This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Present > Understanding The Simple Present Tense – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Understanding The Simple Present Tense Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence: "We goes with my brother." A) The noun "brother" should be plural. B) The subject "We" is incorrect. C) The verb "goes" should be "go" . D) The preposition "with" is misused. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The verb "goes" should be "go" . 2. Which sentence is in the simple present tense and expresses a general truth? A) Ice melted in the sun. B) Ice melts in the sun. C) Ice is melting in the sun. D) Ice will melt in the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ice melts in the sun. 3. Fill in the blank: "We ..... English at school." A) Learned. B) Learns. C) Learn. D) Learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Learn. 4. Which group of subject pronouns uses the verb + 's' form in the Simple Present tense? A) I, You, We, They. B) He, She, It. C) All pronouns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He, She, It. 5. What is the formula for making a simple present verb negative? A) Do/does + not + [root form of verb]. B) [to be] + not. C) Do/does + [subject] + [root form of verb]. D) Do/does + [root verb] + not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do/does + not + [root form of verb]. 6. Fill in the blank: "The sun ..... in the east." A) Rise. B) Rises. C) Rising. D) Rose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rises. 7. Which group of subject pronouns uses the base form of the verb in the Simple Present tense? A) He, She, It. B) I, You, We, They. C) All pronouns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I, You, We, They. 8. Choose the correct simple present form of the verb in the sentence: "He ..... to school every day." A) Goes. B) Gone. C) Go. D) Going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goes. 9. Choose the correct simple present form: "They ..... their homework after school." A) Do. B) Does. C) Doing. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 10. What is the simple present tense form of 'to have' for 'he'? A) Have. B) Had. C) Has. D) Haves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has. 11. Choose the correct sentence:The sun (to rise) in the east. A) The sun rises at the east. B) The sun is rising in the east. C) The sun rises in the east. D) The sun rise in the east. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun rises in the east. 12. The Simple Present tense is primarily used to express actions that are: A) Regularly repeated or habitual. B) Planned for a distant future. C) Happening right now. D) Completed in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regularly repeated or habitual. 13. What is the simple present tense of the verb 'to be' for 'I'? A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am. 14. Choose the correct question in the simple present tense: A) Did you like ice cream?. B) Will you like ice cream?. C) Do you like ice cream?. D) Are you liking ice cream?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do you like ice cream?. 15. Identify the correct negative form in the simple present tense: "They ..... like spicy food." A) Doesn't. B) Don't. C) Aren't. D) Didn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't. 16. Which of the following is a correct use of the simple present tense for a habitual action? A) I have gone to the gym. B) I go to the gym every morning. C) I am going to the gym. D) I went to the gym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I go to the gym every morning. 17. Choose the correct simple present form: "She ..... mathematics at the university." A) Teaches. B) Teaching. C) Teach. D) Taught. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teaches. 18. Which of the following is an example of an imperative sentence using the Simple Present tense? A) He closes the door. B) Close the door!. C) She is careful. D) They open the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Close the door!. 19. Which of the following is a negative sentence in the simple present tense? A) She did not like pizza. B) She does not like pizza. C) She not likes pizza. D) She will not like pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She does not like pizza. 20. When a subject noun is plural, what form of the verb should be used in the Simple Present tense? A) Future tense. B) Base verb. C) Verb + 's'. D) Past tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Base verb. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesUnderstanding The Simple Present Tense Quiz 1Forming The Present Progressive QuizPresent, Past, And Future Perfect Tenses QuizPresent Continuous Tense QuizPresent Perfect And Perfect Continuous Tense QuizPresent Perfect Continuous Tense QuizPresent Perfect Continuous Vs Present Perfect QuizPresent Perfect Continuous Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books