118 Unit 1: Present tenses Present simple Structure Uyeuhverhey |know | |youwethey + do not (= dont) | infinitive | [Do + youlwelhey + Infaive hesshesit [knows | [helshe/it | +does not = doesn't | + infinitive Does | + he/she Lt infnitive \ don’t live in Barcelona, He doesn’t live in Barcelona, \ five in Barcelona, He lives in Majorca, Do you live in Barcelona? Does he live in Barcelona? ‘We do not use the auxiliary verb do / does with be, have got and modal verbs like can. tim not from here. Have you got any pris? Can she speak French? Spelling Third person singular affirmative live => lives do does push - pushes enjoy -> enjoys study -> studies [take = takes fax» faxes |catch> catches | [pay > pays iy tes | Use ‘We use the present simple to talk about: © facts and states. «© habits and repeated actions. 4,000 people live in Buital, 20,000 visitors arrive in Butiol every summer. 1 Complete the sentences in your notebook with 2 Write negative sentences (-) or questions (?)in the verbs in the list. Use the present simple. your notebook. 5 Ben likes music. () Does Ben like. music? admire argue dress get have want watch 1 Your dad works for a software company. (?) 2. You've got an electric guitar. 2) ‘Melanie and Kate get together every weekend to 3 He's very hard-working. () go shopping. 4 They are related to each other. (-) 5 She's his ex-girlriend, (2) 1 My mum never... TV. She prefers reading. ewe aR This coat is really scruffy. to get a new one. 3 My cousin realy. Lionel Mes He wants iobe \Wite arate (2) or negative () sentences or 4 Do you and Karen ... a lot in common? ‘questions @) in your notebook. Use the present simple. = i what / you / usually / watch / on TV @) 5 Selena’s very stylish — she always ... smartly. that & h 6 She doesn’t get on very well with her sister — What do you usually watch on TV? they... a lot. 1 these /be// your books (2) 2 my flatmate and I/ usually / argue () 3 Ican/ have /a biscuit (?) 4 my sister / study / at university (#) 5 Mattin / make/ friends / easily (-) 6 you/ have got / noisy neighbours (2)