Simple Present Tenses Worksheet-9

Simple Present Tenses Worksheet-9

1. On 1st January, everyone ____ ‘Happy New Year!’

A. Is saying        B. Says               C. Say                 D. Said

2. Raw mangoes ____ green in colour.

A. Was                B. Were              C. Are                 D. Is

3. The Sun _____ in the west.

A. Is setting       B. Set                  C. Sets                D. Was setting

4. Many people ____ television programmes regularly.

A. Watch                                        B. Are watching

C. Watches                                     D. Watched

5. Doctors ____ patients.

A. Treats                                        B. Treat

C. Are treating                              D. Treated

6. We ____ raincoats during monsoon.

A. Are using      B. Use                 C. Used              D. Is using

7. A pilot ____ airplanes.

A. Flies               B. Fly                  C. Flied              D. Is flying

8. India ____ my country.

A. Is                    B. Am                 C. Are                 D. Were

9. ____ the following Questions in one sentence.

A. Answering    B. Answer          C. Answers        D. Answered

10. The moon _____ at night.

A. Is shining      B. Shined           C. Shine             D. Shines

Answer Key:

1. B

Explanation: ‘Everyone’ is 3rd person singular; hence ‘says’ is correct.

2. C

Explanation: ‘Mangoes’ is 3rd person plural; hence ‘are’ is correct.

3. C

Explanation: ‘Sun’ is 3rd person singular; hence ‘sets’ is correct.

4. A

Explanation: ‘People’ is 3rd person plural; hence ‘watch’ is correct.

5. B

Explanation: ‘Doctors’ is 3rd person plural; hence ‘treat’ is correct.

6. B

Explanation: ‘We’ is 1st person plural; hence ‘use’ is correct.

7. A

Explanation: ‘Pilot’ is 3rd person singular; hence ‘flies’ is correct.

8. A

Explanation: ‘India’ is 3rd person singular; hence ‘is’ is correct.

9. B

Explanation: ‘You (hidden subject – imperative sentence)’ is 2nd person plural/singular; hence ‘answer’ is correct.

10. D

Explanation: ‘Moon’ is 3rd person singular; hence ‘shines’ is correct.