Fill in the blanks using the simple present tense form of the verb given in the brackets.

Notes

In the simple present tense, the verb takes the marker –s when the subject is a singular noun or pronoun.

1. I ………………….. my breakfast at 8.30 am. (eat / eats)

2. Birds …………………… in the sky. (fly / flies)

3. Your sister ………………….. really well. (sing / sings)

4. My mother …………………… delicious cakes. (bake / bakes)

5. Arun ……………………. models from clay. (make / makes)

6. She ……………………. short stories. (write / writes)

7. The man ……………………… vegetables near the railway station. (sell / sells)

8. Cobblers …………………….. shoes. (mend / mends)

9. My hen ……………………. an egg every day. (lay / lays)

10. My aunt …………………. for work at 9 am. (leave / leaves)

11. Nurses ……………………. care of sick people. (take / takes)

12. Children …………………… playing in the mud. (enjoy / enjoys)

Answers

1. eat, 2. fly, 3. sings, 4. bakes, 5. makes, 6. writes, 7. sells, 8. mend, 9. lays, 10. leaves, 11. take, 12. enjoy

Worksheet 2

Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense form of the verb.

Use is when the subject is a singular noun or pronoun (he, she, it)

Use are when the subject is a plural noun or pronoun (they, we, you)

When am when the subject is the first person singular pronoun I.

1. Rani ………………………. my sister. (is / am / are)

2. You …………………….. my best friend.

3. My mother ……………………….. a teacher.

4. My parents ……………………………… doctors.

5. He …………………….. a naughty boy.

6. It ……………………. a cat.

7. That ……………………….. my car.

8. They ………………………… tourists.

9. Raju ……………………………. clever.

10. Rekha …………………………… beautiful.

11. My brothers ……………………………. soldiers.

12. Dogs and cats ………………………….. not friends.

13. Birds and animals …………………………….. useful to us.

14. Shyam and Sheena …………………………. siblings.

15. We ……………………….. all human beings.

Answers

1. is, 2. are, 3. is, 4. are, 5. is, 6. is, 7. is, 8. are, 9. is, 10. is, 11. are, 12. are, 13. are, 14. are, 15. are