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PRESENT SIMPLE
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 affirmative
We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the TO).
In general, we add -S in the third person (he/she/it).

Verb TO DRINK Verb TO LISTEN Verb TO WORK

I drink I listen I work

You drink You listen You work
He drinks He listens He works
She drinks She listens She works
It drinks It listens It works
We drink We listen We work
You drink You listen You work
They drink They listen They work
 affirmative
For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.

Verb TO GO Verb TO WASH Verb TO KISS

I go I wash I kiss
You go You wash You kiss
He goes He washes He kisses
She goes She washes She kisses
It goes It washes It kisses
We go We wash We kiss
You go You wash You kiss
They go They wash They kiss
 affirmative
For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.
NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.

Verb TO STUDY

I study
You study Verb TO PLAY

He studies stud
studies
study
I play
You play
She studies
but notice: He plays
It studies She plays
We study plays
play It plays
You study We play
You play
They study They play
 affirmative exercises
Think before you click:

1. I ________
go (go) to work by car. Fred ________
goes (go) to work by bus.
2. She ________
likes (like) chicken.
3. They ________
get up (get up) at half past seven.
4. Jim ________
brushes (brush) his teeth after breakfast.
5. You ________
study (study) in the evening, but Kate ________
studies (study) at 6.30pm.
6. The boys ________
play (play) football in the playground.
7. David ________
works (work) on Saturdays.
8. We ________
have (have) lunch in the school canteen.
9. Mr. Adams ________
goes (go) to bed at quarter to eleven.
 negative
To make a negative sentence we need the auxiliary do(es) + not + verb.
We normally use the contractions don't (do + not) and doesn't (does + not).

Verb TO WORK Verb TO GO Verb TO STUDY

I don’t work I don’t go I don’t study

You don’t work You don’t go You don’t study
He doesn’t work He doesn’t go He doesn’t study
She doesn’t work She doesn’t go She doesn’t study
It doesn’t work It doesn’t go It doesn’t study
We don’t work We don’t go We don’t study
You don’t work You don’t go You don’t study
They don’t work They don’t go They don’t study
 negative
Watch out for the differences between the affirmative and the negative sentences.

affirmative negative

I work in an office. I don’t work in an office.

You wake up at 7.00.
He listens to music at night.
She goes to school on foot.
It likes milk.
We study in the afternoon.
You eat apples at lunch.
They have dinner at home.
You don’t wake up at 7.00.
He doesn’t listen to music at night.
She doesn’t go to school on foot.
It doesn’t like milk.
We don’t study in the afternoon.
You don’t eat apples at lunch.
They don’t have dinner at home.

aff.As youHe
can see,his
visits in the third
uncle person (he/she/it), in the negative form,
on Saturday.
neg. the He doesn’t visit
-s disappears his the
from uncle on and
verb Saturday.
goes to the auxiliary: does.
 affirmative & negative exercises
Think before you click:

1. I ________
go (go) to school by bus. Blenda ____________
doesn’t go (go) to school by car.
She ________
goes (go) to school by car. Her father ________
drives (drive) her to school.
2. They ____________
don’t work (work) in a supermarket. They ________
work (work) in a shopping.
3. You ________
like (like) cherries but you ____________
don’t like (like) apples.
John ____________
doesn’t like (like) pears but he ________
likes (like) apples.
4. I usually ________
take (take) a shower in the morning.
My mother sometimes ________
takes (take) it in the evening.
5. I ____________
don’t have (have) lunch in the restaurant. I ________
have (have) lunch in the
canteen. My sister ________
has (have) lunch at home.
6. We ____________
don’t study (study) at school. We ________
study (study) at home.
I ________
study (study) in my bedroom. Lisa ____________
doesn’t study (study) in the bedroom.
She ________
studies (study) and ________
does (do) her homework in the living-room.
 interrogative
To make a question we use the auxiliary do(es) + subject + verb.

Verb TO WASH Verb TO READ Verb TO HELP

Do I wash …? Do I read …? Do I help …?

Do you wash …? Do you read …? Do you help …?
Does he wash …? Does he read …? Does he help …?
Does she wash …? Does she read …? Does she help …?
Does it wash …? Does it read …? Does it help …?
Do we wash …? Do we read …? Do we help …?
Do you wash …? Do you read …? Do you help …?
Do they wash …? Do they read …? Do they help …?
 interrogative
In questions beginning with do/does we usually give short answers using those words.

Here are some examples:

Do you get dressed before breakfast? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

Do they have breakfast at eight? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.
Does he help his sister? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.
Does Helen go to bed late? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
Do the boys study a lot? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.
Does Susan’s father work in London? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.
Do her friends play football? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.
 interrogative exercises
Think before you click:
1. _______
Do you wake
_______
up (wake up) before seven o’clock? No, I ________.
don’t
2. _______
Does she _______
have (have) a bath in the evening? Yes, she ________.
does
3. _______
Do Sofia’s cousins _______
live (live) in Lisboa? Yes, they ________.
do
4. _______
Does your grandmother _______
help (help) you with the homework?
No, she ________.
doesn’t

Fill in all the blanks:

1. _______
Do Ann and Kate _______
watch (watch) TV before dinner? No, ______
they ________.
don’t
2. _______
Does John _______
do (do) his homework? Yes, ______
he ________.
does
3. _______
Do John’s parents _______
get up (get up) early? _____,
yes ______
they do.
4. _______
Does Jane’s brother _______
set (set) the table? _____,
No ______
he doesn’t.
 affirmative negative interrogative
exercises
Think before you click:

1. I ________
comb (comb) my hair every day. _______
Do you ________
brush (brush) your teeth?
Yes, I _______.
do But I ____________
don’t comb (comb) my hair every day.
2. Cindy ____________
doesn’t go (go) to bed after dinner. She usually ________
goes (go) to bed at
10.30. What time _______
do you ________
go (go) to bed?
3. My father sometimes ________
plays (play) chess with me. He ____________
doesn’t like (like)
playing cards. _______
Does your father ________
play (play) cards? Yes, he _______.
does
4. My parents ____________
don’t have (have) breakfast at home. They ________
drink (drink)
a coffee at work. My sister ________
has (have) cereals for brekfast.
5. He ________
studies (study) a lot for the tests. _______
Does Amy usually ________
study (study)?
No, she _______.
doesn’t Kevin ________ (watch) TV? He ________ (watch) TV in the kitchen.
6. Where _______
7. We often does
________ (ride)watch
our bikes in the park, but watches
we ____________ (play) football.
 Remember that we use the present tense:

1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.

I go to school by bus.
John has dinner at home.

2. For habits/routines.
I usually get up early.
Susan always brushes her teeth twice a day.
They take a shower before dinner.

3. For facts.
A cat has four legs.

4. For things that are always/generally true.

It rains a lot in winter.