THE PRESENT SIMPLE 1

THE PRESENT SIMPLE:

AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT VERB INFINITIVE
S
I
I READ
N
G YOU READ EVERY DAY.
U
L
HE / SHE /
A
R IT
READS ONCE A
WEEK.
P WE READ
L
U
R YOU READ AT HOME.
A
L THEY READ
RULES FOR THE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR (HE / SHE /
IT)

Verbs ending in conson. Verbs ending in o,

In general +y sh, tch, x, ss
+s y + ies + es

work work study stud go go

eat eat cry cr wash wash

play play try tr watch watch

swim swim spy sp mix mix

write write fly fl kiss kiss

WE USE PRESENT SIMPLE TO TALK ABOUT:

facts habits and routines

They swim every

I live in Poland. day.

feeling and
emotions
general truth

Sunday comes after

They like pizza. Saturday.
Make affirmative sentences 1
(Pepe/go)

Pepe goes to school

Make affirmative sentences 2
(They/eat)

They eat a lot.

Make affirmative sentences 3
(She/surf)

She surfs the Internet.

Make affirmative sentences 4 (I/play)

I play the flute.

Make affirmative sentences 5 (She/cry)

She cries.
 Negative form
DO/DOE
SUBJECT S NOT VERB
S
I I DO NOT READ
N
G
YOU DO NOT READ EVERY DAY.
U
L
A HE / SHE / ONCE A
DOES NOT READ
R IT WEEK.

P WE DO NOT READ AT HOME.

L
U
R YOU DO NOT READ
A
L THEY DO NOT READ
 SHORT FORM: do not = dont
does not =
SUBJECT
doesntVERB
SHORT
FORM
S
I I DONT READ
N
G
YOU DONT READ EVERY DAY.
U
L
A ONCE A
HE / SHE / IT DOESNT READ
R WEEK.

P WE DONT READ AT HOME.

L
U
R YOU DONT READ
A
L
THEY DONT READ
Make negative sentences 1
(They/read)

They dont read.

Make negative sentences 2
(She/love)

She doesnt love him.

Make negative sentences 3
(He/drive)

He doesnt drive.
Make negative sentences 4
(He/work)

He doesnt work.
Make negative sentences 5
(They/sing)

They dont sing.

 YOUR TURN NOW
Write the affirmative /negative form of the
verbs in brackets:
1. Dave (not live) in Madrid.
2. Sue (study) German at school.
3. My dad (drive) a red car.
4. We . (not walk) to school.
5. The 34 bus (not stop) here.
6. Mr Brown . (teach) maths.
7. The children (play) football.
8. Mary (wash) the dishes after
lunch.
 INTERROGATIVE & SHORT ANSWERS
DO/DOES SUBJECT VERB SHORT ANSWERS
S Yes, you do. / No, you
DO I PLAY ?
I dont.
N
G Yes, you do. / No, you
DO YOU PLAY ?
U dont.
L
A HE/SHE/ Yes, he does. / No, he
R DOES PLAY ?
IT doesnt.
Yes, we do. / No, we
DO WE PLAY ?
P dont.
L
U Yes, we do. / No, we
R DO YOU PLAY ?
dont.
A
L Yes, they do. / No, they
DO THEY PLAY ?
dont.
 YOUR TURN NOW 1

1. Make questions according to the

pictures using the given verb.

2. Write affirmative or negative

short answers.

3. Check your answers.

Make questions & short answers 1:
STUDY

Does he study?
No, he doesnt
Make questions & short answers 2:
LIKE

Does she like shopping?

Yes, she does
Make questions & short answers 3:
DRINK

Does he drink?
No, he doesnt
Make questions & short answers 4:
WATCH

Does he watch TV?

No, he doesnt
Make questions & short answers 5:
FLY

Does it fly?
Yes, it does
Make questions & short answers 6:
SWIM

Do they swim?
Yes, they do
 Your turn now 2

1. Answer the questions

2. Check your answers
Does Paul have a shower every day?

No, he doesnt
He has a bath
 Does Alice love Paul?

No, she doesnt

but Paul loves Alice
Do the children smile?

No, they dont .

They cry
 Does he go shopping?

No, he doesnt
He goes camping
What do they eat?

They eat hot dogs

 Do they take drugs?

No, they dont take any drugs

What do they have for lunch?

They have watermelon for lunch

 Does Dick drive well?

No, he doesnt
He drives very badly
 Your turn now 2
Fill in the gaps with the correct present simple form
of the verbs in brackets:
1. James football at all (not like)
2. you a bath or a shower? (have)
3. My brother medicine (study)
4. We French and German at school (learn)
5. Mary ... English well (speak)
6. I understand the exercise (not
understand)
7. your father to the office? (walk)
8. Sarah never her homework (do)
9. Our teachers us lots of homework (give)
10. My gradma glasses (wear)
 Your turn now 3
Correct these sentences if necessary:
1.Tom doesnt never read newspapers.
2. We not like horror films.
3. Do Dave sends e-mails? Yes, he do.
4. Mary drinks sometimes coffee after lunch.
5. My best friend plaies the piano.
6. Do you have a big breakfast?
7. Dad doesnt the housework, mum does.
8. It doesnt rains much in summer.