Present simple and adverbs of frequency
Use the present simple for habits, routines and facts; Add -s, -es or -ies to most verbs with he, she and it; have changes to has; Put frequency adverbs before most verbs but after the verb to be; Sometimes and usually can also appear at the beginning or end of a sentence.
1. Nora _____ to school by bus every day.
Multiple Choice20sAgoBgoes✓CgoingDgos💡 With Nora, use the third-person form goes.
2. He study English every day is grammatically correct.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 A consonant plus y changes to -ies with he, she or it.
3. My cousins _____ football on Sundays.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedplay💡 Use the base form with the plural subject my cousins.
4. Choose the correct form: Mia _____ birds from her window.
Multiple Choice20sAwatchBwatchsCwatches✓Dwatchies💡 Verbs ending in -ch add -es in the third person.
5. Match each subject and verb cue with the correct present simple phrase.
Matching30sI / run→run in the parkMaya / run→runs in the parkwe / have→have lunch earlyBen / have→has lunch early💡 Third-person singular subjects take the changed verb form.
6. The shop _____ at nine every morning.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedopens💡 The shop is singular, so open takes -s.
7. Put the words in order with often in its usual position.
Put in Order30s- 1.We
- 2.often
- 3.eat
- 4.lunch
- 5.outside.
💡 The frequency adverb usually comes before the main verb.
8. Choose the correct form: She _____ her room every Saturday.
Multiple Choice20sAtidyBtidysCtidies✓Dtidyes💡 A consonant plus y changes to -ies.
9. My friends usually are tired after work uses the usual position of the adverb.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 A frequency adverb normally comes after the verb to be.
10. My brother _____ TV after dinner.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedwatches💡 Watch adds -es with a third-person singular subject.
11. Which sentence correctly describes a routine?
Multiple Choice20sAThe museum closes at five every day.✓BThe museum close at five every day.CThe museum closing at five every day.DThe museum is close at five every day.💡 The singular subject museum takes closes in the present simple.
12. Match each frequency adverb with its meaning.
Matching30salways→100 percent of the timeusually→on most dayssometimes→on some daysnever→0 percent of the time💡 Frequency adverbs show how often an action happens.
13. I _____ a shower before breakfast.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedhave💡 Use have with I in the present simple.
14. Sometimes we walk home is a correct word order.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Sometimes can appear at the beginning of a sentence.
15. Which sentence uses have correctly?
Multiple Choice20sARita have two cats.BRita has two cats.✓CRita haves two cats.DRita having two cats.💡 Have changes to has with he, she or it.
16. Put the words in order with never after the verb to be.
Put in Order30s- 1.He
- 2.is
- 3.never
- 4.late
- 5.for class.
💡 Put never after the verb to be.
17. Sam _____ his homework after dinner.
Fill the Gap20sAccepteddoes💡 Do changes to does with Sam.
18. Which sentence has the frequency adverb in the usual position?
Multiple Choice20sAI drink hardly ever coffee.BI hardly ever drink coffee.✓CHardly I ever drink coffee.DI drink coffee hardly before ever.💡 Hardly ever comes before the main verb.
19. With he, she or it, most verbs add -s in present simple positive sentences.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 The third-person singular usually takes a verb ending in -s.
20. My aunt _____ in a hospital.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedworks💡 A singular third-person subject takes works.