Simple Present Tense Exercise

1. She ________ in Florida but prefers California.

              lives     goes    arrives

2. When we ________ on vacation, we never fly.

              are       go       went

3. I ________ four languages, but I love Italian above all.

              talk           speak        talks

4. That dog always ________ with his head against the wall.

              goes          bark            sleeps

5. We don't ________ which airport the plane goes from.

               know       think         like

6. My girlfriend ________ her eyes when there's a horror movie on TV.

               open         shut            closes

7. Kathy always ________ about the boss. She hates her job!

 says            tells           complains

8. She ________ to disco music, only tango.

               no listen   doesn't like           doesn't dance

9.    The school usually ______ at six o'clock each day, but on Monday it stayed open later.

 close closes  is closing has closed

10.    Last week we ___ some snow in our city but it didn't stay on the ground for a long time.

have are having have had  had

11.    There _________ two accidents on this road so far this year and the one last night was quite serious.

        are  were have been  are going to be

12.    He is a very active child. Probably, when he grows up he ______________ very good at sports.

        is  was  has been  is going to be

13.    Please call me back later. I can't speak right now because I _________ an English lesson.

       have  have had  am having  am going to have

14.    I bought this car in July, so now I ________ it for six months.

       have  have had  am having  had

15.    Jane isn't at work today. She's very sick so I don't think ___________________ tomorrow.

       she comes  she has come  she's coming  she's going to come

16.    Two days ago I ____ my keys in my local supermarket.

        lose lost  have lost  am losing

17.    This is the third time this week you ____________ late for your class. Please don't do it again.

        arrive  are arriving  arrived have arrived

18.    Every week we ____ a spelling test on Friday morning with words we have learned in the week.

        have  had are having  have had

19.    Emrah _________ Hazim for two months since he started studying in the same class last November.

       knows  knew  has known  is knowing

20.    We always have holiday in the USA every year, and every night we ______in  different city.

        stay  have stayed stayed  are staying

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