It's no secret that the most fundamental thing about learning English grammar is English tenses. After all, there are as many as 12 in the active voice alone! It will take a lot of time and effort to understand them all. The study of tenses usually begins with the Present Simple. After mastering the rule itself, you need to solve the Present Simple English test.
Present Simple rule
Before taking the test on Present Simple, you need to understand the rule of using this time, and also learn how to build sentences of different types. Present Simple is the present simple tense, which is used when it comes to actions that occur regularly, constantly, every day. This is indicated to us by words such as:
- usually - usually;
- always - always;
- often - often;
- rarely, seldom - rare;
- every day/night/week/month/year - every day/night/week/month/year.
To build an affirmative sentence, you must leave the verb in the first form (as in the dictionary) or add the ending -s to it (only with the pronouns he, she, it). Example:
| I | drink | I'm drinking. |
| he/she/it | drinks | He/she drinks. |
| we/you/they | drink |
We/you/they drink. |
To form a negative sentence, you need to use the auxiliary verbs - do or does (only for he/she/it pronouns) and the negative particle not. In this case, the verb will be only in the first form, regardless of the subject. For example:
I do not drink coffee every morning. - I don't drink coffee every morning.
He does not look after her children. - He doesn't look after her children.
My company does not work as a monopolist. - My company does not operate as a monopoly.
Interrogative sentences are also built using the auxiliary verbs Do and Does, which are put in the first place.
Do you watch football match? - Do you watch football matches?
Does your brother work in a factory? - Does your brother work in a factory?
For a better understanding, we suggest you solve the Present Simple test.
Present Simple Test
1. Open the brackets using the verbs in the Present Simple.
- My mother (not work) as a nurse.
- She (to be) a doctor.
- She (to help) people when they (to be) indifficult situations.
- But sometimes she (help) old people or (to sit) with sick children.
- She (to be) very kind woman.
2. Translate into English using Present Simple Tense.
- Every day she comes home at nine o'clock in the evening.
- Every summer Mike and his family go to the sea.
- Does your sister know any foreign language?
- Do you drive to work?
- I always change currency at this bank.
- Bus 52 runs every fifteen minutes.
3. Match the questions in the first column with the answers in the second. Questions and answers should be compared according to grammar rules and semantic load.
| Does Jack play hockey? | No, I live in London. |
| Do you live in the USA? | No, I prefer coffee. |
| Do you like rock music? | Yes, I go to a musical school and study to play the guitar. |
| How often do you watch TV? | No, but I study Chinese. |
| Do you like cats? | I try to read one book per week. |
| Do you often drink tea? | Yes, he play hockey. |
| Do you play any musical instrument? | No, I prefer classical music. |
| Do you speak Japanese? | Every day. |
| How often do you read books? | No, I adore dogs. |
This Present Simple test is designed for beginners, so if itseemed very easy to you, you can proceed to the further study of tenses.
