Present simple tense – English Grammar Test for A2
(a) go
(b) goes
(c) going
2 She ___ breakfast at 7 o’clock.
(a) have
(b) has
(c) having
3 It ___ in the east.
(a) rise
(b) rises
(c) rising
4 My brother ___ football very well.
(a) play
(b) plays
(c) playing
5 The dog ___ very fast.
(a) run
(b) runs
(c) running
6 Mary ___ her homework after school.
(a) do
(b) does
(c) doing
7 Tom ___ German and French.
(a) speak
(b) speaks
(c) speaking
8 The train ___ at 6:30 every day.
(a) leave
(b) leaves
(c) leaving
9 My father ___ in a bank.
(a) work
(b) works
(c) working
10 The baby ___ all night.
(a) cry
(b) cries
(c) crying
11 She ___ tea, not coffee.
(a) like
(b) likes
(c) liking
12 Peter ___ his grandparents every weekend.
(a) visit
(b) visits
(c) visiting
13 The cat ___ on the sofa.
(a) sleep
(b) sleeps
(c) sleeping
14 My sister ___ English very well.
(a) speak
(b) speaks
(c) speaking
15 The shop ___ at 9 a.m.
(a) open
(b) opens
(c) opening
16 He ___ lunch at school.
(a) have
(b) has
(c) having
17 The teacher ___ us English every day.
(a) teach
(b) teaches
(c) teaching
18 The bus ___ at the station at 8 o’clock.
(a) stop
(b) stops
(c) stopping
19 My uncle ___ in London.
(a) live
(b) lives
(c) living
20 The park ___ many visitors.
(a) get
(b) gets
(c) getting
21 She ___ shopping every Saturday.
(a) go
(b) goes
(c) going
22 My friend ___ the guitar beautifully.
(a) play
(b) plays
(c) playing
23 It ___ a lot in winter.
(a) rain
(b) rains
(c) raining
24 The dog ___ the ball.
(a) catch
(b) catches
(c) catching
25 He ___ his homework in the evening.
(a) do
(b) does
(c) doing
26 Mary ___ to the park every morning.
(a) walk
(b) walks
(c) walking
27 My mother ___ in a hospital.
(a) work
(b) works
(c) working
28 The sun ___ at 6 o’clock in summer.
(a) rise
(b) rises
(c) rising
29 The child ___ milk before bed.
(a) drink
(b) drinks
(c) drinking
30 She ___ very hard for the exam.
(a) study
(b) studies
(c) studying
Answer
1 (b) goes – He → verb + -es.
2 (b) has – She → irregular form of “have”.
3 (b) rises – It → -s.
4 (b) plays – He → -s.
5 (b) runs – It → -s.
6 (b) does – She → does homework.
7 (b) speaks – He → -s.
8 (b) leaves – It → -es.
9 (b) works – He → -s.
10 (b) cries – verb ending -y → -ies.
11 (b) likes – She → -s.
12 (b) visits – He → -s.
13 (b) sleeps – It → -s.
14 (b) speaks – She → -s.
15 (b) opens – It → -s.
16 (b) has – He → has lunch.
17 (b) teaches – He/She → -es.
18 (b) stops – It → -s.
19 (b) lives – He → -s.
20 (b) gets – It → -s.
21 (b) goes – She → -es.
22 (b) plays – He → -s.
23 (b) rains – It → -s.
24 (b) catches – It → -es.
25 (b) does – He → does homework.
26 (b) walks – She → -s.
27 (b) works – She → -s.
28 (b) rises – It → -s.
29 (b) drinks – He/She → -s.
30 (b) studies – She → -ies.