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ESL Easy Quiz - How Are You Doing? - Present Tense (Questions)

The present simple is used for routines and facts. This quiz helps you choose the correct verb form, especially with he, she, and it, so your sentences sound natural.

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Fascinating Fact:

In the present simple, “he”, “she” and “it” usually add -s or -es, like “she plays” and “he watches.”

In ESL Easy, the present simple helps you talk about daily life, habits, and things that are generally true. This topic focuses on subject-verb agreement, so the verb matches who is doing the action.

Key Terms

Present simple: A tense used for routines, habits, and facts, for example “I walk to school” or “Water boils at 100°C”.
Subject: The person or thing doing the action, for example “she” in “She watches TV”.
Verb ending: A change added to a verb, such as -s or -es in “plays” and “watches”.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

When do you use the present simple in English?

You use the present simple for routines, habits, and facts. For example, “I study on Mondays” and “The sun rises in the east” are present simple sentences.

Why do we add -s to verbs with he, she, and it?

In the present simple, he, she, and it usually take a verb with -s or -es to show the subject clearly, like “He plays” or “She watches”. This is called subject-verb agreement.

How do I make a negative present simple sentence?

Use do not or does not plus the base verb. For example, “I do not like coffee” and “She does not play tennis”. The main verb stays in its base form.

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The answer is : 'Fine, thank you!'
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2.

The answer is : 'I'm a history student.'
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3.

The answer is : 'Down town for a couple of hours or so.'
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4.

The answer is : 'Some time after six o'clock, probably.'
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5.

The answer is : 'Because we seem to have finished the last of the kitchen paper.'
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The answer is : 'I'd really like some of that delicious ice-cream.'
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The answer is : 'That one with the chocolate cream on top, please!'
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ESL Easy Quiz - How Are You Doing? - Present Tense (Answers)

1.

The answer is : 'Fine, thank you!'
The question was ... ?

[x]	How are you doing?
[ ]	What are you doing?
[ ]	Where are you doing?
[ ]	Where are they doing?

You may well know this already; if not, you don't have to look very far!

2.

The answer is : 'I'm a history student.'
The question was ... ?

[ ]	How do you do?
[ ]	How are you doing?
[x]	What do you do?
[ ]	What are you doing?

Think how you would ask someone about the work (or, in this case, study) that they spend most of their time on.

3.

The answer is : 'Down town for a couple of hours or so.'
The question was ... ?

[ ]	What are you doing?
[x]	Where are you going?
[ ]	Why are you going?
[ ]	When are you doing?

If the answer starts with a Preposition (introducing a phrase of Place), it should be fairly clear which type of question this was.

4.

The answer is : 'Some time after six o'clock, probably.'
The question was ... ?

[ ]	Why are you going?
[ ]	How are you going?
[ ]	Where are you going?
[x]	When do you think you will be home?

The word 'time' in the answer should be quite a strong clue.

5.

The answer is : 'Because we seem to have finished the last of the kitchen paper.'
The question was ... ?

[ ]	When will you be coming back?
[x]	Why do you need to do that?
[ ]	Where did you say you're going?
[ ]	How are you going to get there?

The answer 'because', strongly suggests one particular kind of question ... the sort that young children seem endlessly to ask their parents! It begins with a word of just 3 letters ...

6.

The answer is : 'I'd really like some of that delicious ice-cream.'
The question was ... ?

[x]	What shall we have for dessert this evening?
[ ]	Where are we going for supper tonight?
[ ]	When are we eating this evening?
[ ]	How do you think we shall eat?

The important point here is the 'unknown thing' in the bowl: think which kind of question we need, to get that information.

7.

The answer is : 'I do!'
The question was ... ?

[ ]	Why can't anyone help us?
[x]	Who, here, knows how to change the bulb in one of these lamps?
[ ]	What's the problem with these lights today?
[ ]	How are we going to get the lights back on?

The important answer here is to identify a person. Which question do we need for that?

8.

The answer is : 'That one with the chocolate cream on top, please!'
The question was ... ?

[ ]	How many of these little cakes do you want?
[x]	Which sort of cake would you like?
[ ]	What cakes did you want?
[ ]	Are you eating too many cakes?

One of these is the right kind of question to identify a thing among several similar items. It sounds as though only one cake is being bought, no more than that. (Let's not get greedy!)

9.

The answer is : 'About twenty minutes.'
The question was ... ?

[ ]	How old are you?
[ ]	How many tables are there in the restaurant?
[x]	How long will we have to wait for a table?
[ ]	How much time do we must wait before we eat?

There is one simple way to check the length of time that something takes to happen.

10.

The answer is : 'I will!'
The question was ... ?

[ ]	Is he finishing the last of the lemonade?
[ ]	You're not talking about the football, are you?
[ ]	Who is going to London tomorrow?
[x]	Will you take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife ... ?

The simplest way to make a question is to turn the verb and its subject back-to-front. Which of these makes the best match? (You may find that the right answer 'has a familiar ring to it' ... !)