6 Present Simple; Adverbs of frequency

6 Present Simple;
Adverbs of frequency
Present Simple Απλός Ενεστώτας
Xρησιμοποιούμε Present Simple:
1 για συνήθειες και μόνιμες καταστάσεις. I get up at 7 o’clock every morning.
2 για γενικές αλήθειες. What do cats eat? Cats eat fish.

Spelling rules for he, she, it

Find Out Oρθογραφικοί κανόνες για τα he, she, it
1 Στα ρήματα που τελειώνουν σε -ss, -ch, -sh, -x miss – misses fix – fixes
1 Read. και -ο προσθέτουμε την κατάληξη -es. catch – catches do – does
Ann: Do you usually walk to school? brush – brushes

Tom: No, I usually take the bus with my father. 2 Όταν το ρήμα τελειώνει σε σύμφωνο + y, τότε στη study – studies cry – cries
θέση τού -y βάζουμε -i και προσθέτουμε την
He doesn’t drive the car to work.
κατάληξη -es.
Ann: How often do you walk to school? buy – buys stay – stays
3 Όταν το ρήμα τελειώνει σε φωνήεν + y, απλώς
Tom: I walk once or twice a week. προσθέτουμε την κατάληξη -s.
Ann: I don’t go to school by bus. I walk to  ημείωση: Tο ρήμα have γίνεται has στα πρόσωπα he,
Σ
school every day. My mother says it’s she και it.
good for me. Of course, she always goes Time expressions Xρονικές εκφράσεις
to work by car!  ι χρονικές εκφράσεις που χρησιμοποιούνται με τον
O
Present Simple δείχνουν πόσο συχνά γίνεται μια
πράξη. Oι χρονικές εκφράσεις μπαίνουν στην αρχή ή
στο τέλος της πρότασης.
every day / week / weekend / two weeks / She goes to the sports centre every weekend.
month / six months / year
κάθε μέρα / εβδομάδα / σαββατοκύριακο / δύο
εβδομάδες / μήνα / έξι μήνες / χρόνο
in the morning / afternoon / evening In the evening, Grandpa watches TV.
το πρωί / απόγευμα / βράδυ
at night / the weekend My cat sleeps on my bed at night.
τη νύχτα / το σαββατοκύριακο
once a week / twice a month / four times a year I go to the swimming pool once a week.
μια φορά την εβδομάδα / δύο φορές τον μήνα /
τέσσερις φορές τον χρόνο
in (the) summer / autumn / winter / spring When do we eat ice cream?
το καλοκαίρι / φθινόπωρο / τον χειμώνα / την άνοιξη We eat ice cream in the summer.
2 Complete the chart.
on Wednesdays / Thursday afternoons Dad goes shopping on Thursday afternoons.
τις Τετάρτες / τα απογεύματα της Πέμπτης
Positive Negative Question
Long form Short form Adverbs of frequency Επιρρήματα συχνότητας
I walk I do not walk I don’t walk Do I walk? 1 Tα επιρρήματα συχνότητας μας δείχνουν always πάντα sometimes μερικές φορές
πόσο συχνά γίνεται κάτι. usually συνήθως rarely σπάνια
you walk you do not walk you don’t walk Do you walk?
often συχνά never ποτέ
he walks he does not walk he doesn’t walk Does he walk? 2 Mπαίνουν μετά το ρήμα be και πριν από το It is usually hot in summer.
she walks she does not walk she doesn’t walk Does she walk? κύριο ρήμα. My mum always drinks coffee in the morning.
We sometimes play basketball after school.
it walks it does not walk it doesn’t walk Does it walk? Προσοχή!
Δεν χρησιμοποιούμε το never σε αρνητικές I never ride my bike to school.
we walk we do not walk we don’t walk Do we walk?
προτάσεις. Όχι: I don’t never ride my bike to school.
you walk you do not walk you don’t walk Do you walk?
3 Mπορούμε να ρωτήσουμε πόσο συχνά “How often do you drink tea?” “I rarely drink tea.”
they walk they do not walk they don’t walk Do they walk? γίνεται μια πράξη χρησιμοποιώντας τη “How often does your dad make pizza?”
φράση How often? (Πόσο συχνά;). “He makes pizza once a week.”
Short answers Go to the Chain Drill on page 146.

Do you walk? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.

Does she walk? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.

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 6 Present Simple; Adverbs of frequency

Your Turn 4 Complete the sentences. Use Present Simple and the words below.
have • not go • make • not watch • study • not drive
1 Complete the chart. Write Present Simple for he / she / it. 1 Jim rides a motorbike. He doesn’t drive a car.
work • catch • try • drink • go • hurry • watch • carry
 2 They make popcorn at home. They don’t buy it.
talk • fly • brush • sleep • study • fix • wear 3 The kids do sports on Saturdays. They don’t go to the cinema.
-s -es -ies 4 Sally doesn’t watch TV in the evening. She plays computer games.
works catches tries 5 We have breakfast in the kitchen. We don’t eat in the dining room.
drinks goes hurries 6 Helen studies French with a friend. She doesn’t learn French at school.

