SIMPLE PRESENT

REVIEW

Introduction

Hello everyone! On this week we will continue with the tenses

review.
You will remember that simple present is used to talk about
routines and habits, permanent situations and something that is
always true.
Also remeber that adverbs of frequency help you to express how
often you do something.


 Present Simple Affirmative
•  We add an `s´to the verbs in the third person singular he, she, it.
Subject Verb Complement
I / you / We / they + go + to the park.
He / She / It + goes + to the park.

-ies -es -s
.Add `–ies´ if the verbs end in Add `–es´ to the verbs that end in Most of the verbs end with
consonant + “y” –ch, -sh, -o, -ss, -x `–s´
study-studies watch – watches dance –dances
cry-cries crash – crashes clean – cleans
fly-flies go – goes drive –drives
kiss – kisses swim – swims
fix - fixes play - plays
 Present Simple Necative
We use don’t or doesn’t to make negative sentences in the present simple tense.

Subject Auxiliary Verb**

I / you / we / they + don’t go to the park.
want some coffee.
he / she / it + doesn’t like plating soccer.

Affirmative: You speak English. **The base form of the

Negative: You don’t speak English. infinitive
= to go, to need, to
speak, to live
Affrimative: He speaks English. Look! Third person
Negative: He doesn’t speak English. verbs lose the final `s´in
negative sentences.
Be careful… I no live in Japan. ✗
I don’t live in Japan. ✓

Affirmative: She has a cat.

Negative: She doesn’t has a cat. ✗
Negative: She doesn’t have a cat. ✓

Contractions

do not = don’t
does not = doesn’t
 Present Simple Interrogative
We use Do or Does to make questions in the simple present tense

Auxiliary Subject Verb**

DO + I / you / we / they + go to the park?
want some coffee?
DOES + he / she / it + like plating soccer?

Affirmative: You speak English. **The base form of the

Interrogative: Do you speak English? infinitive
= to go, to need, to
speak, to live
Affrimative: He speaks English. Look! Third person
Interrogative: Does he speak English? verbs lose the final `s´in
questions.
Adverbs of frequency are used to
Watch this video to learn more
express how often you do something
about adverbs of frequency
Learn English Teens (2020,
100% always
agosto). Adverbs of Frequency.
usually/normally
Recuperado
often
https://
sometimes
learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org
occasionally
/grammar/beginner-grammar/
hardly ever
adverbs-frequency
0% never

subject + adverb + verb + complement subject + be + adverb + complement

•  I always take the bus. •  Karen is never on time.

•  Susan usually speaks French. •  You are always hungry.
•  Karly often washes the dishes. •  I am usually here.
•  You never clean the office.

*The adverb goes before the main

verb. *The adverb goes after the verb be
ACTIVITIES
It is time to practice!

Please answer these activities in your

notebook. Then take photos of your
answers and make a PDF file.
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an evidence of your work.
Thanks!
Watch the video and read the conversation between Sophie and
Niwat. Then do these exercises to check your understanding of the
present simple.
Learn English Teens (2020, agosto). Present Simple. Recuperado
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/beginner-grammar/
present-simple
Activity 1
Check your grammar: Circle True or False for these sentences about the
present simple.
1. We use it for talking about permanent states or situations. True False
2. We use it for things happening at the moment. True False
3. We use it for general facts (e.g. scientific facts). True False
4.We use it for talking about timetables (e.g. bus or lesson timetables).
True False
5. We use it for future plans. True False
6. We use it for routines (e.g. things we do every day or week). True False
7. We use it for talking about likes and dislikes. True False
8. We use it for giving opinions (e.g. with the verbs think / believe).
True False
 Activity 2
Circle the best word to complete these sentences.
1. Jack go / goes to a film club on Wednesdays.
2. I love / loves reading in my free time.
3. They don’t / doesn’t usually see each other during the week.
4. The train leave / leaves at 6.30.
5. Do / Does Ollie play chess?
6. Daisy like / likes most sports.
7. We always get up / gets up at 7 o’clock.
8. What do / does you think of their new album?

Activity 3
Write the word in the correct form to fill the gaps.

1.  Alfie in London. (live)

2.  you go swimming a lot? (Do)
3.  Sophie in Thailand today. (be)
4.  We go to the same school. (do not)
5.  I old black and white films. (hate)
6.  She as a travel writer. (work)
7.  My dad breakfast before us. (have)
8.  They taekwondo on Tuesdays. (do)

Activity 4
Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1. always | hand in | I | on time. | my homework
……………………………………………………………………………
2. her birthday. | celebrates | never | The Queen
……………………………………………………………………………
3. often | play | We | computer games.
……………………………………………………………………………
4. You | your future. | about | hardly ever | think
……………………………………………………………………………
5. never | am | I | sad.
………………………………………………………………
6. He | always | at the school library. | is
………………………………………………………………
7. go | My parents | sometimes| to the cinema.
………………………………………………………………
8. black in summer. | usually | wear | I | don’t
………………………………………………………………
Keep working hard!
 Bibliography

De la mare, C.; et alt. (2015). Together Beginner. Inglaterra: Oxford University

Press.
Learn English Teens (2020, agosto). Adverbs of Frequency. Recuperado
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/beginner-grammar/
adverbs-frequency
Learn English Teens (2020, agosto). Present Simple. Recuperado
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/beginner-grammar/
present-simple