simple present* affirmative / work; you work; she works Tworkina bank — Heworksin a restaurant. Youlive near my brother. Shelives in Liverpool. Westop thelessons at 5.00. Thetrain stops at York. ° Write the he/she/it forms. drink stand start catch comey cook read run smoke fetch fix touch miss push watch wish write Write the he/she/it forms. buy camy/ copy enjoy fry marry play stay study try © Put the words in the correct order. > eats dog too your much og eats too, 1 live that house in 2 bank kim in a works 3. badly violin plays the very Claire 4 Scotland those from children come 5 young very look you "Aso called present simple 16 PRESENT TENSES © Circle the correct answers. > (WO)/My fiend abways wear old clothes. > You (Joh) always wears nice clothes. 1. Weall/The boss thinks you're wonderful. 2 1/Catherine want a new job. 3. Bread /Books costs alot. 4. Andy//Andy and Pete sings very well 5. Sophy /Sophy and ian like parties. 6 You/ She drive too fast. 7 Our cat /Our cats never catches mice. 8 That child/ Children makes alot of noise. 9 That bus/Allthose buses go tothe station. 10. My father /My motherand father teaches English,simple present: use | work in a bank. pe} ‘Shealwaysforgetsmy birthday. loften get headaches. Younever listen tome. We play basketballtwicea week. _Itrainsall the time here. o Complete the sentences with the correct forms of verbs from the boxes. sk getup/ > Peter always 215.47 asn late on Sundays. 1. Ann and John sometimes .o-cceceeeenene tennis at weekends, 2. My mother often .. French at home. 3 Small children uestions all the time, 4 Sarah .. . to Oxford to see her mother twice a week. 5 Jew _ more mistakes in English when Imtired. forget get listen live watch 6 LOfER oc soesssseseeseens People's names. 7 We usually ..... ‘to music in the car 8 Mybrother .... .. in Vancouver. 8 0 1 . alot of lms on TV. My parents . all their food from supermarkets, e Choose suitable verbs in the correct forms to complete the sentences. > Thesun ..S85.... in the west (live, ris, set) 1 Thatwoman, that she _ everything, (know, think, run, wash) 2. OUFSOM «essen katate, (read, study, write) 3 Alice... to go skiing every year. (try, play, say) 4 You always «esau. very nice clothes. (look, stort, wea”) 5 6 7 8 9 0 Andy always « his car on Saturdays, (buy, sll, wash) Most people .......-.. forother people. (talk, work, teach) That child never “Thank you! (lke, say, sing) He in the same chair every evening, (know, lite, sit, stand) My father... TV most evenings. isten, think, watch) We always... what we cantt have. (want, get, forget) Thave known her since 1990 (NOT Hrewhersince+990) Insome answers bth contacted forms for example fm, dot na fll forms {for example am, do not) are possible, Normally both are correct. RRESENTSTENSES, 17simple present negatives / don’t know. She doesn’t ski. ‘STATEMENT ES [NEGATIVE EE Iknow Ido not know (NOT Fknow not) You think You do not think Helikes Hedoes not ike ‘She remembers ‘She does not remember Ithelps Itdoes not help Wewant Wedonot want They understand They do not understand eo Make negative sentences. Use do not or does not. > play chess. (cards) ie. PA Arn 1 You speak very good Arabic. (Chinese). 2. Bill plays the piano very well. (guitar) _.. 3 Weagree about most things. thoidays) 4 Alan and John live neat me. (Georgeand Andren) 5 6 7 My father writes novels. (poetry) Barbara works in London. (live) Henry likes old books. (parties). © Make negative sentences. Use don't or doesn’t. 1 The train stops at Bristol. (Cardi) esesen 2 lke jazz. (pop music)... 3. Peter remembers names very well. (faces) 4 5 6 7 We know our Member of Parliament. (his wife) Alice teaches engineering, (mathematics) ‘The children play football on Mondays. (hockey) ‘The shops open on Sunday mornings. (afternoons) © Complete the negative sentences, using words from the box. You can use do not /does not or don't/ doesn’t, as you like. | fish inBritain much petrol much tenni fon Sundays Russian yourphone number > Mycar/use ..MMu.cardotsn!t use much petrol, Our cat / like Melinda / speak l/remember 1 2 3 4 Oranges / grow 5 6 The postman / come S We/ play se 18 PRESENT TENSESsimple present questions Do you remember