THE PRESENT SIMPLE 1

WE USE PRESENT SIMPLE TO TALK ABOUT:

Permanent states habits and routines

I live in Poland. They swim every day.

feelings and emotions general truth

Sunday comes after

They like pizza. Saturday.
THE PRESENT SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT VERB INFINITIVE
S
I I READ
N EVERY
G
U YOU READ DAY.
L
A
R
HE / SHE / IT READS
ONCE A
P WE READ WEEK.
L
U
R YOU READ
A
AT HOME.
L
THEY READ
RULES FOR THE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR (HE / SHE / IT)

Verbs ending in Verbs ending in –o,

In general
conson. + y sh, ch, x, ss
+s
y + ies + es

work  works study  studies go  goes

eat  eats cry  cries wash  washes

play  plays try  tries watch  watches

swim  swims spy  spies mix  mixes

write  writes fly  flies kiss  kisses

Make affirmative sentences 1 (he/go)

He goes to school
Make affirmative sentences 2 (They/eat)

They eat hot dogs.

Make affirmative sentences 3 (She/surf)

She surfs the Internet.

Make affirmative sentences 4 (I/play)

I play the flute.

Make affirmative sentences 5 (She/cry)

She cries.
 Negative form
SUBJECT DO/DOES NOT VERB
S
I I DO NOT READ
N
G
EVERY
U
YOU DO NOT READ DAY.
L
A HE / SHE /
DOES NOT READ ONCE A
R IT
WEEK.
P WE DO NOT READ
L AT HOME.
U
R YOU DO NOT READ
A
L THEY DO NOT READ
 SHORT FORM: do not = don’t
does not = doesn’t
SHORT
SUBJECT VERB
FORM
S
I I DON’T READ
N
G
YOU DON’T READ EVERY DAY.
U
L
A ONCE A
HE / SHE / IT DOESN’T READ
R WEEK.

P WE DON’T READ
AT HOME.
L
U
R YOU DON’T READ
A
L
THEY DON’T READ
Make negative sentences 1 (They/read)

They don’t read.

Make negative sentences 2 (She/love)

She doesn’t love him.

Make negative sentences 3 (He/drive)

He doesn’t drive. He rides a bike.

Make negative sentences 4 (He/work)

He doesn’t work. He relaxes on the sofa.

Make negative sentences 5 (They/sing)

They don’t sing. They dance.

 YOUR TURN NOW
Write the affirmative /negative form of the verbs in
brackets:
1. Dave ……………… (not live) in Madrid.
2. Sue ……………… (study) German at school.
3. My dad ……………… (drive) a red car.
4. We ……………. (not walk) to school.
5. The 34 bus ………………… (not stop) here.
6. Mr Brown …………………. (teach) maths.
7. The children ……………… (play) football.
8. Mary ……………… (wash) the dishes after lunch.
 INTERROGATIVE & SHORT ANSWERS
DO/DOES SUBJECT VERB SHORT ANSWERS
S
I DO I PLAY ? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.
N
G
U DO YOU PLAY ? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
L
A HE/SHE/ Yes, he does. / No, he
R DOES PLAY ?
IT doesn’t.

P DO WE PLAY ? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.

L
U
R DO YOU PLAY ? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.
A
L Yes, they do. / No, they
DO THEY PLAY ?
don’t.
 YOUR TURN NOW 1

1. Make questions according to the pictures

using the given verb.

2. Write affirmative or negative short

answers.

3. Check your answers.

Make questions & short answers 1: STUDY

Does he study?
No, he doesn’t. He works.
Make questions & short answers 2: LIKE

Does she like shopping?

Yes, she does
Make questions & short answers 3: DRINK

Does he drink?
No, he doesn’t. He eats cookies.
Make questions & short answers 4: WATCH

Does he watch TV?

No, he doesn’t. He watches the stars.
Make questions & short answers 5: FLY

Does it fly?
Yes, it does
Make questions & short answers 6: SWIM

Do they swim?
Yes, they do
 Your turn now 2

1. Answer the questions

2. Check your answers
Does Paul have a shower every day?

No, he doesn’t
He has a bath
 Does Alice love Paul?

No, she doesn’t …

but Paul loves Alice
 Do the children smile?

No, they don’t

They cry
 Does he go shopping?

No, he doesn’t
He goes camping
What do they eat?

They eat hot dogs

 Do they take drugs?

No, they don’t take any drugs

 What do they have for lunch?

They have watermelon for lunch

 Does Dick drive well?

No, he doesn’t
He drives very badly
 Your turn now 3
Fill in the gaps with the correct present simple form of the verbs
in brackets:
1. James ………… football at all (not like)
2. ……… you ………… a bath or a shower? (have)
3. My brother ………… medicine (study)
4. We …………… French and German at school (learn)
5. Mary …………... English well (speak)
6. I …………… understand the exercise (not understand)
7. ………… your father ………… to the office? (walk)
8. Sarah never ……… her homework (do)
9. Our teachers …………… us lots of homework (give)
10. My gradma ………… glasses (wear)
 Your turn now 4
Correct these sentences if necessary:
1.Tom doesn’t never read newspapers.
2. We not like horror films.
3. Do Dave sends e-mails? Yes, he do.
4. Mary drinks sometimes coffee after lunch.
5. My best friend plaies the piano.
6. Do you have a big breakfast?
7. Dad doesn’t the housework, mum does.
8. It doesn’t rains much in summer.