Present simple
Third person singular

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Exercises

Test 1. Why does little Sam get up early? Complete the story with the third person singular.

(get)
Samuel ___ up early in the morning.

(hurry)
He ___ downstairs and into the backyard.



(get)
Every day little Samuel up early in the morning.

(hurry)
He downstairs and into the backyard.

(play)
Where is she? Over there. His black kitten always in the grass.

(chase)
Sam her around the backyard.

(grab)
He her under her soft belly.

(lift)
He her into the air.

(kiss)
He her on her pink nose.

(carry)
And he her into the kitchen to give her some milk.

(watch)
But sometimes he just his kitten running on the grass.

(miss)
What a fast cat she is! She never a mosquito flying low above the ground.

(play)
But she can also be quite cruel when she with a mouse.

(throw)
She the mouse up in the air and lets her fall down. Again and again.

(love)
Sam his cute kitten very much. But he doesn't like her cruel games.

Test 2. Complete the following sentences with the third person forms of the present simple tense. Choose the verbs from the lists.

(start, finish, study, pass, do)

My dear family

My brother Mike biology at university.

He several exams every year.

Because he is a good student, he always all his exams.

He the summer term at the end of June.

The next term at the end of September.

(take, cry, put, go, practise, love, push)

My sister Frances guitar lessons on Wednesday afternoon.

She every day and I listen to her.

My aunt Fiona watching romantic stories on TV.

She sometimes at the end of a story.

My mum usually shopping on Fridays.

She always a lot of things in her trolley.

And then she it in front of her.

(wash, miss, crash, buy, fix)

My dad never programmes about family cars.

He always the best car he can afford.

Then he it in the backyard every weekend.

He also all the breakdowns on his own.

He is a careful driver. He never .

(make, fry, taste, help, mix, let)

My grandma the best goulash in the world.

My grandpa usually her a little bit.

First he beef meat and onions in oil.

Later he all the ingredients.

My grandma the goulash in a freezer for a couple of days.

It much better, believe me or not.

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