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We use present simple to talk about things we often do.

We use expressions like: often, everyday, sometimes, never, usually, always, every month,
once a year, twice a week, hardly ever...
Affirmative: pronoun + verb. Examples: I eat; They swim.
 Remember! He/She/It + verb + s.* Examples: She sleeps. He reads.
Negative: pronoun + don’t + verb. Examples: We don’t watch TV. You don’t like animals.
 Remember! He/She/It + doesn’t + verb. Examples: He doesn’t wear glasses.
Questions: Do + pronoun + verb?. Examples: Do you like football?
 Remember! He/She/It + does + verb? Examples: Does she hate sport?
* To add the s (He/She/It):
a) If the verb finishes in o, sh, ch, x and ss, we add –es. Examples: to finish = finishes.
b) If the verb finishes in vowel + y, we add –s. Examples: to play = plays.
c) If the verb in consonant + y, we add –ies. Examples: to study = studies.
Write the verbs in the correct form:
She usually __________________ (EAT) pasta for lunch.
Susan _____________________ (NOT WRITE) letters to her grandmother.
My dad never __________________ (DRIVE) me home from school.
I always ____________________ (READ) the newspaper in the morning.
Tim ____________________ (NOT PLAY) baseball anymore.
Rewrite the sentences in the negative form:
Mum works in a hospital. ________________________________________________.
I like cereals. ___________________________________________.
Martha speaks French very well. ________________________________________________.
We have flowers in the garden. _______________________________________________.
They live in Ontario. _________________________________________.
Write questions for these answers:
_______________________________________________? Yes, she is at home.
_______________________________________________? No, I don’t like cats.
_______________________________________________? No, I don’t have a pen.
_______________________________________________? Yes, Sam is tall.
_______________________________________________? Yes, you look pretty.

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Write complete answers putting the words in the correct place:

What do you eat for breakfast? USUALLY


____________________________________________.
Do you ever wear glasses? NEVER
____________________________________________.
When do you take guitar lessons? TWICE A WEEK
____________________________________________.
How often do you walk your dog? EVERYDAY
_____________________________________________.
What do you do on weekends? SOMETIMES
_____________________________________________.

We use present continuous to talk about this exact moment.


We use expressions like: now, right now, at the moment…
Affirmative: pronoun + verb TO BE + verb + -ing. Examples: I am reading. Ana and Jess
are sleeping. Thomas is calling Emma.
 Remember! The verb TO BE: I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, you are, they
are.
Negative: pronoun + verb TO BE + not + verb + -ing. Examples: She’s not going home
right now. I’m not copying!
Questions: verb TO BE + pronoun + verb + -ing. Examples: Are you having a shower? Is
Jonah eating sausages?
Complete the sentences with the present continuous:
We______________________________ (WRITE) a poem to mum.
_________________________________ (THEY SING) that song by ACDC?
Max _____________________________ (SIT) on my chair.
I ________________________________ (DO) my homework right now.
Lucas and Lisa _____________________________ (WATCH) a film.
Complete the story with present simple or present continuous:
Hello, my name is Steve. I _____ (BE) thirteen years old and I _________ (LIVE) in
Bournemouth, England, with my parents and my two sisters. My sister Linda _______
(BE) very tidy, but Sandra _____ (BE) a bit messy. Linda ______________ (TEACH)
Maths in an elementary school, and she ________________ (GO) to work right now.
Sandra ____________ (STUDY) medicine, and she ____________________ (NOT

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WORK) now. I _____ (GO) to school every day, and I __________ (WANT) to become a
doctor, just like Sandra. I ___________ (LOVE) football and baseball, but today I
__________________ (PLAY) basketball with my friends in the park. I
____________________ (HAVE) my breakfast right now. I usually _____________
(EAT) milk and cereals, but today I ________________ (HAVE) some juice and cookies.
I __________ (LIKE) dogs a lot, and I __________ (HATE) all cats except mine. Sully, my
fat cat, __________ (BE) very funny, but he ________________ (NOT LIKE) strangers.
He ________________ (WATCH) at me now. Maybe he ____________ (WANT) some
cookies. Look! He ____________________ (FALL) asleep!

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