101 Printable Present Simple PDF Worksheets with Answers - Grammarism - 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 + base verb (add -s/-es for third person singular)
- Negative: Subject + do/does not + base verb
- Questions: Do/Does + subject + base verb?

Now let’s go through each sentence:

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1. It ________ the same for small boys. (do)
→ "It does the same..."
✔ Answer: *does*

2. But you ________ it over me. (not/come)
→ Negative: "you do not come" → "don't come"
✔ Answer: *don’t come*

3. ________ under our feet? (why/you/get/?)
→ Question: "Why do you get under our feet?"
✔ Answer: *Why do you get*

4. I ________ my way to it. (not/see)
→ Negative: "I do not see" → "don’t see"
✔ Answer: *don’t see*

5. Our friends ________ us. (not/join)
→ "Our friends do not join" → "don’t join"
✔ Answer: *don’t join*

6. This stuff ________ with me. (not/go)
→ "This stuff does not go" → "doesn’t go"
✔ Answer: *doesn’t go*

7. You ________ on foot with your men. (come)
→ "You come" – affirmative
✔ Answer: *come*

8. ________ the fire? (why/they/not/return/?)
→ Question: "Why don’t they return the fire?"
✔ Answer: *Why don’t they return*

9. ________ to me? (why/he/not/come/?)
→ "Why doesn’t he come to me?"
✔ Answer: *Why doesn’t he come*

10. Father ________ in slavery. (not/believe)
→ "Father does not believe" → "doesn’t believe"
✔ Answer: *doesn’t believe*

11. That was the plan, I ________. (know)
→ "I know" – present simple for general truth or realization
✔ Answer: *know*

12. They ________ for a moment without speaking. (sit)
→ "They sit" – present simple for a general action
✔ Answer: *sit*

13. ________ this change? (how/the voice/indicate/?)
→ Question: "How does the voice indicate this change?"
✔ Answer: *How does the voice indicate*

14. They ________ me much then. (not/notice)
→ "They did not notice" → But wait! This uses past tense ("then") — but the worksheet says Present Simple.
⚠️ However, the word "then" suggests past time, so there might be an error in the context. But since the instruction is Present Simple, we must assume it's a mistake and treat it as present.
So: "They do not notice" → "don’t notice"
✔ Answer: *don’t notice*
(Note: This may be intended as past, but per instructions, we follow Present Simple.)

15. I ________ so much of that. (not/think)
→ "I do not think" → "don’t think"
✔ Answer: *don’t think*

16. I ________ at them any more. (not/look)
→ "I do not look" → "don’t look"
✔ Answer: *don’t look*

17. ________ of my little surprise? (what/you/think/?)
→ "What do you think of my little surprise?"
✔ Answer: *What do you think*

18. I ________ none of it! (not/want)
→ "I do not want" → "don’t want"
✔ Answer: *don’t want*

19. We ________ it seriously yet. (not/take)
→ "We have not taken" → But “yet” suggests present perfect, not present simple.
⚠️ Again, contradiction. But the title says Present Simple, so we ignore “yet” and use present simple.
So: "We do not take" → "don’t take"
✔ Answer: *don’t take*
(Note: Grammatically, “yet” should go with present perfect, but per instructions, we use Present Simple.)

20. ________ in such cases? (what/we/do/?)
→ "What do we do in such cases?"
✔ Answer: *What do we do*

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✔ Final Answers:

1. does
2. don’t come
3. Why do you get
4. don’t see
5. don’t join
6. doesn’t go
7. come
8. Why don’t they return
9. Why doesn’t he come
10. doesn’t believe
11. know
12. sit
13. How does the voice indicate
14. don’t notice
15. don’t think
16. don’t look
17. What do you think
18. don’t want
19. don’t take
20. What do we do

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📝 Notes:

- Some sentences include words like "then", "yet", which typically suggest past or present perfect tenses.
- However, since the exercise is titled "Present Simple", we are to use only present simple tense, even if it sounds slightly unnatural in context.
- In real-life usage, some answers (like #14, #19) would require past or present perfect, but here we follow the rule.

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✔ Result: 20/20

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