We ________________
don't go to school on the weekend.
4. He ________________
brushes his teeth three times a day.
4. Mrs. Smith wants a divorce. She ______________
doesn't love
5. We usually ______________
buy our groceries on the her husband anymore.
weekend.
5. Turtles ___________________
don't move quickly.
6. He _____________
has a meeting every morning.
6. Children _________________
don't drink coffee.
7. She often ______________
makes chicken for dinner.
7. You _______________
don't wear jeans to a wedding.
8. They _____________
take the bus to school everyday.
8. Poor people ________________
don't have a lot of money.
9. We often ____________
watch television in the
9. It’s warm today. You ________________
don't need to wear a
evenings.
coat.
10. He _____________
listens to the radio on his way to
10. Jessica is very healthy. She __________________
doesn't smoke
work.
cigarettes.
11. The teacher ______________
speaks three languages.
11. The students are from China. They
12. A mechanic _______________ cars. _________________
don't speak English.
fixes

13. She ___________

washes the dishes after dinner. 12. The shoe store _____________
doesn't sell hats.

13. That restaurant ________________

doesn't serve breakfast.
14. They _____________
drink coffee every morning.
14. The children ______________
don't get up early on the
weekend.

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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._________________________________________________________________________________
Does he take the bus to school?

_____________________________________________________ (He takes the bus to school.)

2. _________________________________________________________________________________
Do they live in a big city?

_____________________________________________________ (They don’t live in a big city.)

3. _________________________________________________________________________________
Do you like to play tennis?

_____________________________________________________ (We like to play tennis.)

4. _________________________________________________________________________________
Do they watch tv a lot?

_____________________________________________________ (They don’t watch TV a lot.)

5. _________________________________________________________________________________
Does he live in an apartment?

_____________________________________________________ (He lives in an apartment.)

6. _________________________________________________________________________________
Do the students work hard?

_____________________________________________________ (The students work hard.)

7. _________________________________________________________________________________
Does she eat in the cafeteria?

_____________________________________________________(She doesn’t eat in the cafeteria.)

8. _________________________________________________________________________________
What language do you speak?

_____________________________________________________ (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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Simple Present & Present Progressive

Simple Present Tense and Frequency Adverbs

A. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Use the correct form
of the simple present tense.

eat / travel / play / listen to / help / shop / drink / rain / take / do

1. I never __________________________ coffee before I go to bed.

2. She always __________________________ her mother with the housework.
3. Her husband never __________________________ the laundry.
4. They usually __________________________ the bus to school.
5. We seldom __________________________ dinner in a restaurant.
6. They rarely __________________________ to different countries.
7. She usually __________________________ at the supermarket near her home.
8. We sometimes __________________________ cards on the weekend.
9. It often __________________________ in April.
10. Teenagers seldom __________________________ their parents.

B. Write sentences about yourself using each of the frequency adverbs below.

always / usually / often / sometimes / seldom / rarely / never

1. I always _________________________________________________.

2. I usually _________________________________________________.

3. I often ___________________________________________________.

4. I sometimes _______________________________________________.

5. I seldom __________________________________________________.

6. I rarely ___________________________________________________.

7. I never ___________________________________________________.

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Simple Present & Present Progressive

Present Progressive (Present Continuous) Tense

Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Use the correct form of
the present progressive tense.

wear / study / sneeze / listen / rain / fix / dance /

eat / read / shine / buy / make / wash / fly / sleep

1. It is a beautiful day. The sun _______________________________.

2. Mother is busy now. She _______________________________ dinner.

3. Father is in the garage. He _______________________________ the car.

4. The students are in the classroom. They _____________________________ to their teacher.

5. The baby is in her crib. She _______________________________.

6. Ellie is in her bedroom. She _______________________________ for her exam.

7. Claire and Bob are at a party. They _______________________________.

8. You should take your umbrella. It _______________________________.

9. Anna is going to a wedding. She _______________________________ a beautiful dress.

10. The floor is dirty. Andrea _______________________________ it.

11. Mark is at the supermarket. He _______________________________ groceries.

12. It is 12:00. The children _______________________________ lunch.

13. Brenda has a bad cold. She _______________________________.

14. The students are in the library. They _______________________________.

15. The pilot _______________________________ his airplane.

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Simple Present & Present Progressive

Present Progressive Tense – Negative and Affirmative

Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. First use the negative
form, then the affirmative.

drink / go / wash / play / cook / study / listen / write

smoke / drive / speak / watch

Ex. Mary isn’t wearing a blue dress. She’s wearing a black dress.

1. Peter _______________________ mathematics. He _______________________ history.

2. The boys _______________________ soccer. They _______________________ hockey.

3. I _______________________ coffee. I _______________________ tea.

4. She _____________________ a letter to her grandmother. She ____________________ a letter to her aunt.

5. We _______________________ a new car. We _______________________ a used car.

6. I _______________________ fish for dinner. I _______________________ steak.

7. She _______________________ sports on TV. She _______________________ a movie.

8. The tourists _______________________ Chinese. They _______________________ Japanese.

9. He _______________________ a cigarette. He _______________________ a pipe.

10. She _______________________ the dishes. She _______________________ the clothes.

11. They _______________________ to classical music. They _______________________ to rock music.

12. We _______________________ to Hawaii for our vacation. We _______________________ to Mexico.

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