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Present Simple Grammar Guide + Exercises

The document summarizes the present simple tense in English. It discusses how the present simple is used to talk about habitual actions and general truths. It provides examples of affirmative and negative statements as well as interrogative forms. It also covers subject-verb agreement rules and exceptions for regular and irregular verbs.

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Present Simple Grammar Guide + Exercises

The document summarizes the present simple tense in English. It discusses how the present simple is used to talk about habitual actions and general truths. It provides examples of affirmative and negative statements as well as interrogative forms. It also covers subject-verb agreement rules and exceptions for regular and irregular verbs.

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USES

We use the present simple to talk about:

things that are always true

E.g.: The sun rises in the east.

habits and things that happen repeatedly.

E.g.: I play guitar on Saturdays.

we often use the simple present with words


we makethat tell you
present simplehow often: for examplewealways,
negatives never,simple
make present often,
questions
sometimes, usually, once a day … with: do / does not + infinitive with: do / does + subject+ infinitive
FORM
E.g.: You never listen to me. NEGATIVE
AFFIRMATIVE INTERROGATIVE

He / she / it plays He / she / it does not play Does he / she / it play?

I / you / we / they play I/ you / we / they do not play Do I/ you / we / they play?

SHORT FORMS
does not = doesn´t do not = don´t

HOW TO MAKE HE / SHE / IT FORMS

most verbs : → + -s Examples: say - says; play – plays; know – knows.

-s, -sh , -ch, -x : → + -es Examples: pass – passes; wash- washes; teach- teaches; mix- mixes

exceptions: go-goes; do – does; have - has

VERBS ENDING IN -Y

vowel + y → + -s Example : say – says

consonant + y →-y - -ies Example: fly - flies


Write the he / she / it forms circle the correct form of the verb:
1. Mary take / takes care of her brother.
1. catch ________________ 2. Mark play / plays in the park.
2. come ________________ 3. The men eat / eats fish.
3. start _________________ 4. I swim / swims in the lake.
4. watch ________________ 5. Mary and Sue live / lives in Lisbon.
5. wish _________________ 6. He is / are from Portugal.
6. push _________________ 7. My cat drink / drinks milk.
7. fix ___________________ 8. My father work / works in a bank.
8. touch ________________ 9. Mary touch / touches her nose.
9. play __________________ 10. Mark study / studies hard.
10. write__________________

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1. The children __________ (love) the flowers in our garden.


2. We __________ (arrive) at school at 8.30.
3. A pianist __________ (play) the piano.
4. Mary __________ (speak) English very well.
5. I __________ (take) a shower every morning.
6. Mr. Smith __________ (go) to work by bus.
7. My English teacher __________ (be) very gentle with us.
8. A doctor__________ (treat) patients.
9. Ann and her sister __________ (be) twins
10. My cat __________ (like) fish.

Look at the following affirmative sentences. Put them in the negative form.
1. Mark gets up late. _____________________________________________________________
2. My mother cleans the room. ____________________________________________________
3. I am a student. _______________________________________________________________
4. They go to cinema at weekends. _________________________________________________
5. I like ice-cream. ______________________________________________________________
6. you drink water. _____________________________________________________________
7. I travel by plane . _____________________________________________________________
8. Bob sleeps until eleven o´clock on Sundays. ________________________________________
9. Meg´s sister works in a office. ___________________________________________________
10. The woman takes care of her house. _______________________________________________
Write questions with do or does. Give short answers

I play football. Do you play football? Yes, I do / No, I don´t

I live in Lisbon. ________________________? _______________________

I study English. ________________________? _______________________

I watch TV after dinner. ________________________? _______________________

I drink milk at breakfast. ________________________? _______________________

I like cats. ________________________? _______________________

I help my mother ________________________? _______________________

I go to school by bus ________________________? _______________________

IComplete the questions:


love birthday parties ________________________? _______________________

what time
I arrive at 6______________________________________________?
o’clock ________________________? _______________________

I arrive school at 8 o´clock.

Where ________________________________________________?

I live in Lisbon.

How __________________________________________________?

I go to school by bus.

What _________________________________________________?

My name is Mary.

When ________________________________________________?

School starts in September.

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