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Afirmative Negative Interrogative: S S S Doesn't Doesn't Doesn't Does Does Does

The document presents examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the present simple tense in English. It provides the forms for the first, second, third person singular and plural. It then gives examples of short affirmative and negative answers and notes about using -s or -es in the third person singular form. Finally, it provides exercises to practice forming sentences in the present simple tense.

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Afirmative Negative Interrogative: S S S Doesn't Doesn't Doesn't Does Does Does

The document presents examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the present simple tense in English. It provides the forms for the first, second, third person singular and plural. It then gives examples of short affirmative and negative answers and notes about using -s or -es in the third person singular form. Finally, it provides exercises to practice forming sentences in the present simple tense.

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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. History. (teach)


He

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

neighborhood 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 afternoon?

No he doesn’t play the guitar in the afternoon.

He plays the accordion.

2. walk / after lunch

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


4. listen / to the radio / every Sunday

5. clean / the house / on Mondays

6. watch / TV / 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 (not play)

every day. They play four times a week.

Mark: you (have)

a favorite player?

Tess: No, I (not have) a favorite 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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