Az egyszerű jelen idő (Present simple)
Az egyszerű jelen idő képzése:
A to work (dolgozni) ige ragozása:
Affirmative form állító Questions kérdő alak Negative
alak tagadó alak
I work do I work? I do not work / I don’t work
you work do you work? you do not work / you don’t work
he works does he work? he does not work / he doesn’t work
we work do we work? we do not work / we don’t work
you work do you work? you do not work / you don’t work
they work do they work? they do not work / they don’t work
Az egyszerű jelen idő használata:
1. Habits and routines Szokás, ismétlődő cselekvés
Minden nap hatkor kelek. I get up every day at six o’ clock.
2. General truths általános igazságok kifejezésére:
The Earth goes around the Sun. (A Föld a Nap körül kering.)
3,States állapotok: They live in London: Londonban élnek
A present simple időhatározói: pl. every week, every year, every summer; on Mondays, on Tuesdays, on
weekdays, never (soha), rarely(ritkán), seldom (ritkán), generally (általában), usually (általában), sometimes
(néha), often (gyakran),always (mindig).
1. Complete with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets: 2. Underline the correct answer in the
John and I __________ (be) dating. Question Form:
Peter __________ (like) watching baseball. Does Ann live/lives in Africa?
John __________ (live) in Tokyo. Does Pat arrive/arrives early?
Tony __________ (prefer) baseball than basketball. Does Evan goes/go to the
We __________ (have) a big garden Supermarket?
Cathy __________ (study) in the library. Do Andy and Ann meet/meets them
We __________ (be) good friends. in the restaurant?
John __________ (go) to school every day. Do you read/reads this newspaper?
Mary __________ (read) the story. Am/Are I a teacher?
Paul __________ (have) breakfast at home. Is/Are they in the garden?
She play/plays volleyball at
weekends
3. Write the following sentences in the Negative Form:
Chan eat fried rice. ________________________________________________
Betty is very gorgeous. ______________________________________________
They go to the shopping mall. ________________________________________
Andy hates swimming. ______________________________________________
Anne loves volleyball. _______________________________________________
Peter study in the living room. ________________________________________
I have five shoes. __________________________________________________
Tom has a car. ____________________________________________________
We are dating. ____________________________________________________
4. Write the correct form of the verb 'to be': (am- is or are)
Tom ____ a football player and his brother ____ a tennis player.
Her friend ____ from Houston, USA. They ____ twelve years old.
We ____ pupils. We ____ at school now.
Joe ____ a member of the school band. He ____ from the UK.
Pol and Tom ____ brothers. They ____ eleven years old.
You ____ really nice.
I ____ from Slovenia. I ____ Slovenian. Lucia ____ from Italy. She ____ Italian.
What time ____ it? – It ____ three thirty.
These houses ____ old, but our house ____ new.
Sara and her friends ____ in the park now.
____ this your notebook? – No, it ____. It ____ Maja's notebook.
How old ____ they? – They ____ thirteen.
____ Maria Austrian? – Yes, she ____ Austrian.
____ your dad's car red? – No, it ____. It ____ green.
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of words given:
I ____________ (read) very interesting books.
Joanne ____________ (work) eight hours a day.
Do you ____________ (speak) Spanish?
I ____________ (not know) him very well.
My wife ____________ (like) coffee for breakfast.
What ____________ Tom usually ____________ (have) for breakfast?
Your train ____________ (leave) at 17.25 from platform 3 every day.
What ____________ Mary ____________ (do)? She's a student.
My whole family _______________ (go) to church once a week.
My wife and I _________________ (go) to the beach in the summer.
Leap year __________________ (come) every four years.
My grandfather ________________ (grow) tomatoes in his garden.
He ________________ (grow) them every summer.
The children __________________ (leave) at 8:30 every morning of the week.
In the north the season ____________________ (change) four times a year.
The monsoon _____________________ (come) once or twice a year.
The weather _____________ (get) very cold in Moscow in the winter.
Many birds of Europe _____________ (fly) south to Africa every winter.
6. Fill in the blanks with the present simple of the verbs in brakets.
Paul _____________ (not/speak) English well.
My brother _____________ (help) me with my homework.
The children usually _____________ (eat) in the school canteen.
_____________ (she/ live) in a flat or in a house?
My father _____________ (drive) us to school.
The teacher _____________ (not/ be) in class today.
Who _____________ (like) classical music?
Some people _____________ (not/ have) parties to celebrate their birthday.
When _____________ (you/meet) your friends?
Pam never _____________ (wear) skirts.
It often _____________ (rain) here in autumn.
What time _____________ (the film/ start)?
Most shops _____________ (close) at 17:30.
The 6:35 train _____________ (not/ stop) here.