Simple Present Tense Worksheet for Class 4

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What is the Simple Present tense?

Simple Present Tense is a tense expressing an action that is currently going on or is used when the verb refers to the present time.

Example: Sita goes to the market every Monday.

When do we use the Simple Present Tense?

We use the Simple Present Tense for:-

1. To describe present habits.

Example: I play chess every day.

• To describe universal truths.

Example: The sun rises in the east.

• For expressing a future event that is bound to occur at a fixed time.

Example: The train arrives at 1:30 pm.

• For introducing quotations.

Example: Ravi says, “Always study hard.”

•    Headlines in English Newspapers.

Example: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri gets one-year extension.

Rules for Adding -s and -es

1. At the end of the verb if you find ‘o’, ‘s’, ‘x’, ‘sh’, ‘ch’, ‘ss’, then we will use “es” with third person singular subject.

Example: Go – goes

Pass – passes

• At the end of the verb, if you find ‘y’ then change it into ‘ies’ with third person singular subject.

Example: Cry – cries

Study – studies

• If ‘y’ comes after any vowel then only ‘s’ will be  added.

Example: Buy – buys

Play – plays

Structure of the Simple Present Tense.

Affirmative: Subject + verb(1^st) +s/es +object

She goes to the church.

Negative: Subject +don’t /doesn’t +Verb (1^st) +object

Example: He doesn’t do his homework.

Interrogative: Do/ Does + subject +verb (1^st) +object?

Example: Do you play the guitar?

Interrogative: Wh-question +do/ does +subject +verb (1^st) +object?

Example: Why do you get sad?

Exercise 1 (Simple Present Tense Worksheet for Class 4)

1. Fill in the Blanks.

Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. They _______ (like) to eat oranges.
2. Sita ________ (play) tennis every evening.
3. We ________ (study) English every day.
4. Does it _________(seem) funny?
5. James ________ (clean) his room every day.
6. Tina _________(speak) French very well.
7. The moon _________(go) around the Earth.
8. I _______(phone) my grandmother every weekend.
9. Ravi ______ (work) in a bank.
10. Robert ________(write) with a pencil.

Exercise 2

2. Choose the Correct Answer

Circle the correct verb.

1. Mandy (feed/ feeds) the birds in the morning.
2. Rahul (ride/rides) a bicycle to school.
3. She (sleep/sleeps) at 9.00 pm every night.
4. We (do/does) our homework every day.
5. You (cook/cooks) in the kitchen every morning.
6. I (buy/buys) vegetables from the market.
7. He (go/goes) to the stadium every Friday.
8. They (meet/meets) their relatives every Sunday.
9. Neha (eat/eats) an apple every day.
10. We (swim/swims) in the swimming pool.

Exercise 3 (Simple Present Tense Worksheet for Class 4)

3. Rewrite the Sentences

Change the verb according to the subject.

1. He send chocolates to his sister every Sunday.
2. The bird fly in the sky.
3. Priya draw nicely.
4. He dress neatly.
5. You cleans your house every day.
6. Her mother cook in the kitchen.
7. The maid mop the floor.
8. The gardener water the plants every day.
9. He speak in three languages.
10. They spends a lot of money on books.

Exercise 4

Make Negative Sentences

Use do not (don’t) or does not (doesn’t).

1. He watches television in the evening.
2. They live in Japan.
3. Jimmy drinks orange juice.
4. Diane likes apples.
5. We wash our clothes in the afternoon.
6. He grows plants in his garden.
7. You wake up at 7.00 am.
8. I run in the park every morning.
9. George exercises every day.
10. She reads a storybook every day.

Exercise 5

Make Questions

Turn the statements into questions.

1. They walk in the park.
2. He writes in a diary.
3. She listens to music.
4. Rohan sits on the first bench.
5. They live in Goa.
6. Hari takes care of stray dogs.
7. Manoj shares his tiffin.
8. You like guavas.
9. They play cricket.
10. She draws a house.

Answers (Simple Present Tense Worksheet for Class 4)

Exercise 1

1. They like to eat oranges.
2. Sita plays tennis every evening.
3. We study English every day.
4. Does it seem funny?
5. James cleans his room every day.
6. Tina speaks French very well.
7. The moon goes around the Earth.
8. I phone my grandmother every weekend.
9. Ravi works in a bank.
10. Robert writes with a pencil.

Exercise 2

1. Mandy (feed/ feeds) the birds in the morning.
2. Rahul (ride/rides) a bicycle to school.
3. She (sleep/sleeps) at 9.00 pm every night.
4. We (do/does) our homework every day.
5. You (cook/cooks) in the kitchen every morning.
6. I (buy/buys) vegetables from the market.
7. He (go/goes) to the stadium every Friday.
8. They (meet/meets) their relatives every Sunday.
9. Neha (eat/eats) an apple every day.
10. We swim in the swimming pool.

Exercise 3

1. He sends chocolates to his sister every Sunday.
2. The bird flies in the sky.
3. Priya draws nicely.
4. He dresses neatly.
5. You clean your house every day.
6. Her mother cooks in the kitchen.
7. The maid mops the floor.
8. The gardener waters the plants every day.
9. He speaks in three languages.
10. They spend a lot of money on books.

Exercise 4

1. He doesn’t watch television in the evening.
2. They don’t live in Japan.
3. Jimmy doesn’t drink orange juice.
4. Diane doesn’t like apples.
5. We don’t wash our clothes in the afternoon.
6. He doesn’t grow plants in his garden.
7. You don’t wake up at 7.00 am.
8. I don’t run in the park every morning.
9. George doesn’t exercise every day.
10. She doesn’t read a storybook every day.

Exercise 5

1. Do they walk in the park?
2. Does he write in a diary?
3. Does she listen to music?
4. Does Rohan sit on the first bench?
5. Do they live in Goa?
6. Does Hari take care of stray dogs?
7. Does Manoj share his tiffin?
8. Do you like guavas?
9. Do they play cricket?
10. Does she draw a house?

So this is the Simple Present Tense worksheet for class 4.

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