Present Simple — Fill in the Gap (A2)

Your task

Fill in the gap in each sentence with the correct word or phrase.

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I coffee every morning.

Correct answer: drink

Use the base verb (no -s) with "I" in positive Present Simple: I drink.

She to school by bus.

Correct answer: goes

go → goes for he/she/it (add -es after o): she goes.

We in a small flat.

Correct answer: live

Use the base verb with "we": we live.

He football on Saturdays.

Correct answer: plays

Add -s to the base verb for he/she/it: play → plays.

They speak Chinese.

Correct answer: don't

Negative for I/you/we/they: don't + base verb. They don't speak.

you like chocolate?

Correct answer: Do

Yes/no questions with you: Do + subject + base verb? Do you like…?

She meat.

Correct answer: doesn't eat

Negative for he/she/it: doesn't + base verb. She doesn't eat.

The cat on the sofa every day.

Correct answer: sleeps

sleep → sleeps for it (the cat). Add -s for he/she/it.

My dad to work every day.

Correct answer: drives

drive → drives for he. Add -s: he drives.

he have a car?

Correct answer: Does

Yes/no questions with he/she/it: Does + subject + base verb? Does he have…?

I my homework after school.

Correct answer: do

Use the base verb with "I": I do. (do is both the verb and the auxiliary — context tells us it's the main verb here.)

She up early on weekdays.

Correct answer: gets

get → gets for she. Phrasal verb: gets up.

We football on Sundays.

Correct answer: don't play

Negative for we: don't + base verb. We don't play.

The museum at 10 a.m.

Correct answer: opens

Scheduled times use Present Simple. open → opens for it (the museum).

they live near here?

Correct answer: Do

Yes/no question with they: Do + they + base verb? Do they live…?

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