Present simple (1)

PRESENTATION © Form
The present simple is usually the same as the infinitive. With he, she, and it, the verb ends
in -s:
I work He/she/it works We work
You work They work

Remember that the verbs to be and to have are irregular:

to be: I am , you are, he/she/it is, we are, they a re
to have: I have, you have, he/she/it has, we have, they have

© Spelling
Look at the way these verbs change:
Ending in -x, -ss, -ch, -sh, -o Ending in -ry, -ly, -dy
I fix He fixes I try He tries
I miss He misses I study He studies
I watch She watches I carry She carries
I finish She finishes I worry She worries
I do It does if f y It flies
For spelling rules see page 150.

© Routines
We use the present simple to talk about routines and things we do every day:
Ken Smith is a commuter. Every weekday he drives to the station and takes the train to London.
When he arrives, he usually w a lks to the office, but i f the weather is bad, he gets a taxi.

© Facts
We use the present simple to talk about facts and things that are always true:
Reuters is the world's news agency and supplies news to international media organizations.
However, most o f its revenue com es from the business sector, and it prov ides information to
financial organizations and companies around the world.

PRACTICE O Form
Say if the sentences are right or wrong and correct the mistakes.
1 My assistant looks after our website. ri^lrt
2 You speaks English very well. w ro^
3 My brother live in Japan. ....................................
4 All my colleagues agrees with me. .. ...... ............... ........ ...
5 We manufacture parts for helicopters.............. ........... ... .....
6 The new catalogue look very nice. ................. ..................
7 Pierre and Jean works in Paris. ............... ....................
8 Frau Müller wants to talk to you. .............................

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 © Spelling
Complete the sentences w ith the correct form o f the verbs in brackets.
1 Anna £-fcwdie.£ (study) every evening at home.
2 T h is .....................(fix) software problems automatically.
3 My boss ...................(fly) to the States once a month.
4 My deputy usually.................... (go) to trade shows in Europe.
5 Pierre usually ___ (finish) work at 6.30.
6 Hans never (watch) TV because he is too busy.
7 This part of the engine ....... (mix) the petrol with air.
8 My b o ss.....................(try) to make sure that meetings finish on time.

© Routines
Complete the text w ith the correct form of the verbs in the boxes.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

OF ANNABELLE HENDERSON, PRESENTER OF THE SATELLITE TV SHOW

listen read start watch fa s h io n t o d a y go tell spend come

Annabelle Henderson, presenter of She often 13_____ __ the
the hit TV show F a sh ion T od ay , deleting all the spam, she
afternoon away from the studio.
her work even before getting 8___________to the important
Sometimes she 14.................... .. to
to the studio. She usually messages.
fashion shows, and at other times
2....... .............breakfast TV7- or have make talk work the designers 15____________ to the
3__________ to the radio, looking studio and 16___________her about
for new stories. On the way to work Annabelle 9.....................with a
their latest clothes.
she 4___________ the papers to see team of TV journalists who
10___________reports about top be enjoy work say
if there is any fashion news.
have open arrive reply fashion events. They usually The show __ on every
11......... ....... a meeting in the evening, so everyone 18____ ______
When she 5.. _______at the
morning and they 12___________ really hard. But Annabelle
studio, she 6.... _____ a coffee and
about the latest stories. 19___________that it’s a team effort,
th e n 7_______ her emails. After
and they a ll20_ _________it.

Complete the text w ith the correct form o f the verbs in brackets.
Pixar 1\$ (be) a film company th a t2.................... (make) cartoons such as Toy Story and
Finding Nemo. The company 3 ......... (employ) about 750 people, mainly IT experts,
and i t 4 ..... (use) its own software to create movies.

The company's profits 5------------ (come) from sales of cinema tickets, and i t 6.....
(distribute) its films through Walt Disney. It also 7....... ........ (sell) DVDs of its films. Steve
Jobs, the co-founder of Apple Computers, 8 ........ (own) 53% of the company.

