Afirmative
Negative
Interrogative
I walk You walk He walks She walks It walks We walk You walk They walk
I don’t walk You don’t walk He doesn’t walk She doesn’t walk It doesn’t walk We don’t walk You don’t walk They don’t walk
Do I walk? Do you walk? Does he walk? Does she walk? Does it walk? Do we walk? Do you 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 Third person singular No, he / she / it doesn’t We add –s to the verb to form the third person singular (he, she, it). I drink – he drinks I run – he runs BUT We add –es to verbs that end in –ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o. I watch – he watches With verbs ending in consonant + y, we change the –y to –ies. I cry – he cries But with verbs ending in vowel + y, we just add –s as usual. I play – he plays
We use the Present Simple: for habits and actions that we do regularly: He visits his friends every Sunday. She goes to school by bus. for general truths: The sun rises in the East. for permanent situations: He lives in Athens.
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
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go
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wash
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teach
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drive
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carry
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fly
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start
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help
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kiss
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watch
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tidy
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like
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enjoy
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cry
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mix
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B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets. 1. Peter and his friends __________ to school by bus. (go) 2. Elephants __________ leaves and grass. (eat) 3. David's father __________ in a hospital. (work) 4. The bank opens at 9.30 and __________ at 4.30. (close) 5. Tom and Jim __________ football every day after school. (play) 6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He __________ History. (teach) 7. Our lessons __________ at 9.00 and __________ at 3.30. (start / finish) 8. My pen friend __________ in Japan. (live) 9. Mary and her brother __________ cartoons every Sunday morning. (watch) 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. He __________ letters to all the people in the neighbourhood every day. He doesn't __________ but he __________ his motorbike. At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work. He __________. He __________ the countryside, so he always __________ to his country house with his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty __________ in the river 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 _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 3. ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________
4. listen / to the radio / every Sunday _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 5. clean / the house / on Mondays _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 6. watch / 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 __________ (not play) every day. They play four times a week. Mark: __________ you __________ (have) a favourite player? Tess: No, I __________ (not have) a favourite player. Everyone on the team is good. Mark: __________ the attacker __________ (move) fast? Tess: No, he __________ (not move) fast, but he's very clever. __________ you __________ (like) football, Mark? Mark: No, I __________ (not like) it. I like basketball. It's a great sport.
F) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets: •
The children ___________ (love) the flowers in the garden.
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We ___________ (arrive) at work at 9 o’clock.
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Mrs. Smith always ___________ (buy) a sandwich and ___________ (drink) coffee.
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Mr. Smith usually ___________ (eat) a sandwich and then he ___________ (play) a computer game.
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She ___________ (get) to work late every day.
G) Choose the correct verb for each sentence and then put it in the present simple: Love buy arrive live play drink eat hate come •
The children ___________ birthday parties.
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Before each party Mary ___________ some juice, bread and cakes at the supermarket.
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Her friends bring presents. First they ___________ games and then they ___________ the food and the ___________juice.
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Carol, who ___________ in St. Peter’s street, ___________ late because she ___________ train.
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Laura ___________ it when the children have to go home.
H) Choose the correct word to complete the sentences: •
A pianist ___________ (play/ plays) the piano.
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Mark ___________ (speak / speaks) English very well.
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They ___________ (live / lives) in London.
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Mr. and Mrs. Parker ___________ (love / loves) their dog.
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A doctor ___________ ( treat / treats) patients.
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I ___________ (is / are / am) a teacher.
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You ___________ ( get / gets ) up at ( o’ clock in the morning.
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The teacher ___________ (come / comes) to school by car.
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We ___________ ( have / has) a shower every morning.
I) Put the verbs in the present simple: •
Roby ___________ (like) fish.
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Ann’s sister ___________ (work) in an office.
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You ___________ (talk) too much.
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Mary’s grandmother ___________ (stay) at home all day.
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We ___________ (eat) at home.
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She ___________ (live) in Lisbon.
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Ann and Sue ___________ ( drink) milk in the morning.
