Simple Present 1

Simple Present Tense 1

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Rules for the Simple Present Tense:

  1. General truths and facts:

    • The sun rises in the east.
    • Water boils at 100°C.

  2. Habits and routines:

    • I brush my teeth every morning.
    • She takes the bus to work.

  3. Permanent situations or states:

    • He lives in London.
    • They work in a bank.

  4. Instructions or directions:

    • Open the door.
    • First, mix the flour and sugar.

  5. Feelings, emotions, and senses (with stative verbs):

    • I like chocolate.
    • She hears a noise.

  6. With adverbs of frequency:

    • I always exercise in the morning.
    • She never eats meat.
Present Past Perfect Mixed Exercises 1

1. The sun ______ above the horizon every morning. (Fact)
a) sinks (sinkt) b) rises (steigt)

2. I ______ my teeth twice a day. (Habit)
a) brush (putze) b) wash (wasche)

3. Trees ______ oxygen. (Fact)
a) consume (verbrauchen) b) produce (produzieren)

4. She ______ the bus to school every morning. (Routine)
a) drives (fährt) b) takes (nimmt)

5. The moon ______ sunlight. (Fact)
a) absorbs (absorbiert) b) reflects (reflektiert)

6. They ______ apples for breakfast. (Routine)
a) eat (essen) b) drink (trinken)

7. Rain ______ from the clouds. (Fact)
a) rises (steigt) b) falls (fällt)

8. He ______ a book before bed. (Habit)
a) reads (liest) b) writes (schreibt)

9. Fish ______ underwater. (Fact)
a) swim (schwimmen) b) breathe (atmen)

10. I ______ emails at work every day. (Routine)
a) read (lese) b) write (schreibe)

11. Birds ______ in the sky. (Fact)
a) swim (schwimmen) b) fly (fliegen)

12. My brother ______ games in the afternoon. (Routine)
a) watches (schaut) b) plays (spielt)

13. Cats ______ for small animals at night. (Fact)
a) sleep (schlafen) b) hunt (jagen)

14. We ______ the house every weekend. (Routine)
a) clean (putzen) b) build (bauen)

15. Rivers ______ into oceans. (Fact)
a) flow (fließen) b) stop (stoppen)

16. She ______ water after running. (Routine)
a) drinks (trinkt) b) spills (verschüttet)

17. Stars ______ at night. (Fact)
a) disappear (verschwinden) b) twinkle (funkeln)

18. The teacher ______ homework every Monday. (Routine)
a) forgets (vergisst) b) gives (gibt)

19. Dogs ______ when they see strangers. (Fact)
a) bark (bellen) b) run (rennen)

20. I ______ in the park every morning. (Habit)
a) walk (laufe) b) run (renne)

21. The boy ______ into the pool every summer. (Routine)
a) jumps (springt) b) falls (fällt)

22. Flowers ______ in spring. (Fact)
a) wither (verwelken) b) bloom (blühen)

23. He ______ mountains during summer holidays. (Habit)
a) climbs (klettert) b) avoids (vermeidet)

24. The sun ______ in the west. (Fact)
a) rises (geht auf) b) sets (geht unter)

25. I ______ my favorite TV show every Friday evening. (Routine)
a) watch (schaue) b) miss (verpasse)

26. She ______ songs during her free time. (Habit)
a) sings (singt) b) writes (schreibt)

27. Dogs ______ on the leash when excited. (Habit)
a) pull (ziehen) b) sit (sitzen)

28. The river ______ past the village every day. (Fact)
a) stops (stoppt) b) flows (fließt)

29. He ______ to music when he walks home. (Habit)
a) listens (hört) b) ignores (ignoriert)

30. Water ______ when you heat it to 100°C. (Fact)
a) freezes (gefriert) b) boils (kocht)

These are for later

  1. Scheduled or regular events (e.g., timetables):

    • The train leaves at 5 PM.
    • The meeting starts at 9 AM.

  2. Narrative style (e.g., storytelling, sports commentary):

    • Then, the hero fights the villain.
    • The striker passes the ball.

  3. Present tense for future events (with fixed schedules):

    • The plane departs tomorrow at 8 PM.
Simple Present 1

Simple Present 1

Simple Present 1 | Sprachschule Münster