Afirmative Interrogative
Negative
I walk Do I walk?
I don’t walk
You walk Do you walk?
You don’t walk
He walks Does he walk?
He doesn’t walk
She walks Does she walk?
She doesn’t walk
It walks Does it walk?
It doesn’t walk
We walk Do we walk?
We don’t walk
You walk Do you walk?
You don’t walk
They walk Do they walk?
They don’t walk
Short answers
Affirmative
Negative
Yes, I / you / we / they do
No, I / you / we / they don’t
Yes, he / she / it does
No, he / she / it doesn’t
Third person singular
We add –s to the verb to form the third
person singular (he, she, it).
I drink – he drinks
I run – he runs We use the Present Simple:
BUT for habits and actions that we
We add –es to verbs that end in –ss, do regularly:
-sh, -ch, -x, -o. He visits his friends every
I watch – he watches Sunday.
She goes to school by bus.
With verbs ending in consonant + y,
we change the –y to –ies. for general truths:
I cry – he cries The sun rises in the East.
But with verbs ending in vowel + y,
we just add –s as usual. for permanent situations:
I play – he plays He lives in Athens.
Expressions used with the Present Simple
Frequency adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely,
never
(they are placed before the main verb)
Time expressions: every day / week / Friday…
on Mondays / Sundays…
at the weekend…
in the morning / afternoon…
in winter / spring…
once a day / week…
A. Write the third person singular of the following verbs.
play ____________ go ____________
wash ____________ teach ____________
drive ____________ carry ____________
fly ____________ start ____________
help ____________ kiss ____________
watch ____________ tidy ____________
like ____________ enjoy ____________
cry ____________ mix ____________
B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Peter and his friends __________ to school by bus. (go)
2. Elephants __________ leaves and grass. (eat)
3. David's father __________ in a hospital. (work)
4. The bank opens at 9.30 and __________ at 4.30. (close)
5. Tom and Jim __________ football every day after school. (play)
6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He __________ History. (teach)
7. Our lessons __________ at 9.00 and __________ at 3.30. (start / finish)
8. My pen friend __________ in Japan. (live)
9. Mary and her brother __________ cartoons every Sunday morning.
(watch)
10. John __________ his room every day. (tidy)
C. Complete the blanks with the Present Simple of the verbs in the box.
go work ride deliver love jog rest fish walk
Mr Letty is a postman. He doesn't work in the post
office. He always works outside in the streets.
He __________ letters to all the people in the
neighbourhood every day. He doesn't __________
but he __________ his motorbike.
At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.
He __________. He __________ the countryside,
so he always __________ to his country house with
his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty __________ in the river
and they __________ in the woods every weekend.
D. Look at the pictures and write questions and answers, as in the example.
1. play / the guitar / in the afternoon
Does he play the guitar in the aftenoon?
No he doesn’t play the guitar in the afternoon.
He plays the accordion.
2.walk / after lunch
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3.ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day
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4.listen / to the radio / every Sunday
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5.clean / the house / on Mondays
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6.watch / TV / after school
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E. Complete the blanks with the negative or the interrogative form of the
Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.
Mark: Hi, Tess! What are you doing?
Tess: I'm watching the football team.
Mark: Do you watch (watch) them every day?
Tess: No, I don't. They __________ (not play)
every day. They play four times a week.
Mark: __________ you __________ (have)
a favourite player?
Tess: No, I __________ (not have) a favourite player. Everyone on the team
is
good.
Mark: __________ the attacker __________ (move) fast?
Tess: No, he __________ (not move) fast, but he's very clever. __________
you __________ (like) football, Mark?
Mark: No, I __________ (not like) it. I like basketball. It's a great sport.
