Simple Present Tense in English – Rules, Examples, and Exercises

The Simple Present Tense is used to talk about daily habits, general truths, repeated actions, and feelings. In this lesson, you’ll learn the rules, examples, common mistakes, and practice exercises with answers.

1) When Do We Use Simple Present?

  • Habits / routines: I wake up at 6 o’clock.
  • Facts / general truths: The Earth moves around the Sun.
  • Feelings / states: She likes chocolate.
  • Instructions / directions: Open your books.

2) Sentence Structure

Affirmative:
Subject + Verb (base form) + Object
Example: They play football.

Negative:
Subject + do/does + not + Verb (base form) + Object
Example: He does not (doesn’t) eat rice.

Question:
Do/Does + Subject + Verb (base form) + Object?
Example: Do you like tea?

3) Rules to Remember

  • Use does with he, she, it.
  • Add -s / -es to the verb with he, she, it in affirmative sentences.
    Examples: She plays cricket. / He goes to school.
  • Do not add “-s” in questions/negatives with does.
    Correct: He doesn’t play football. (not plays)

4) Common Mistakes

❌ Wrong: She go to school every day.
✅ Correct: She goes to school every day.

❌ Wrong: Do he plays cricket?
✅ Correct: Does he play cricket?

5) Practice Exercises

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb (Simple Present):

  1. She ___ (read) a book every night.
  2. They ___ (go) to school by bus.
  3. My father ___ (like) coffee.
  4. We ___ (not/play) cricket on Sunday.
  5. ___ (you/speak) English?

6) Answers

  1. reads
  2. go
  3. likes
  4. do not (don’t) play
  5. Do you speak

Conclusion

The Simple Present Tense is used for habits, facts, and routines. Use -s/-es with he/she/it and use do/does for negatives and questions. Practice a little every day to improve your grammar.

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