Present simple

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

we use the simple present tense when we talk about things that happen repeatedly or habitually. Example: I like an ice cream He finishes his math homework The students copy the exercises My father drives the car

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

Affirmative form I you we they he/she/it

work

works /-s/

go - goes /-es/ watch - watches /-es/ play - plays /-s/ study - studies /-es/

NEGATIVE FORM

Negative form I you we they

DO NOT /don't/ WORK

he/she/it

DOES NOT /doesn't / WORK

1. She doesn't often go to the cinema. 2. I don't get up early at the weekend. 3. They don't speak English very well.

Questions with do, does - Simple Present

Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject Auxiliary (+ n't) I you we read books? they I you we they Peter Does he She play football? Yes, he she does.

Yes, I you we they No,

do.

Do

don't.

WH-QUESTIONS

Question Auxiliary Subject Verb word

What When Where do does do you your mother you play go meet

Rest
on your computer? to work? your friends?

Answer
I play games on my computer. She goes to work at 6 o'clock. I meet them at the bus stop

The definition of Question Tags

Question tag is a mini question we put on the end of a sentence. Let's see the following example. The underlined words are the question tag. 1. You get a car, don't you? 2. It drinks milk, doesn't it? 3. She doesn't come home by taxi, does she? 4. They don't play basketball, do they?

TYPES OF TAG QUESTIONS Question Tags On Positive Sentences

When the main sentence is positive, we have to use negative question tag. Let's see the following example. 1. Your boyfriend watches tv program, doesn't he? 2. She goes to work by car, doesn't she? 3. They listen to music, don't they? 4. You come home, don't you?

Question Tags On Negative Sentences

When the main sentence is negative, we have to use positive question tag. Let's see the following example. 5. Your girlfriend doesn't watch tv program, does she? 6. She doesn't like party, does she? 7. They don't listen to music, do they? 8. You don't come home, do you?