This document provides examples of sentences using the present simple tense in English. It contains 25 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the base form of the verb provided in parentheses. The sentences illustrate using the present simple tense to discuss habitual or repeated actions in the present time.

1. PRESENT SIMPLE
1. They ________________ hockey at school.(to play)
2. She ___________________ e-mails. (not/to write)
3. _______ you ________________ English? (to speak)
4. My parents _____________________fish.(not/to like)
5. _________ Anne __________________ any hobbies? (to
have)
6. Andy's brother ________________ in an office.(to work)
7. Leroy _____________________ very fast. (can/not/to read)
8. ____________ Jim and Joe _____________the flowers
every week? (to water)
9. Yvonne's mother _________________ a motorbike. (not/to
ride)
10. ________ Elisabeth _______________ cola? (to drink)
11. Ben _______________ (work) in a hospital.
12. _________ you____________ (like) fish?
13. She ________________ (not/teach) English.

2. 14. Matthew never _________________(watch) television.
15. _______ she ______________ (play) football?
16. They always _______________(eat) dinner at 7 o'clock.
17. We ___________________ (not/live) in a big house.
18. Valerie _________________(study) English at university.
19. _______ he _________________ (want) to eat?
20. I usually _______________ (go) to school.
21. They _____________________ (visit) us often.
22. You _________________________(play) basketball once a
week.
23. Tom ______________________(work) every day.
24. He always _______________________(tell) us funny stories.
25. She never ______________________ (help) me with that!