ANGIE GIL AYA…
Afirmative Negative Interrogative
I walk I don’t walk Do I walk?
You walk You don’t walk Do you walk?
He walks He doesn’t walk Does he walk?
She walks She doesn’t walk Does she walk?
It walks It doesn’t walk Does it walk?
We walk We don’t walk Do we walk?
You walk You don’t walk Do you walk?
They 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
Third person singular
We add –s to the verb to form the third
person singular (he, she, it).
I drink – he drinks We use the Present Simple:
I run – he runs
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, -o. Sunday.
I watch – 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.
I cry – he cries
But with verbs ending in vowel + y, for permanent situations:
we just add –s as usual. He lives in Athens.
I play – 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…
A. Write the third person singular of the following verbs.
play plays go goes
wash washes teach teaches
drive drives carry carries
fly flies start Starts
help helps kiss kisses
watch Watches tidy Tidies
like likes enjoy Enjoys
cry cries mix mix
B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Peter and his friends Goes to school by bus. (go)
2. Elephants EATS leaves and grass. (eat)
3. David's father WORKS in a hospital. (work)
4. The bank opens at 9.30 and CLOSES at 4.30. (close)
5. Tom and Jim PLAYS Football every day after school. (Play)
6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He TEACHES History. (Teach)
7. Our lessons STARTES at 9.00 and FINISHES at 3.30. (start / finish)
8. My pen friend LIVES in Japan. (live)
9. Mary and her brother WATCHES cartoons every Sunday morning. (watch)
10. John TIDIES 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 DELIVERS letters to all the people in the
neighborhood every day. He doesn’t WALKS but he
RIDES his motorbike.
At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.
He GOES. He LOVE the countryside, so he always
RESTS to his country house with his wife. Mr and Mrs
Letty FISHES in the river and they JOGES 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
DOES HE WALK AFTER LUNCH?
NO, HE DOESN’T WALK AFTER LUNCH
HE WALKS AFTER LUNCH
3. ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day
DOES SHE RIDE BICYCLES THEIR TO WORK EVERY DAY?
NO, SHE DOESN’T RIDE BICYCLE THEIR TO WORK EVERY DAY
SHE RIDES BICYCLE EVERY DAY
4. listen / to the radio / every Sunday
DOES SHE LISTEN TO THE RADIO EVERY SUNDAY
NO, SHE DOESN’T LISTEN TO THE RADIO EVERY SUNDAY
SHE LISTENS TO THE RADIO EVERY SUNDAY
5. clean / the house / on Mondays
DOES HE CLEAN THE HOUSE ON MONDAYS
NO, HE DOEN’T CLEAN THE HOUSE ON MONDAYS
HE CLEANS THE HOUSE ON MONDAYS
6. watch / TV / after school
DO THEY WATCH TV AFTER SCHOL?
NO, THEY DON’T WATCH TV AFTER SCHOL
THEY WATCHES TV AFTER SCHOOL
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 PLAYS (not play)every
day. They play four times a week.
Mark: DO you HAVES (have)a favorite
player?
Tess: No, I DON’T HAVES (not have) a favourite player. Everyone on the team
is good.
Mark: DOES HE the attacker MOVE (move) fast?
Tess: No, he DOESN’T MOVE (not move) fast, but he's very clever.
DO You LIKE (like) football, Mark?
Mark: No, I DON’T LIKE (not like) it. I like basketball. It's a great sport.
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