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English exercise: present simple (A1)
Choose the right form of the verb in each sentence. You see straight away if you are right, and why.
Choose the right form.
The present simple describes habits, routines and facts that are generally true: I work in an office, she drinks tea, water boils at 100 degrees. With the verb be, use am with I, is with he, she and it, and are with you, we and they. With other verbs, add -s for he, she and it (she lives, he works), -es after ch, sh, s, x and o (he watches, she goes), and change a final consonant + y to -ies (the baby cries). Have becomes has.
Questions and negatives with other verbs need a helper: do with I, you, we and they, and does with he, she and it. After does and doesn't, the main verb goes back to its base form, so it is "Does she live here?" and "He doesn't eat meat", never "Does she lives". The verb be does not need this helper: "Are you tired?" and "I am not ready."
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Exercises, English, A2
English exercise: past simple with irregular verbs (A2)
Twelve free past simple questions for A2 learners of English: went, saw, took, did and other irregular verbs, with an explanation for every answer.
Quick quizzes, English, A1
English quick quiz: ten questions at A1
A free ten-question English quiz at A1 level: to be, articles, plurals, there is and there are, and everyday words, with every answer explained.
Quick quizzes, English, A2
English quick quiz: ten questions at A2
A free ten-question English quiz at A2 level: past simple, comparatives, going to, some and any, and prepositions of time, with every answer explained.
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