Bem Explicado Centro de Explicações Lda. Inglês 7º Ano – Present Simple Nome: _________________________________________________ Data: ___/___/___ AFFIRMATIVE I you we they
like ice-cream
he she it
likes ice-cream
NEGATIVE I you we they
he she it
INTERROGATIVE
do not(don´t) like ice-cream
Do
does not ( doesn’t) like ice-cream
Does
I you we they
he she it
like ice-cream
like ice-cream
THIRD PERSON SINGULAR: HE, SHE, IT General rule
It takes s.
like - likes
With verbs ending in: o, s, x, sh, ch With verbs ending in: vowel + y With verbs ending in: consonant + y
It takes es.
go - goes
It takes y
play- plays
It changes y into I and takes es.
study - studies
USE We use this tense for: habitual actions / routines programmes and timetables (school, buses…) a permanent state
It is frequently used with frequency adverbs. They come: before the verb - e.g.: He usually goes to school by bus. after the verb to be - She is often with her grandparents at the weekend.
A) Complete the sentences with do, does, don´t, doesn´t. _________ you like coke? “Yes, I _________.” _________ she play the piano? “ No, she _________.” _________ the students have good marks? “ Yes, they _________.” _________they speak English? “ No, they _________.”
B) Complete the sentences with the present simple: Mary __________ (watches) TV in the afternoon. She __________(hurry) home after school. The baby __________(not go) to bred late. She __________(not like) coke. He __________(seldom, tidy) His bedroom. My father __________(read) the newspaper every day. Where __________she__________(keep) her books? __________ your brother __________(live) with you?
C) Make sentences. Put the verbs in the present simple and the frequency adverbs in the right place. Family—she– for—usually—the—whole. ____________________________________________ Yes, - always—he—her—on—Saturdays—visit. ____________________________________________ Rarely—she—is—late ____________________________________________ For—is—Mary—often– late—school? ____________________________________________