Present Simple

We use the Present Simple to express:

 A fact

 A habit or routine

 A general truth

 A permanent situation

Match the sentences with the situations.

They live in London.

She usually watches TV after dinner.

Great Britain is an island.

Days are longer in summer.

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We use the Present Simple with:

 Time expressions:
every day every week
every month
every year

 Adverbs of frequency:

rarely sometimes often

never
usually always

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AFFIRMATIVE

I, you, we, they write emails every day.

They write emails every day.

He, she, it writes poscards every summer.

She writes postcards every summer.

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Build sentences in the affirmative using the Present Simple.

They / sometimes / play / beach volleyball.

_______________________________
They sometimes play beach volleyball.

He / always / catch / the bus to school.

_________________________________
He always catches the bus to school.

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Build sentences in the affirmative using the Present Simple.

I / ride / bike / to work / every morning.

________________________________
I ride my bike to work every morning.

The dog / eat / bone / once a week.

_____________________________
The dog eats a bone once a week.

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NEGATIVE
I, you, we, they don’t feel bored during the holidays

They don’t feel bored during the

holidays.

He, she, it doesn’t watch films on week days

She doesn’t watch films on week

days.

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 Build sentences in the negative using the Present Simple.

She / not drink / beer.

She doesn’t drink beer.
_____________________

We / not travel / abroad / in the summer.

We don’t travel abroad in the summer.
_________________________________

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Build sentences in the negative using the Present Simple.

They / not usually / read.

They don’t usually read.
______________________

He / not enjoy / playing chess.

He doesn’t enjoy playing chess.
__________________________

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INTERROGATIVE
Do I, you, we, they meet your friends at the beach?

Where do you usually meet your friends?

We usually meet our friends at the

beach.

Do you usually meet your friends

at the beach?
Yes, we do.

Do you usually meet your friends at the cinema?

No, we don’t.
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INTERROGATIVE

Does he, she, it listen to music every day?

What does he do every day?

He listens to music every day.

Does he listen to music every day?

Yes, he does.

Does he read every day?

No, he doesn’t.

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Build sentences using the Present Simple in the interrogative.

When ______________________________?
do they hang out with their friends
They hang out wih their friends at weekends.

_________________________________________?
Do they hang out with their friends at weekends
Yes, they
_______.
do They hang out with their friends at
weekends.

____________________________
Do they hang out with their
_________________?
friends on Mondays

they don’t They don’t hang

No, __________.
out with their friends on Mondays.

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Build sentences using the Present Simple in the interrogative.

How ___________________________?
does she usually travel abroad
She usually travels abroad by plane.

________________________________________________?
Does she usually take the plane to travel abroad
Yes, ________.
she does She usually takes
the plane to travel abroad.

____________________________
Does she take the train to
_____________?
travel abroad

she doesn’t She doesn’t

No, __________.
take the train to travel abroad.

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Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple.

1. My sister usually ________

meets (meet) her friends after school.
2. Where ________his
does father ________
work (work)?

don’t go (not go) to school by bus.

3. They ________

4. The guitar lesson ____________(not

doesn’t start start) at 5 o’clock.

5. _____
Do you ________(listen)
listen don’t
to classical music? No, I ______.

6. _____
Does he ________(enjoy)
enjoy surfing? Yes, he does
_____.

7. I________
read (read) the newspaper every morning.
8. His father always________
drives (drive) him to school.
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