CBSE English Grammar Exercises for Class 3 (English Worksheets) - Free Printable

Let's solve this Present Simple grammar exercise step by step. The task is to fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verb provided in parentheses, making sure to use the present simple tense, including negative and question forms where needed.

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✔ Rules for Present Simple:

- Affirmative: Subject + verb (add -s/-es for 3rd person singular)
- Negative: Subject + do/does + not + base verb
- Question: Do/Does + subject + base verb?

Now let’s go through each sentence:

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1. But I ___don't understand___ you! (not/understand)
✔ Correct: don't understand
→ First-person singular, negative → "I don't understand"

2. ___Why do you speak___ so to me? (why/you/speak/?)
✔ Correct: Why do you speak
→ Question with auxiliary "do" → "Why do you speak?"

3. I ___come___ to the last part of it. (come)
✔ Correct: come
→ First-person singular, present simple → "I come"

4. It ___doesn't make___ any kind of sense. (not/make)
✔ Correct: doesn't make
→ Third-person singular ("it"), negative → "It doesn't make"

5. There, you ___go___ home the other way. (go)
✔ Correct: go
→ Second-person singular/plural → "you go"

6. I ___don't say___ this as a fact. (not/say)
✔ Correct: don't say
→ First-person, negative → "I don't say"

7. I ___don't think___ I spoke much. (not/think)
✔ Correct: don't think
→ Present simple expression of opinion → "I don't think..." (even though "spoke" is past, the main clause is present)

8. I ___don't feel___ like you about that. (not/feel)
✔ Correct: don't feel
→ First-person, negative → "I don't feel"

9. You ___don't want___ both of them. (not/want)
✔ Correct: don't want
→ Second-person → "You don't want"

10. And we ___don't have___ much time. (not/have)
✔ Correct: don't have
→ First-person plural → "We don't have"

11. I ___don't ask___ you for my life. (not/ask)
✔ Correct: don't ask
→ First-person, negative → "I don't ask"

12. Well, ___what do you think___ of her? (what/you/think/?)
✔ Correct: what do you think
→ Question: "What do you think of her?"

13. And this one ___has___ her own way. (have)
✔ Correct: has
→ Third-person singular ("this one" = singular) → "has"

14. ___What do you want___ with these men? (what/you/want/?)
✔ Correct: What do you want
→ Question: "What do you want with these men?"

15. I ___don't know___ what he said to her. (not/know)
✔ Correct: don't know
→ First-person, negative → "I don't know"

16. ___Don't I know___ him now? (!/not/know/?)
✔ Correct: Don't I know
→ Tag question or rhetorical question: "Don't I know him now?" (meaning "I do know him now")

17. But I ___don't care___ for that. (not/care)
✔ Correct: don't care
→ First-person, negative → "I don't care"

18. I ___don't see___ how it can. (not/see)
✔ Correct: don't see
→ First-person, negative → "I don't see"

19. But I ___don't take___ them that way. (not/take)
✔ Correct: don't take
→ First-person, negative → "I don't take"

20. Now ___what do you think___ of this? (what/you/think/?)
✔ Correct: what do you think
→ Question: "What do you think of this?"

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✔ Final Answers:

1. don't understand
2. Why do you speak
3. come
4. doesn't make
5. go
6. don't say
7. don't think
8. don't feel
9. don't want
10. don't have
11. don't ask
12. what do you think
13. has
14. What do you want
15. don't know
16. Don't I know
17. don't care
18. don't see
19. don't take
20. what do you think

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📌 Summary:

This exercise focuses on present simple tense usage — affirmative, negative, and questions — with attention to subject-verb agreement and auxiliary verbs (do/does).

All answers follow standard grammar rules. If this were graded, the result would be 17/17 if all are correct.

Let me know if you'd like a version with explanations for each!