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Present Simple Tense : Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Present Simple Tense .

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Question 1

1 mark

I usually _______ to school with my best friend, but sometimes we _______ the bus.

Question 2

1 mark

According to the new school timetable, the first bus _______ at 7:30 a.m. and _______ students to the main entrance every morning.

Question 3

1 mark

Mr. Lee _______ (not teach) us Music, but _______ he _______ (know) how to play the piano well?

Question 4

1 mark

My cat ______ milk every morning.

Question 5

1 mark

My best friend _______ a diary every night because she _______ to remember all the fun things we _______ at school.

Question 6

2 marks

Read the following information about the school canteen schedule and fill in the blank with the Present Simple Tense form of the verb in brackets.

School Canteen Service Hours:
Breakfast: 07:30 – 08:15
Lunch: 12:30 – 13:30

According to the schedule, the canteen _______ (serve) lunch starting from half past twelve.

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Question 7

4 marks

Identify the two grammatical errors in the sentence below and rewrite it correctly using the Present Simple Tense:

"The bus pass my house every morning, but it do not stop here."

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Question 8

5 marks

Identify the three grammatical errors in the following sentence about a school schedule and rewrite it correctly using the Present Simple Tense:

"The science club do not meets on Mondays because our teacher have a meeting then."

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Question 9

3 marks

Read the following information about the "9th Hong Kong Winter World Festival" and complete the sentences using the Present Simple Tense of the verbs in brackets.

The festival (a) _______ (take) place at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay. It (b) _______ (provide) many fun activities for children. According to the schedule, the "Ice-cream Dream Factory" (c) _______ (not / open) on Wednesdays. Usually, visitors (d) _______ (buy) tickets at the box office or on the Internet. Each adult (e) _______ (pay) $100 for an entrance fee.

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Question 10

5 marks

Look at the activities in "Snowflakes Wonderland" and complete the tasks below using the Present Simple Tense.

a) Rewrite this sentence into a question: "Ice-skating teachers dress up as polar bears."
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b) Use the information from House 3 to complete this description:
In House 3, customers (i) _______ (eat) seafood and (ii) _______ (drink) hot chocolate. The restaurant (iii) _______ (serve) yummy homemade soup as well.

c) Based on the "Remarks" section, why (iv) _______ (do) people need warm clothing? It (v) _______ (is) because the room temperature (vi) _______ (stay) around \(0^{\circ}C\).

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