PRESENT SIMPLE:

- To express routines or constants. Ex: I have English classes every Monday / Elena has English classes every Monday
- Things that happen regularly
- Habits
- Permanent situations
- General truths
ALL THE VERBS
PRESENT SIMPLE SING, WORK, STUDY,
VERB TO BE HAVE, PUSH, SWIM,
SPEAK, CUT, PAINT,
IS / ARE /AM
DANCE, EXERCISE, EAT,
ETC

I HAVE
YOU DO
WE WORK

A THEY FLY
I AM – I’M
F
F YOU ARE – YOU’RE
I HE IS – HE’S
R HE HE HAS, CUTS,
SHE IS – SHE’S
M
A IT IS – IT’S SHE S SHE DOES, SINGS
T
WE ARE – WE’RE IT IT WORKS, PAINTS
I
V THEY ARE – THEY’RE
E

I HAVE FIVE DOGS - SHE HAS FIVE DOGS

WE WORK AT ENTEL – PAUL WORKS AT ENTEL

I HAVE
I AM NOT– I’M NOT
YOU DO
N YOU ARE NOT – YOU’RE NOT / YOU AREN’T DON’T
E WE WORK
G HE IS NOT– HE’S NOT / HE ISN’T
A SHE IS NOT– SHE’S NOT / SHE ISN’T THEY FLY
T
IT IS NOT – IT’S NOT / IT ISN’T
I
V WE ARE NOT– WE’RE NOT / WE AREN’T
E THEY ARE NOT – THEY’RE NOT / THEY AREN’T HE HAVE
DOESN’T
SHE DO
IT WORK

I DON’T HAVE FIVE DOGS

SHE DOESN’T HAVE FIVE DOGS
WE DON’T WORK AT ENTEL
PAUL DOESN’T WORK AT ENTEL
I AM I?
N
ARE YOU?
T I HAVE?
E IS HE? YES
R YOU DO?
IS SHE?
R
O IS IT? NO DO WE WORK?
G YES
ARE WE?
A
ARE THEY?
THEY FLY?
T
I
V
E HE HAVE?
DOES NO
SHE DO?
IT WORK?

DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + …….?

DO YOU HAVE FIVE DOGS? - DOES SHE HAVE FIVE DOGS?

DO WE WORK AT ENTEL? - DOES PAUL WORK AT ENTEL?

I DO? I’M A TEACHER

WHAT
YOU LIVE? IN TEMUCO
WHAT AM I? A STUDENT
WHERE DO WE HAVE THE TEST? TOMORROW
WHERE ARE YOU? I’M at HOME
WHO IS HE? HE’S MY BROTHER WHEN THEY LIKE? THAT ONE
HOW IS SHE? SHE’S OK
WHICH
WHEN IS IT? ON MONDAY
HOW FAR ARE WE FROM VIÑA? NOT FAR WHY HE STUDY ENGLISH? BECAUSE IT’S IMPORTANT

WHY RE THEY FRIENDS? BECAUSE…..

DOES SHE LIVE WITH? SHE LIVES WITH ME
WHO IT WORK? IT WORKS WITH BATTERIES

HOW

WH + DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + …….?

• EXERCISE: MAKE ONE SENTENCE WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING VERBS (ONE WITH I, WE, YOU THEY AND THE SAME
WITH HE, SHE IT) THE SENTENCE HAS TO BE IN AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE (WITH AND WITHOUT
WH WORD):

PLAY, LIKE, DO, HAVE, COOK (COCINAR)

I WE YOU THEY – SHE HE IT (AFF, NEG, INTERR)

 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE FOLLOWING VERBS:
Cause(s) connect(s) drink(s) live(s) open(s) speak(s) take(s)

1. Tanya............................German very well.

2. I don’t often ............................ coffee.
3. The swimming pool ............................ at 7.30 every morning.
4. Bad driving ............................ many accidents.
5. My parents ............................ in a very small flat.
6. The Olympic Games ............................ place every four years.
7. The Panama Canal ............................ the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

PUT THE VERB INTO THE CORRECT FORM.

