Afirmative Negative Interrogative

I walk I don’t walk Do I walk?

You walk You don’t walk Do you walk?
He walks He doesn’t walk Does he walk?
She walks She doesn’t walk Does she walk?
It walks It doesn’t walk Does it walk?
We walk We don’t walk Do we walk?
You walk You don’t walk Do you walk?
They walk They don’t walk Do they walk?

Short answers

Affirmative Negative

Yes, I / you / we / they do No, I / you / we / they don’t

Yes, he / she / it does 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 We use the Present Simple:
I run – he runs
• for habits and actions that
BUT we do regularly:
• We add –es to verbs that end in –ss, He visits his friends every
-sh, -ch, -x, -o. Sunday.
I watch – he watches She goes to school by bus.

• With verbs ending in consonant + y, • for general truths:

we change the –y to –ies. The sun rises in the East.
I cry – he cries
But with verbs ending in vowel + y, • for permanent situations:
we just add –s as usual. He lives in Athens.
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 ____________ go ____________

wash ____________ teach ____________

drive ____________ carry ____________

fly ____________ start ____________

help ____________ kiss ____________

watch ____________ tidy ____________

like ____________ enjoy ____________

cry ____________ mix ____________

B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.

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

2. Elephants __________ leaves and grass. (eat)

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

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

5. Tom and Jim __________ football every day after school. (play)

6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He __________ History. (teach)

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

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

9. Mary and her brother __________ cartoons every Sunday morning. (watch)

10. John __________ 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 __________ letters to all the people in the

neighbourhood every day. He doesn't __________

but he __________ his motorbike.

At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.

He __________. He __________ the countryside,

so he always __________ to his country house with

his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty __________ in the river

and they __________ 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 aftenoon?

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

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

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 4. listen / to the radio / every Sunday

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5. clean / the house / on Mondays

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6. watch / TV / after school

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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 __________ (not play)

every day. They play four times a week.

Mark: __________ you __________ (have)

a favourite player?

Tess: No, I __________ (not have) a favourite player. Everyone on the team is

good.

Mark: __________ the attacker __________ (move) fast?

Tess: No, he __________ (not move) fast, but he's very clever. __________

you __________ (like) football, Mark?

Mark: No, I __________ (not like) it. I like basketball. It's a great sport.
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Exercise 9
Present Tense
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.

Example: I (play) play the guitar.

Example: Jessica (play) plays the guitar.

1) I (be) _______ sixteen years old.

2) Tommy (live) _______ at 107 Pine Lane.

3) Juana (cook) _______ dinner for her family.

4) They (eat) _______ lunch at 12:00.

5) Nina (take) _______ medicine when she is sick.

6) I (like) _______ chocolate.

7) He (drive) _______ a nice car.

8) We (want) _______ to see a movie tonight.

9) Mr. Anderson (teach) _______ chemistry at Hill High School.

10) They (study) _______ English at school.

11) I (want) _______ to go home now.

12) Bill and Calicia (drive) _______ to the mountains every year. every year.

13) We (eat) _______ pasta once a week.

14) It (snow) _______ here in December.

15) When Dax (take) _______ a shower, he (wash) _______ his hair with shampoo.
 Present Simple, prepositions of place

A Add -s, -es or -ies to the verbs below to form the Present Simple for he, she or it.

1 stop stops
...................... 5 mix ...................... 9 go ......................
2 watch ...................... 6 tie ...................... 10 catch ......................
3 study ...................... 7 dress ...................... 11 enjoy ......................
4 do ...................... 8 try ...................... 12 lose ......................

B Complete the sentences with the Present Simple form of the verb in brackets.
washes (wash) the car once a week.
1 Mum ...................... 5 Every year Helen ...................... (go)
2 Children usually ...................... (like) ice cream. to France.
3 ...................... you ...................... (know) the way 6 He ...................... (not visit) his friends every
to the lake? day.
4 Bob ...................... (study) French on Saturdays.

C Write each sentence in the negative. Then write an affirmative sentence using the words in
brackets.

1 You need more spelling practice. (reading) 3 I study on Saturdays. (Sundays)

a You don’t need more spelling practice.
................................................................... a ...................................................................
b You need more reading practice.
................................................................... b ...................................................................
2 My dad reads the newspaper every day. (a book) 4 Mark goes to karate lessons. (piano)
a ................................................................... a ...................................................................
b ................................................................... b ...................................................................

D Write questions and answer them about yourself.

1 your grandma / often / visit you / ? 3 your dad / play / the guitar / ?
Does your grandma often visit you?
................................................................... ...................................................................
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
................................................................... ...................................................................
2 you / watch / TV / in the evening / ? 4 your friends / like / computer games / ?
................................................................... ...................................................................
................................................................... ...................................................................

E Write sentences about the pictures. Use the words below and a preposition.
1 2 3 4 5 6

bird / tree mouse / cats juice / glass boy / bed car / garage Nat / bike

1 The bird is above the tree.

....................................................................... 4 .......................................................................
2 ....................................................................... 5 .......................................................................
3 ....................................................................... 6 .......................................................................

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