Present Simple · Exercises
B1Intermediate practice
Confident questions, question tags and state verbs.
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What you’ll practise at B1
- Verb “be”: am, is, are
- He/she/it + -s
- Spelling: -es and -ies
- Negatives: don’t / doesn’t
- Yes/no questions
- Short answers
- Frequency adverbs
- Wh- questions
- Subject questions (Who lives…?)
- Question tags
- Simple vs. continuous & state verbs
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Sample exercises
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Is this sentence correct?
My flatmates don't read detective stories.
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My flatmates don't read detective stories.
Yes, it’s correct. Use don't + base form: My flatmates don't read detective stories.
Find the word that is wrong.
Our neighbour are very patient.
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Our neighbour is very patient.
Use am with I, is with he/she/it (or one person), and are with you, we and they.
Is this sentence correct?
Mei are fluent in three languages.
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Mei is fluent in three languages.
“are” should be “is”. Use am with I, is with he/she/it (or one person), and are with you, we and they.
Choose the correct form.
My nephew _____ (wear) jeans.
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My nephew wears jeans.
With he, she and it, add -s: wear → wears.
Turn the sentence into a yes/no question.
Mateo is from Canada.
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Is Mateo from Canada?
With be, swap the subject and am/is/are: Is Mateo from Canada?
Choose the correct sentence.
Which sentence is correct?
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Sofia always sleeps very little.
Frequency adverbs go before the main verb (She always walks…) but after be (She is always late).