Let's solve this
Simple Present Tense worksheet step by step. The goal is to choose the correct form of the verb in each sentence based on subject-verb agreement.
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Rules for Simple Present Tense:
- Use
base form of the verb with
I, you, we, they.
- Use
third person singular (adds -s or -es) with
he, she, it, and singular nouns.
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Now, let's go through each question:
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1. Daddy ____ to work every day.
- Subject: *Daddy* → third person singular
- Correct verb:
goes
✔ Answer: goes
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2. John ____ soccer every week.
- Subject: *John* → third person singular
- Correct verb:
plays
✔ Answer: plays
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3. We ____ our teeth every day.
- Subject: *We* → plural
- Correct verb:
brush
✔ Answer: brush
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4. Sam ____ a story book every night.
- Subject: *Sam* → third person singular
- Correct verb:
reads
✔ Answer: reads
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5. Monkeys ____ bananas.
- Subject: *Monkeys* → plural
- Correct verb:
love
✔ Answer: love
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6. I ____ at 9:00 pm every night.
- Subject: *I* → first person singular
- Correct verb:
sleep (no -s)
✔ Answer: sleep
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7. Your shirt ____ like sweet roses.
- Subject: *Your shirt* → third person singular
- Correct verb:
smells
✔ Answer: smells
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8. We ____ to school every day.
- Subject: *We* → plural
- Correct verb:
walk
✔ Answer: walk
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9. My father always ____ to work.
- Subject: *My father* → third person singular
- Correct verb:
drives
✔ Answer: drives
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10. We ____ air to live.
- Subject: *We* → plural
- Correct verb:
need
✔ Answer: need
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✔ Final Answers:
1. goes
2. plays
3. brush
4. reads
5. love
6. sleep
7. smells
8. walk
9. drives
10. need
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📝 Explanation Summary:
- Singular subjects (
he, she, it, Daddy, John, Sam, shirt, father) take
-s or
-es ending.
- Plural subjects (
we, monkeys, teeth, air) use the
base form of the verb.
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"I" uses base form (not "I sleeps", but "I sleep").
This worksheet helps reinforce subject-verb agreement in the simple present tense.
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