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Present Simple: បចចុបបននកលធមម-

1. Positive Statements 2. Negative Statements

Positive Negative
Singular I get up. Full form Short form
You get up. I do not get up. I don’t get up.
He, she, it gets up. You do not get up. You don’t get up.
Plural We get up. They do not get up. They don’t get up.
You get up. We do not get up. We don’t get up.
They get up. She, he it does not get up. She, he, it doesn’t get up.

I get up at 6 o’ clock in the morning.

She gets up at 6 o’ clock in the morning. Note: He does not know. (Not he does not knows.)

Note: We add -s after he/she/it: 3. Question Statements

I, we, you, they eat breakfast. Questions

He, she, it eats breakfast. Singular Do I/you
get up at 6 o’ clock?
Does she/he/it
If a verb ends in -ch, -o, -sh, or -ss, we add
-es after he/she/it.
Plural Do we
I watch > she watches Do you get up at 6 o’ clock?
You do > he does Do they
They go > it goes
He, she, it eats breakfast.

If a verb ends in a consonant (b, c, d etc.) + y

(e.g. study), we use-ies after he/she/it:
I study > he, she, it studies.
I fly > he, she, it flies.
Note:
We put “Do” before I/we/you/they:
Do you/I/you/they get up at 6 o’ clock?

We put “Does” before he/she/it:

Does he/she/it walk?
Note: we say:
Does he walk? ( Not Does he walks?
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Practice
A. Add -s or es to the verbs in the sentences if it is necessary. If it is not necessary,
just put a tick (ü) in the gap.
0. He reads …….. the book.
0. They get up ……..ü at 7 o’ clock in the morning.
1. You watch ……….. TV every day.
2. My sister wash………..
es the dishes every day.
3. She combs……….. her hair before going to school.
4. My mom go es……….. to the market, she come………..home,
s and she makes
………..lunch.
5. We go ……….. to school, we come……….. home, and we eat………..dinner.
6. She does
………..her homework after lunch.
7. My friend study ………..at
studies PUC.
8. Sam and Thida like ……….. listening to music.
9. We play ……….. the guitar every day.
10. My brother irons ……….his cloth, and he wear………..it.
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B. Write these sentences, using the negative form of the the Present Simple.
0. ( He /not/live/ in Phnom Penh ) doesn’t live in the Phnom Penh.
He………………………………………………
1. ( She /not/ work/ in a bank ) She………………………………………………
doesn't work in a bank.

2. ( I /not/play/ the basketball ) I………………………………………………….

don't play the basketball.

3. ( They /not/brush/ their teeth ) They……………………………………………..

don't brush their teeth.

4. ( We /not/watch/ TV for a week ) We………………………………………………

don't watch TV for a week.

5. ( My phone /not/work ) It………………………………………………...

doesn't work my phone.

6. ( You /not/ listen to your friends ) You……………………………………………...

don't listen to your friends.

7. ( She /not/ go to bed late ) She………………………………………………

doesn't go to bed late.

8. (Nary /not/ listen to radio ) She………………………………………………

doesn't listen to radio.

9. ( My father/ not/ watch TV ) He……………………………………………….

doesn't watch TV.

10. ( My son /not/ play the guitar. He……………………………………………….

doesn't play the guitar