Esl Worksheets For Adults Beginner - Free Printable

You're looking at a Grammar for Beginners worksheet focused on verb conjugation in the Present Simple tense, specifically subject-verb agreement.

The goal is to fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb — either the base form (for I, you, we, they) or the third-person singular form (adds -s or -es for he, she, it).

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📘 How to Solve It:

#### Rule Recap:
- I / You / We / They → base verb (e.g., “I talk”, “They go”)
- He / She / It → verb + s/es (e.g., “He talks”, “She goes”)

> ⚠️ Note: Some verbs change spelling in the 3rd person singular:
> - Verbs ending in -ch, -sh, -ss, -x, -o → add -es (e.g., “watch → watches”, “go → goes”)
> - Verbs ending in consonant + y → change y → i + es (e.g., “study → studies”)
> - Verbs ending in vowel + y → just add -s (e.g., “play → plays”)

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## ✔ Here’s the Complete Answer Key with Explanations:

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Left Column (1–20)

1. (drive) My Dad ___ his car to work every day.
→ drives *(he = 3rd person singular)*

2. (swim) She ___ in the morning before school.
→ swims *(she = 3rd person singular)*

3. (eat) We ___ three meals a day.
→ eat *(we = plural → base form)*

4. (watch) He ___ television in the morning.
→ watches *(he = 3rd person singular; ends in -ch → add -es)*

5. (ride) My sister ___ her bike for school.
→ rides *(she = 3rd person singular)*

6. (listen) They ___ to their iPods when they run.
→ listen *(they = plural → base form)*

7. (sleep) A cat ___ many hours every day.
→ sleeps *(it = 3rd person singular)*

8. (practice) The Football team ___ every Wednesday.
→ practices *(team = singular group → 3rd person singular)*

9. (shine) The sun ___ every day.
→ shines *(it = 3rd person singular)*

10. (eat) They ___ too much.
→ eat *(they = plural → base form)*

11. (do) Mum ___ the dishes.
→ does *(she = 3rd person singular; do → does)*

12. (go) I ___ to school five days a week.
→ go *(I = base form)*

13. (count) He ___ many cars.
→ counts *(he = 3rd person singular)*

14. (sing) She ___ beautifully.
→ sings *(she = 3rd person singular)*

15. (like) I ___ to ride my bike.
→ like *(I = base form)*

16. (repeat) You ___ too little.
→ repeat *(you = base form)*

17. (read) She ___ a book every week.
→ reads *(she = 3rd person singular)*

18. (be) Nate ___ a naughty boy!
→ is *(he = 3rd person singular of "be")*

19. (see) He ___ nothing!
→ sees *(he = 3rd person singular)*

20. (make) I ___ them a cup of tea.
→ make *(I = base form)*

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Right Column (21–40)

21. (sell) The woman ___ newspapers.
→ sells *(she = 3rd person singular)*

22. (catch) It never ___ birds.
→ catches *(it = 3rd person singular; ends in -ch → add -es)*

23. (buy) I ___ candy once a month.
→ buy *(I = base form)*

24. (like) My brother and his friends ___ to play golf.
→ like *(they = plural → base form)*

25. (be) There ___ oil on the floor.
→ is *(there is/are — “oil” is uncountable → singular → “is”)*

26. (walk) I often ___ to the library.
→ walk *(I = base form)*

27. (go) They often ___ to the cinema to watch a film.
→ go *(they = plural → base form)*

28. (drink) The boy ___ milk every day.
→ drinks *(he = 3rd person singular)*

29. (speak) He ___ good English.
→ speaks *(he = 3rd person singular)*

30. (work) They ___ in the big factory on the corner of the street.
→ work *(they = plural → base form)*

31. (be) The animals in the zoo ___ hungry.
→ are *(they = plural → “are”)*

32. (ride) The postman ___ his bike when on work.
→ rides *(he = 3rd person singular)*

33. (play) My father sometimes ___ soccer with his friends.
→ plays *(he = 3rd person singular)*

34. (like) We ___ to do our homework together.
→ like *(we = plural → base form)*

35. (leave) The plane ___ in an hour.
→ leaves *(it = 3rd person singular)*

36. (wash) My neighbor ___ his car every Sunday.
→ washes *(he = 3rd person singular; ends in -h → add -es)*

37. (iron) Mom ___ the clothes every week.
→ irons *(she = 3rd person singular)*

38. (go) I always ___ to bed before 10 pm.
→ go *(I = base form)*

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## 🎯 Final Tips:

- Always check who is doing the action → that tells you which verb form to use.
- Watch for tricky verbs like do/does, have/has, be/is/are.
- Don’t forget the -es rule for verbs ending in -ch, -sh, -ss, -x, -o.

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✔ You’ve now completed the worksheet correctly!

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