r{lf 1do/work/like etc.
(present sim pie)
A
1 Uke.
i.a-creo.m .
They're looking at their books. He's eating an ice-cream.
They read a lot. He likes ice-cream.
They read / he likes / I work etc. - the present simple:
1/we/you/they read like work live watch do have
he/she/it reads likes works li·ves watc heS does has
Remember: /
he works / she lives / it rains etc. ,
• I work in a shop. My brother works in a bank. (not 'My brother work)
• Linda lives in London. Her parents live in Scotland.
• It rains a lot in winter.
I have he/she/ithas:
• John has a shower every day.
l
Spelling Appendix 5):
-es after -s / -sh / -eh: pass passes finish finishes watch watches
-y study studies try tries
also: do does go goes
We use the present simple for things that are true in general, or for things that happen
sometimes or all the time:
• I like big cities.
• The shops open at 9 o'clock and dose at 5.30.
• Tim works very hard. He starts at 7.30 and finishes at 8 o'clock in the evening.
• The Earth goes round the Sun.
• We do a lot of different things in our free time.
• It costs a lot of money to stay at luxury hotels.
always/never / often/ sometimes/ usually + presem simple
• Sue always arrives at work early. (not 'Sue arrives always')
• I usually goto work by car but sometimes I walk. (not 'I go usually')
\ • Julia never eats breakfast.
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• Tom lives near us. We often see him.
18) I don't ... Do you ... ? (questions)
always / usually/ ofien etc. (word arder) Iam doing and Ido
UNIT
5.1
EXERCISES
Write these verbs + -s or -es.
5
1 (read) she ... X~.... . 3 (fly) it . ...... .. .. . .. . 5 (have) she
2 (think) he ........ .............. . 4 (dance) he ............. . 6 (finish) it ....... ....... .
5.2 Complete the sentences about the people in the pictures. Use these verbs:
eat go live pley play sleep
1 ...H~. ~~·- · the piano. 4 .................................................................................... tennis.
2 They ........................................ in a very big house. 5 .................................................... to the cinema a lot.
3 ..................................................................... a lot of fruit. 6 ........................................... .......... eight hours a night.
5.3 Complete the sentences. Use these verbs:
boil dose cost cost like like meet open speak . teach wash
1 Margaret .. ~P~~··· four languages.
2 ln Britain the banks usually .................................. at 9.30 in the morning.
3 The City Museum ............................... .... at 5 o'clock in the evening.
4 Tina is a teacher. She ................ ................. mathematics to young children.
5 My job is very interesting. I ................................. .. a lot of people.
6 Petêr ..................... ...... ......... his hair twice a week.
7 Food is expensive. lt ....... .......................... a lot of money.
8 Shoes are expensive. They ..................... ......... a lot of money.
9 Water ................................ at 100 degrees Celsius.
10 Julia and I are good friends . I .:........ ................ her and she ................................ me.
@ Write sentences from these words. Put the verb in the right form (arrive or arrives etc.).
1 (always / early / Sue / arrive) .. ?IA.e,, .. ~i>f.~S....~~.:.....
2· (basketball / I / play / often) I
3. (work / Margaret / hard / usually)
4 Qenny / always / nice clothes / wear)
5 (dinner / we / have / always / at 7.30)
6 (television / Tim / watch / never)
7 (like / chocolate / children / usually)
8 Qulia / parties / enjoy / always)
l 5.5 Write sentences about yourself. Use always/never/oflen/sometimes/usually.
1 (watch television) ..1...Y.'.'.-'.t'.~ ..~.aj-41 ..~V.~~Y.'.:.. / .1.. ..ltJ.aj;ql .. ~".~i:o.l'.' ..i.r.i ..f¾.1.~ .~".~9.,.(~-)
2 (read in bed) I
3 (get up before 7 o'clock)
4 (go to work/school by bus)
5 (drink coffee)
·•~J/lf
-
~, tdon
't
•··
(present simple negative)
A . rs. . don 'ti doesn 't
T he pres<, n t sim pk negacrve + verb:
! No, tht.U1k
d.on't ·
ccffu .
