Present Simple se upotrebljava za sljedeće radnje:

1. Za istinite tvrdnje: npr. Julie lives in Zagreb.

2. Za izražavanje emocija: (love, hate, desire itd.) npr. I love you.

3. Za radnje koje se ponavljaju: npr. He goes to school every day.

4. Za rasporede: npr. Her school starts at 10 o'clock.

5. Za navike: npr. Marko usually does his homework every Monday.

Present Simple se tvori od:

nastavka na glagol -s ili -es ali samo za 3. lice jednine i samo u POTVRDNOM obliku.

Za sva ostala lica glagol ostaje u infinitivu (što znači da se glagol ne mijenja nego ostaje u svom
izvornom obliku).

I like chocolate.

He likes to play football.

Za NIJEČNE rečenice upotrebljavamo: DON'T (za sva lica osim za 3. lice jednine) i DOESN'T (samo za
3. lice jednine).

I don't like chocolate.

He doesn't like to play football.

Za UPITNE rečenice koristimo: DO (za sva lica osmi 3.l.j.) i DOES (samo za 3.l.j.).

Do I like chocolate?

Does he like to play football?

Singular (jednina):

1. I run I don't run Do I run?

2. You run You don't run Do you run?

3. He runs He doesn't run Does he run?

Plural (množina):

1. We run We don't run Do we run?

2. You run You don't run Do you run?

3. They run They don't run Do they run?

Po ovim smjernicama također možeš prepoznati da se radi o Present Simple-u:

usually, sometimes, often, always, never, ever, every day, every summer, every year, in the
morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, on Sunday, on Monday etc.

I am (not) from Japan.

You are (not) from Brazil.

He/she /it is (not) from India.

We/you/they are (not) from France.

1. We _________ from Canada.

2. My parents _____ divorced.

3. I___ tired.

4. ____ your brother tall?

5. Bob and Tony _____ my cousins.

6. My apartment _____ very small.

7. How old _____ you?

freeze boil flow arrive drink work eat start leave like open produce

1. The cinema ______________ at 6pm at the weekend.

2. All the films ______________ at 6.15pm.

3. My mother _________________ in a large supermarket near the city centre.

4. The Italians _______________ a lot of wine, both red and white.

5. Cows are large black and white animals that ________________ grass.

6. They also _________________ milk.

7. The River Mississippi _______________ into the Gulf of Mexico.

8. John _________________ to go skiing in the Alps in winter.

9. Water ________________ at 100°C.

10. And it _________________ at zero degrees.

11. The 'Spanish Express' train ___________ Paris at 9am.

12. And it ________________ in Madrid at 6pm.

Sarah (get up) (1)________ at six o'clock. She (have) (2)________ her
breakfast and then she (go) (3)________ to the bathroom. She (take)
(4)________ a shower and (brush) (5)________ her teeth. Then, she
(put) (6)________ on her clothes.

Sarah (leave) (7)________ her house and (close) (8)________ the door.
She (go) (9)________ to the bus stop and (wait) (10)________ for the
number 32 bus. When the bus (arrive) (11)________, she (get on)
(12)________ the bus and (go) (13)________ to her job at the hospital.
play like work want (x2) say have come go (x2) meet live

Hi Jackie,

How are you? I'm very well. I _______________ to tell you something about the person who

__________ with me here in my apartment.

His name is Mike and he _______________ from Canada. He is 27 and he _____________ in a

big hotel near the center of the city. He really ____________ his job and he

_______________ it because he _____________ a lot of new people every day from many

different countries.

On the weekend, he ____________ swimming and sometimes we ____________ tennis or

______________ windsurfing together. He______________ a very pretty girlfriend called Janet

and they _______________ to get married next year!

OK, that's enough for now. Write soon.

Sara.
CYNTHIA'S WORKING DAY

My working day starts very early. From Monday to Friday I get up at half past three and I have a
shower and a cup of coffee. I usually leave the house at ten past four because the car always arrives a
few minutes early. I get to the studio at about five o'clock and start work. My programme Good
Morning Britain starts at seven o'clock and finishes at nine o'clock. Then I leave the studio at a
quarter past ten. After that, I go shopping and visit some friends. I get home at three o'clock. A
woman helps me with the housework and the ironing. I read a newspaper and do some work.

Then my husband gets home at half past five in the evening and I cook dinner. We stay at home in
the evening. We don't go out because I go to bed very early. We usually watch television and then I
go to bed at half past eight, I'm usually asleep by nine o'clock. I think my job is very interesting but I
don't like getting up very early.

1. Cynthia wakes up early.

2. She is a television journalist.

3. She drives her car to work.

4. She goes home after the programme finishes.

5. She is in the house alone till her husband arrives home.

6. She goes to bed early during the week.

7. She works with her husband.

8. She likes everything about her job.

1. What time does Cynthia get up during the week?

2. How does Cynthia get to the studio in the morning?

3. What time does she arrive at the studio?

4. What time does the TV show begin?

5. How long does "Good Morning Britain" last?

6. What time does Cynthia get home after finishing at the studio?

7. What time does her husband arrive home?

8. Do Cynthia and her husband go out in the evening?

9. What time does Cynthia go to bed?

Look at these sentences using the present simple. Is each sentence correct or is there a mistake?

1. John gets up at 7 o'clock every day because he catch the train at 8 o'clock.

2. The number 17 bus doesn't stop here, it stops in Wilson Avenue.

3. When it's a very hot day, Michela likes swimming in the sea.

4. "How many children you do have, Susanna?" "I have two daughters and a son."

5. Speak slowly to Ana and Petra because they doesn't speak English very well.

6. The shop is closed. It closes at six o'clock and now - it's ten past six.

7. It rains a lot in this part of the country. Sometimes the schools close for the bad weather.

8. I write to my friend in New Zealand every month. She live on a big farm near the mountains.