SIMPLE PRESENT TEST WITH KEY

English Grammar Simple Present Tense TS TET AP TET DSC RRB & Group D Bank Exams

Simple Present Tense MCQ Quiz – 30 Practice Questions with Answers & Explanations

Practice a complete set of 30 English grammar questions on Simple Present Tense for TS TET, AP TET, DSC, RRB, Group D, Banking, and other competitive exams.

Level: Basic to Moderate   |   Topic: Simple Present (V1 / V5)   |   Question Type: Objective MCQs with detailed explanations

Overview of Simple Present Tense for Competitive Exams

In competitive exams like TS TET, AP TET, DSC, RRB, Group D and Bank exams, Simple Present Tense is frequently tested through questions on subject–verb agreement, habitual actions, universal truths and timetable-based sentences. Most questions look easy but hide small traps in the verb form.

Key Rule:
I / You / We / They + V1    |    He / She / It / Singular Noun + V5 (s/es form)

Instructions

• Total Questions: 30
• Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) for each question.
• All questions are based on Simple Present Tense usage.
• Try to complete the quiz like a real exam before opening the answer key.

Quiz: Simple Present Tense – 30 MCQs

Select the correct verb form to complete each sentence.

1. She always ___ her homework before dinner.

   • A) do
   • B) does
   • C) did
   • D) doing

2. My father ___ to the office by car every day.

   • A) go
   • B) goes
   • C) going
   • D) gone

3. The sun ___ in the east.

   • A) rise
   • B) rises
   • C) risen
   • D) rising

4. They rarely ___ about personal matters.

   • A) talk
   • B) talks
   • C) talking
   • D) talked

5. Water ___ at 100°C.

   • A) boils
   • B) boil
   • C) boiling
   • D) boiled

6. Each student ___ a separate answer sheet.

   • A) get
   • B) gets
   • C) getting
   • D) gotten

7. The train ___ at 7:30 pm sharp.

   • A) leave
   • B) leaves
   • C) leaving
   • D) left

8. She never ___ sweets.

   • A) eat
   • B) eats
   • C) eaten
   • D) eating

9. My uncle ___ in Mumbai.

   • A) live
   • B) lives
   • C) living
   • D) lived

10. They ___ the newspaper every morning.

    • A) read
    • B) reads
    • C) reading
    • D) have read

11. The Earth ___ around the sun.

    • A) revolve
    • B) revolves
    • C) revolving
    • D) revolved

12. I ___ English grammar clearly.

    • A) understands
    • B) understanding
    • C) understand
    • D) understood

13. My sister ___ two languages fluently.

    • A) speak
    • B) speaks
    • C) speaking
    • D) spoken

14. Birds generally ___ in groups.

    • A) fly
    • B) flies
    • C) flying
    • D) flown

15. The shop ___ at 9 o’clock every morning.

    • A) open
    • B) opens
    • C) opening
    • D) opened

16. The principal ___ the assembly on Mondays.

    • A) address
    • B) addressed
    • C) addresses
    • D) addressing

17. Children ___ fast.

    • A) learns
    • B) learning
    • C) learnt
    • D) learn

18. This road ___ to the airport.

    • A) lead
    • B) leads
    • C) led
    • D) leading

19. He seldom ___ his opinions.

    • A) share
    • B) shares
    • C) sharing
    • D) shared

20. My phone often ___ when I open that app.

    • A) hang
    • B) hangs
    • C) hanged
    • D) hanging

21. She ___ me with maths sometimes.

    • A) help
    • B) helps
    • C) helping
    • D) helped

22. Good writing ___ clarity.

    • A) require
    • B) requires
    • C) required
    • D) requiring

23. My cousin ___ abroad.

    • A) live
    • B) lives
    • C) living
    • D) lived

24. The teacher ___ the rules again.

    • A) explain
    • B) explains
    • C) explaining
    • D) explained

25. They ___ to school by bicycle.

    • A) go
    • B) goes
    • C) gone
    • D) going

26. Hard work ___ success.

    • A) bring
    • B) brings
    • C) brought
    • D) bringing

27. The machine ___ automatically after 10 minutes.

    • A) stop
    • B) stops
    • C) stopped
    • D) stopping

28. The committee ___ the report today.

    • A) discuss
    • B) discusses
    • C) discussed
    • D) discussing

29. The festival usually ___ in August.

    • A) fall
    • B) falls
    • C) fell
    • D) falling

30. She ___ the guitar very well.

    • A) play
    • B) plays
    • C) playing
    • D) played

Answer Key with Explanations

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1. B) does “She” is third person singular; with “do” we use “does” in Simple Present.

2. B) goes “Father” is singular; habitual action → V5 “goes”.

3. B) rises Universal truth; “sun” is singular → “rises”.

4. A) talk “They” is plural; we use V1 “talk”. “Rarely” is only an adverb.

5. A) boils Scientific fact; “water” is singular uncountable → V5 “boils”.

6. B) gets “Each student” is grammatically singular → “gets”.

7. B) leaves Timetabled event in Simple Present; “train” is singular → “leaves”.

8. B) eats “She” → V5 “eats”. “Never” does not change the tense.

9. B) lives Permanent state; “uncle” is singular → “lives”.

10. A) read “They” is plural → V1 “read” (present pronunciation /riːd/).

11. B) revolves Scientific fact; “Earth” is singular → “revolves”.

12. C) understand With “I” we always use V1 → “understand”, not “understands”.

13. B) speaks “Sister” is singular → V5 “speaks”.

14. A) fly “Birds” is plural → V1 “fly”.

15. B) opens “Shop” is singular; daily routine → “opens”.

16. C) addresses “Principal” is singular; V5 “addresses” (add -es).

17. D) learn “Children” is plural → V1 “learn”, not “learns”.

18. B) leads “Road” is singular; fact description → “leads”.

19. B) shares “He” is singular; V5 “shares”. “Seldom” is just an adverb of frequency.

20. B) hangs “Phone” is singular; present habitual problem → “hangs”.

21. B) helps “She” is singular; sometimes + Simple Present → “helps”.

22. B) requires “Writing” (gerund) acts as singular noun → “requires”.

23. B) lives “Cousin” is singular; present state → “lives”.

24. B) explains “Teacher” is singular; V5 “explains”.

25. A) go “They” is plural; V1 “go”.

26. B) brings “Hard work” is singular abstract noun; proverb → “brings”.

27. B) stops “Machine” is singular; functional behaviour → “stops”.

28. B) discusses “Committee” used as a single unit → singular verb “discusses”.

29. B) falls “Festival” is singular; yearly event → “falls”.

30. B) plays “She” is singular; ability in Simple Present → “plays”.

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