me? STATEMENT ES. |_ QUESTION I Tknow Do! know? You think oyou think? (NOT Fhinkyou?) Helikes Does he like? (NOT Does hetikes?) ‘She remembers Does she remember? Ithelps Doesit help? Wewant Dowewant? They understand Do they understand? @ Putin door does. » RR... you know my friend Andy? you speak Chinese? is bus go to Cambridge? _. Ann want to come with us? your parents live near here? Sarah go to school on Saturdays? this shop sell stamps? Bill and Harry play golf? ouau © Make questions. > They smoke ; > Ashley teaches French... ats. Ashley tenes Frew? 1 The Oxford bus stops here. 2 The teachers know her. 3. You play the piano, 4 5 6 7 8 John works in a restaurant, ..escvseesesss This train stops at York. We need more eggs. Fatima likes parties Peter speaks Spanish well, What do you think? (NOT Whatthinkyou?) Where does Lucy live? (NOT Wherelives Lucy?) How much does this cost? (NoT Howmuch-this costs?) What time does the train leave? (Not What-time the train leaves?) © choose the correc subject. > How much does ..ie. 2!ee. cost? (the ticket /the tickets) Where do live? (yourdaughter/ your children) ‘What time does start? (the lesson /the lessons) . want? (you/the gir) . finish? (the holidays /the holiday) talk so fast? (that woman / those women) 1 2 3 4 5 6 . think of the new boss? (you /she) > For questions without do ike Who ives here, see pages 108-109. 20 PRESENT TENSES© Choose the correct question word and put in do or does. how howmany howmuchy what when where why | fil. meseh Mees... the ticket cost? your children live? she want? the holidays start? the teacher talkso fast? languages .... sso he speak? you pronounce this word? ioe i sr ws © Make questions. > Where shelve? Where does she liver. 1 what/ you want? 2. What /this word mean? 3. What time /the film sort? 4 5 é 7 8 How much /those shoes cost? Why / che need money? How/ this camera work? Where / you buy your meat? Who / you want to see? Do you know alll these simple present questions? Study them, and then put the correct question into each conversa ‘Howdo you pronounce this word? How do youspellthat? What does this word mean? How much doesit cost/do they cost? Doyouknow Anna? Wheredo you live/work? What doyou do? (="Whatisyour job?) How do you do? (="tm pleased to meet you) What time does thetrain/bus/planeleave/arive? What time does te flm/concertclas start? 7 "with one cand double s! 2 "Ym taxi driver! 3 '1don't know. Lookin the dictionary! a ‘Itgets into the station at 3.00 in the moming! ga 500! 6 'No, but | know her sister! 9? "How do you do?" 8 | don't know. Look on the cinema programme! In some answers, both contracted forms (for example fm, dont) and full PRESENT TENSES {ors for example am, do not are possible. Normally both are correct 2present progressive*: forms /’m reading; I’m not working. John is studying Russian. mnt working today. e Make present progressive affirmative (ES) and negative (El) sentences. .abird. (eat 3) dinner now. (cook is party. (enjoy EB) good book. (read now. (rain 8) 1... tome. (listen ED) very happy today. (fee 3) to school this week. (go IE) sea bit of English, (learn E3) Write the -ing forms of these verbs. break ..2c2812 Write the -ing forms of these verbs. get feel put. jump rain ee Tr) shout sit stim stand . tum ANswer Visit. * Aso called present continuous In some answers, bath contracted forms for example, dot and full forms (for example Jam, do not) are possible, Normally both are correct. PRESENT TENSES: °23.E present progressive: use |’m working just now. ‘Tm working just now. ItSraining again. Jane's taking driving lessons. ee Le mo {im srry, car‘tcome ut. 'm working ust now. (Compare: workevery day. ~see page 17) Look - its raining again, (Compare: It rains every day here.) Jane's taking driving lessons. (Compare: A lot of people take lessons with that driving school.) 1m enjoying this party. (Compare: usually enjoy partes) i) ‘Make present progressive sentences. > Emma //read/the newspaper, ...20/f's. readina the wewspaper. 1 The baby / cry / again. 2 It/snow J hard, 3 You/look/ very beautiful today. 