talks watches carries

5 Complete the text. Use Present Simple and the verbs given.
sleeps brushes flies

wears fixes studies

Alice
2 Write sentences in the positive, negative and
question forms. Use short forms.
3 Circle the correct word. Then choose the
correct animal to complete the sentence. A girl from Canada
Alice is 11 years old. She 1 lives (live) in Toronto, Canada.
HELP I / you / we / they do / don’t
elephants tigers She is in Class 5. She 2 studies (study) at a school near her
he / she / it does / doesn’t home. In the summer, she 3 rides (ride) her bike to school.
In the winter, she and her friends go by bus. School starts at half past
1 Mike texts on his phone every day.
eight. All the students 4 use (use) computers or tablets in
Mike doesn’t text on his phone every day.
their lessons. They also 5 do (do) sports and art at school.
Does Mike text on his phone every day?
1 They eat / eats meat. They live / lives At 12 o’clock, the students at Alice’s school 6 eat (eat) a
2 We visit Grandpa on Sundays. in India. They belong / belongs to healthy lunch in the school dining room. Alice 7 doesn’t go (not go)
the cat family.
We don’t visit Grandpa on Sundays. home after lunch. School 8 finishes (finish) at three o’clock in
They are tigers .
Do we visit Grandpa on Sundays? the afternoon.

3 They walk to school. After school, Alice 9 does (do) her homework. She
parrot 10 plays (play) ice hockey in a team at the sports centre once
They don’t walk to school.
duck a week. Ice hockey is a popular sport in Canada. Alice 11 loves
Do they walk to school?
(love) it! Her team is very good and they often 12 win (win) games.
4 She goes to bed late.
She doesn’t go to bed late.
Does she go to bed late? 6 about you! Write sentences that are true for you. Use the words below.
2 It’s a bird. It fly / flies. It live / lives
5 The dog sleeps outside. My mum watch TV every day
in a tree. It talk / talks.
The dog doesn’t sleep outside. It’s a parrot . I go to the supermarket in the morning
My friend (not) go to the beach in the evening
Does the dog sleep outside?
My classmates and I have a test once a week
6 You watch TV every evening.
cat My friends play outside in the summer
You don’t watch TV every evening. dog
Do you watch TV every evening? 1 My mum goes to the supermarket once a week.
2
3
3 It love / loves fish. It swim / swims 4
but it don’t / doesn’t like water. 5
It climb / climbs trees.
It is a cat .

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7 about you! Tick (4) what is true for you. Then write sentences about yourself. 9 Write questions. Then answer them. Use the words given.
ride his bike
1 Mike / run to school / every morning
always often usually sometimes rarely never Does Mike run to school every morning?
wear jeans 4 No, he doesn’t. He rides his bike to school every morning.
go to the cinema
eat ice cream
tidy my room text friends
2 the children / watch TV / in the evening
speak English Do the children watch TV in the evening?
see my friends No, they don’t. They text friends in the evening.

1 I often wear jeans.

2 3 Pete / eat ice cream / once a week
3 Does Pete eat ice cream once a week? drink a milkshake
4 No, he doesn’t. He drinks a milkshake once a week.
5
6
run on the beach
8 Read about Sam. Then circle the correct answers. 4 the dogs / often / play with a ball
Do the dogs often play with a ball?

loves children
No, they don’t. They often run on the beach.

Sam 5 the woman / write emails / every day

Does the woman write emails every day?
talk on the phone

Sam is a doctor. He works at a children’s hospital. He

wakes up at six o’clock every morning. He doesn’t go No, she doesn’t. She talks on the phone every day.
to the hospital by car. He often walks, but sometimes he
takes the bus. He arrives at the hospital at seven o’clock.
He speaks to the nurses. Then he goes to see the babies. bake cakes
He looks after all the sick children in the hospital. Sam
6 Jill / go to the shops / on Saturdays
loves his work, and he usually goes home late.
Does Jill go to the shops on Saturdays?
No, she doesn’t. She bakes cakes on Saturdays.

1 Sam wakes up / doesn’t wake up at six o’clock 10 Match.

every morning. 1 Where does Rick do his homework? 2 a my brother
2 He drives / doesn’t drive to the hospital. 2 Who do you play computer games with? 3 b because she hasn’t got a bike
3 He rarely / usually walks to the hospital. 3 Why does Sue walk to school? 5 c sandwiches
4 He doesn’t go / goes to the hospital at seven o’clock. 4 When do the kids go to the sports centre? 1 d in his bedroom
5 He doesn’t look after / looks after sick children. 5 What do you eat at school? 4 e on Fridays
6 He likes / doesn’t like his work.
7 He always / often goes home late.

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11 about you! Answer the questions about yourself. Use adverbs of frequency and time expressions.
1 How often does your friend come to your house?
My friend comes to my house ...
2 When do you usually leave for school in the morning?
I usually leave for school at ...
3 Who do you sometimes go to the beach with?
I sometimes go to the beach with ...
4 How often do you go to the cinema?
I go to the cinema ...
5 How often does your teacher give your class a test?
My teacher gives our class a test ...
6 When do you play computer games?
I play computer games ...

Guess about your friend

Look at the activities below. Guess what your partner does. Tick ✔ six things.
Now ask your partner. How many guesses are correct?

Do you talk on the phone? Yes, I do. I talk on

the phone every day.

Do you go horse riding? No, I don’t. I never

go horse riding.

talk on the phone listen to music go to the beach go to a dance class

go horse riding cook dinner go to the shopping centre read a book

drink milk watch TV p lay the guitar

p lay basketball

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