
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:-
- 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
- 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(1st) +s/es +object
She goes to the church.
Negative: Subject +don’t /doesn’t +Verb (1st) +object
Example: He doesn’t do his homework.
Interrogative: Do/ Does + subject +verb (1st) +object?
Example: Do you play the guitar?
Interrogative: Wh-question +do/ does +subject +verb (1st) +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.
- They _______ (like) to eat oranges.
- Sita ________ (play) tennis every evening.
- We ________ (study) English every day.
- Does it _________(seem) funny?
- James ________ (clean) his room every day.
- Tina _________(speak) French very well.
- The moon _________(go) around the Earth.
- I _______(phone) my grandmother every weekend.
- Ravi ______ (work) in a bank.
- Robert ________(write) with a pencil.
Exercise 2
2. Choose the Correct Answer
Circle the correct verb.
- Mandy (feed/ feeds) the birds in the morning.
- Rahul (ride/rides) a bicycle to school.
- She (sleep/sleeps) at 9.00 pm every night.
- We (do/does) our homework every day.
- You (cook/cooks) in the kitchen every morning.
- I (buy/buys) vegetables from the market.
- He (go/goes) to the stadium every Friday.
- They (meet/meets) their relatives every Sunday.
- Neha (eat/eats) an apple every day.
- 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.
- He send chocolates to his sister every Sunday.
- The bird fly in the sky.
- Priya draw nicely.
- He dress neatly.
- You cleans your house every day.
- Her mother cook in the kitchen.
- The maid mop the floor.
- The gardener water the plants every day.
- He speak in three languages.
- They spends a lot of money on books.
Exercise 4
Make Negative Sentences
Use do not (don’t) or does not (doesn’t).
- He watches television in the evening.
- They live in Japan.
- Jimmy drinks orange juice.
- Diane likes apples.
- We wash our clothes in the afternoon.
- He grows plants in his garden.
- You wake up at 7.00 am.
- I run in the park every morning.
- George exercises every day.
- She reads a storybook every day.
Exercise 5
Make Questions
Turn the statements into questions.
- They walk in the park.
- He writes in a diary.
- She listens to music.
- Rohan sits on the first bench.
- They live in Goa.
- Hari takes care of stray dogs.
- Manoj shares his tiffin.
- You like guavas.
- They play cricket.
- She draws a house.
Answers (Simple Present Tense Worksheet for Class 4)
Exercise 1
- They like to eat oranges.
- Sita plays tennis every evening.
- We study English every day.
- Does it seem funny?
- James cleans his room every day.
- Tina speaks French very well.
- The moon goes around the Earth.
- I phone my grandmother every weekend.
- Ravi works in a bank.
- Robert writes with a pencil.
Exercise 2
- Mandy (feed/ feeds) the birds in the morning.
- Rahul (ride/rides) a bicycle to school.
- She (sleep/sleeps) at 9.00 pm every night.
- We (do/does) our homework every day.
- You (cook/cooks) in the kitchen every morning.
- I (buy/buys) vegetables from the market.
- He (go/goes) to the stadium every Friday.
- They (meet/meets) their relatives every Sunday.
- Neha (eat/eats) an apple every day.
- We swim in the swimming pool.
Exercise 3
- He sends chocolates to his sister every Sunday.
- The bird flies in the sky.
- Priya draws nicely.
- He dresses neatly.
- You clean your house every day.
- Her mother cooks in the kitchen.
- The maid mops the floor.
- The gardener waters the plants every day.
- He speaks in three languages.
- They spend a lot of money on books.
Exercise 4
- He doesn’t watch television in the evening.
- They don’t live in Japan.
- Jimmy doesn’t drink orange juice.
- Diane doesn’t like apples.
- We don’t wash our clothes in the afternoon.
- He doesn’t grow plants in his garden.
- You don’t wake up at 7.00 am.
- I don’t run in the park every morning.
- George doesn’t exercise every day.
- She doesn’t read a storybook every day.
Exercise 5
- Do they walk in the park?
- Does he write in a diary?
- Does she listen to music?
- Does Rohan sit on the first bench?
- Do they live in Goa?
- Does Hari take care of stray dogs?
- Does Manoj share his tiffin?
- Do you like guavas?
- Do they play cricket?
- Does she draw a house?
So this is the Simple Present Tense worksheet for class 4.
Also Read:-
- Simple Present Tense Worksheet
- Future Perfect Tense Worksheet with Answers (Free PDF Download)
- 12 Common Errors in Present Tenses (With Examples and Corrections)
- Best Real Life Scenario for Practising Tenses
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense Exercises for Class 6, 7, 8 (With Answers PDF)
- Past Perfect Tense Worksheet Pdf
- Simple Past Tense Worksheet for Kids with Answers (Free PDF)
- How to Choose the Correct Tense for Class 5 and 4 (Easy Rules and Examples)

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