Present Simple

THE PRESENT SIMPLE 1
Signal words
HOW OFTEN? WHEN?
• always • today
• often • every morning
• usually • every week
• sometimes • every year
• on Sundays
по воскресеньям
• in the evening
вечером
часто • in summer
сегодня каждое утро
летом иногда
всегда
2
обычно каждую неделю каждый год
READING RULES -S
[S] [Z] [ IZ ]
после после звонких после
ГЛУХИХ согласных и звуков [s],
СОГЛАСНЫХ
гласных [ ʃ ], [ ʧ ],
[z]
lives works watches goes keeps dances
visits listens does teaches rushes sleeps

3
THE PRESENT SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT VERB INFINITIVE
S
I I READ
N EVERY
G
U YOU READ DAY.
L
A
R
HE / SHE / IT READS
ONCE A
P WE READ WEEK.
L
U
R YOU READ
A
AT HOME.
L
THEY READ
RULES FOR THE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR (HE / SHE / IT)
Verbs ending in Verbs ending in –o,

In general
conson. + y sh, ch, x, ss
+s
y + ies + 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

WE USE PRESENT SIMPLE TO TALK ABOUT:
facts habits and routines
I live in Poland. They swim every day.
feeling and emotions general truth
Sunday comes after

They like pizza. Saturday.
Open the brackets.
1.I (eat, eats) sandwiches every day.
2.The table (have got, has got) 4 legs.
3.The girls (go, goes) to school early in the morning.
4.My Dad (drive, drives) very slowly.
5.You (ask, asks) too many questions.
6.Their children (like, likes) to play with the ball.
7.Nobody (know, knows) his name.
8.Linda (feed, feeds) the chickens every morning.
9.We (wake up, wakes up) at 8 o’clock.
10.My mother (wake, wakes) me at 7 every morning.
7
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
SUBJECT DO/DOES NOT VERB
S
I I DO NOT READ
N
EVERY
G
U
YOU DO NOT READ DAY.
L
A HE / SHE /
DOES NOT READ ONCE A
R IT
WEEK.
P WE DO NOT READ
L AT HOME.
U
R YOU DO NOT READ
A
L THEY DO NOT READ
SHORT FORM: do not = don’t
does not = doesn’t
SHORT
SUBJECT VERB
FORM
S
I I DON’T READ
N
G
YOU DON’T READ EVERY DAY.
U
L
A ONCE A
HE / SHE / IT DOESN’T READ
R WEEK.
P WE DON’T READ
AT HOME.
L
U
R YOU DON’T READ
A
L
THEY DON’T READ
Make negative sentences 1 (They/read)
They don’t read.

Make negative sentences 2 (She/love)
She doesn’t love him.

Make negative sentences 3 (He/drive)
He doesn’t drive.
Make negative sentences 4 (He/work)
He doesn’t work.
Make negative sentences 5 (They/sing)
They don’t 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 SUBJECT VERB SHORT ANSWERS
S
I DO I PLAY ? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.
N
G
U DO YOU PLAY ? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.
L
A HE/SHE/ Yes, he does. / No, he
R DOES PLAY ?
IT doesn’t.
P DO WE PLAY ? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.

L
U
R DO YOU PLAY ? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.
A
L Yes, they do. / No, they
DO THEY PLAY ?
don’t.
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 doesn’t
Make questions & short answers 2: LIKE
Does she like shopping?

Yes, she does
Make questions & short answers 3: DRINK
Does he drink?
No, he doesn’t
Make questions & short answers 4: WATCH
Does he watch TV?

No, he doesn’t
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 doesn’t
He has a bath
Does Alice love Paul?
No, she doesn’t …

but Paul loves Alice
Do the children smile?
No, they don’t

They cry
Does he go shopping?
No, he doesn’t
He goes camping
What do they eat?
They eat hot dogs

Do they take drugs?
No, they don’t take any drugs

What do they have for lunch?
They have watermelon for lunch

Does Dick drive well?
No, he doesn’t
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)
Your turn now 4
Correct these sentences if necessary:
1.Tom doesn’t never read newspapers.
2. We not like horror films.
3. Do Dave sends e-mails? Yes, he do.
4. Mary drinks sometimes coffee after lunch.
5. My best friend plaies the piano.
6. Do you have a big breakfast?
7. Dad doesn’t the housework, mum does.
8. It doesn’t rains much in summer.

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THE PRESENT SIMPLE 1

lives works watches goes keeps dances

visits listens does teaches rushes sleeps

Verbs ending in Verbs ending in –o,

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

facts habits and routines

I live in Poland. They swim every day.

feeling and emotions general truth

Sunday comes after

They eat a lot.

She surfs the Internet.

I play the flute.

They don’t read.

She doesn’t love him.

They don’t sing.

P DO WE PLAY ? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.

1. Make questions according to the pictures

2. Write affirmative or negative short

3. Check your answers.

Does she like shopping?

Does he watch TV?

1. Answer the questions

No, she doesn’t …

No, they don’t

They eat hot dogs

No, they don’t take any drugs

They have watermelon for lunch

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