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Present Simple (1)
Form,
itive Interrogative
I don't walk Do T walk?
You don't walk Do you walk?
He doesn’t walk Does he walk?
She doesn’t walk Does she walk?
Tt doesn't walk Does it walk?
We don't walk Do we walk?
You don't walk Do you walk?
They don't walk Do they 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
We add -s to the verb to form the third
person singular (he, she, it).
T drink ~ he drinks We use the Present Simple:
— + for habits and actions that
BUT we do regularly:
* We add -es to verbs that end in -ss, He visits his friends every
sh, -ch, -x, -0. Sunday. i
Twatch - he watches ‘She goes to school by bus.
With verbs ending in consonant + y, © for general truths:
we change the y to -ies. ‘The sun rises in the East.
Try -he cries
But with verbs ending in vowel + y, for permanent situations:
We just odd -$ af usual He lives in Athens.
Tplay - he plays 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...
Write the third person singular of the following verbs.
Po pecencenenen go
wash
drive
fly
help
watch
like
cry
B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets,
1. Peter and his friends to school by bus. (go)
Elephants__leaves and grass. (eat)
David's father ina hospital. (work)
The bank opens at 9.30 and at 4.30. (close)
Tom and Jim football every day after school. (play)
Mr Tones is a teacher. He History. (teach)
Our lessons at 9.00 and at 3,30, (start / finish)
My pen friend in Japon. (live)
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
‘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.
. walk / after lunch
. ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day 4, listen / to the radio / every Sunday
5. clean / the house / on Mondays
6. watch / TV / after school
. 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
«a favourite player?
Tess: No, I (not have) a favourite player. Everyone on the team is
good.
Mark: the attacker (move) fast?
(not move) fast, but he’s very clever.
like) football, Mark?
(not like) it. I like basketball, It's a great sport.