..
She doesn 't drink coffee.
He doesn't like hisjob.
positive negative
1 / I ' work I
' we like we donot
you do you (don't)
they have they work
like
works do
he likes he
she does not have
s~e does
. lt h it (doesn't)
,l...___
i ___ J as _
• I drink coffee but I don't drink tea.
• Sue drinks tea but she doesn 't drink coffee.
• You don 't work very hard.
• We don 't watch television very oft:en.
• The weather is usually nice. It doesn 't ràin very oft:en.
• Gerry and Linda don 't know many people.
8 Remember:
Ilwelyou/they don't .. .
• I don 't like football.
helshelit doesn't .. .
• He doesn 't like football.
• I don't like Fred and Fred doesn't like me. (not 'Fred don't like')
• My car doesn't use much petrol. (not 'My car don 't use')
• Sometimes he is late but it doesn 't happen very often.
C We use don't/doesn't + infinitive (don't like / doesn't speak / doesn't do etc.):
• ·I don 't like washing the car. I don 't do it very often.
• Sandra speaks Spanish but she doesn't speak Italian. (not 'doesn't speaks')
• Bill doesn't do hisjob very well. (not 'Bill doesn't hisjob')
• Paula doesn't usually have breakfast. (not 'doesn't ... has')
UNIT
EXERCISES
6
@ Writethe negative.
1 I play the piano very well. .. 1...cJP.~'.~.P~ . #:1~. ~<>. . Y.~ . ~~.:...
2 Jane plays the piano very well. Jane ............................................................................................. ..................... ..
3 They know my phone number. ······································· ························· .................................................................
4 We work very hard. ············································· .................... ································································
5 H e has a bath every day. ......,., ...... .. .......... ..... ......... .. ························· ............................................................ .
6 You do the same thing every day. ····························· ······································ ······························································
6.2 Study the information and write sentences with like.
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SUL (Ã,t,cl Rose. Uke. clo..ssi.cal. m1Asi.c..
1 ·····························································································
Carol .................................................................................... .
I ............................ ............................. classical music.
2 Bill and Rose .... ............................ ........................... ..
Carol ......................................................................................
' ·..,'
!........................ ...................................................................... ..
~<-Jt~', e. ...
You
. / ". 3 .................................................................................................. .
1 classical music? yes no ?
2 boxing? no yes ?
3 horror films? yes no ?
6.3 Write about yourself. Use: 1never ... or I often ... or I don't ... very often.
1 (watch TV) .. J...cJP.~'~.~aj;q,. .TY. .'.t'..e.Y.!:l .. ~ ,..(P~.J .~~v.~,,. . .9R . 1 . .o.fu:r.i . ,_.) .
2 (goto the theatre) .................................................................................................................................................................
3 (ride a bicycle) ........................................................................................ ........................................... .................... ..
4 (eat in restaurants) ............................... ................................. ........................................................ .
5 (travei by train) ........................................................................................................................................................... ..
&A Complete the sentences. AII of them are negative. Use don't/doesn't +one of these verbs:
cost go know rettti see use wear
1 I buy a newspaper every day but sometimes I . cJP.~'.tr.~ . . it.
2 Paul has a car but he ............................................................ it very often.
3 They lik:e films but they .............................................. ........... to the cinema very often.
4 Amanda is married but she ....... .- ........... .. ................................. a rmg.
5 I ........................................................... much about politics. I'm not interested in it.
6 lt's not an expensive hotel. lt·.............................................................. much to stay there.
