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    The document provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the present simple tense in English. It gives the forms for the first, second, third person singular and plural. It then provides examples of using the present simple tense to talk about habitual actions, permanent situations, and general truths. It follows with exercises having students conjugate verbs in the present simple and fill in blanks with affirmative, negative, or interrogative forms of the tense.

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    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 mixes
    ____________

    B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.

    go
    1. Peter and his friends __________ to school by bus. (go)

    eat
    2. Elephants __________ leaves and grass. (eat)

    works
    3. David's father __________ in a hospital. (work)

    closes
    4. The bank opens at 9.30 and __________ at 4.30. (close)
    play
    5. Tom and Jim __________ football every day after school. (play)
    teaches History. (teach)
    6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He __________

    start
    7. Our lessons __________ finish
    at 9.00 and __________ at 3.30. (start / finish)

    lives
    8. My pen friend __________ in Japan. (live)

    watch
    9. Mary and her brother __________ cartoons every Sunday morning. (watch)

    tidies
    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 walk

    Mr Letty is a postman. He doesn't work in the post

    office. He always works outside in the streets.

    delivers letters to all the people in the


    He __________

    walk
    neighbourhood every day. He doesn't __________
    rides
    but he __________ his motorbike.

    At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.


    jogs
    He __________. loves
    He __________ the countryside,
    goes
    so he always __________ to his country house with
    fish
    his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty __________ in the river
    rest
    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.
    2. walk / after lunch
    Does it walk after lunch?
    _________________________________________

    No, it doesn't walk after lunch.


    _________________________________________

    It takes a nap after lunch.


    _________________________________________

    3. ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day


    Do_________________________________________
    they ride their bicycles to work every day?
    No, they don't ride their bicycles.
    _________________________________________
    The run after bus 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.
    _________________________________________

    She goes to the cinema every sunday.


    _________________________________________

    5. clean / the house / on Mondays


    Does he clean the house on mondays?
    _________________________________________
    No, he doesn't clean the house on mandays.
    _________________________________________
    He sings on Mondays.
    _________________________________________

    6. watch / TV / after school


    Do they watch tv after school?
    _________________________________________
    No, they don't watch tv after school.
    _________________________________________
    They do their homework.
    _________________________________________

    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 don't play (not play)


    __________

    every day. They play four times a week.


    do
    Mark: __________ have
    you __________ (have)

    a favourite player?

    Tess: No, I don't have (not have) a favourite player. Everyone on the team is
    __________

    good.
    Does
    Mark: __________ move
    the attacker __________ (move) fast?

    Tess: No, he doesn't do


    move (not move) fast, but he's very clever. __________
    __________
    like
    you __________ (like) football, Mark?

    don't like
    Mark: No, I __________ (not like) it. I like basketball. It's a great sport.

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