THE PRESENT SIMPLE
THE PRESENT SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE SUBJECT S I N G U L A R P L U R A L
VERB INFINITIVE
I
READ
YOU
READ
HE / SHE / IT
READS
WE
READ
YOU
READ
THEY
READ
EVERY DAY. ONCE A WEEK. AT HOME.
RULES FOR THE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR (HE / SHE / IT) In general +s
Verbs ending in conson. + y y + ies
Verbs ending in –o, sh, tch, x, ss + es
work → works
study → studies
go → goes
eat → eats
cry → cries
wash → washes
play → plays
try → tries
watch → watches
swim → swims
spy → spies
mix → mixes
write → writes
fly → flies
kiss → kisses
WE USE PRESENT SIMPLE TO TALK ABOUT: habits and routines facts
I live in Poland.
They swim every day.
feeling and emotions
general truth
They like pizza.
Sunday comes after Saturday.
Make affirmative sentences 1 (he/go)
He 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 S I N G U L A R P L U R A L
SUBJECT
DO/DOES
NOT
VERB
I
DO
NOT
READ
YOU
DO
NOT
READ
HE / SHE / IT
DOES
NOT
READ
WE
DO
NOT
READ
YOU
DO
NOT
READ
THEY
DO
NOT
READ
EVERY DAY. ONCE A WEEK. AT HOME.
SHORT FORM: do not = don’t does not = doesn’t S I N G U L A R P L U R A L
SUBJECT
SHORT FORM
VERB
I
DON’T
READ
YOU
DON’T
READ
HE / SHE / IT
DOESN’T
READ
WE
DON’T
READ
YOU
DON’T
READ
THEY
DON’T
READ
EVERY DAY. ONCE A WEEK. AT HOME.
Make negative sentences 1 (They/read)
They don’t read.
Make negative sentences 2 (She/love)
She doesn’t love him.
Make negative sentences 3 (He/drive)
He doesn’t drive.
Make negative sentences 4 (He/work)
He doesn’t work.
Make negative sentences 5 (They/sing)
They don’t 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 S I N G U L A R P L U R A L
DO/DOES
SUBJEC T
VERB
DO
I
PLAY ?
DO
YOU
PLAY ?
DOES
HE/SHE/ IT
PLAY ?
DO
WE
PLAY ?
DO
YOU
PLAY ?
DO
THEY
PLAY ?
SHORT ANSWERS Yes, you do. / No, you don’t. Yes, you do. / No, you don’t. Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t. Yes, we do. / No, we don’t. Yes, we do. / No, we don’t. Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.
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 doesn’t
Make questions & short answers 2: LIKE
Does she like shopping? Yes, she does
Make questions & short answers 3: DRINK
Does he drink? No, he doesn’t
Make questions & short answers 4: WATCH
Does he watch TV? No, he doesn’t
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 doesn’t He has a bath
Does Alice love Paul?
No, she doesn’t … but Paul loves Alice
Do the children smile?
No, they don’t They cry
Does he go shopping?
No, he doesn’t He goes camping
What do they eat?
They eat hot dogs
Do they take drugs?
No, they don’t take any drugs
What do they have for lunch?
They have watermelon for lunch
Does Dick drive well?
No, he doesn’t He drives very badly
Your turn now 3 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 4 Correct these sentences if necessary: 1.Tom doesn’t 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 doesn’t the housework, mum does. 8. It doesn’t rains much in summer.