Simple present tense reading 1.pdf alejandra y jenifer | PDF - Free Printable

Let's solve the Simple Present Tense exercise step by step. The goal is to fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets, using the simple present tense.

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Text with blanks:

> Hello everybody! My name ______ (be) Stewis and this ______ (be) my family.
> My mother's name ______ (be) Louis. She ______ (be) a housewife
> and she ______ (be) 35 years old. She ______ (get up) at 7 o'clock every
> morning and ______ (prepare) breakfast. She ______ (clean) our
> house and ______ (feed) our dog. She ______ (cook) well. She
> ______ (like) listening to the radio and watching soap operas on
> TV, but she ______ (not like) washing our dog. She usually
> ______ (meet) her friends at home and she ______ (make)
> delicious cakes. She ______ (be) the best mom and I ______ (love) her
> very much.
>
> My father's name ______ (be) Peter. He ______ (be) 35 years old
> and he ______ (be) fat. He ______ (work) at a factory. The factory
> ______ (make) cars. My father ______ (like) watching football
> matches on TV but he can't play football. He always ______ (take)
> a shower at 7:30 and ______ (arrive) home at 8:30. He ______ (get on)
> the bus and ______ (leave) the factory at 9 o'clock. He really
> ______ (like) his job but he ______ (not earn) much. He ______ (come
> back) home at 7 o'clock in the evening. He ______ (play) with me. I love
> him as well.
>
> I have got a brother and a sister. Their names ______ (be) Meg and Chris.
> Meg ______ (be) 13 years old and she ______ (be) a college student.
> She ______ (be) very intelligent. She ______ (study) 5 hours a day.
> She can speak three languages: English, Russian and Spanish.
> Chris ______ (be) 15 years old and he ______ (be) a highschool student.
> He ______ (not be) very intelligent. He ______ (fail) all his Maths exams.

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✔ Now, let’s fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb:

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#### 1. My name ______ (be) Stewis and this ______ (be) my family.
- "My name is Stewis" → subject = *name* (singular)
- "this is my family" → subject = *this* (singular)

✔ is, is

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#### 2. My mother's name ______ (be) Louis.
- Subject: *name* → singular
✔ is

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#### 3. She ______ (be) a housewife and she ______ (be) 35 years old.
- Both subjects are *she* → singular
✔ is, is

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#### 4. She ______ (get up) at 7 o'clock every morning...
- Habitual action → simple present
- Subject: *She* → third person singular → add -s
✔ gets up

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#### 5. ...and ______ (prepare) breakfast.
- Third person singular → prepares
✔ prepares

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#### 6. She ______ (clean) our house and ______ (feed) our dog.
- Both actions happen regularly → simple present
- Third person singular → add -s
✔ cleans, feeds

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#### 7. She ______ (cook) well.
- Third person singular → cooks
✔ cooks

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#### 8. She ______ (like) listening to the radio...
- Third person singular → likes
✔ likes

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#### 9. ...but she ______ (not like) washing our dog.
- Negative form: does not like → contraction: doesn’t like
✔ doesn’t like

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#### 10. She usually ______ (meet) her friends...
- Third person singular → meets
✔ meets

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#### 11. ...and she ______ (make) delicious cakes.
- Third person singular → makes
✔ makes

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#### 12. She ______ (be) the best mom...
- Third person singular → is
✔ is

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#### 13. ...and I ______ (love) her very much.
- Subject: *I* → no -s needed
✔ love

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#### 14. My father's name ______ (be) Peter.
- Singular subject → is
✔ is

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#### 15. He ______ (be) 35 years old...
- Third person singular → is
✔ is

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#### 16. ...and he ______ (be) fat.
- Third person singular → is
✔ is

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#### 17. He ______ (work) at a factory.
- Third person singular → works
✔ works

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#### 18. The factory ______ (make) cars.
- Subject: *The factory* → singular → makes
✔ makes

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#### 19. My father ______ (like) watching football matches...
- Third person singular → likes
✔ likes

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#### 20. He always ______ (take) a shower...
- Third person singular → takes
✔ takes

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#### 21. ...and ______ (arrive) home at 8:30.
- Third person singular → arrives
✔ arrives

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#### 22. He ______ (get on) the bus...
- Third person singular → gets on
✔ gets on

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#### 23. ...and ______ (leave) the factory at 9 o'clock.
- Third person singular → leaves
✔ leaves

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#### 24. He really ______ (like) his job...
- Third person singular → likes
✔ likes

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#### 25. ...but he ______ (not earn) much.
- Negative: does not earn → doesn’t earn
✔ doesn’t earn

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#### 26. He ______ (come back) home at 7 o'clock...
- Third person singular → comes back
✔ comes back

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#### 27. He ______ (play) with me.
- Third person singular → plays
✔ plays

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#### 28. Their names ______ (be) Meg and Chris.
- Subject: *Their names* → plural → are
✔ are

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#### 29. Meg ______ (be) 13 years old...
- Third person singular → is
✔ is

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#### 30. ...and she ______ (be) a college student.
- Third person singular → is
✔ is

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#### 31. She ______ (be) very intelligent.
- Third person singular → is
✔ is

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#### 32. She ______ (study) 5 hours a day.
- Third person singular → studies
✔ studies

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#### 33. Chris ______ (be) 15 years old...
- Third person singular → is
✔ is

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#### 34. ...and he ______ (be) a highschool student.
- Third person singular → is
✔ is

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#### 35. He ______ (not be) very intelligent.
- Negative: is not → isn’t
✔ isn’t

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#### 36. He ______ (fail) all his Maths exams.
- Third person singular → fails
✔ fails

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✔ Final Answer (Completed Text):

> Hello everybody! My name is Stewis and this is my family.
> My mother's name is Louis. She is a housewife
> and she is 35 years old. She gets up at 7 o'clock every
> morning and prepares breakfast. She cleans our
> house and feeds our dog. She cooks well. She
> likes listening to the radio and watching soap operas on
> TV, but she doesn’t like washing our dog. She usually
> meets her friends at home and she makes
> delicious cakes. She is the best mom and I love her
> very much.
>
> My father's name is Peter. He is 35 years old
> and he is fat. He works at a factory. The factory
> makes cars. My father likes watching football
> matches on TV but he can't play football. He always takes
> a shower at 7:30 and arrives home at 8:30. He gets on
> the bus and leaves the factory at 9 o'clock. He really
> likes his job but he doesn’t earn much. He comes back
> home at 7 o'clock in the evening. He plays with me. I love
> him as well.
>
> I have got a brother and a sister. Their names are Meg and Chris.
> Meg is 13 years old and she is a college student.
> She is very intelligent. She studies 5 hours a day.
> She can speak three languages: English, Russian and Spanish.
> Chris is 15 years old and he is a highschool student.
> He isn’t very intelligent. He fails all his Maths exams.

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🔍 Summary of Rules Used:

- Subject + verb → use simple present for habitual actions or general truths.
- For third person singular (he, she, it, or singular nouns), add -s or -es to the verb.
- Use does/doesn’t for negatives and questions in third person singular.
- Verbs like be, have, do, etc., follow special rules.

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