Correct the Mistakes - Simple Present
Level A1
Each sentence has one mistake. Click the incorrect words and check your answers. Go to the second page and correct the mistakes in the blanks. Do not change the subjects of the sentences.
Explanations of the mistakes
They have got a nice swimming pool in their garden.
They → have
Her uncle speaks English and French.
For verbs ending in -s, -sh, -ch and -x, we add -es to form the third person singular (he/she/it).
Do you like my new shoes?
you → do (not the he/she/it-form)
Our teacher always carries a dictionary with him.
For verbs ending in a consonant and -y, the third-person singular form is formed with -ies.
We do not want to take part in the competition.
We → do (not the he/she/it-form)
When does Hanna leave for school?
Form a question in the simple present with do/does + subject + infinitive (base form) without ‘to’.
She does not wear a blue skirt.
Form the negative in the simple present with do/does + not + infinitive (base form) without ‘to’.
His mother listens to the radio in the morning.
His mother (she) → The he/she/it-form is required.
Edward often watches TV in the evening.
Edward (he) → The he/she/it-form is required.
Steve goes to school by bicycle.
The he/she/it-form of ‘to go’ is formed irregularly: I go – he goes
Where do your friends live?
Form a question in the simple present with do/does + subject + infinitive (base form) without ‘to’.
It doesn´t usually snow in this town.
Form the negative in the simple present with do/does + not + infinitive (base form) without ‘to’.
He teaches English and German at university.
For verbs ending in -s, -sh, –ch and -x, we add -es to form the third person singular (he/she/it).