7 Brian lives near us but we .............................................................. him very often.
Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
1 M argaret .. .... four languages - English, French, German and Spanish. (speak)
2 I .. M.r.i'.t...Y.Jc.~.... my job. It's very boring. (like)
3 'Where's Martin?' 'I'm sorry. I .............................................................. .' (know)
4 Sue is a very quiet person. She ........ . . ........................................... , very much. (talk)
5 Jim ................................................ ............. a lot of tea. It's his favourite drink. (drink)
6 It's not true! I ....................................................... it! (believe)
7 That's a very beautiful picture. I ........... .'................................. ........... it very much. (like)
8 Mark is a vegetarian. He .............................................................. meat. (eat)
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Ja Do you ... ? (present simpie questions)
A We use do/ does in present simple questions:
positive q11estiv11
l work l
we
you
like ) we
do do you
they work?
have they like.jl
he works do?
he
she likes does have?
she
it does
it
has
8 Study the word arder:
do/ does :t- subject + infinitive
Do you work in the ~vening?
Do your friends live near here?
Does Chris play tennis?
Where do your parents live?
Howoften do you wash your hair?
What does this word mean?
Howniuch does it cost to fly to Rome?
Questions with always/usually/often:
Do you always have breakfast?
Does Chris often play
What tennis?
do you usually do at weekends?
What do you do? = What's your job?:
• 'What do you do?' 'I work in a bank.'
e Remember:
do 1/we/you/they ...
does he/she/it ... • Do they like music?
• Does he like music?
D short answers
1/we/you/they do.
Yes,
I/we/you/they don't.
he/she/it No,
does.
he/she/it doesn't.
• 'Do you play tennis?' 'No, I don't.'
: :no your parents speak English?' 'Yes, they do.'
, Does George work hard?' 'Yes, he does.'
• Does your sister live in London.' 'No, she doesn't.'
~2] Id
o/work/like etc. ::) E:) I don't ... (negative) ffl!!l'r:1
UNIT
EXERCISES
7
7,1 Write questions with Do ... ? and Does ... ?
1 I like chocolate. And Y2.':!,?
2 I play tennis. And Y2.':!,? .......................... you .......................................... ..
3 Tom plays tenn.is. And Ann? .......................... Ann ..... ..
4 You l.ive near here. And your friends?
5 You speak English. And your brother?
6 I do exercises every morn.ing. And Y2.':!,?
7 Sue often goes away. And Paul?
8 I want to be famous . And Y2.':!,?
9 You work hard. And Linda?
7.2 Write questions. Use the words in brackets (... ) + do/does. Put the words in the right arder.
1 (where / live / your parents?) .Mi~~..4.o.. !:!C>IA.r. ..P..~ ~~... .. .
2 (you / early / always / get up?) ..P<>..HC>IA... ..9.~ ..'A..P. ..~~.?. .... .
3 (how often / TV / you / watch?)
4 (you / want / what / for dinner?)
5 (like / you / football?)
6 (your brother / like / football?)
7 (what / you / do / in the even.ings?)
8 (your sister / work / where?)
9 (to the cinema/ often / you / go?)
1O (what / mean / th.is word?)
11 (often / snow / it / here?)
12 (go / usually / to bed / what time / you?)
13 (how much / to phone New York / it / cost?)
14 (you / for breakfast / have / usually / what?)
7.3
like start teach work
What ...4.o. . !:!o.<A. .d.J.>. ... ? I work in a bookshop.
..................................... it? It's OK.
3 What time .............. .. .... in the morn.ing? At 9 o' clock.
4 ............................. ........................ .......... on Saturdays? Sometimes.
5 How ........................................................................ to work? Usually by bus.
6 And your husband. What ...........................................,..................... ? He's a teacher.
7 What ............................................................ ....... ? Science.
8 .................................................. ............... hisjob? Yes, he loves it.
·w
V w· nte short answers (Yes, he does./ No, 1don't. etc.).
1 Do you watch TV a lot? .. .1'!9J.J .. 4.o.ri't. OR Ye.s I cio.
2 Do you live in a big city? ..........................·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.::·.·.·.·.~··.·.·.:·.·.·.· .·.·...·..·.·.·.·.·.·.·................. .. .
! r~~: li~~? : . :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·· . . . . . ··· . ..:: : : : : : ::::::: . .
5 Do you play the piano? ............................................. ............................. ..... .. ............................. ............. . ..
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