PR ES EN T S IM PLE

G R A M M A R - TA S K 2
 PRESENT SIMPLE

We use the present simple

to talk about regular or
habitual events.
We often use always, often,
usually, sometimes, never and
other frequency adverbs for
regular and habitual event.
 AFFIRMATIVE Pronoun Verb
Subject + verb (P.S) + Complement
I play
He plays
she plays
It plays
Examples: They play
She plays piano.
She cooks a dinner. We Play
He washes shoes.
You play
 HOW TO ADD – S TO THE
INFINITIVE .
VERBS ENDING IN SH – CH – S – X VERBS ENDING IN -Y
OR IN O
• Vowel before -y:
We add – es to the infinitive Add -s.
- watch – watches
I play → he plays
- pass passes
- Go - goes • Consonant before -y:
- Do – does
Change -y to -i. Then add -es.
I hurry → he hurries
NEGATIVE
Subject + Aux.negative form + verb (infinitive) + complement

Pronoun Auxiliar + not Verb

I don´t play
he doesn´t study
she doesn´t work
It doesn´t stop
They don´t listen
We don´t write
You don´t read

Examples:
Mary and Diego don´t study English.
My friend doesn´t play football.
QUESTIONS
Auxiliar ( do / does) / Subject + verb( infinitive ) + complement + ?

Auxiliar Pronoun verb

Do I play?
Does he study?
Does she work?
Does it stop?
Do they listen?
Do we write?
Do you read?
SIMPLE
C R E AT E S E N T E N C E S
EXERCISES
1. I (go) shopping with my brother.
2. We sometimes (use) a dictionary in class.
3. My Friends (study) Italian at their school.
4. School (finish) at three o´clock.
5. You live) near me.
6. He (like) rap music.
7. She (do) her homework before dinner.
8. We (play) tennis in school on Wednesday afternoon.
9. I (watch) TV in the evening.
10. My mother (teach) art.
NEGATIVE

- I study French.
- School finishes at two o clock.
- You copy from other students.
- The dog likes cats.