The Best Present Simple Exercises

Hello English learners and teachers! This is a collection of the best exercises on the topic of the present simple that I have encountered around the web in my years of teaching English. My students complete these exercises regularly as homework based on their level; their grammar improves and they thrive!

If you find any mistakes, have additional exercises to recommend, or if you would like any text added to the “Notes” column, let me know!

Ever yours,

Your English Coach

Exercise	Website name	Length	Type of exercise	Difficulty	Link	Notes
Present simple
Present simple -- positive third person s	agendaweb	8	Choice of 2 options	1	https://agendaweb.org/verbs/present-simple/index.html
Present simple -- positive	englisch-hilfen	10	Conjugate	1	https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_statements.htm
Present simple -- positive	englisch-hilfen	10	Conjugate	1	https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_statements2.htm
Present simple -- have or has	englishexercises	12	Have/has dropdown	1	https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=638
Present simple -- have or has	esl-lounge	8	Have/has dropdown	1	https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/1g50-elementary-have-has-worksheet.php
Present simple -- have or has	english-room	16	Write have/has in sentence	2	https://www.english-room.com/grammar/havehas_01.htm
Present simple -- Don't have, doesn't have	agendaweb	9			https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/have/have-negative-forms-2
Have or has -- positive and questions	learnenglishfeelgood	8	Choice of 2 options	2	https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/english-verbs-tohave1.html
Present simple -- positive third person s	agendaweb	20	Choice of 2 options	1	https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-simple.htm
Present simple -- positive third person s -- irregular spelling	englisch-hilfen	10	Conjugate and spell	2	https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_s.htm
Present simple -- positive	ego4u	10	Rewrite entire sentence with conjugation	3	https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?02
Present simple -- positive	perfect-english-grammar	20	Write entire sentence with conjugation	3	https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-1.html
Present simple -- negative	englisch-hilfen	10	Don't or doesn't dropdown	1	https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_negation2.htm
Present simple -- negative	englisch-hilfen	10	Fill in negative within sentence	2	https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_negation_contracted.htm	Contracted form
Present simple -- negative	perfect-english-grammar	20	Form sentences from parts	3	https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-4.html
Present simple -- questions and short answers	englisch-hilfen	10	Complete do/does + short answer	2	https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/questions_short_answers_simple_present.htm
Present simple -- yes/no questions	englisch-hilfen	10	Fill in do/does + infinitive	1	https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/simple_present.htm
Present simple -- yes/no questions	englisch-hilfen	10	Fill in question part of sentence	2	https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/simple_present2.htm
Present simple -- yes/no questions	perfect-english-grammar	20	Form entire sentence from parts	3	https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-5.html
Present simple -- W/H questions	learnenglish-online	10	Fill in the W/H question word multiple choice	1	http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/whquestions.html
Present simple -- W/H questions	perfect-english-grammar	20	Form entire sentence from parts	2	https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-6.html
Present simple -- W/H questions	ego4u	10	Ask for the bold part of the sentence	3	https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?05
Present simple -- mixed topics	perfect-english-grammar	20	Form complete sentence out of parts	2	https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-7.html	Straightforward
Present simple -- mixed topics	ego4u	30	Test with 5 questions per part. Versatile	2 - "Level 1"	https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-1	Easy questions, versatility raises difficulty and time required
Present simple -- mixed topics	ego4u	30	Test with 5 questions per part. Versatile	2 - "Level 2"	https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-2
Present simple -- mixed topics	englisch-hilfen	10	Complex test	3	https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/simple_present2/index.php	May include spelling
Present simple -- mixed topics -- can	englisch-hilfen	10	Convert one sentence type to another	2	https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/modals/can4.htm
Present simple -- negatives and questions	agendaweb	12	Convert positive sentences to negative and yes/no questions	2	https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-all	.

A few notes about the table structure:

Length — Indicates the number of questions in the exercise.

Difficulty — Indicates the relative difficulty of the exercises among those mentioned here

Notes — Any errors or sub-topics are indicated here.