Simple Present tense worksheet with a tennis theme and a fill-in-the-blank exercise.

Let's solve this exercise step by step. The task is to complete the text with the correct form of the verb in the simple present tense.

We need to pay attention to:
- Subject-verb agreement (singular vs plural)
- Use of "be" verbs (is, are, am, etc.)
- Regular and irregular verbs in the present tense
- Negative forms

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✔ Completed Text with Correct Verb Forms:

Jenny and her family _are_ from California. She _is_ fifteen years old. Her father, John _is_ a lawyer and her mother, Susan, a dentist. Her mother’s father, Thomas _lives_ with the family. Jenny _has_ three siblings: a sister, Mary, and twins brothers, Henry and Paul. Mary _is_ seven years old. Her brothers _are_ thirteen.

Jenny _likes_ tennis. She _has_ two favourite tennis players, Anna Kournikova and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. Anna Kournikova _is_ Russian but Arantxa Sanchez Vicario _is not_.

Jenny _loves_ sports. Her favourite sport _is_ tennis but she also _enjoys_ playing volleyball and windsurfing with her friends at the club every weekends. Her club _has_ excellent tennis courts. Jenny and her friends _play_ volleyball every Saturday morning.

Jenny _trains_ really hard. Every day, after school, all her schoolmates _go_ home but she _goes_ to the club. When she _gets_ home, very tired, she still _does_ her homework. Her parents _do not want_ her to do badly at school.

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🔍 Explanation of Each Answer:

1. Jenny and her family _are_ from California.
→ "Jenny and her family" = plural subject → use are

2. She _is_ fifteen years old.
→ "She" is singular → use is

3. Her father, John _is_ a lawyer...
→ Singular subject → is

4. Thomas _lives_ with the family.
→ "Thomas" is third person singular → lives (present simple)

5. Jenny _has_ three siblings...
→ Third person singular → has

6. Mary _is_ seven years old.
→ Singular → is

7. Her brothers _are_ thirteen.
→ Plural subject → are

8. Jenny _likes_ tennis.
→ Third person singular → likes

9. She _has_ two favourite tennis players...
→ Third person singular → has

10. Anna Kournikova _is_ Russian...
→ Singular → is

11. ...but Arantxa Sanchez Vicario _is not_.
→ Negative form of "is" → is not (or isn't, but here we write full form)

12. Jenny _loves_ sports.
→ Third person singular → loves

13. Her favourite sport _is_ tennis...
→ "Sport" is singular → is

14. ...she also _enjoys_ playing volleyball...
→ Third person singular → enjoys

15. Her club _has_ excellent tennis courts.
→ "Club" is singular → has

16. Jenny and her friends _play_ volleyball...
→ Plural subject → play

17. Jenny _trains_ really hard.
→ Third person singular → trains

18. all her schoolmates _go_ home...
→ Plural → go

19. ...but she _goes_ to the club.
→ Third person singular → goes

20. When she _gets_ home...
→ Third person singular → gets

21. ...she still _does_ her homework.
→ Third person singular → does

22. Her parents _do not want_ her to do badly at school.
→ "Parents" is plural → do not want (negative form)

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✔ Final Notes:

- All verbs are in the simple present tense.
- We used subject-verb agreement carefully.
- For negative sentences like “do not want”, we use auxiliary do + not + base verb for plural subjects.

This exercise helps students practice using the simple present tense for facts, habits, and general truths — perfect for describing people, routines, and preferences.

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