J) Complete the sentences about Mark with the correct verb: •
Mark ___________ in Lisbon. (live)
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Mark ___________ to school with his best friend. (go)
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Mark’s sister ___________ to play hide and seek. (like)
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Mark and his sister ___________ their home homework at 5 p.m. (do)
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Mark ___________ to bed at 10 :30 p.m.(go)
K) Use the verbs in brackets to complete the questions: •
Where ___________ she ___________? (live)
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___________you ___________ where I live? (know)
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What ___________ Mark ___________ for lunch? (have)
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___________she ___________ French? (speak)
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When ___________ we ___________? (get up)
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___________ Peter ___________ sports? (like)
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Why ___________ she ___________ so much? (study)
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How long ___________ you ___________ to get to school? ( take)
L) Complete the questions: •
What time ___________________________________________________? I go to school at 8:30.
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Where ______________________________________________________? My father works in Lisbon.
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____________________________________________________________? Yes, Mary speaks English very well.
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____________________________________________________________? No, I don’t like milk.
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How ________________________________________________________? I go to school by bus.
M) Ask questions: •
__________________________________________________________? Yes, I like ice-cream.
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__________________________________________________________? No, Mark doesn’t speak French.
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__________________________________________________________? Yes, She arrives at 8 o’clock.
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Read at the following affirmative sentences. Then put them in the negative form. •
Mark gets up late.
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Mary cleans her bedroom.
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Susan sleeps until twelve o’clock on Sundays.
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They go to the cinema.
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I know the way to your house.
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Look at the sentences bellow. Write them in the negative form following the example.
E.g. I like ice-cream. - I don’t like ice-cream. •
We play football. ________________________________
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They eat Italian food. ____________________________
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You drink milk. __________________________________
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I clean my bedroom. _____________________________
E.g. She likes ice-cream – She doesn’t like ice-cream.
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He plays football. ________________________________
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He drinks coke. _________________________________
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The cat eats fish. ________________________________
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She washes her hair. _____________________________ Rewrite the following sentences in the negative form.
• Susan’s mother cooks dinner. _______________________________ • The children watch TV. ____________________________________ • Susan goes to school by bus. _______________________________
• Their parents go shopping. ________________________________
TRANSLATE THESE SENTENCES INTO ENGLISH 1.- Mark juega al football en el parque ________________________________________________________________ 2.- El niño siempre come pescado _______________________________________________________________ 3.- Mary y Sue viven en Londres _______________________________________________________________ 4.- Ella a veces está enfadada _______________________________________________________________ 5.- Mi gato a menudo bebe leche _______________________________________________________________ 6.- Ellos están escuchando al profesor _______________________________________________________________ 7.- Mary no habla inglés muy bien _______________________________________________________________ 8.- Yo nunca voy al cine los lunes _______________________________________________________________ 9.- Yo siempre me levanto a las 8.30 _______________________________________________________________ 10.- ¿ Bebe ella agua todas las mañanas? _______________________________________________________________ 11.- Tu estás estudiando inglés en el colegio _______________________________________________________________ 12.- No me gustan los helados _______________________________________________________________
READ THE TEXT ABOUT TIM AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS Tim always ………..……. (wake up) at seven o’clock. He ………..……. (get up), …….……… (wash) his face and hands and …….……… (comb) his hair. He ………… (wear) his school uniforms and ………….… (eat) his breakfast at half past seven. Tim ………………… (leave) home at eight and He…………..….. (go) to the school. He always ……….…. (go) to his school by train. He ………….. (arrive) school at eight thirty. He is sometimes late to his lessons. He always ……………..(have) lunch at three o’clock. After school, in the afternoons, he ………………….. (play) with his friends in the playground. He usually ………………. (play) football. In the evenings, after dinner he usually ……………… (watch) TV for two hours. Then he …………….(study) his lessons and he always ……………….. (read) a book. Tim often ……………… (go) to bed at eleven o’clock.
1.- What time does Tim usually wake up? _________________________________________ 2.- What time does he leave home? _____________________________________________ 3.- How does he go to school? _________________________________________________ 4.- What does he do after school? _____________________________________________ 5.- What does he usually do after dinner? _______________________________________ 6.- What does he always do before going to bed? __________________________________ NOW IS YOUR TURN WRITE ABOUT YOUR DAILY ROUTINES.