English, 1.

Bez New Inspiration 2, Unit 1

Unit 1
Present simple

You can compare the present simple tense with the Präsens-Form in German. We use this
tense to describe states, routines, timetables and regular activities.

A. Regular verbs

Person Deutsch English positive sentence English negative sentence

Singular Ich

Du

Er/Sie/Es

Plural Wir

Ihr

Sie

Remember: The verbs in English are unchanging, except for the 3rd person singular there is a “s” at
the end.
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Regular verbs but special 3rd person singular “s”

 Verbs ending in o, ch, sh, ss, x and z: ending in “es”
to do  he ____________ to go  it ____________
to teach  he ____________ to guess  she ____________
to relax  he r____________
to whizz  she ____________ = rasen, sich schnell fortbewegen

 Verbs ending in a consonant + y: ending in “ies”

to fly  it ____________ to carry  he ____________

 But: Verbs ending in a vowel + y: ending normal “s”

to buy  she ____________ to play  he ____________
to enjoy  she ____________
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Questions and answers with regular verbs

________________________ football? Yes I __________. / No I ____________.

________________________ swimming? Yes he __________. / No he __________.
____________ all _________ in Switzerland? Yes we __________. / No we __________.

Remember: In present simple for negative sentences, questions and answers we need the auxiliary
verb (=Hilfsverb) “do”.

B. The irregular verb “to be”

Person Deutsch English positive sentence English negative sentence

Singular Ich

Du

Er/Sie/Es

Plural Wir

Ihr

Sie

Questions and answers

________ you at school? Yes I ________./No I’________.

________ she a good swimmer? Yes she i________. / No she ________.
________ you Swiss? Yes we ________ ./ No we ________.

Remember: The verb “be” is irregular and doesn’t need an auxiliary verb to build negative
sentences, questions or short answers.