1. Time phrases:
We often use the present simple with words that tell us how often
(FREQUENCY ADVERBS): often, always, never, seldom, sometimes,
We use the simple present:
- for facts which do not change : “She has got blue eyes”.
- for permanent or habitual actions : “She goes abroad every year”
- with verbs such as : like,love,hate,dislike,believe ... : “I love you”.
POSITIVE + NEGATIVE - INTERROGATIVE ?
I
We like …
You
They
I
We DO +not like …
You (don't)
They
Do we like …?
you
they
3
rd
PERSON SINGULAR
He
She like +S …
It
He
She DOES +not like …
It (doesn't)
he
Does she like …?
it
Grammar-guide:Grammar-guide:
1.We add –s to form the third person singular (he, she, it) I walk / he walks
2. We add –es to verbs that end in –ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o. I teach / he teaches
3. With verbs ending in consonant + y, we change the –y to –ies. I fly / he flies
4. But with verbs ending in vowel + y, we just add –s as usual. I play / he plays
2. We add –es to verbs that end in –ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o. I teach / he teaches
3. With verbs ending in consonant + y, we change the –y to –ies. I fly / he flies
4. But with verbs ending in vowel + y, we just add –s as usual. I play / he plays
2. watch - watches
go - __________
read - __________ play - ___________
dress - ___________ buy - __________
cry - __________ eat - ___________
wash - __________ hate - __________
stay - __________ sleep - ___________
do - __________ fly - __________
phone - __________ kiss - ___________
1) Add –S to these verbs and write them:
2) Use the correct form of the Present Simple in each sentence. Choose verbs
from this list:
a) Helen _______________________ in a restaurant at the weekends.
b) “How much _______________________ she _______________________ ?” “Six
pounds an hour.”
c) She _______________________ to university from Monday to Friday.
d) “What _______________________ she _______________________ ?” “Law.”
e) _______________________ she _______________________ animals?
f) Yes, she and her friends _______________________ riding every week.
g) “Where _______________________ her boyfriend _______________________?”
h) He _______________________ her every evening.
i) They _______________________ every summer.
j) She _______________________to be a lawyer.
3) Fıll ın the blanks wıth do / does / don’t / doesn’t :
a) _____________ your mum make a cake at weekends ?
b) Tom and Tim __________ like football; he ______ baseball.
c) ____________ the children like milk ?
d) We __________ watch TV in the evenings.
e) My sister ____________ clean her room everyday.
f) __________it rain a lot in your country ?
earn go x2 like live meet phone study want
work
I play – he plays
3. g) ___________ you help old people?
h) ____________ your friends meet at a cafe on Saturdays ?
i) My grandfather _____________ drink coke; he drinks milk.
j) Our neighbour _____________ listen to music quietly.