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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 have breakfast at 7:00 every morning. 1. I don’t want any dinner because I am not
hungry.
2. He always wears suit to work.
2. Jerry and Beth are strangers. They don’t know each
3. The teacher stands at the front of the other.
classroom.
3. We don’t go to school
4. He brushes his teeth three times a day. on the weekend
4. Mrs. Smith wants a divorce. She doesn’t love her

5. We usually buy our groceries husband anymore.
on the weekend.
5. Turtles don’t move quickly.
6. He makes a meeting every morning.
6. Children don’t drink coffee.
7. She often eats chicken for dinner.
7. You don’t wear jeans to a wedding.
8. They take the bus to school every day.
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 coat.
evenings.
10. Jessica is very healthy. She doesn’t smoke
10. He listens to the radio on his way to work.
cigarettes.
11. The teacher speaks three languages.
11. The students are from China. They don’t speak
English.
12. A mechanic fixes car.
12. The shoe store doesn’t sell hats.
13. She washes the dishes after dinner.
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 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.
Yes, he does. (He takes the bus to school.)
2. Do they live in a big city?
No, they don’t (They don’t live in a big city.)
3. Do we like to play tennis?

Yes, we do (We like to play tennis.)
4. Do they watch TV a lot?
No, they don’t (They don’t watch TV a lot.)
5. Does he live in a live in an apartment?
Yes, he does (He lives in an apartment.)
6. Do the students work hard?
Yes, they do (The students work hard.)
7. Does she eat in the cafeteria?
No, she doesn’t (She doesn’t eat in the cafeteria.)
8. Do you speak French?

Yes, I do (I speak French.)
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.How many children do they have?

They have three children.
2. How many languages does he speak?

He speaks four languages.
3. Who does she live with?

She lives with her roommate.
4. Where do they eat lunch every day?

They eat lunch in the cafeteria every day.
5. What time do you go to bed?

I go to bed at 11:00 every night.
6. Why doesn’t she want to go to the cinema?

She doesn’t want to go to a movie because she is very tired.
7.What do they eat for breakfast?

They eat eggs for breakfast every day.
8.What does he want for dinner?

He wants steak for dinner.
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 drink coffee before I go to bed.

2. She always does her mother with the housework.
3. Her husband never helps the laundry.
4. They usually take the bus to school.
5. We seldom eat dinner in a restaurant.
6. They rarely travel to different countries.
7. She usually shops at the supermarket near her home.
8. We sometimes play cards on the weekend.
9. It often rains in April.
10. Teenagers seldom listen to their parents.
B. Write sentences about yourself using each of the frequency adverbs below.
always / usually / often / sometimes / seldom / rarely / never
1. I always drink water.
2. I usually go to the park every week.
3. I often have dinner.
4. I sometimes play board games.
5. I seldom feel sad.
6. I rarely watch TV.
7. I never broken a glass.
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 shining.
2. Mother is busy now. She making dinner.
3. Father is in the garage. He fixing the car.
4. The students are in the classroom. They hearing to their teacher.
5. The baby is in her crib. She sleeping.
6. Ellie is in her bedroom. She studying for her exam.
7. Claire and Bob are at a party. They dancing.
8. You should take your umbrella. It raining.
9. Anna is going to a wedding. She wearing a beautiful dress.
10. The floor is dirty. Andrea washing it.
11. Mark is at the supermarket. He buying groceries.
12. It is 12:00. The children eating lunch.
13. Brenda has a bad cold. She sneezing.
14. The students are in the library. They reading.
15. The pilot flying his airplane.
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 isn’t studying mathematics. He’s studying history.
2. The boys aren’t playing soccer. They’re playing hockey.
3. I am not drinking coffee. I am drinking tea.
4. She isn’t writing a letter to her grandmother. She’s writing a letter to her aunt.
5. We aren’t driving a new car. We’re driving a used car.
6. I am not cooking fish for dinner. I am cooking steak.
7. She isn’t watching sports on TV. She’s watching a movie.
8. The tourists aren’t speaking Chinese. They’re speaking Japanese.
9. He isn’t smoking a cigarette. He’s smoking a pipe.
10. She isn’t washing the dishes. She’s washing the clothes.
11. They aren’t listening to classical music. They’re listening to rock music.
12. We aren’t going to Hawaii for our vacation. We’re going to Mexico.

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Grammar Practice Worksheets ✎

Simple Present & Present Progressive

Simple Present Tense Simple Present Tense in the Negative

4. Mrs. Smith wants a divorce. She doesn’t love her

Simple Present Tense – Yes/No Questions

Ex. Do you wake up early every day?

1. Does he take the bus to school.

Yes, he does. (He takes the bus to school.)

2. Do they live in a big city?

No, they don’t (They don’t live in a big city.)

3. Do we like to play tennis?

4. Do they watch TV a lot?

No, they don’t (They don’t watch TV a lot.)

5. Does he live in a live in an apartment?

Yes, he does (He lives in an apartment.)

6. Do the students work hard?

Yes, they do (The students work hard.)

7. Does she eat in the cafeteria?

No, she doesn’t (She doesn’t eat in the cafeteria.)

8. Do you speak French?

Simple Present Tense – Information Questions

Ex. Where does he live?

1.How many children do they have?

2. How many languages does he speak?

3. Who does she live with?

4. Where do they eat lunch every day?

5. What time do you go to bed?

6. Why doesn’t she want to go to the cinema?

7.What do they eat for breakfast?

8.What does he want for dinner?

Simple Present Tense and Frequency Adverbs

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

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

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

1. I always drink water.

2. I usually go to the park every week.

3. I often have dinner.

4. I sometimes play board games.

5. I seldom feel sad.

6. I rarely watch TV.

7. I never broken a glass.

Present Progressive (Present Continuous) Tense

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

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

2. Mother is busy now. She making dinner.

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

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

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

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

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

8. You should take your umbrella. It raining.

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

10. The floor is dirty. Andrea washing it.

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

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

13. Brenda has a bad cold. She sneezing.

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

15. The pilot flying his airplane.

Present Progressive Tense – Negative and Affirmative