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Essential Grammar in Use 4th Edition by R. Murphy (1) - Part - 2

This document provides instruction on using the present simple tense in English. It discusses: 1) Common present simple verb forms for the first person singular ("I"), third person singular ("he/she/it"), and other subjects. 2) Using the present simple to describe habitual or repeated actions, as well as things that are generally true. 3) Using adverbs like "always", "never", "often", etc. with the present simple to provide additional information about frequency or lack thereof. 4) Several examples of how to form sentences in the present simple positive and negative forms.

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Essential Grammar in Use 4th Edition by R. Murphy (1) - Part - 2

This document provides instruction on using the present simple tense in English. It discusses: 1) Common present simple verb forms for the first person singular ("I"), third person singular ("he/she/it"), and other subjects. 2) Using the present simple to describe habitual or repeated actions, as well as things that are generally true. 3) Using adverbs like "always", "never", "often", etc. with the present simple to provide additional information about frequency or lack thereof. 4) Several examples of how to form sentences in the present simple positive and negative forms.

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Unit

5 I do/work/like etc. (present simple)

They have a lot of books. He’s eating an ice cream.


They read a lot. He likes ice cream.

They read / he likes / 1work etc. = the present simple:

l/we/you/they read like work live watch do have

he/she/it reads likes works lives watches does has

Remember:
he works / she lives / it rains etc.
O I work in a shop. My brother works in a bank. M y brother work)
O Lucy lives in London. Her parents live in Scotland.
O It rains a lot in winter.

I have —> he/she/it has:


O Joe has a shower every day.

Spelling (—» Appendix 5):

-es after -s / -sh / -ch: pass —» passes finish —>finishes watch -» watches
-y — studies
>- try —>tries
ies: study
also: do -» does go -> goes

We use the present simple for things that are true in general, or for things that happen sometimes or all
the time:
O I like big cities.
O Your English is good. You speak very well.
O Tom works very hard. He starts at 7.30 and finishes at 8 o'clock in the evening.
O The earth goes round the sun.
o . We do a lot of different things in our free time.
o It costs a lot of money to build a hospital.

always/never/often/usually/sometimes + present simple


O Sue always gets to work early, (not Sue gets always)
O I never eat breakfast, (not I eat never)
□ We often go away at weekends.
O M ark usually plays football on Sundays.
O I sometimes walk to work, but not very often.

I don’t ... (negative) ^ Unit 6 Do you ... ? (questions) ■ Unit 7 I am doing and I do Unit 8
20 always/usually/often etc. (w ord order) Unit 94
Exercises
Write these verbs with -s or -es.
1 (read) sh e re a d s 3 (fly) it 5 (have) she.
2 (think) h e ........................................ 4 (dance) h e ....................................... 6 (finish) i t

Complete the sentences about the people in the pictures. Use:

eat go live play play sleep

SEVEN HOURS
' CC ^ I GD, ANIGHT r
Z

1 He p la ys......................the piano. 4 ...............................................tennis.


2 They in a very big house. 5 ...............................................to the cinema a lot.
3 ...............................................a lot of fruit. 6 ...............................................seven hours a night.

Complete the sentences. Use:

boil close cost cost like like meet open speak teach wash

1 M aria sp eaks four languages.


2 The shops in the city centre usually.......................................at 9 o'clock in the morning.
3 The City M u seu m at 5 o'clock in the evening.
4 Tina is a teacher. S h e ........................................ mathematics to young children.
5 M y job is very interesting. I ........................................ a lot of people.
6 Peter's car is always dirty. He never....................................... it.
7 Food is expensive. I t ........................................ a lot of money.
8 Shoes are expensive. T h e y a lot of money.
9 W ate r........................................ at 100 degrees Celsius.
10 Laura and I are good friends. I her and s h e .........................................me.

Write sentences from these words. Use the right form of the verb (arrive or arrives etc.).
(always / early / Sue / arrive) S u e alw ays.a rriye s early.........................................................................
(to the cinema / never / 1/ go) I ..............................................................................................................................
(work / M artina / hard / always) .............................................................................................................................
(like / chocolate / children / usually) ....................................................................................................................
(Jackie / parties / enjoy / always) .............................................................................................................................
(often / people's names / 1/ forget) .......................................................................................................................
(T V / Sam / watch / never) .............................................................................. ..........................................................
8 (usually / dinner / we / have / at 7.30) .................................................................................................................
9 (Kate / always / nice clothes / wear) .....................................................................................................................

m Write sentences about yourself. Use always/never/often/usually/sometimes.


1 (watch T V in the evening) I usually w atch TV in th e evening,................................
2 (read in bed) I .............................................................................................................................................
3 (get up before 7 o'clock) .......................................................................................................................
4 (go to work/school by bus) ................................................................................................................
5 (drink coffee in the morning) ...........................................................................................................

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