UNESUM

Simple Present
Group# 1

Alay Menoscal Johan

Alcívar Mejía Alva
ENGLISH Alvarado Cruz Narcisa
Arteaga Choez Marjorie
SECOND “B”
Asunción Merchán Jully
Baque Rivera Denisse
Bone Choez Angelo
Bueno Intriago Scarlet
 Simple present

Use: normally used to talk about habitual actions, but

sometimes
It may have a sense of the future.

Ej. Everyday I clean my house.

My mother always goes to the supermarket
on weekends.
-It is also used to express general facts or truths.
Ej. I live in Xalapa.
The sun warms the atmosphere.
Affirmative
 He/she/it:

1. Only the third person singular (he / she / it) is different from the others, since
"-s" is added.

2. There are verbs to which "-es" is added instead of "-s":

- do --- does; go ---goes
- verbs that end in

3. The ending is “–ies” when a verb ends in “consonant + y”. The "y" is converts to “i” and
adds “-es”:
 Negative

To form a negative sentence in the present simple we need to use the

auxiliaries do and does plus the negative not and the verb in infinitive.

Examples:
 Most children do not like vegetables.
 The president does not wear informal clothes in important
meetings.

Full form Contracted form

 Do- when talking about I, you, we, they.
do not = don´t (contraction)
Examples
 I do not go to school on weekends. (without contraction)
 Mario and Alex don´t play soccer in our team. (with contraction)
 Does - when talking about he, she, it.
does not = doesn´t (contraction)
Examples
 Pedro does not like rock music. (without contraction)
 She doesn´t eat cereal for dinner. (with contraction)
* IMPORTANT: with the auxiliary does not add s or is final to the verb.
Questions Short answer (+) Short answer (-)
Exercise 1
 Read an interview with Jamie Clark, a famous writer, and fill in the blanks using the
correct form of the verbs in the box.

 W: So, Jamie, we all know you are a very famous writer. Tell us a little about your routine.
 M: Well, I´m married and I have (1) a baby daughter, so I always get up (2) early during
the week, about 7. I need silence to work so when my wife takes (3) the baby to the park in
the morning, I write. We usually have (4) lunch at about midday and then I play with my
daughter while my wife is at work. She´s a teacher and she works (5) in a primary school.
She doesn´t like(6) driving, so she takes the bus. She return (7) home at about 6 p.m. and
then we have dinner together. We go (8) for a walk after dinner and once or twice a week
we visit (9) my brother or my wife´s sister. They live (10) near here. We don´t watch(11)
TV every night, only at weekends. We go (12) to bed at about 11.
 W: Thank you Jamie.
Exercise 2
 A Add -s, -es or -ies to the verbs below to form the Present Simple for he, she or it.
 1 stop stops 2 watch watches 3 study studies 4 do does 5 mix mixes 6 tie ties
 7 dress dresses 8 try tries 9 go goes 10 catch catches 11 enjoy enjoys 12 lose loses

Exercise 3
 Conjuga los verbos entre paréntesis en present simple.
 1. Anne (work) works in a language school.
 2. She (be) is a teacher.
 3. She (teach) teaches English.
 4. Her students (come) come from all over the world.
 5. Anne usually (go) goes to school by bus.
 6. On the bus she (have) has time to correct a few tests.
 Forma oraciones negativas.
 1. The children (be/not) are not tired.
 2. Carol (have/not) has not got any brothers or sisters.
 3. I (drink/not) do not drink milk.
 4. She (like/not ) does not like maths.
 5. I (be/not) am not from England.
 Forma oraciones interrogativas con los elementos entre paréntesis.
 1. (have/you/a dog) 1. Have you got a dog?
 2. (speak/they/English) 2. Do they speak English?
 3. (be/I/right) 3. Am I right?
 4. (play/he/tennis) 4. Does he play tennis?
 5. (be/you/on holiday) 5.Are you on holiday?
Exercise 4
 Write questions as in the example.
 1. You / speak English. ------------------------------------Do you speak English?
 2. She / work hard. Does she work hard?
 3. They / have dinner at eight Do they have dinner at eight?
 4. Jill and Tom / study at university Do Jill and Tom study at university?
 5. You / do your homework every day Do you do your homework every day?
 6. John / watch TV after dinner. Does John watch TV after dinner?
 7. He / wash the car at the weekend. Does he wash the car at the weekend?
 8. Her friends / live in London. Do her friends live in London?
 9. You / have any brothers or sisters. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
 10. Your friends / go to the cinema very often. Do your friends go to the cinema very often?
Exercise 5
 Write each sentence in the negative. Then write an affirmative sentence using the words in brackets.
 1) You need more spelling practice. (reading)
 a You don’t need more spelling practice.
 b You need more reading practice.
 2) My dad reads the newspaper every day. (a book)
 a My dad doesn’t read the newspaper every day.
 b My dad reads a book every day.
 3) I study on Saturdays. (Sundays)
 a I don’t study on Saturdays.
 b I study on Sundays.
 4) Mark goes to karate lessons. (piano)
 a Mark doesn’t go to karate lessons.
 b Mark goes to piano lessons.