This document contains a practice test on using the simple present tense in English. It consists of 50 questions where the learner must choose the correct verb form (A, B, or C) to complete each sentence. The correct answers are provided at the end. The purpose is to help learners practice and improve their understanding and use of simple present tense verbs.

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English Grammar
GRAMMAR LEVEL – 1
Practice 5
U n i t P r a c t i c e
Simple Present Tense
1.Jenny ____________ her school uniform every evening.
A wash B washing C washes
2.Sam ____________ to school every morning.
A walking B walks C walk
3.Every morning, my brother ________ up at 7 o’clock.
A wake B wakes C waking
4.My father ___________ at the post office.
A work B working C works
5.The sun ___________ in the East.
A rises B rise C rising
6.John _________ carrot juice after every meal.
A drink B drinking C drinks
7.My parents _________ to go shopping during the weekends.
A likes B like C liking
8. Teenagers nowadays like to play__________ in schools.
A truants B truancy C truant
9.Henry _______ his teeth after every meal.
A brushes B brushing C brush
10.Donny __________ just across the street.
A live B living C lives
11.We must _______ up before buying our food at the canteen.
A queue B queues C queuing
12.Leonard ________ to Cambodia every year on business trip.
A goes B go C going
13. Some people _________ biofuel to run their cars..
A uses B use C using
14.Harold __________to go to his grandfather’s house.
A want B wanting C wants
15.Susie __________ late every night since her parents divorce.
A sleeps B sleeping C sleep
16.Mr. Smith ________ some very unique and beautiful portraits.
A paint B paints C painting
17.My neighbor _________ me with my gardening.
A help B helping C helps
[ Circle the best possible answer for each question ]

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18. Bablo _________ next to Bubly in class.
A sit B sits C sitting
19. Jonny __________ his mother to sweep the floor everyday.
A help B helping C helps
20.Lions __________ other animals which live in the jungle.
A eat B eating C eats
21.Hannah’s class teacher ____________ a SUV to school.
A drive B drives C driving
22.It __________ an adventurous man to climb Mount Kinabalu.
A takes B take C taking
23. My mother __________ dinner for us every night.
A cooks B cook C cooking
24. A hunter ___________ animals in the jungle.
A hunt B hunting C hunts
25. Children like to ___________ rather than to study.
A plays B play C playing
26.My uncle __________ around the park every Saturday.
A jogging B jog C jogs
27.Every Saturday, James _________ to church.
A goes B go C going
28.We must __________ our teeth before going to bed.
A brush B brushes C brushing
29.Mr. Anand _______ us how to write a proper English essay.
A teach B teaches C teaching
30.I __________ the keys in the drawer.
A put B puts C putting
31.The rowdy boys __________ the poor old man.
A beats B beating C beat
32.Bandy likes to ___________ story books.
A reads B read C reading
33.Good samaritans __________ free food to the orphanage everyday.
A donates B donating C donate
34.Malcom ___________ with his aunt when he visits Europe.
A stay B stays C staying
35. My neighbor’s dogs __________ when they see a stranger.
A bark B barks C barking
36.Elephants usually __________ in groups to search for water.
A travels B travelling C travel

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37.Heavy downpours _________ flash floods around Malaysia.
A causes B cause C causing
38. Floods ___________ hundreds of houses in Riau.
A submerges B submerge C submerging
39. The council workers _________ the tall grass near my house every month.
A cuts B cutting C cut
40.A snake __________ on its belly.
A crawls B crawl C crawling
41.Tim’s dog always ________ the cats which look for food behind his house.
A chase B chases C chasing
42.My mother ___________ the flowers in her garden everyday.
A water B watering C waters
43. Lopez only _______ oats for breakfast.
A eats B eating C eat
44.Ginny and Minny ___________ their birthdays every year.
A celebrates B celebrate C celebrating
45.Cindy _______ about her activities everyday on the internet.
A blog B blogging C blogs
46. Drug dealers __________ their drugs by using mules.
A smuggle B smuggles C smuggling
47. The police __________ my residential area every one hour.
A rounds B round C rounding
48.Exercise __________ our body healthy and fit.
A keep B keeping C keeps
49.Mrs. Carlson’s daughter _________ singing everyday to perfect her pitch.
A practice B practices C practicing
50.An active volcano ____________ out hot lava when it erupts.
A spew B spewing C spews

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Answers For Unit Practice 5 – Present Simple
1 C 11 A 21 B 31 C 41 B
2 B 12 A 22 A 32 B 42 C
3 B 13 B 23 A 33 C 43 A
4 C 14 C 24 C 34 B 44 B
5 A 15 A 25 B 35 A 45 C
6 C 16 B 26 C 36 C 46 A
7 B 17 C 27 A 37 B 47 B
8 C 18 B 28 A 38 B 48 C
9 A 19 C 29 B 39 C 49 B
10 C 20 A 30 A 40 A 50 C