Use a routine card with an explicit task
For this original fictional workshop routine, the teacher asks learners to use the present simple:
- R1: Every Monday, Nora labels boxes.
- R2: On Mondays, Kai and Nora sort returns.
- R3: Nora does not open the workshop on Sundays.
The British Council present-simple reference describes base and third-person singular forms, recurring actions, and do/does negatives. The worksheet targets those limited constructions. It does not claim that every situation happening now or in the future takes the same form.
Pair each choice with its context and key
| Item and source | Choices | Key and reason |
|---|---|---|
| R1: Nora ___ boxes every Monday. | label / labels | labels: Nora is a third-person singular subject in this affirmative routine. |
| R2: Kai and Nora ___ returns on Mondays. | sort / sorts | sort: the coordinated subject is plural. |
| R3: Nora ___ the workshop on Sundays. | does not open / does not opens / do not open | does not open: use does with Nora and the base verb open after it. |
To compare the same verb across subjects, add an explicitly supplied fictional item R4: Kai and Nora label boxes every Tuesday. Its answer is label, not labels. R4 is a separate routine, not a view that changes R1's subject while pretending its source fact stayed unchanged.
Keep the full day cue and subject visible while learners choose. A detached label/labels dropdown loses the evidence that makes one option appropriate.
Give different mistakes different feedback
For “Nora label,” point to Nora and the affirmative third-person form. For “Kai and Nora sorts,” point to the two-person subject. For “does not opens,” explain that does carries the agreement and open remains the base verb.
Do not use a positive/negative switch that turns every supplied positive routine into an asserted negative fact. If a teacher wants transformation practice regardless of truth, label it as that different task and supply its answer policy. This set asks learners to describe the routine card accurately.
Preserve the item when retrying
A hint can identify the subject and whether an auxiliary is present without selecting the answer. A check evaluates the current choice against the teacher key. An untouched item remains Not answered.
Selecting another item should clear the old answer and success message and load the new context and key together. Retry preserves the original routine; reset clears the selected form and feedback. These are requirements for local practice, not evidence that an exercise has already been built or that learner records are being stored.
The be verb has its own pattern, and present continuous is another construction. Keep them outside this practice set unless you provide additional contexts and keys. The recurring cue helps explain this exercise; it is not a complete rule for choosing among all English verb forms.
Copy a routine-practice prompt
Create one complete, self-contained US-English HTML companion for “Workshop Routines · Present Simple”. Return the full HTML document, with inline CSS and any JavaScript needed for the local interactions. Use the original scenario, named records, numbers and expected cases below.
Design the page for this task: use clearly labeled input or source records, a readable result or worked example, and an adjacent explanation of the evidence. Use a restrained visual hierarchy, left-aligned text, readable tables or stacked records, and a responsive layout at 720px and 360px. Provide meaningful labeled controls for R1 · Nora / Monday; R2 · two people / Monday; R3 · Sunday negative; R4 · two people / Tuesday; label; labels; third option; Check choice; Show hint; Retry this routine; Reset practice. Use keyboard-accessible native controls and visible focus. Keep the complete content readable without an external dependency.
The following brief supplies the substantive content and constraints. Native-format requests describe the material to represent or copy manually; this HTML must not pretend to create DOCX, XLSX, PDF, PPTX, H5P or another native file, run Python/Flask/Django/Snowflake/Power BI, connect a live service, send messages, or perform an authorized real-world action. Where the task requires a native source, actual observation or separate approval, retain that requirement and leave unsupplied evidence blank.
Draft original present-simple routine practice in US English. Learner level and item count: [inputs]
Fixed recurring facts with subject, time cue, polarity and IDs: [inputs]
Forms to practice: [third-person affirmative / plural base / do-not or does-not plus base]
Teacher-approved extra contexts and keys: [inputs or none]
Required worksheet format: [format]
Explicitly ask for present-simple forms. Bind each item to its supplied routine and subject; give choices, key and subject/auxiliary explanation. Preserve factual polarity. Include singular/plural contrasts only with supplied contexts, never by silently negating or changing a source fact. Keep be, continuous and other uses outside this stated scope unless separately supplied. Specify local item choice, separate hint, check, retry and reset with keyboard/text-state access. Unanswered stays distinct from wrong; changing item clears stale answer/feedback and loads its matching key. Do not claim unbuilt controls are tested or collect student results. Do not invent routines, accepted contexts, learner performance or standards. Label requested invented examples fictional and mark gaps [NEEDED: input]. Return learner items and complete teacher key, retaining actual submissions in the approved school workflow.