W rite true sentences about the topics below.

1 your job I work for ................ ...........................

2 your home and family I live .....

3 your free time In the evenings, I

4 your company My com pany........

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 Present simple (2)
questions and negatives

PRESENTATION © Questions
We make questions with do and d o es:
Do I work? D oes he/she/it work? Do we work?
Do you work? D o they work?

A: Do you w ork on Saturdays? B: Yes, I w ork every weekend.

WTe can also make questions with when, where, why, who, how, etc. (See Unit 6.)

© Short answers
We make short answers like this:
Positive Negative
Yes, I do. No, I don't.
Yes, you do. No, you don't.
Yes, he/she/it does. No, he/she/it doesn't.
Yes, we do. No, we don't.
Yes, they do. No, they don't.

A: Do you live in Germany? B: Yes, I do.

A: Do you live in Berlin? B: No, I don't. I live in Munich.

G Negatives
We make negatives like this:
Long form Short form
I do n ot work. I don't work.
You do not work. You don't work.
He/She/It does n ot work. He/She/It doesn't work.
We do not work. We don't work.
They d o not work. They don't work.

In many Muslim countries, people work on Sundays, but they do not work on Fridays.

We often use the short form when we are speaking:

A: Where's Jack? B: I don't know.

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PRACTICE o Questions and short answers
Make questions and short answers from the notes.
1 you/speak Chinese? A Do you £p>eAk Cl'iirve.^e.î
B No, I dor^t. I only speak English and French.
2 you/work for Sotheby's? A
B I work in the Fine Art Department.
3 your boss/travel to New York a lot? A
B He hates travelling, so he sends me.
4 your colleagues/like the new office? A
B They all say it's great.
5 you/work at weekends? A
B We only work Monday to Friday.
6 your company/operate in Europe? A
B . And it operates in the USA too.

© Negatives
Complete the sentences w ith the negative form of the verbs in the box.
advertise come give know sett use want work

1 Microsoft is in the software business - it doe.^^ t £e.ll computers.

2 Anna comes in two days a week; s h e _____________ here full time.
3 I'm sorry, but we ....... .. .......discounts over 20% on our top ranges.
4 I can't phone Ella because I ..........................her new number.
5 No, M a x ..... ........... ... from the USA - he is Canadian.
6 We have lots of commercials on the radio, but w e ________ ____ on TV.
7 The meeting isn't very important, so if y o u ................ to come, that's OK.
8 Now that we have email, w e ..................... .... the fax machine much.

© Review
Say if the sentences are right or wrong and correct the mistakes.
1 My boss don4 4ike long meetings. w ro^ d o e ^ 't like.
2 Do you want an appointment next week? ri^lrt
3 I doesn't like the room I am in. .. ............................. .......
4 Miss Aniston is a vegetarian - she don't eat meat. ....... ........ ........................
5 Do your colleague like the new design? ........ ...................... .. ......
6 Does you want to ring the office? .. ................. ..................
7 I don't have the figures with me. ......... .........................
8 Does he travels to France often? ................ ... ................ ...

OVER TO YOU Make questions from the notes. For each one, write a true answer.
1 you/work on Saturdays? Q: b o you work orv ^ tu r d ^ y ^ ?
A: No, I dor/-1. or Ye.^, I do.
2 you/live near the place you work? Q: .............................. . ?

3 you/come from Spain? Q: ..... ......................... ........ ................. .................. ............ ?

A: _______ ___ ________________ _ ________________ __
4 you/speak Arabic? Q: __ _______ _________ _ _____ _____________ _ __ __ ?
A: _____ ___________ _______________________________
5 you/work for yourself? Q: ________ _____ _______ ____ _______ _____________ ?
A: .. ............................... ........ ................................ .............. ....
6 you/drive to work? Q: ............................................................................................ ?
A: ___________ ____________________________________

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