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The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It provides examples of affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of the present simple. It then provides exercises for learners to practice forming and using the present simple tense.

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PRESENT SIMPLE - Unit 2 - Revision

The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It provides examples of affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of the present simple. It then provides exercises for learners to practice forming and using 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
BUT that 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 +  for permanent situations:
y, 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 plays go goes

wash washes teach teaches

drive drives carry carries

fly flies start starts

help heps kiss kisses

watch watchs tidy tidies

like likes enjoy enjoys

cry cries mix mixxes

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

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

2. Elephants eats leaves and grass. (eat)

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

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

5. Tom and Jim plays


football every day after school. (play)
6. Mr Jones is a teacher.
teachs History. (teach)
He

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

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

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

10. John tidies 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 delivers letters to all the people in the

neighbourhood every day. He doesn't walks

but he goes his motorbike.

At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.

He retes . He loves 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

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 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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