Present Simple (1) Exercises (1) Ya

Name: Yuri Valentina Morales Avendaño
Date: Thursday, March 4th, 2021

Afirmative Negative
Affirmative I walk Interrogative Do I walk?
You walk He walks I don’t walk You don’t Do you walk? Does he
She walks It walks walk He doesn’t walk walk? Does she walk?
We walk You walk She doesn’t walk It Does it walk?
They walk doesn’t walk We don’t Do we walk? Do you
walk You don’t walk They walk? Do they walk?
don’t walk
Short answers Affirmative

Yes, I / you / we / they do Negative
Yes, he / she / it does
No, I / you / we / they don’t
No, he / she / it doesn’t
Third person singular
We add –s to the verb to form the third person singular

(he, she, it).
I drink – he drinks I run – he runs
We use the Present Simple:
BUT
We add –es to verbs that end in –ss, for habits and actions that we do regularly:
-sh, -ch, -x, -o. He visits his friends every Sunday.
I watch – he watches She goes to school by bus.
With verbs ending in consonant + y, we change the –y for general truths:

to –ies. The sun rises in the East.
I cry – he cries
for permanent situations: He lives in Athens.
But with verbs ending in vowel + y, we just add –s as
usual.
I play – he plays
Expressions used with the Present Simple
Frequency adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never
(they are placed before the main verb)
Time expressions: every day / week / Friday…

on Mondays / Sundays… at the weekend…
in the morning / afternoon… in winter / spring…
once a day / week…
A. Write the third person singular of the following verbs.
play plays go goes
wash washes teac teaches

h
drive drives carr carries
y
fly flies start stars
help helps kiss kisses
watc watches tidy tidies

h
like likes enjo enjoys
B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Peter and his friends go to school by bus. (go)
2. Elephants eats leaves and grass. (eat)
3. David's father works in a hospital. (work)
4. The bank opens at 9.30 and closes at 4.30. (close)
5. Tom and Jim play

football every day after school. (play)
6. Mr Jones is a teacher.
teaches History. (teach)
He
7. Our lessons starts at 9.00 and finishes at 3.30. (start / finish)
8. My pen friend lives in Japan. (live)
9. Mary and her brother watch cartoons every Sunday morning. (watch)
10. John tidies his room every day. (tidy)

C. Complete the blanks with the Present Simple of the verbs in the box.
go work ride deliver love jog rest fish walk
Mr Letty is a postman. He doesn't work in the post
office. He always works outside in the streets.
He delivers letters to all the people in the
neighbourhood every day. He doesn't walk but he
rides his motorbike.
At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.
He rests. He jogs the countryside, so he always goes
to his country house with his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty
fish in the river and they love in the woods every
weekend.
D. Look at the pictures and write questions and answers, as in the example.
1. play / the guitar / in the afternoon
Does he play the guitar in the afternoon? afternoon

No he doesn’t play the guitar in the afternoon.
He plays the accordion.
2. walk / after lunch
Does the sea urchin walk after lunch?

No, it doesn’t walk after lunch
He sleeps in the grass .
3. ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day

Do they ride their bicycles every day?
No, they don´t ride their bicycles every day
They take a bus late every day

4. listen / to the radio / every Sunday
Does she listen to the radio every Sunday?
No, she doesn´t listen to the radio every Sunday
She goes to the cinema
5. clean / the house / on Mondays

Does he clean the house on Mondays
No, he doesn´t clean the house on Mondays
He sings at the Moe´s bar everyday
6. watch / TV / after school

Do they watch TV after school?
No,they don´t watch TV after school
They do the homework after school
E. Complete the blanks with the negative or the interrogative form of

the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.
Mark: Hi, Tess! What are you doing?
Tess: I'm watching the football team.
Mark: Do you watch (watch) them every day?
Tess: No, I don't. They don´t play (not play)
every day. They play four times a week.
Mark:Do you have (have) a favourite player?
Tess: No, I don´t (not have) a favourite player. Everyone on the team is good.
Mark:Does the attacker move (move) fast?
Tess: No, he doesn´t move (not move) fast, but he's very clever. Do
You like (like) football, Mark?
Mark: No, Idon´t (not like) it. I like basketball. It's a great sport.

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Name: Yuri Valentina Morales Avendaño

Date: Thursday, March 4th, 2021

Short answers Affirmative

Third person singular

We add –s to the verb to form the third person singular

With verbs ending in consonant + y, we change the –y for general truths:

Time expressions: every day / week / Friday…

A. Write the third person singular of the following verbs.

play plays go goes

wash washes teac teaches

help helps kiss kisses

watc watches tidy tidies

1. Peter and his friends go to school by bus. (go)

2. Elephants eats leaves and grass. (eat)

3. David's father works in a hospital. (work)

4. The bank opens at 9.30 and closes at 4.30. (close)

5. Tom and Jim play

7. Our lessons starts at 9.00 and finishes at 3.30. (start / finish)

8. My pen friend lives in Japan. (live)

10. John tidies his room every day. (tidy)

go work ride deliver love jog rest fish walk

Mr Letty is a postman. He doesn't work in the post

office. He always works outside in the streets.

He delivers letters to all the people in the

neighbourhood every day. He doesn't walk but he

rides his motorbike.

At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.

He rests. He jogs the countryside, so he always goes

to his country house with his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty

fish in the river and they love in the woods every

1. play / the guitar / in the afternoon

Does he play the guitar in the afternoon? afternoon

Does the sea urchin walk after lunch?

He sleeps in the grass .

3. ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day

They take a bus late every day

She goes to the cinema

5. clean / the house / on Mondays

He sings at the Moe´s bar everyday

6. watch / TV / after school

No,they don´t watch TV after school

They do the homework after school

E. Complete the blanks with the negative or the interrogative form of

Mark: Hi, Tess! What are you doing?

Tess: I'm watching the football team.

Mark: Do you watch (watch) them every day?

Tess: No, I don't. They don´t play (not play)

every day. They play four times a week.

Mark:Do you have (have) a favourite player?

Mark:Does the attacker move (move) fast?

You like (like) football, Mark?

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