THE PRESENT SIMPLE 1

WE USE PRESENT SIMPLE TO TALK ABOUT:

facts

habits and routines

I live in Poland.

They swim every day.

feeling and emotions

general truth

They like pizza.

Sunday comes after

Saturday.

THE PRESENT SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECT
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VERB INFINITIVE

READ

YOU

READ

EVERY DAY.

HE / SHE / IT

READS

WE

READ

ONCE A
WEEK.

YOU

READ

THEY

READ

AT HOME.

RULES FOR THE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR (HE / SHE /

IT)
In general
+s

Verbs ending in
conson. + y
y + ies

Verbs ending in o,
sh, tch, x, ss
+ 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 a lot.

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
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SUBJECT

DO/DOES

NOT

VERB

DO

NOT

READ

YOU

DO

NOT

READ

EVERY DAY.

HE / SHE /
IT

DOES

NOT

READ

ONCE A
WEEK.

WE

DO

NOT

READ

AT HOME.

YOU

DO

NOT

READ

THEY

DO

NOT

READ

SHORT FORM: do not = dont

does not = doesnt
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SUBJECT

SHORT
FORM

VERB

DONT

READ

YOU

DONT

READ

EVERY DAY.

HE / SHE / IT

DOESNT

READ

ONCE A WEEK.

WE

DONT

READ

AT HOME.

YOU

DONT

READ

THEY

DONT

READ

Make negative sentences 1 (They/read)

They dont read.

Make negative sentences 2 (She/love)

She doesnt love him.

Make negative sentences 3 (He/drive)

He doesnt drive.

Make negative sentences 4 (He/work)

He doesnt work.

Make negative sentences 5 (They/sing)

They dont sing.

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

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SUBJECT

VERB

SHORT ANSWERS
Yes, you do. / No, you
dont.

DO

PLAY ?

DO

YOU

PLAY ?

DOES

HE/SHE/
IT

PLAY ?

DO

WE

PLAY ?

DO

YOU

PLAY ?

DO

THEY

PLAY ?

Yes, you do. / No, you

dont.
Yes, he does. / No, he
doesnt.
Yes, we do. / No, we
dont.
Yes, we do. / No, we
dont.
Yes, they do. / No, they
dont.

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 doesnt

Make questions & short answers 2: LIKE

Does she like shopping?

Yes, she does

Make questions & short answers 3: DRINK

Does he drink?
No, he doesnt

Make questions & short answers 4: WATCH

Does he watch TV?

No, he doesnt

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 doesnt
He has a bath

Does Alice love Paul?

No, she doesnt

but Paul loves Alice

Do the children smile?

No, they dont

They cry

Does he go shopping?

No, he doesnt
He goes camping

What do they eat?

They eat hot dogs

Do they take drugs?

No, they dont take any drugs

What do they have for lunch?

They have watermelon for lunch

Does Dick drive well?

No, he doesnt
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)

Wh Questions words
Questions that start with WH What?
Who?
Where?
When?
Why?
Which?
Whose?
How?

We can use Wh question word

with Do/Does
Do
Wh
Does

I
You
We
They
She
He
It

Example

Where DO THEY live?

What DO YOU do?

Why DOES HE sleep?

When DOES SHE read?

We can use Wh question words with

am/is/are

am

I
he

wh

she

is

it
we
you

are

they

Examples
What is it?
How are you?
Where are you now?
Who are they?