SIMPLE PRESENT

The principal use of the simple present is to refer to an action or event that takes
place habitually, or a present or general state, whether temporary, permanent or habitual.

Verb to be
AFFIRMATIVE
I AM

INTERROGATIVE
AM I?

NEGATIVE
I'M NOT

YOU ARE

ARE YOU ?

YOU AREN'T

HE/SHE/IT => IS

IS HE ?

HE ISN'T

WE ARE

ARE WE ?

WE AREN'T

YOU ARE

ARE YOU ?

YOU AREN'T

THEY ARE

ARE THEY ?

THEY AREN'T

This is my friend Julie. She is twelve. She is not a teacher. She is a student.

Simple Present with other verbs:

I PLAY

DO I PLAY ?

I DON'T PLAY

YOU PLAY

DO YOU PLAY?

YOU DON'T PLAY

HE/SHE/IT => PLAYS

DOES HE PLAY ?

HE DOESN'T PPLAY

WE PLAY

DO WE PLAY ?

WE DON'T PLAY

YOU PLAY

DO YOU PLAY?

YOU DON'T PLAY

THEY PLAY

DO THEY PLAY ?

THEY DON'T PLAY

I don't like to dance. I like to play soccer. My brother likes to swim. He doesn't like to play
soccer.
Important: Verbs for the third person ( he, she, it) have some special rules:

Silent e

Vowel + Y

Consonant + Y

Verbs ending in
O

Verbs ending in
s, z, ch, sh

close = closes
note = notes

play = plays
say = says

study = studies
cry = studies

do = does
go = goes

teach = teaches
watch = watches

I) Complete the texts below with Simple Present.

a) Hi Julia,
My name is Rupert and I _________(live) in Sheffield. I _________ (have) a brother called
Tod and a sister called Emily. My mother _________ (work) in a hospital. She's a nurse. My
father _________ (teach) Science at my school. What _________ your parents _________
(do)?
Emily, Tod and I _________ (not study) at the same school. I go to a secondary school.
Emily _________ (go) to a primary school near our house, and Tod _________ (not go) to
school. He's only two years old.
I _________ (not walk) to school. I go by bicycle. How _________ you _________ (travel)
to school?
Here's a photo of me. Please write back soon.
Rupert
b) Kristin___________(wake up) everyday at 7. She ________(brush) her teeth and
then______(take) a shower. Then she _______(meet) with her friend Jennifer and together
they ________(have) breakefast at a little restaraunt near the office. They _________(get) to
the office at around 8:30. Kristin ________(go) to the first floor, where she
________(work), and Jennifer __________(take) the elevator to the 11th floor, where her
office _________________ ( be). Later, they ___________(meet) again at 12 to have lunch.
c) Patrick _________ (get up) at 7.00 and _________ (go) into the bathroom to wash.
He _________ (wash) his face and _________ (brush) his teeth. Then he _________ (put
on) his clothes.
Patrick's mother and father _________ (have) coffee in the morning. At 7.45, Patrick
_________ (leave) his house and _________ (walk) to the bus-stop. He _________ (try)
not to be late for school. Patrick _________ (come) home from school at 2.00 in the
afternoon. He _________ (eat) lunch and _________ (do) his homework. Then he
_________ (watch) television, _________ (read) a book or _________ (play) with his
friends.