[9 Q LY 1 do/work/like etc. (present simple) They have a lot of books. He eating an ice cream. They read alot. He likes ice cream. They read / he likes / work etc. = the present simple \welyoulthey read like work live watch do have he/shefit reads likes works lives watches does has Remember: he works / she lives / it rains etc. I work in ashop. My brother works ina bank. (not My brother work) Lucy lives in London. Her parents live in Scotland. [trains a lot in winter. | have — he/sheyit has: Joe has a shower every day. Spelling (—> Appendix 5)- ves after-s/-sh/-ch: pass —> passes finish > finishes watch > watches -y ies: study — studies try tries ako: do—>does gos goes. \We use the present simple for things that are true in general, or for things that happen sometimes or all the time: Like big cites. Your English is good. You speak very well ‘Tom works very hard. He starts at 730 and finishes at 8 oclock in the evening, The earth goes round the sun. We do a lot of different things in our fee time. It costs alot of money to build a hospital always/never/often usually/sometimes + present simple Sue always gets to work early. (not Sue gets ahvays) I never eat breakfast. (not | eat never) We often go away at weekends. ‘Mark usually plays football on Sundays. | sometimes walk to work, but not very often.Exercises va Write these verbs with -s or -es. 1 (read) she__reads 3 (fy) it 5 (have) she 2 (think) he 4 (dance) he 6 (finish) it qa Complete the sentences about the people in the pictures. Use: eat go live play play sleep Tennis is my favourite sport. 1 He plays the piano. 4 tennis 2 They inaverybighouse. 5 to the cinemaa lot. 3 a lot of fruit. 6 seven hours a night. oa ‘Complete the sentences. Use: boil close cost cost like like meet open speak teach wash Maria speaks. four languages The shops in the city centre usually at9 oclockin the moming, The City Museum at § otlock in the evening, Tinais ateacher. She mathematics to young children. My job is very interesting, | alot of people. Peters car is always dirty. He never it Food is expensive. It alot of money. Shoes are expensive. They alotof money. Water at 100 degrees Celsius. Laura and | are good friends, | her and she me, 1 i 3 4 5 6 ? 8 9 0 ap Write sentences from these words. Use the right form of the verb (arrive or arrives etc). 1 (always / early / Sue / arrive) Sue always arrives early, 2 (to the cinema / never /1/ go) | 3. (work / Martina / hard / always) 4 (like / chocolate J children / usually) 5 (ackie / parties / enjoy / always) 6 (often / people’ names // forget) 7 (TV /Sam J watch / never) 8 (usually / dinner / we / have / at 730) 9) (Kate / always / nice clothes / wear) ea Write sentences about yourself. Use always/never/often/usually/sometimes. (watch TV in the evening) — Lusually watch TV.in the evening. read in bed) 1 (get up before 7 vilock) (Zo to work/school by bus) 1 2 3 4 5 (drink coffee in the morning) ( ( ( (always/usually/often etc. (word order 2) These words (always/never etc.) go with che verb in the middle of a sentence: always often ever rarely also already all usually sometimes never seldom just still both ‘My brother never speaks to me. She's always late Do you often go to restaurants? | sometimes eat r00 much. (or Sometimes | eat too much) ‘x Dont forget to phone Laura. & ve already phoned her. Ive gor three sisters. They're all married, Oo 00000 Always/never etc. go before the verb: verb always | go | © !always drink coffee in the morning. often | play (not | drink always coffee) never | have | ©. Helen often goes to London. atc | ete. (not Helen goes often) © You sometimes look unhappy. O They usually have dinner at 7 otlock. O Werarely watch TV. or We seldom watch TV. © Richard isa good footballer. He also plays tennis and volleyball (not He plays aso tennis) © Tre gorthree sisters. Theyall live in London. But always/never etc. go after am/is/are/was/were: lam always tired. (not | always am tired) They are never at home during the day. Icis usually very cold here in winter. When | was child, | was often late for school. a: Where's Laura? t: She's still in bed. Ive got two brothers. They're both doctors. Alwaysinever etc. go between two verbs (have ... been / can... ind etc) verb 7 verb 2 will go © wil always remember you. Gn find © Icdoesn’t often rain here. do | always | remember | 2 Do you usually go to work by car? ete | often ee | ©. lean never find my keys. never © Have you ever been to Egypt? have | exc. | Sone O & Where's Laura? has been r: She's just gone out (Shes = She has) ©<.] Q_ my friends have all gone to the cinema.Exercises qa Read Paul's answers to the questions. Write sentences about Paul with often/never etc Do you ever get angry? Do you ever go swimming? Unit or Paul Do you ever play tennis?) (Yes, often. Fauloften plays tennis. Do you get up early? | | Yes,ahways. | He ‘Are you ever late for work? |_| No.never. | He. ‘Sometimes, Rarely. “Yes, usually. Are you at home in the evenings? q@p Write these sentences with never/always/usually etc. 1 My brother speaks to me. (never) __My.bother never speaks tome, 2 Susan is police. (always) Susan 3 [finish work at § otlock. (usually) 1 4 Sarah has started a new job. (just) Sarah. 5 Igo to bed before midnight. (rarely) 6 The busisnitlate, (usually) —__ 7 Idon't eat fish. (often) & Iwill forget what you said. (never) 9 Have you lost your passport? (ever) 10. Do you work in the same place? (still) 11 They stay in the same hotel. (always) - 12 Jane doesn't work on Saturdays. (usually) - 13 IsTina here? (already) 14 What do you have for breakfast? (usually) .. 15 can remember his name. (never) — qa Write sentences with also. 1 Do you play football? (rennis) 2 Doyyou speak Italian? (French) 3 Are you tired? (hungry) 4 Have you been to England? (Ireland) Yea, and also play tennis. Yes, and I ‘Yes, and. en 5 Did you buy any clathes?. (some books) . q@p Wrice sentences with both and all. Tim marred. Iwas bom in England. Ulive in New York | live in London. | five in London. Iplay football. | | 1 play Footbal tm a student. ma student. Wwegata car) (ive gora car * 2 They. married. They football. | They. England. students. cars,