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Grammar Elementary Topic 3

Present Simple: Affirmative Sentences

Introduction:

The present simple tense is used to describe habitual actions, general truths, and facts. Affirmative sentences in the present simple usually follow the structure:

Subject + base verb (for I/you/we/they) / verb + -s/-es (for he/she/it)

For example:

  • I work every day.
  • She works in a bank.
  • They play football on weekends.

In this exercise, complete the sentences by selecting the correct affirmative present simple verb form.
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Focus on the correct verb form depending on the subject.

Good luck!

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I ___ in a small office.
With “I”, use the base verb form “work”.
She ___ every morning.
“She” needs verb + “s”: “works”.
They ___ football on Sundays.
Plural subject “They” uses base form “play”.
He ___ chocolate.
“He” takes verb + “s”: “likes”.
We ___ in New York.
Plural subject “We” uses base form “live”.
She ___ TV every evening.
“She” + verb ending with “es” for “watch”: “watches”.
You ___ hard every day.
“You” uses base verb form “work”.
He ___ pizza.
“He” + verb + s: “likes”.
They ___ English at school.
“They” uses base verb “study”.
My brother ___ the guitar.
“My brother” (he) + verb + s: “plays”.
I ___ my clothes on Saturdays.
“I” uses base verb “wash”.
She ___ in a bank.
“She” uses verb + s: “works”.
We ___ to music every day.
“We” uses base verb “listen”.
He ___ to read books.
“He” + verb + s: “likes”.
They ___ games on weekends.
“They” uses base verb “play”.
We ___ dinner every evening.
“We” uses base verb “cook”.
My father ___ at a factory.
“My father” (he) + verb + s: “works”.
I ___ movies on weekends.
“I” uses base verb “watch”.
He ___ in London.
“He” + verb + s: “lives”.
You ___ tennis very well.
“You” uses base verb “play”.
I ___ help with my homework.
“I” uses base verb “need”.
She ___ ice cream.
“She” + verb + s: “likes”.
They ___ at school every day.
“They” use base verb “study”.
He ___ very hard.
“He” + verb + s: “works”.
We ___ football on weekends.
“We” use base verb “play”.