Simple present tense exercise

The simple present tense is used to talk about facts, routines and habits.

Complete the following sentences using a verb in the simple present tense.

1. The sun ……………………… in the east. (rise)

2. All parents ………………………. the best for their children. (want)

3. Parents ……………………….. (work) hard to support their family.

4. My mother ……………………… (get) up at 6 o’clock.

5. Raju ………………………… (read) the newspaper every day.

6. Nurses ……………………….. (look) after sick people.

7. Exercise ………………………… (protect) us from several diseases.

8. Smoking …………………….. (cause) cancer.

9. Plants ………………………. (need) sunlight to make their food.

10. Birds …………………… (live) in nests.

11. The cuckoo …………………….. (lay) its eggs in the crow’s nest.

12. The crow ……………………. (hatch) cuckoo’s eggs.

Answers

1. The sun rises in the east.

2. All parents want the best for their children.

3. Parents work hard to support their family.

4. My mother gets up at 6 o’clock.

5. Raju reads the newspaper every day.

6. Nurses look after sick people.

7. Exercise protects us from several diseases.

8. Smoking causes cancer.

9. Plants need sunlight to make their food.

10. Birds live in nests.

11. The cuckoo lays its eggs in the crow’s nest.

12. The crow hatches cuckoo’s eggs.