Present

Simple:Affirmative
 Singular Plural
I read We read
You read You read
He reads
She reads They read
It reads
Verbs end with “o, ch, sh, x, s” add “es”
to singular subjects and nouns.

Watch She watches

Go He goes
es
Finish She finish
es
Relax He relax
es
Miss She miss
Verbs end with “consonant and y” drop
the “y” and add “ies” to singular subjects and
nouns.
Study She studies
Fly He flies
Verbs end with “vowel and y” add “s” to
singular subjects and nouns.

Play She plays

Let’s Practice:

We watch
_____ television every day.

watch watches
He _______
watches television every day.

watch watches
 eat lunch at 12:00.
We ____

eat eats
My friend ____
plays football
every saturday.

play plays
 Present
Simple:Negative
(a)They
I do not like milk.
We
You
I NEGATIVE:
We
You + do not + main verb
They

He
(b)She
It does not like milk.
She
He + does not + main verb
It
(c) I don’t drink milk.
They don’t go to the lake.
(d) He doesn’t drink milk.
Jack doesn’t like dogs.

CONTRACTIONS:
do not = don’t
does not = doesn’t
 (a) I don’t like milk.
(b) She doesn’t like milk.

do and does = helping verbs

She doesn’t drinks milk.?

3rd person singular no -s on main verb

Let’s Practice:

smile not

This childdoesn’t
___________.
smile
Wedon’t
________
like snakes. like not
Magdadoesn’t
___________
speak Dutch.

speak
not
 don’t feed
doesn’t jump
run
speak

Sometimes I don’t
____ ____
feed my cat.

My husband _____
feeds her.
 don’t sit
doesn’t need
like
run

She ______
doesn’t ____
run fast at the gym.

She gets tired.

 don’t feed
doesn’t jump
need
eat

They are good cooks.

don’t need
They _____ ____ help.
Present Simple:
Interrogative
 DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
DOES
(((b)
a) Do
c)
d) Do
Do
Do theyIyou
we like like
like
salad? salad?
salad?

QUESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT

Do
Do Iwe
they
you +++ main
mainverb
main verb
verb
(simple
(simple form)
form)
 DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
DOES

(g)
(e)
(f) Does
Does itshe
he look
like
like good?
salad?

QUESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT

Does
Does it
he
she + main verb
(simple
(simple form)
(simpleform)
form)
 QUESTION SHORT ANSWER

(i) Do you like ice cream?

Yes, We do. Yes, I do.
No, We don’t. No, I don’t.

(j) Does Max like ice cream?

Yes, he does.
No, he doesn’t.
 QUESTION SHORT ANSWER

(i) Do they like ice cream?

Yes, They do.
No, They don’t.
(j) Does Sara like ice cream?
Yes, She does.
No, She doesn’t.
Let’s Practice:

Question
Do you like to ride horses?

Short Answer
Yes, I do.
Long Answer
I like to ride horses.
Question
Do they have a baby?

Short Answer
Yes, they do.

Long Answer
They have a baby.
Question
Does Gerardo teach math?

Short Answer
Yes, he does.

Long Answer
Gerardo teaches math.
Question
Do cows bark?

Short Answer
No, they don’t.
Long Answer
Cows don’t bark.
Questions Words
a) What is this?
- It’s a sharpener.

b) How is your dad?

- He is fine.

c) How old is your sister?

- She is twenty years old.

d) How often do you go shopping?

- I go shopping once a week.

e) How much is this?

- It’s $20 .
f) Where does She go?
- She goes to the university.

g) What time do you get up?

- I get up at seven o’ clock.

h) When is the party?

- It’s on July 10 th. / It’s at eight o’ clock.

i) Why do you come to class late?

- Because I don’t sleep at all.
j) Who is that?
- He is my brother.

k) Whose are these trainers?

- They are Marco’s trainers.

l) Which fruit do you prefer?

- I prefer the strawberries.
Frequency Adverbs
ADVERB OF FREQUENCY

100%
ALWAYS

USUALLY
He comes on time.

She is late SELDOM

0%
NEVER
100% David always gets up early.
90% David usually gets up early.
80% David often gets up early.
50% David sometimes gets up early.
0% David never gets up early.
frequency all simple
adverb present verbs
except be
+
SUBJECT + BE + FREQUENCY
ADVERB
Jeff + is + sometimes
usually
always
often
never late.

am
FREQUENCY
is +
ADVERB
are
Let’s Practice:

Talia _______
always takes her dog always
for a walk. usually
often
Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed.Thurs. Fri. Sat. sometimes
never
      
Sara ______
never watches TV. always
usually
often
Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thurs.Fri. Sat. sometimes
never
Luke _______
usually cooks dinner. always
usually
often
Sun.Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. sometimes
      never
Marco _________
sometimes cooks always
dinner. usually
often
Sun.Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. sometimes
    never
He is tired. usually
______________________________________
Jeff is sad. never
_________________________________________
Lucy reads at the library. often
It rains in the desert. rarely