Lesson 5: I study (Presente simple)

He has a good book. He drinks beer every day.

He reads every day. He likes beer.
Él tiene un buen libro. Él bebe cerveza todos los días.
Él lee todos los días. Le gusta la cerveza.

►He has = the present simple:

I / we / you / they →do read like work play watch

he / she / it → does reads likes works plays watches

►Observa:
En el presente simple, tercera persona singular los verbos llevan una “s” al final.
He works… (not “He like…”)
She plays… (not “She play…”)
It rains… (not “It rain…”)
Phillip lives… (not “Phillip live…”)
►Spelling
have → has
do → does
go → goes
►A los verbos que terminan con -s / -ch / -sh se añade “es” al final
pass →passes
watch →watches
finish →finishes
►Cuando un verbo termina con consolante + “y”, cambiamos la y por “i” y añadimos “es”.
study →studies
cry →cries
►Usamos el presente simple para verdades generales, o cosas que pasan habitualmente.
He works at IBM.
Él trabaja en IBM.
We study law.
Estudiamos derecho.
She speaks English and Spanish.
Ella habla ingles y español.
►Usamos el presente simple con always / never / often / sometimes / usually.
always = siempre He always gets up at 7 o’clock.
Él siempre se levanta a las 7 horas.
usually = usualmente

often = frequentemente Jack sometimes goes to the movies.

A veces Jack va al cine.
sometimes = a veces
It never snows in the Sahara desert.
never = nunca Nunca nieva en el desierto Sahara.
Lesson 5 Exercises / Ejercicios
5.1 Escribe la tercera persona (he / she / it ) de estos verbos.
1 read 4 listen 7 push 10 kiss
2 repair 5 love 8 do 11 buy
3 watch 6 have 9 think 12 go

5.2 Completa las frases. Usa la forma correcta del verbo.

boil close cost go have like

meet open smoke speak teach wash

1 She’s very clever. She speaks four languages.

2 Steve ten cigarettes a day.
3 We usually dinner at 7 o’clock.
4 I films. I often to the cinema.
5 Water at 100º Celsius.
6 In Britain, the banks at 9:30 in the morning.
7 The City Museum at 5 o’clock in the afternoon.
8 Gas is expensive. A litre over 1 euro.
9 Tina is a teacher. She maths.
10 Your job is interesting. You a lot of people.
11 Peter his hair twice a week.

5.3 Estudia esta información.

How often
do you…?
Bob and Ann George you

…drink coffee? never usually ?

… read newspapers? often never ?
…get up early? sometimes always ?
Ahora escribe frases sobre Bob y Ann, George y tú. Usa: always / usually / often /
sometimes / never.
1. Bob and Ann never drink coffee in the morning.
George…
I…
2.

3.
Grammar Exercises
Answer Keys

Lesson 5

5.1
1 reads
2 repairs
3 watches
4 listens
5 loves
6 haves
7 pushes
8 does
9 thinks
10 kisses
11 buys
12 goes

5.2
1 speaks
2 smokes
3 have
4 like / go
5 boils
6 open
7 closes
8 costs
9 teaches
10 meet
11 cuts

5.3
1 Bob and Ann never drink coffee in the morning.
George usually drinks coffee in the morning.
I (always / usually / never…) drink coffee in the morning.
2 Bob and Ann often read newspapers.
George never reads newspapers.
I (always / usually / never…) read newspapers.
3 Bob and Ann sometimes get up early.
George always gets up early.
I (always / usually / never…) get up early.