PRESENT SIMPLE

Uses Habits or regular activities and situations: I get up at seven / She works as a

waitress Acts or attitudes that are generally or always true: Samuel likes riding his

motorbike/ Life isn`t easy for young people We don’t use it to talk about things that are in progress now, which are

temporary: It rains now It’s raining now Affirmative/positive forms

We use the form as the infinitive (without to) in all persons except for the 3rd person singular.

With verbs that end in –o, -sh, -ch or –ss, we add –es instead of –s in the third person singular: She kisses/ He watches/ He washes/It goes

Verbs that end in –y:a) Consonant + y > -i es: hurries (hurry) / flies (fly)b) Vowel+y > ys: plays(play) /says (say)

Negative and questions forms To form the negative we use don’t (do not) for all persons except for the 3rd

person singular. In the third person singular we use doesn’t (does not). We don’t add –s to

the verb that follows doesn’t:

We don’t like Chinese foodShe doesn´t like Chinese food

She doesn’t likes Chinese food

To form questions we use do /does + subject+ infinitive without to:

Do you like ice-cream?Does it look interesting?

Do we wake up early?Does she love shopping?

We can use short answers for this kind of questions: Yes, (subject) + do/ does or No, (subject)+ don’t/ doesn’t.

1. Complete the sentences using the present simple:a. Paul (play) football.b. Paul sometimes (miss) the bus to work.c. Sarah (study) Spanish in her spare time.d. My sister often (do) her shopping on Saturdays.e. Where (live) Paul?f. Paul (not work) on Sundays.

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g. Nurses (have) a good social life?2. Complete each question, using the correct form of present simple, and give your short

answer:a. You/watch/much TV?b. TV in your country/have/many American programmes?c. You and your friend/ play/ much sport?d. The place where you live/ have/ a sports centre?

3. Use the correct form:

Mary (play the piano)-

Mary (like fish)-

Andy (play the piano)-

Andy (like fish)-

Andy (go to school)

Sally + Ben (go to school)

Sally + Ben (play the piano)-

Sally + Ben (like fish)-

You (play the piano)-

You (like fish)-

You(go to school)-

4. Fill in the blanks with the verbs from the box below.

Rellena los huecos con los verbos que te damos.

Be – love- clean- have- have- meet – go – sleep- teach – learn – come – visit

1. Mary is a teacher. She …………….French. The children ……………her and they ………..a lot from her. Mary ……………..home at 3:00 and ……………..lunch. Then she ……………..for an hour. In the afternoons she …………………….shopping or she …………………her house. Sometimes she ……………….her aunt and …………….tea with her. Every Sunday she ………….her friends.

5. Write the third person singular Escribe la tercera persona del singular

I cook

We study

You teach

He ……..……...

She ……….…...

He ………..…...

They fly

I read

I buy

It ……………...

She …………...

He …………....

You like

I do

We walk

He …….……...

He …………....

She …………...

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