Present simple complete

PRESENT SIMPLE

A fact, something that is always true

• The human body contains 206 bones.
• Light travels at almost 300,000 kilometres per second.

Something that is true in the present:

• I'm nineteen years old.
• I'm a student.
• He lives in London.

Something true in the present

We use the present simple to talk about things which are repeated every day, every week, every year, etc.

• I usually get up at 7 o'clock.
• During the week I have swimming practice on Mondays, I do taekwondo on Tuesdays and tennis on Thursdays.
• We always go on holiday in the summer.

1. HABITS, ROUTINES...

Something that is fixed in the future.Examples:

• The school term starts next week.
• The train leaves at 19.45 this evening.
• We fly to Paris next week.

We often use adverbs of frequency like sometimes, always and never with the present simple. They are placed between the subject and verb.

• I sometimes go to the cinema.
• She never plays football.

Situations or feelings which are not temporary.

• I like him a lot.
• Sophie works as a travel writer.
• They live in London.

verb + s, ies, es

subject

verb

subject

Grammar structure

The present tense is the base form of the verb:They live in the U.S.I/you/we/they= the verb do not changeBut with the third person singular (she/he/it), we add an –s: He studies in Norway. he/she/it= the verb needs to change

The main thing is that the third person singular forms end in -s or -es. That's for he, she or it.

Affirmative sentence

Exercise 2

Exercise 1

+s

+ies

+es

We add s to all the other verbswalk walkslove lovesswim swimsplay playssit sits

When the verb ends with consonant y we drop the y and add ies fly flies try tries cry cries study studies carry carries

Add es to the verbs ending with ch, sh, ss, x, oteach teacheswash washeskiss kissesfix fixesgo goes

So the rule is: He / she / it + Verb + SThere are however some special cases. Here are the spelling rules:

SPELLING RULES FOR POSITIVE SENTENCES

Practice...

1. We ________our dog Rudy. (call)
2. Emma _______ during the lessons. (talk)
3. They ______ cooking lasagna. (like)
4. John ________ home from school at 4:00 pm. (come)
5. I ________ my friends everyday at the cafeteria. (meet)
6. He ________ laptops. (repair)
7. Walter and Frank ________ everyone, they are polite. (greet)
8. The cat ________ under the tree. (sit)
9. You ________ water. (drink)
10. She ________the lunchbox often. (forget)

don'tdoesn't

verb

subject

Grammar structure

does not = doesn't

do not = don't

hesheit

Iyouwethey

Look at these sentences:

• I like tennis but I don't like football. (don't = do not)
• She doesn't live in Mexico
• I don't play the piano but I play the guitar.
• They don't work at the weekend.
• He doesn't like chocolate.

We use do and does to make negatives with the present simple. We use doesn't for the third person singular (she/he/it) and don't for the others.

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

1. They play volleyball every week. → They _____________volleyball every week.
2. This car makes a lot of noise. → This car ___________ make a lot of noise.
3. I like computer games. → I _________ like computer games.
4. You wear sweatshirts. → You _________ wear sweatshirts.
5. They speak English. → They _______ speak English.
6. He watches TV. → He ________ watch TV
7. Steve draws nice pictures. → Steve _______ draw nice pictures.

Negative form

Grammar structure

subject

do or does

verb

We do not modify the verb in third person

EXAMPLES

INTERROGATIVE

Examples:

• Do you play the piano?
• Where do you live?
• Does Jack play football?
• Where does he come from?

We use do and does to make questions with the present simple. We use does for the third person singular (she/he/it) and do for the others.

To make questions

subject

do or does

WH'S

verb

wh's word

verb

Using the wh's

But questions with who often don't use do or does:

• Who lives in London?
• Who plays football at the weekend?
• Who works at Liverpool City Hospital?

We use do and does with question words like where, what and when:

• Where do Angela and Rita live?
• What does Angela do?
• When does Rita usually get up?

Use do or does

1. _______ you live in a house or a flat? I live in a flat in London, near my college.2. _________you live alone? No, I don't. I share the flat with my brother.3. _________he go to the same college as you? No, he's a bit older than me. He's got a job.4. ________you work at the weekend? Yes, I work in a café on Saturday and Sunday mornings.5. _____ you have a girlfriend at the moment? I do! Her name's Adele.6. _______ she come from London? No. She's from Scotland but she came here to study.

2. Why the lady doesn’t go to Stanley’s on Sunday?

3. What kind of food Stanley cooks on Wednesday?

1. What do they cook on Tuesday?

5. When does he cook Chinese food?

4. When does Stanley cook Russian food?

Write 5 sentences about the things you like and do and 5 sentences about the things you do not like and do (you can write some sentences about how you waste or save money).

Things they don't do and like

Things they do and like

Make at least 3 sentences per category. Todd Abidemi

2. Answer the following questions: Who is good at saving money?Who wastes a lot of money on food?What does she waste money on?How does he save money on clothes?Who talks about money and traveling?

1. Listen to the audio.

PRACTICE

1. Alfie _____ (live) in London.2. (do)______ you go swimming a lot?3. Sophie ______ (be) in Thailand today.4. We ______ (do not) go to the same school.5. I ______ (hate) old black and white films.6. She ______ (work) as a travel writer.7. My dad ______ (have) breakfast before us.8. They ______ (do) taekwondo on Tuesdays.

PRACTICE