Fill in the blanks with an appropriate simple present tense form. Choose your answers from the given options.

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

1. My sister ………………………… at a bank in Mumbai. (work / works / working)

2. Where …………………………. you live? (do / does / have)

3. How ……………………… you spend your free time? (do /does / have)

4. The birds ……………………….. in nests. (live / lives / living)

5. My son …………………………. to be a scientist. (want / wants / wanting)

6. Plants ………………………….. water and sunlight to grow. (need / needs / needing)

7. All children ………………………….. love and care. (need / needs / needing)

8. Sania …………………………. an aspiring singer. (is / am / are)

9. She ………………………. not like it when people make fun of her. (does / do / has)

10. Why …………………………. they want to go? (do / does / have)

11. Raju …………………………… not like to sit idle. (does / do / has)

12. Priya ……………………………… melodiously. (sing / sings / singing)

Answers

1. My sister works at a bank in Mumbai.

2. Where do you live?

3. How do you spend your free time?

4. The birds live in nests.

5. My son wants to be a scientist.

6. Plants need water and sunlight to grow.

7. All children need love and care.

8. Sania is an aspiring singer.

9. She does not like it when people make fun of her.

10. Why do they want to go?

11. Raju does not like to sit idle.

12. Priya sings melodiously.