simple Present

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Simple Present

Simple Present – die einfache Gegenwart – wird benutzt, um zu beschreiben was wir regelmäßig machen.
Auch allgemeine Aussagen (Wasser kocht bei 100°C) werden im Simple beschrieben.
Wie sieht Simple Present aus? Das Verb "ohne alles".. I play, we go, they like...

Ausnahme:
beschreiben wir, was eine einzelne Person (he, she, it) macht, dann wird ein -s angehängt.
nach o wird -es angehängt. go - she goes
-y wird zu i.. also: fly - he flies,
have wird zu has

Peter (he) always plays tennis on Wednesdays.
Claudia (she) sings in a Band.
The dog (it) always barks at the postman.
Vorsicht: Zwei einzelne Personen sind eine Gruppe.
Otto (he) and Linda (she) often go to a pub on Saturday evenings...



1. I often dinner at the weekend. (cook)
2. She pizza. (like)
3. They often to India for her holidays. (fly)
4. The pilot often to Munich. (fly)
5. Peter, Paul and Mary in a Band. (play)
6. John never a meal for his family. (cook)
7. We sometimes a party in our house. (have
8. Tom always a nice present for his girlfriend. (have)
9. Gandalf often about Frodo. (laugh)
10. I often for my girlfriend in front of the station. (wait)