Mastering the Present Simple: A Complete Grammar Guide

The Present Simple tense is one of the most important tenses in English, used for habits, facts, and routines. This Present Simple Grammar Worksheet provides clear explanations, examples, and exercises to help learners understand and practice this essential tense.

What’s Inside the Worksheet?

1. Present Simple Rules & Formation

✔ Affirmative Form:

• I walk, You walk, He/She/It walks
  ✔ Negative Form:
• I don’t walk, He doesn’t walk
  ✔ Interrogative Form:
• Do you walk? Does he walk?

2. Spelling Rules for Third-Person Singular (He/She/It)

✔ Regular Verbs: Add -s (run → runs, drink → drinks)
✔ Verbs ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o: Add -es (watch → watches)
✔ Verbs ending in consonant + y: Change -y to -ies (cry → cries)
✔ Verbs ending in vowel + y: Just add -s (play → plays)

3. When to Use the Present Simple

✔ For Habits & Routines: He visits his friends every Sunday.
✔ For General Truths: The sun rises in the east.
✔ For Permanent Situations: He lives in Athens.

4. Exercises to Reinforce Learning

✔ Forming Third-Person Singular Verbs – Practice changing verbs to the correct form (play → plays, go → goes).
✔ Sentence Completion – Fill in the blanks using the Present Simple tense.
✔ Frequency Adverbs Practice – Use always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never in sentences.
✔ Question & Answer Activities – Forming questions and responses using Present Simple.
✔ Negatives & Interrogatives – Complete dialogues by using correct negative and question forms.

Why This Worksheet is Perfect for Learners

✔ Clear Explanations & Examples – Easy-to-follow rules.
✔ Engaging Exercises – A variety of fill-in-the-blanks, sentence-building, and question-forming activities.
✔ Great for Self-Study & Classrooms – Useful for students, teachers, and ESL learners.
✔ Builds a Strong Grammar Foundation – Essential for everyday English use.

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