COMPLETE AUTHORED SCENARIO AND EXPECTED CASES
The following is the supplied reading/teaching/calculation record to represent in the companion. Preserve its particular content, examples, source references and unknowns. Wording about a future native implementation refers to that native task, not permission to omit this HTML companion.
# Present Simple Interactive Worksheets: Keep the Routine and Subject Attached to the Verb
“Nora label boxes every Monday” supplies a routine but misses the verb agreement. Changing it to “Nora does not label boxes” fixes neither the meaning nor the exercise: the new sentence contradicts the supplied routine. Give learners a fixed context, specify the present-simple target, and check the form without changing the facts.
## Use a routine card with an explicit task
For this original fictional workshop routine, the teacher asks learners to use the present simple:
- R1: Every Monday, Nora labels boxes.
- R2: On Mondays, Kai and Nora sort returns.
- R3: Nora does not open the workshop on Sundays.
The [British Council present-simple reference](https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/free-resources/grammar/english-grammar-reference/present-simple) describes base and third-person singular forms, recurring actions, and do/does negatives. The worksheet targets those limited constructions. It does not claim that every situation happening now or in the future takes the same form.
## Pair each choice with its context and key
| Item and source | Choices | Key and reason |
| --- | --- | --- |
| R1: Nora ___ boxes every Monday. | label / labels | labels: Nora is a third-person singular subject in this affirmative routine. |
| R2: Kai and Nora ___ returns on Mondays. | sort / sorts | sort: the coordinated subject is plural. |
| R3: Nora ___ the workshop on Sundays. | does not open / does not opens / do not open | does not open: use does with Nora and the base verb open after it. |
To compare the same verb across subjects, add an explicitly supplied fictional item R4: **Kai and Nora label boxes every Tuesday.** Its answer is label, not labels. R4 is a separate routine, not a view that changes R1's subject while pretending its source fact stayed unchanged.
Keep the full day cue and subject visible while learners choose. A detached label/labels dropdown loses the evidence that makes one option appropriate.
## Give different mistakes different feedback
For “Nora label,” point to Nora and the affirmative third-person form. For “Kai and Nora sorts,” point to the two-person subject. For “does not opens,” explain that does carries the agreement and open remains the base verb.
Do not use a positive/negative switch that turns every supplied positive routine into an asserted negative fact. If a teacher wants transformation practice regardless of truth, label it as that different task and supply its answer policy. This set asks learners to describe the routine card accurately.
## Preserve the item when retrying
A hint can identify the subject and whether an auxiliary is present without selecting the answer. A check evaluates the current choice against the teacher key. An untouched item remains Not answered.
Selecting another item should clear the old answer and success message and load the new context and key together. Retry preserves the original routine; reset clears the selected form and feedback. These are requirements for local practice, not evidence that an exercise has already been built or that learner records are being stored.
The be verb has its own pattern, and present continuous is another construction. Keep them outside this practice set unless you provide additional contexts and keys. The recurring cue helps explain this exercise; it is not a complete rule for choosing among all English verb forms.
Implement the local companion rather than returning a text-only plan. Preserve every numerical fixture and the distinction between illustrative expectations and actual evidence. Any native-runtime or classroom tests mentioned above remain tests to perform in the proper environment; do not mark them passed. Keep edits and practice responses in this open page only, without claiming persistent storage. Provide invalid/missing-input feedback and reset behavior that agree with this specific brief. Do not claim accessibility certification, learning gains, real approvals or test results that were not observed.
Check the routine, choice, and reason together
Keep the local practice controls separate from actual school assessment records. Before class, check one singular affirmative, one plural affirmative, and one negative; each explanation should preserve the source fact while correcting the form.