1. Julie ............................ (not / drink) tea very often
2. What time ............................ (the banks / close) here?
3. I’ve got a computer, but I ............................(not / use) it much.
4. Where ............................(Martin / come) from? He’s Scottish.
5. What ............................(you / do)? I’m an electrician.
6. It ............................ (take) me an hour to get to work. How long ............................ (it / take) you?
7. Look at this sentence. What ............................ (this word / mean)?
8. David isn’t very fit. He ............................ (not / do) any sports.

ASK QUESTIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING VERBS

Feel / like / is / are / study / work / prefer / smoke / drink / listen / live / cry / enjoy / walk

(what, which, when, where, who, whose, how)

For example: *Run* When do you run? Where do you run?

*Watch* What do you watch during the weekend?

 INDEFINITE / DEFINITE ARTICLES

Using a or an depends on the sound that begins the next word.

A: a + consonant sound I have a car She is a teacher

A university A European book (y)
+ when H IS pronounced A hot dog A home

AN: an + vowel sound I have an elephant He is an engineer

+ when H is NOT pronounced An hour An honor An honest boy

• Indicates membership in a group She’s a Buddhist

• Always with professions: I am a teacher Mrs. Morales is a lawyer

THE: The boy – the boys The girl – the girls

• Never with: names, sports, things in general, meals, most countries

She is Mary We play tennis I like apples We always have lunch at two

Pronunciation: Before consonants / ðə/ The cat /ðə kæt/ Before vowels / ðɪ/ The animal /ðɪ ænəməl/

EXERCISES
A, AN, T HE o r X ?

That restaurant is ........... expensive. These are ........... interesting books.

John is ........... attractive boy. You’re an hour and ........... half late.

She isn’t wearing ........... uniform. This is ........... special occasion.

Are you in ........... hurry? They are ........... nice boys.

He's my ........... best friend. ........... Paris is a beautiful city.

I love to go to ........... beach. Sarah is........... good dancer.

I will be at ........... home all day. He is ........... good man.

We saw ........... squirrel in the park today. In California, ........... weather is always nice

........... city museum is closed today. Can you tell me how to get to ........... bank from here?

He is one of ........... smartest people I know. ........... milk is good for you.

I like ........... animals a lot Would you like to see ........... movie?

........... apple a day keeps ........... doctor away. I can't believe I failed ........... yesterday's test!

Do you have ........... dictionary that I can borrow? ........... test we had last week was too difficult for me.

This coat was designed by ........... famous New York artist.

I recommend you eat ........... apple pie at this restaurant.

What did you do last weekend? We went to ........... mountains.

That man is ........... widower and he is ........... honorable person.

That lady is ........... housewife and her husband is ........... actor.

EXERCISES TO PRACTICE
 USE THE FOLLOWING VERBS TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. SOMETIMES YOU NEED THE NEGATIVE: Believe – e
– go – grow – make- rise – tell -translate

1. The earth ............................ round the sun.

2. Rice ............................ in Britain.
3. The sun ............................ in the east.
4. Bees ............................ honey.
5. Vegetarians ............................meat.
6. An atheist ............................ in God.
7. An interpreter ............................ languages
8. Liars are people who ............................ the truth
9. The Amazon ............................ into the Atlantic.

ASK LIZ QUESTIONS ABOUT HERSELF AND HER FAMILY. WRITE THE QUESTIONS.
1. Liz plays tennis. You want to know how often.
....................................................................................................................................?
2. You want to know if Liz’s sister plays tennis too. Ask Liz.
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3. Liz reads the newspaper every day. Ask her which one.
....................................................................................................................................?
4. Liz’s brother works. You want to know what he does. Ask Liz.
....................................................................................................................................?
5. Liz goes to the cinema a lot. You want to know how often. Ask her.
....................................................................................................................................?
6. You don’t know where Liz’s parents live. Ask her.
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ASK FIVE QUESTIONS FOR EACH OF THEM.