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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE - ANSWER KEY
(OTHER VERBS)
SUBJECT
VERB
EXAMPLE 1 Write the correct form: EXAMPLE 2 Write the correct form:
affirmative
(+)
I
study
(study) I   study   English at LSI. (eat)  I   eat   breakfast at 7:30.
you
eat
(eat) You   eat   lunch every day. (take) You   take   the bus to school.
he
works
(work) Frank   works   at McDonald's. (study) Frank   studies   at school.
she
plays
(play) Sara   plays   the piano. (go) Sara   goes   to music school.
it
goes
(go) The car   goes   fast. (fly) The balloon   flies   slowly in the sky.
we
understand
(understand) We   understand   a little bit. (eat) We   eat   dinner every day.
you
know
(know) Steve and you   know   Maria. (drive) You and Pat   drive  Maria to school.
they
like
(like) Maria and Frank   like   pizza. (hate) Maria and Frank   hate   vegetables.
(BE VERB)
SUBJECT
VERB
EXAMPLE 1 Write the correct form: EXAMPLE 2 Write the correct form:
affirmative
(+)
I
am
(be) I   am   an English student. (be) I   am   at school today.
you
are
(be) You   are   a smart person. (be) You   are   a student.
he
is
(be) Frank   is   a McDonald's worker. (be) Sam   is   a clown in the circus.
she
is
(be) Sara   is   a piano player. (be) Pia   is   in the library.
it
is
(be) The car   is   fast. (be) The computer   is   slow.
we
are
(be) We   are   hungry. (be) We   are   in class every day.
you
are
(be) Steve and you   are   students. (be) Peter and you   are   tired today.
they
are
(be) Maria and Frank   are   in the kitchen. (be) Jenny and Mara    are   intelligent.
Present Tense Practice 
Write the correct verb form for each sentence.
1) (be) I    am    sleepy. 2) (leave) The train   leaves    at 8am every morning.
3) (like) We  like  hamburgers. 4) (play) I   play    soccer on Saturdays.
5) (be) You   are    handsome. 6) (forget) She always   forgets   her book.
7) (be) You   are    all awake. 8) (wash) Once a week, Terry   washes    the car.
9) (work) Jack  works  here. 10) (be) Mary and Susan   are    beautiful.
11) (be) The teacher   is    kind. 11) (have) Steve   has    a Macintosh computer.
13) (take) She  takes  the bus. 14) (need) The students   need    some help.
15) (be) It   is    cold today. 16) (be) The students   are    intelligent.
17) (eat) Cats   eat    mice and rats. 18) (have) Our classrooms   have    two windows.
19) (be) Los Angeles   is    a big city. 20) (circle) The earth   circles     the sun.
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