Look at the two sentences from the article. What is the main verb?

What do you add for a

negative sentence?

Many people have cars.

Some city centers around the world don’t have cars.

Choose the correct form lo make these sentences true for you. Then tell your partner.

1 l live I don 't live in the city centre.

2 I have I don't have a car.

3 I go I don 't go to work by bus.

4 l eat I don 't eat in cafés at lunchtime.

5 1 meet I don 't meet friends in the city centre after work.

6 l like I don 't like shopping in the city centre.

Write do in the correct place in these questions.

I What you do?

2 Where you live?

3 You like shopping?

4 What time you finish work?

5 You have a car?

6 You eat in cafés at lunchtime?

7 What time you eat dinner?

8 You meet friends after work?

Underline all the verbs in this text about Beverley. Then answer the questions.

1 ln affirmative sentences, how does the verb change for he/she/it forms?

2 ln negative sentences, which verb do you add?

Beverley Goodman is a marine archaeologist. She studies places under the sea. She has an
office, but she doesn't work there very often. She's usually on a boat or under the sea. On the
boat. She gets up just after five o'clock and she meets her team for breakfast at about seven.
She starts work after breakfast and she finishes late. At home, she doesn't finish work late. She
lives with her husband and two children. Sometimes her children go to work with her. They
love the boats!

Complete the text about another archaeologist with the present simple form of the verbs.

Dr James E. Campbell 1 (come) from England and he's an archaeologist. He 2 (study) the
ancient pyramids in Egypt. James (speak) three languages: English, French and Arabic. He 4
(have) an office, but he (prefer) working in the pyramids with other archaeologists. He 6 (not I
have) much free time because he 7 (travel) all over the world. He 8 (not I get) bored in his job!

Complete the sentences with the present simple form of these verbs.

Go have not have not like live meet

work

My grandparents ………. for a walk in the park every day.

I ………. in an art gallery.

Many people in Amsterdam ………. a car. They go everywhere by bicycle.

We ………. next to a café. We often ………. Breakfast there on Saturdays.

I ………. shopping in the city center. It’s very crowded.

My friends and I often ………. in the museum café.

Put the words in order to make questions.

1 city I Do I you I in I the I centre I work ?

2 do I Where I your I live I parents ?

3 close I What time I the I shops I do?

4 Do I work I by bus I go I to I you ?

5 do I What I do I in the evenings I people?

6 your I friends I Where I do I meet I you ?

Write affirmative and negative sentences and questions.

1 She (work) on a boat (+)

2 He (have) children (- )
1 (your husband / work) in an office (?)

Sarah (study) archeology at university (+)

5 Murad (teach) Arabic (-)

6 (the bus I stop) on this street (?)

Complete the sentences with the p resent simple form of the verbs.

1I (not have) a job.

2 My son………. (go) to school by bus.

This class ………. (finish) at 7 p.m.

4………. your grandmother (live) ………. with you?

5 What ………. Barney ………. (do)?

6 Lola ………. (not speak) English.