Talking about the present GRAMMARZONE Present simple ‘© something that is always true or usually true Sarah lives with her mother in London. Fish swim in tho 802, © ahabit or routine ‘She plays tennis every Monday. We watch TV in the evenings. © fixed timetables The London tain loaves at 2 pm. ‘Schoo! starts at eight olock. © don'/doesn'tto make a negative I don't have blue eyes. He doesn't ga to my schnal Present simple questions and short answers © dofdoes to make questions in the prosont simple Do you go to danco lossons? Does she study here? © do/don'tor does/doesntfor short answers Yes, !do./No, | don't Yo, sho daws./No, sho doesn't © Comptete the sentences with the present simple form of the verbs. 1. She... Atlas... perform) in front of a lve audience every evening 2. Mybrother. (not watch) juggling acts, 3° The judaes. listen) to the contestants sing and, sseseasnne (make) @ decision. 4 {not dance to classical music. BSH one) of being onstage one day 6 My friend and | (play) computer games at her house. 7 Rachel (not work) in @ hospital, She sos (Work) in an office Hopes and dreams- © Complete the questions with the present simple form of these verbs. buy leave like play perform spend water: 11 Do.vow.wate (you) talent shows? gb.5 (Pavlos) ishing with his dau? 3. (your teachor in echoo! talont shows? 4 (you) chess at e club? 5 (Tam) lot of time an his enmputer? 6 (i) my concer ticket on the Internet? 7 (schoo! bus) at 8.15 a.m. or 45am? © Look at the notes and answer the questions about ‘Tom and Mary. Does Mary like skateboarding? sl dows. Does Tom ike skateboarding? {Uo fom and Mary lke magic tricks? Does Tom lke writing stories? Does Mary ike writing stories? Do Tom an! Maty ike painting pictures? Does Mary like Karate? con Do Tom and Mary lke Science?..© Complete the profile with the present simple form of the verbs. Hobby: Dancing 14).....anee.....(danee) a lot in my free time. | 2) -snnnnnes (0) t0 dance leasons every week ~ my mother 3 (teach) the class. My two sisters also 4)... (nave) dance lessons, but my older brother 5) (not like) dancing. His hohhy 6) (ha) skateboarding. He's really ‘g00d and he always 7)... (win) competitions. 18) ..{not have) a favourite style of dance. My friends at school 9) (not like) dancing either, they 10) (play) computer games in their free time. ime expressions GRAMMARZONE Adverbs of frequoncy ‘adivorbs of frequency with the present simple to say how often something happens i © before main verbs ‘ ‘My hobby is singing. 1).....£V@t..... Saturday | have SAT SRST LR SRO, singing lessons at my local music school The lessons are @aterbe creat - | 2) soe iS one! | really like my Thoy aro eomotimes ato for lassone. teaches, Miss Wright. She is 3) friendly © ster auxiliary verbs and helpful There are 4) two other girs We've never seen this TV roaramme. inthe cass. They don't miss classes either. fa ier sal vars 8) we take part in competitions, but we Tah aliceye Tear coal dn win! We prartise 7) 2 | have alot of good friends in my ihe musi school. What's your hobby? = = l time phrases withthe present simple say how art often something happens ‘© atthe beginning of a sentence On Wednesdays | play hockey. © atthe ond of a sentence ‘She sings every da ve eee: | play football at school. (often) ‘Do you play chess? (in the evenings} ‘Oad washes his car. fat the weekend) He goes shopping. on Saturdays) Rosie and Katie practise their dance. (every day] Ful enters competitions. (never)