Present Tense Exercises with Answers

In the English proficiency test, you will encounter grammar questions.

Well, one of the grammar materials that will be tested is English present tense material.
To prepare for the exam, let's work on these examples of present tense questions
adapted from various sources!

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tiara ___ her room once a week.

a. To clean

b. Clean

c. Cleans

d. Cleaning

2. Anya ___ always ___ to the library every Friday.

a. Do not, goes

b. Does not, go

c. Do not, went

d. Does not, gone

3. __ they ____ a movie together?

a. Do, saw

b. Do, see

c. Do, seen

d. Do, seeing
4. My mother and I ___ to market every morning.

a. Go

b. Goes

c. Went

d. Gone

5. He and she ___ not understand the discussion

a. Do

b. Does

c. See

d. Listening

6. On 17th August, we always ___ our independence day in city hall.

a. Celebrate

b. Celebrates

c. Celebrating

d. Do celebrate

7. Every morning, my mother always ___ me up on 5 a.m.

a. Waken

b. Wake

c. Woke

d. Wakes
8. We always ___ on karaoke once a month.

a. Sang

b. Sings

c. Sing

d. Sung

9. Don't use this bicycle, because it ___ broken.

a. Are

b. Is

c. Do

d. Does

10. I ___ not ___ peanuts because I am allergic.

a. Does, eat

b. Do, ate

c. Do, eat

d. Do, eaten

11. She does not ___ violin, she plays piano.

a. Playing

b. Played

c. Plays

d. Play
12. Christian Ronaldo ___ a ball to the goal keeper upon he ___ injured.

a. Shooting, is

b. Shoots, is

c. Shoots, does

d. Shoot, is

13. ___ He a teacher in your school?

a. Is

b. Does

c. Do

d. Are

14. Does ___ drink enough mineral water every day?

a. They

b. You

c. He

d. I

15. ___ You ___ your teeth every night?

a. Does, brush

b. Do, brush

c. Do, brushes

d. Does, brushes
16. Burger and French Fries ___ my favorite foods.

a. Is

b. Are

c. Does

d. Do

17. Do ___ ___ at least once a week?

a. You, exercise

b. You, exercises

c. They, exercises

d. We, exercises

18. Does ___ ___ math for the test?

a. She, study

b. She, studied

c. He, studies

d. He, studied

19. My brother and I ___ mount Arjuno this holiday.

a. Hikes

b. Hiking

c. Hike

d. Hiked
20. The students ___ not ___ the assignment, so they got D.

a. Does, finish

b. Does, finishes

c. Do, finish

d. Do, finished
Now, after you have worked on the present tense English questions above, let's match
the answers with the key below!

1. C

2. B

3. B

4. A

5. A

6. A

7. D

8. C

9. B

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.B

17.A

18.A

19.C

20.C