4 Your coffee / get / cold. 5 6 7 play /a lot of football this year... We / wait /fora phone call Chris and Helen / spend / a week in France. the box to say what Helen is doing. @ Lookat the pictures and use the verbs brush brush drink getup/ go listen open read read wash Shes gett ve: herface, herteeth, to the radio. 24 PRESENT TENSES thenewspaper. her hair, os letters, the door towork.present progressive negatives He’s not listening to me. ‘mot working this week. ° Choose the right verbs and make negative (JB) present progressive sentences. | write, play, ask) you for alot of money. ..!"nt.0l stein ow. for a lol ef meena, Ben He (listen, stand, start)to me. ss a | (rain, work, get) today. It (wear, rain, speak) now. ‘She (wear, look, wait) a coat. John’s students (wait, like, learn) very much. We (enjoy, fy, read) this film. You (ve, wai, eat) much these days. | (sleep, stand, expect) to pass the exam. My computer (pay, work, write)... (stop, play, give) much tennis these days. ’ Bewrvausunaveg [rite negative ends for the sentences. Is cold, but (Esnow) ..i65.28 suowing. Yimateacher but (Elworkjustnow) He's a good footballer, but (Ellplay well today) . They are in England now, but (Elven London) It’sa new car, but (Brun well) - Everybody says this isa good book, but (! enjoy it) It’s summer, but (the sun Ei shine) 'ma student, but (Eilstudy at university) .. She sings when she's happy, but (Ejsing just now) ........ | don't have any problems, but (Blsleep well these days) .. We're on holiday, but (Ell havea good time) \'m crying, but (fl cry because of you) .. © complete the sentences, using the verbs in the box. notwork notlisten _notrain _notmove _ not eat 1 The train. 2 The children . 3 It 4 Thecat 5 John ‘ve been waiting since 9.00. (NOT Fm-waiting-since9.00.) In some answers, both contracted forms (er example fm, dont and fll forms (fr example am, donot are possible. Normally both are correct. OEETIATERSE 25,present progressive questions /s it raining? STATEMENT ED: ‘Itisraining. You are working, The children are making something. Question EI: ‘Sitraining? Aféyou working? What afé the children making? © Make questions. e ° 26 > everybody /listen/tome? 1 you /wait /for somebody? 2 yourboyfriend /enjoy the concert? 3 those men /take /ourcar? .... 4 you /talk/tome? B /SMOW? coven 6 we/go/toofast? .. zi 8 9 0 your computer / work? .. you read / that newspaper? the bus /come? somebody / cook lunch ? Complete the questions. > "Those people aren't speaking English’ "What language " 1. Bills writing something on the wall! ‘Ican't see what 2 "The train’ stopping!’ Why 3 "They're studying now! ‘What 4. "They're playing a game! ‘What game 5 6 7 8 9 0 im going now. Goodbye! ‘Wait! Where “Nadia telephoning somebody: ‘Who a “The baby’s eating something: ‘What a ‘Sue's working asa secretary: ‘Where z ‘tm cooking something good! ‘What ‘Where d ‘Tm not living with my parents! Put in question words and make present progressive questions. (More than one answer may be possible.) you/do What are you dota? you/ gonow Anne /ery he/wrte you /telephone they live... yyourbrother / study English YOU COOK erssesenes those people / look at me the dog / eat the children /do_ Soorvausunay PRESENT TENSEShave without do: have got Have you got a cat? a u reget ocat. Has she got a dog? (NOT Bees she-have got. Thaven'tgotacar. She'sgotasister. You've got beautifuleyes. Haveyau gota cold? o Write about John’s possessions etc. > ableyclery lohws got a bieuele, > suits:2 Ne! > ahorse:x > any children: x 1 brothers: 2 acarx .. 3 4 5 6 0k a haves, He hasnt got aut elildren. dogs: 3 adictionary:7 long hair: x any sisters: x © Write three sentences about your possessions etc, and three about the possessions ofa friend or relation. 1 Ivegot Ihave gor a cold. got a fast car. ‘Amy and Juan have got tickets. yougotacold? Has Harrygotafastcar? Have Amy and Juan got tickets? 6 Beth and Tom have got a lot of money. Ask questions with have got. > they/bighouse ..Have they aot 2 bia house?, 1 they/ big garden 2 Beth/ good job .. 3 Tom/bigcar .. 4 5 they/plane they /any horses ‘She had afast car. (MORE NATURAL THAN She had gotafastcar) Iwill have. (NOT wilthevegot) Insome answers, bath contracted forms for example, dot andl forms (for example fam, do not) are possible, Normally both are correct. SEANDIGAIE ‘11