Present Indefinite Exercise 10 — Simple Present Tense Quiz with Useful Daily Vocabulary
Welcome to Present Indefinite — Exercise 10, part of our free English grammar quiz series.
In this set, you’ll practice the Simple Present tense while learning useful daily vocabularies—the kind you actually use when you manage work, decide things, arrange plans, fix problems, and improve skills.
Each question includes four choices, the correct answer, and a short explanation with a definition of the verb so you grow your vocabulary while mastering grammar.
Definition: Present Indefinite (Simple Present)
The Present Indefinite (Simple Present) describes habits, general truths, repeated actions, scheduled events, and states.
- Formation: base verb, verb 1st form, for I/you/we/they (e.g., I walk, they eat).
- Third person singular (he/she/it): add -s or -es on base verb (e.g., he walks, she goes).
- Negatives & questions: use do/does + base verb (e.g., Do they plan? / Does he plan? / He does not (doesn’t) plan.).
- Use with adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, never.
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Quiz Question, Answer and Explanation
Note: Do remember in the quiz box above, the questions and options will shuffle, so they won’t have the same sequence like 1, 2, 3, or A, B, C as below.
1. She never ______ events without checking the calendar first.
A) cancel B) cancels C) cancelling D) cancelled
Verb definition: cancel = to decide that an event will not happen.
Correct: B) cancels
Why B is correct: She → 3rd person singular → cancels.
Why A is wrong: cancel base form; wrong with she.
Why C is wrong: cancelling participle (note spelling variation depending on dialect).
Why D is wrong: cancelled past.
2. Do they ______ me if the meeting time changes?
A) remind B) reminds C) reminding D) reminded
Verb definition: remind = to make someone remember something.
Correct: A) remind
Why A is correct: Question with Do they takes base verb remind.
Why B is wrong: reminds wrong after do.
Why C is wrong: reminding participle.
Why D is wrong: reminded past.
3. He often ______ colleagues to take short breaks.
A) recommend B) recommends C) recommending D) recommended
Verb definition: recommend = to suggest something as suitable or beneficial.
Correct: B) recommends
Why B is correct: He → 3rd person singular → recommends.
Why A is wrong: recommend base form; wrong with he.
Why C is wrong: recommending participle.
Why D is wrong: recommended past.
4. The organization ______ aid to local communities regularly.
A) distribute B) distributes C) distributing D) distributed
Verb definition: distribute = to give out or deliver to several recipients.
Correct: B) distributes
Why B is correct: The organization (singular) → 3rd person singular distributes.
Why A is wrong: distribute base form; wrong for singular.
Why C is wrong: distributing participle.
Why D is wrong: distributed past.
5. I always ______ my idea in team meetings.
A) contribute B) contributes C) contributing D) contributed
Verb definition: contribute = to give (ideas, effort) to a common purpose.
Correct: A) contribute
Why A is correct: I + base contribute for habitual action.
Why B is wrong: contributes 3rd singular.
Why C is wrong: contributing participle.
Why D is wrong: contributed past.
6. She ______ the equipment to keep it working well.
A) maintain B) maintains C) maintaining D) maintained
Verb definition: maintain = to keep in good condition by servicing or repairing.
Correct: B) maintains
Why B is correct: She → 3rd person singular → maintains.
Why A is wrong: maintain base form; wrong with she.
Why C is wrong: maintaining participle.
Why D is wrong: maintained past.
7. Does the system ______ all requests in real time?
A) process B) processes C) processing D) processed
Verb definition: process = to handle or perform operations on something (data, requests).
Correct: A) process
Why A is correct: Question Does the system requires base verb process.
Why B is wrong: processes would be used without auxiliary does. After Does we use base form.
Why C is wrong: processing participle.
Why D is wrong: processed past.
8. He ______ his subscription at the start of every year.
A) renew B) renews C) renewing D) renewed
Verb definition: renew = to extend the period of a subscription or service.
Correct: B) renews
Why B is correct: He → third person singular → renews.
Why A is wrong: renew base form; wrong for he.
Why C is wrong: renewing participle.
Why D is wrong: renewed past.
9. I often ______ extra hours when projects demand it.
A) work B) works C) working D) worked
Verb definition: work = to perform tasks or job duties.
Correct: A) work
Why A is correct: I + base verb for habitual action.
Why B is wrong: works 3rd person singular, wrong for I.
Why C is wrong: working participle.
Why D is wrong: worked past.
10. They sometimes ______ complaints directly to the manager.
A) raise B) raises C) raising D) raised
Verb definition: raise = to bring up an issue or to present for consideration.
Correct: A) raise
Why A is correct: They (plural) + base verb raise.
Why B is wrong: raises 3rd person singular.
Why C is wrong: raising participle.
Why D is wrong: raised past.