Complete the following sentences using an appropriate simple present tense form.
1My sister ............... in Malaysia.
Wrong!
Use "lives" because a third-person singular subject takes -s in the simple present.
2She ............... with her left hand.
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Use "writes" because a habitual action with "she" takes the third-person singular simple present form.
3I ............... what she wants.
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Use "do not know" because the subject "I" takes "do not" before the base verb in the simple present negative.
4He ............... parties all the time.
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Use "holds" because "all the time" shows a repeated action with a third-person singular subject.
5He ............... his elders.
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Use "respects" because a general attitude with "he" takes the third-person singular simple present form.
6Besides literature, we ............... history and civics.
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Use "study" because the subject "we" takes the base form in the simple present.
7Birds ............... in nests.
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Use "live" because a plural subject takes the base form for a general fact in the simple present.
8She ............... three jobs to support her family.
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Use "works" because a regular repeated action with "she" takes the third-person singular simple present form.
9My daughter ............... to play with her dolls.
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Use "likes" because "my daughter" is third-person singular and the verb describes a general preference.
10He ............... the importance of working hard.
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Use "does not understand" because a negative sentence with "he" needs "does not" plus the base verb.
11I ............... all musical instruments.
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Use "like" because the subject "I" takes the base form for a general preference.
12There ............... something between the wheels of the car.
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Use "is" because "something" is singular in the existential structure "there is."
13He ............... from an influential family.
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Use "hails" because "he" takes the third-person singular simple present form.
14Truth alone ...............
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Use "triumphs" because the sentence states a general truth with a singular subject.
Answers
- My sister lives in Malaysia.
- She writes with her left hand.
- I do not know what she wants.
- He holds parties all the time.
- He respects his elders.
- Besides literature, we study history and civics.
- Birds live in nests.
- She works three jobs to support her family.
- My daughter likes to play with her dolls.
- He does not understand the importance of working hard.
- I like all musical instruments.
- There is something between the wheels of the car.
- He hails from an influential family.
- Truth alone triumphs
