PRESENT SIMPLE - AFFIRMATIVE

El Present Simple se usa para describir acciones que ocurren con regularidad, para expresar hábitos, situaciones
permanentes y verdades generales. Se forma:

Sujeto + infinitivo: -- Birds fly. (verdades generales)

-- I play with my friends every day. (hábitos)
-- You live in Madrid. (situación permanente)
-- We go to the cinema on Saturdays. (acción que ocurre con regularidad)

** Tercera persona del singular sujeto + infinitivo + s / es

-- He reads a book every month. -- She fixes the bicycle.

-- My sister watches TV in the evening.
-- Susan lives in London. -- He washes his car at the weekend.
-- My mum always kisses me. -- Sarah plays football.
-- My brother studies very much.

¿Qué verbos añaden -es al infinitivo en la tercera persona del singular?

Los que terminan en .................. , .................. , .................. , .................. , .................. .

¿Qué verbos cambian la - y final por - ies? Los que terminan en .............................................

Ex. 1.- Write the third person singular of the following verbs:

1. I brush --- he ............. 2. I buy --- he ............. 3. I call --- he .............

4. I cry --- he ............. 5. I do --- he ............. 6. I dress ---he .............
7. I drink --- he ............. 8. I mix --- he ............. 9. I give --- he .............
10. I write --- he ............. 11. I make --- he ............. 12. I run --- he ............
13. I speak --- he ............. 14. I stop --- he ............. 15. I teach --- he ..........

Ex. 2.- Circle the correct verb.

1. I watch / watches TV every day. 5. The baby eat / eats bananas every day.
2. She play / plays computer games. 6. We visit / visits grandmother every Sunday.
3. We speak / speaks English at school. 7. Mary go / goes to school every day.
4. They like / likes hamburgers. 8. You read / reads a lot of books.

Ex. 3.- Complete with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. My sister .................... (play) the piano.
2. We .................... (have) dinner at 9.00.
3. The bank .................... (open) at 8.00.
4. I .................... (go) shopping with my mum.
5. You .................... (speak) English very well.
6. David .................... (run) very fast.
7. She .................... (paint) her room every summer.
8. My father .................... (wash) the car every Sunday.
9. The lessons ................ (start) at 9.00 and ................ (finish) at 2.45.
10. The students .................... (like) their new teacher.

PRESENT SIMPLE - NEGATIVE

Para formar la negativa de cualquier verbo en presente (excepto “be” y “have got”), necesitamos añadir DO or DOES.

I
You He
We don’t + inf She doesn’t + inf.
You It
They
Ex. 4.- Write the sentences in exercises number 2 in negative.

1. I .................................................................................... 5. The baby ....................................................................

2. She ............................................................................... 6. We .............................................................................
3. We .............................................................................. 7. Mary .........................................................................
4. They ............................................................................. 8. You ....................................................................

Ex. 5.- Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.

1. Tom ................................. (not walk) in the park. 5. Jenny ................................. (not drink) orange juice.
2. We ................................. (not like) meat. 6. The cat ................................. (not live) in the house.
3. Kevin ................................. (not watch) TV. 7. You .............................. (not get up) early at the weekends.
4. They ................................. (not sleep) at home. 8. My mum ............................. (not read) magazines.

Ex. 6.- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Every afternoon, Tom and Ben .......................... (play) in their garden.

2. Gary .......................... (go) home after school.
3. The children .......................... (not live) in a village.
4. Lisa .......................... (not ride) a bicycle around the city.
5. Michael’s dad .......................... (work) on a farm.
6. Tom .......................... (watch) TV every evening.
7. Jane .......................... (study) in the city.
8. My mum .......................... (not sell) eggs at the market.
9. Peter .......................... (do) his homework in his bedroom.
10. I ............................. (not do) my homework in the evenings.
11. My baby sister ......................... (cry) at night.
12. I ............................ (not have) breakfast because I ........................... (not like) milk.
13. My mum always .......................... (kiss) me before I ...................... (go) to bed.
14. We never ............................. (get dressed) before breakfast.

PRESENT SIMPLE - INTERROGATIVE

Para formar la interrogativa de cualquier verbo en presente (excepto “be” y “have got”), necesitamos añadir DO or DOES.

I
you he
Do + we + inf. Does + she + inf.
you it
they

En las respuestas cortas no utilizamos el infinitivo, sólo el auxiliar DO or DOES.

Do you speak English? – Yes, I do / No, I don’t - Yes, I speak.

Does she speak English? – Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t - Yes, she speaks.
7.- Complete with Do or Does and answer the questions.

1. ........... your teachers wear hats to school? 7. ........... you like dogs?
2. ........... teachers eat at school? 8. ........... you get up early?
3. ........... you live near your school? 9. ........... your mum like basketball?
4. ........... hamsters play football? 10. ........... you do your homework?
5. ........... your dad speak English? 11. ........... students study at school?
6. ........... Josué speak Italian? 12. ........... your mum cook?

8.- Write the questions for the following answers.

1. Do you want a new dress? No, I don’t want a new dress.

2. ................................................................. ?
3. ................................................................. ?
4. ................................................................. ?
5. ................................................................. ?
6. ................................................................. ?
Yes, I do. I like Geography.
Yes, they go to the park every afternoon.
No, his parents don’t like pop music.
No, she doesn’t watch television every evening.
Yes, he does his homework every day.

9.- Write the verbs in brackets in Present Simple. Affirmative, Negative or Interrogative.

1. We ..................................... (have got) a new teacher. He ............................ (be) very nice

and .............................. (explain) everything very clearly. He ................................ (not get)
angry and his exams ................................ (not be) very difficult.

2. My friends ........................... (not like) History but I ......................... (like) it very much.

3. I ............................... (visit, often) my grandparents.

4. ...................................... (you, watch) TV in the mornings? - No, I ............................ (not watch) TV in the mornings
because I ........................... (be) at school.

5. Susan .............................. (do) her homework in her room.

6. ....................................... (Mary, study) French? - No, she ...................... (not), she ........................... (study) German.

7. What time ............................. (Susan, get up? at the weekends? - I .......................... (not know)

8. Kim and Sandra ................................. (not live) in Oxford. They ................................. in Cambridge.

9. Lisa ................................. (study) every evening.

10. You ................................. (not eat) very much, you ................................. (be) very thin.

11. Tom ................................. (not play) the guitar, he ................................. (prefer) the violin.

12. Andy ................................. (drink, never) coffee because he ................................. (not like) it.

13. Jane ............................ (go) to school by car because she ........................... (not live) near the school.

14. ........................................ (you, do) your homework every day? – Yes, I always .............................. (do) it and my mum
sometimes ........................................ (help) me when I .............................................. (not understand) something.