Simple present tense worksheet for beginners

Complete the following sentences using appropriate present simple forms of the verbs given in the brackets.

Hints

In the simple present tense the verb takes the marker –s when the subject is a singular noun or pronoun.

Questions and negatives are made with do or does.

1. My sister ……………… (not know) how to ride a bicycle.

2. My mother ………………… (run) a daycare center.

3. Julie ………………….. (live) in New York.

4. …………….. you …………….. (know) where John ………………… (live)?

5. My parents …………………… (not let) me stay up late.

6. She ………………….. (come) from Germany.

7. Where ……………………… he …………………. (work)?

8. I …………………….. (not understand) French.

9. ……………………. he ……………….. (know) how to play the piano?

10. John never …………………. (tell) me what he ……………….. (want).

Answers

1. My sister does not know how to ride a bicycle.

2. My mother runs a daycare center.

3. Julie lives in New York.

4. Do you know where John lives?

5. My parents do not let me stay up late.

6. She comes from Germany.

7. Where does he work?

8. I do not understand French.

9. Does he know how to play the piano?

10. John never tells me what he wants.