SIMPLE PRESENT

Pronouns: they replace the subject of a sentence.

John doesnt like pizza. He prefers hot dogs.
Mary dances very well. She goes to an academy.
John and Mary are colleagues. They work in the same enterprise.
I
You
He
She
It

Yo
T
l
Ella
(indicaobjet
o)
We
Nosotros
You
Ustedes
They
Ellos
Simple present:

The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or

something that often happens. It can also be something a person often
forgets or usually does not do.
VERB TO BE
Affirmative
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They

I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They

AM
ARE
IS
ARE

Negative
Am not / m not
Are not / arent
Is not / isnt

Are not / arent

AM
ARE
IS
ARE

Yes / No questions
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They

COMPLEMENT?

ANSWERS:
Are you a teacher? Yes, I am. / No, I am not.
Is she your grandmother? Yes, she is. / No, she is not.

When / Where /
Why

Information questions
AM
I
ARE
You
He
IS
She
It
We
ARE
You
They

Where are you? I am at the cinema.

Who is she? She is my mother.
FORM
[VERB] + s/es in third person
1) verbs ending in a ch, -s, -x, -o, -sh: we add -es to the infinitive.
Examples:
I watch - he watches
I pass - he passes
I go - he goes
I do - he does
2) Verbs ending in -y
verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel (a, e, i, o, u): Add -s.

COMPLEMENT?

Example:
I play - he plays
Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant: Change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'.
Example:
I hurry - he hurries
Affirmative
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
She works at 8 oclock. / He fixes the car.

work
works
work

Negative
Do not / dont

I
You
He
Does not / doesnt
She
It
We
Do not / dont
You
They
They dont work very much.

work
work(-)
work

Mary doesnt work at the school.

Do
Does
Do

Yes / No questions
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They

ANSWERS:
Do you work? Yes, I do. / No, I dont.
Does she work? Yes, she does. / No, she doesnt.

work?
work(-)?
work?

Information questions
do
I
You
He
When / Where /
does
She
Why
It
We
do
You
They
Where do you work? I work in a restaurant.

Work?
Work?
Work?

When do you work? I work in the morning.

EXERCISES
A- Put in the correct verb forms into the gaps. Use Simple Present.
Example: ___ they ______ their friends? (phone)
Answer: Do they phone their friends?
1)

you

mineral water? (drink)

2)

Sarah and Linda

3)

your teacher

4)

they

5)

the cat

6)

Nina

their pets? (feed)

your homework? (check)

in the old house? (live)

on the wall in the mornings? (sit)
computer games? (play)

7)
your parents
(watch)
8)

your grandmother

9)

Andy

TV in the afternoon?
the phone? (answer)

the shopping? (do)

10)
Garry and Ken
afternoon? (have)

a cup of tea in the

B- Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negation of the verbs into
the correct gaps. You can use long or short/contracted forms of the auxiliaries.
Example:
Josephine knows the new words. - Josephine _____________ the new words.
Answer:
Josephine knows the new words. - Josephine does not know the new words.
or Josephine doesn't know the new words.
1) The girls are outside. - The girls

outside.

2) She knows the answer. - She

the answer.

3) We live in a small house. - We

house.

in a small

4) I have coffee for breakfast. - I

breakfast.

coffee for

5) Water boils at 90C. - Water

6) My brothers work in a caf. - My brothers

at 90C.

in a caf.
7) Marie and Helen do judo. - Marie and Helen
judo.
8) The dog always barks. - The dog

9) I remember Bill quite well. - I

well.

Bill quite

10) Kate can sing alone. - Kate

alone.

C- Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Present.
Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.
1) They

hockey at school. (play)

2) She
3)

e-mails. (write)
you

4) My parents
5)

English? (speak)
fish. (not/ like)

Anne

6) Andy's brother

any hobbies? (have)

in an office. (work)

7) Leroy
8)
(water)

very fast. (can/not/to read)

Jim and Joe

9) Yvonne's mother
10)

Elisabeth

the flowers every week?

a motorbike. (not/ ride)

cola? (drink)