UNIVERSIIDAD NACIONAL DEL ALTUPLANO- PUNO

SIMPLE PRESENT : DO - DOES

WEEK : 6
 The simple present
• The simple present (also called present
simple or present indefinite) is a
verb tense which is used to show repetition,
habit or generalization. Less commonly,
the simple present can be used to talk about
scheduled actions in the near future and, in
some cases, actions happening now.
 HOW TO FORM SIMPLE PRESENT?
• In the simple present, most regular verbs use the root form,
except in the third-person singular (which ends in -s).
• First-person singular: I write
• Second-person singular: You write
• Third-person singular: He/she/it writes (note the -s)
• First-person plural: We write
• Second-person plural: You write
• EXAMPLE
• I read read a book ………….. She reads a book
• You write a letter ……………… Pedro writes a letter
• I have English class today. …. Jhon has English class
today
 RULES:
• For a few verbs, the third-person singular ends
with -es instead of -s. Typically, these are verbs
whose root form ends in o, ch, sh, th, ss, gh, or z.
• First-person singular: I go
• Second-person singular: You go
• Third-person singular: He/she/it goes (note
the -es)
• First-person plural: We go
• Second-person plural: You go
• Third-person plural: They go
 EXERCISES 1 : write: he/she/it form of these verbs

• 1. read ……………….. 2. repair ………………

• 3. watch ……………… 4. listen ……………….
• 5. love ……………….. 6. have ………………
• 7. push ……………….. 8. do ………………….
• 9. think ……………….. 10 kiss …………………
11. buy ………………… 12. go …………………..
13. write ………………. 14. wash ………………
 Exercises 2 : Complete the sentences : Use the correct form of these verb.

Boil close cost cost drink go have have like meet open speak teach wash
1. She is very smart. She Speaks four languages.
2. Steve ……………. Four cups of coffee a day.
3. We usually ……………….. Dinner at 7 o’clock.
4. I…………..movies. I often ……………to the movies with friends.
5. Water………………at 100 degrees Celsius.
6. In my hometown the banks………………. At 9:00 in the morning.
7. The City Museum …………at 5 o’clock on Saturday.
8. Food is expensive . It ………………………………………… a lot of money
9. Shoes are expensive. They …………………………a lot of money.
10. Sue is a teacher . She ………………………math at the University.
11. Your job is very interesting. You ………………………………a lot of money.
12. Peter ……………………………………..his hair every day.
13. An insect …………………………………six legs.
 Example:
• I study at the University
• Jhon studies at the Inversity
• You go to play sooccer.
• Pedro goes to play soccer
• I have English class today
• Mariory Has Englis class today
• I live in Puno
• My father lives in Juliaca
 How to Make the Simple Present Negative

• The formula for making a simple present verb

negative is do/does + not + [root form of
verb]. You can also use the
contraction don’t or doesn’t instead of do
not or does not.
• EXAMPLE
• Pauline does not want to share the pie. She
doesn’t think there is enough to go around.
Her friends do not agree. I don’t want pie
anyway.
Exercises 3 :Write negative sentences
• 1. I play the piano very well. I don’t play the piano
very well.
• 2. Jack plays tennis very well. ……………………………
• 3. You Know the answer. ………………………………….
• 4. She works very hard. …………………………………….
• 5. They do the same thing every day.
……………………………………………………………
• 6. Ann has a car. …………………………………………….
 How to Ask a Question

• The formula for asking a question in the

simple present is do/does + [subject] + [root
form of verb].
• EXAMPLE : Do you know how to bake a pie?
How much does Pauline love pie?
 Exercise 4 : Write question with
do/does
• 1. I work hard. How about you?.........................................?
• 2.I play tennis. How about you? ........ You ........................?
• 3. I play tennis. How about Ann? ……….Ann …………………..?
• 4. I know thw answer. How about you? …………………………..?
• 5.I like hot weather. How about you? ………………………………?
• 6.My father drinks coffee. How about your father?
………………………………………..?
• 7.I exercises every morning. How about you? …………………..?
• 8. I speak english. How about your friends?...........................?
• 9. I want to be famous. How about you? …………………………….
 Exercises 5
• 1. I usually ………………. (go) to school.
2. They………………….. (visit) us often.
3. You ………………….(play) basketball once a week.
4. Tom ………………… (work) every day.
5. He always …………….. (tell) us funny stories.
6. She never ………………….. (help) me with that!
7. Martha and Kevin …………………. (swim) twice a week.
8. In this club people usually……………………….. (dance) a lot.
9. Linda …………………………………. (take care) of her sister.
10. John rarely ………………………. (leave) the country.
11. We……………………. (live) in the city most of the year.
12. Lorie …………………….. (travel) to Paris every Sunday.
13. I …………………………. (bake) cookies twice a month.
14. You always ……………………….. (teach) me new things.
15. She ……………………….. (help) the kids of the neighborhood.