Present Indefinite Exercise 7 — Simple Present Tense Quiz with Useful Daily Vocabulary
Welcome to Present Indefinite — Exercise 7, 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
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1. Please ______ the appointment for Tuesday.
A) confirm B) confirms C) confirming D) confirmed
Verb definition: confirm = to make certain or to state that something is definite.
Correct: A) confirm
Why A is correct: Imperative or polite request context → base verb confirm is used (you/implicit subject). In Present Indefinite requests we use the base form.
Why B is wrong: confirms is 3rd person singular, not used for an imperative/request to you.
Why C is wrong: confirming is the -ing form (present participle), not the simple present finite form.
Why D is wrong: confirmed is past tense or past participle; wrong for present request.
2. I always ______ my colleagues when they need help.
A) assist B) assists C) assisting D) assisted
Verb definition: assist = to help or give support.
Correct: A) assist
Why A is correct: Subject I demands the base verb assist in simple present. Habitual action indicated by always.
Why B is wrong: assists is 3rd person singular; wrong with I.
Why C is wrong: assisting is participle; not finite simple present.
Why D is wrong: assisted is past tense.
3. They usually ______ the form online before the meeting.
A) submit B) submits C) submitting D) submitted
Verb definition: submit = to send or present something for consideration.
Correct: A) submit
Why A is correct: They (plural) + base verb for habitual action.
Why B is wrong: submits is 3rd person singular.
Why C is wrong: submitting is -ing form; not simple present.
Why D is wrong: submitted is past.
4. Do you ______ the parcels to the office every morning?
A) deliver B) delivers C) delivering D) delivered
Verb definition: deliver = to take goods to a person or place.
Why A is correct: Question with Do you uses base verb deliver.
Why B is wrong: delivers is wrong after Do you (auxiliary + base required).
Why C is wrong: delivering is -ing form, not base required after do.
Why D is wrong: delivered = past tense.
5. He always ______ his promises.
A) keep B) keeps C) keeping D) kept
Verb definition: keep = to fulfill or hold to an obligation; here: keep promises.
Correct: B) keeps
Why B is correct: 3rd person singular he requires keeps.
Why A is wrong: keep is base form; incorrect with he in simple present.
Why C is wrong: keeping is present participle.
Why D is wrong: kept is past.
6. We usually ______ meetings for Friday afternoons.
A) schedule B) schedules C) scheduling D) scheduled
Verb definition: schedule = to arrange for an event to happen at a particular time.
Correct: A) schedule
Verb definition: schedule = to arrange for an event to happen at a particular time.
Why B is wrong: schedules is 3rd person singular.
Why C is wrong: scheduling is -ing.
Why D is wrong: scheduled is past.
7. My laptop usually ______ updates automatically.
A) install B) installs C) installing D) installed
Verb definition: install = to put in place software or equipment so it can be used.
Correct: B) installs
Why B is correct: My laptop (singular it) → 3rd person singular installs.
Why A is wrong: install is base form; wrong for 3rd person singular without auxiliary.
Why C is wrong: installing is participle.
Why D is wrong: installed is past.
8. They never ______ unsolicited calls after 9 PM.
A) accept B) accepts C) accepting D) accepted
Verb definition: accept = to receive with consent or approval.
Correct: A) accept
Why A is correct: They (plural) uses base accept; negative adverb never modifies habitual action.
Why B is wrong: accepts is 3rd person singular.
Why C is wrong: accepting is -ing.
Why D is wrong: accepted is past.
9. He sometimes ______ books from his neighbor.
A) borrow B) borrows C) borrowing D) borrowed
Verb definition: borrow = to take and use something belonging to someone else with the intention of returning it.
Correct: B) borrows
Why B is correct: He → third-person singular → borrows.
Why A is wrong: borrow base form, wrong for he in simple present.
Why C is wrong: borrowing is participle.
Why D is wrong: borrowed past tense.
10. We usually ______ our appliances when they act up.
A) repair B) repairs C) repairing D) repaired
Verb definition: repair = to fix something that is broken or not working.
Correct: A) repair
Why A is correct: We (plural) + base verb repair for habitual action.
Why B is wrong: repairs is 3rd person singular.
Why C is wrong: repairing is -ing form.
Why D is wrong: repaired past.