Present simple tense – English Grammar Test for A2
(a) always
(b) is always
(c) always is
2 We ___ eat dinner at 7 p.m.
(a) usually
(b) are usually
(c) usually are
3 He ___ drinks coffee in the morning.
(a) often
(b) is often
(c) often is
4 They ___ play tennis at the weekend.
(a) sometimes
(b) are sometimes
(c) sometimes are
5 I ___ watch TV in the evening.
(a) never
(b) am never
(c) never am
6 She ___ does her homework after school.
(a) always
(b) is always
(c) always is
7 My father ___ reads the newspaper at breakfast.
(a) usually
(b) is usually
(c) usually is
8 We ___ go shopping on Saturdays.
(a) often
(b) are often
(c) often are
9 He ___ eats vegetables.
(a) never
(b) is never
(c) never is
10 They ___ play football in the park.
(a) sometimes
(b) are sometimes
(c) sometimes are
11 She ___ helps her mother in the kitchen.
(a) always
(b) is always
(c) always is
12 I ___ go to bed late.
(a) often
(b) am often
(c) often am
13 We ___ visit our grandparents.
(a) usually
(b) are usually
(c) usually are
14 He ___ goes to the cinema on Fridays.
(a) sometimes
(b) is sometimes
(c) sometimes is
15 They ___ play computer games.
(a) never
(b) are never
(c) never are
16 She ___ drinks tea in the morning.
(a) often
(b) is often
(c) often is
17 We ___ have lunch at school.
(a) always
(b) are always
(c) always are
18 He ___ watches TV before bed.
(a) usually
(b) is usually
(c) usually is
19 I ___ go swimming at the weekend.
(a) sometimes
(b) am sometimes
(c) sometimes am
20 They ___ eat fast food.
(a) never
(b) are never
(c) never are
21 She ___ studies in the library.
(a) always
(b) is always
(c) always is
22 We ___ travel abroad in summer.
(a) often
(b) are often
(c) often are
23 He ___ goes to bed early.
(a) usually
(b) is usually
(c) usually is
24 I ___ drink milk.
(a) never
(b) am never
(c) never am
25 They ___ play basketball.
(a) sometimes
(b) are sometimes
(c) sometimes are
26 She ___ visits her friends after school.
(a) often
(b) is often
(c) often is
27 We ___ do our homework before dinner.
(a) always
(b) are always
(c) always are
28 He ___ eats fish.
(a) never
(b) is never
(c) never is
29 I ___ read books in the evening.
(a) usually
(b) am usually
(c) usually am
30 She ___ goes shopping on Saturdays.
(a) sometimes
(b) is sometimes
(c) sometimes is
Answer
1 (a) always – Correct placement before the main verb.
2 (a) usually – Adverb before the verb “eat”.
3 (a) often – Not “is often” in Present Simple.
4 (a) sometimes – Correct use.
5 (a) never – Never + base verb.
6 (a) always – Always before “does”.
7 (a) usually – Correct placement.
8 (a) often – Often before the verb.
9 (a) never – Never is correct.
10 (a) sometimes – Sometimes before the verb.
11 (a) always – Always before the main verb.
12 (a) often – I often go.
13 (a) usually – Correct structure.
14 (a) sometimes – Sometimes correct.
15 (a) never – Never correct.
16 (a) often – He often drinks.
17 (a) always – We always have.
18 (a) usually – He usually watches.
19 (a) sometimes – I sometimes go.
20 (a) never – They never eat.
21 (a) always – She always studies.
22 (a) often – We often travel.
23 (a) usually – He usually goes.
24 (a) never – I never drink.
25 (a) sometimes – They sometimes play.
26 (a) often – She often visits.
27 (a) always – We always do.
28 (a) never – He never eats.
29 (a) usually – I usually read.
30 (a) sometimes – She sometimes goes.