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Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I eat I don’t eat Do I eat?


You eat You don’t eat Do you eat?
He eats He doesn’t eat Does he eat?
She eats She doesn’t eat Does she eat?
It eats It doesn’t eat Does it eat?
We eat We don’t eat Do we eat?
You eat You don’t eat Do you eat?
They eat They don’t eat Do they eat?

USE:
1. We use the Present Simple for:

-
-
-
-

2. It is used with adverbs like:

-
-
-

FORM:

1. To form the Present Simple we add –s to the infinitive of the


verb in the 3rd person singular (he, she, it)

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2.But when the verb ends in:

a) –o, -ss, -sh, -ch, we add –es

-
→
→
→

b) a consonant followed by –y, the –y changes into –ie and we


add -s
→

c) a vowel followed by –y we just add -s

3. To form the negative and the interrogative we need the


auxiliary verb to do in the present simple. This means we have
to add –es in the 3rd person singular (he, she, it) while the main
verb will be used in the infinitive.

A. Complete the sentences, choosing the correct form of the


verb in brackets.

1. David table-tennis. (play/plays)


2. They to school on foot. (go/goes)
3. Carol in Bath. (live/lives)
4. School at 6.30. (finish/finishes)
5. We T.V. in the evening. (watch/watches)
6. Jessica in her bedroom. (study/studies)

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7. The dog in the kennel. (sleep/sleeps)
8. The children the street to school. (cross/crosses)
9. Mr Wilson in a bank. (work/works)
10. Joe his homework in the afternoon.
(do/does)

B. Rewrite the sentences beginning with he or she.

1. They collect stamps.

2. I go to school by bus.

3. We drive to work.

4. They hurry home every day.

5. You arrive late every morning.

6. They wash their hands before meals.

7. We play basketball twice a week.

8. They tidy their bedroom every day.

9. I usually get up at 7.30.

10. W
e listen to the radio at night.

Fill in with do or does. Pay attention to the


C. auxiliary verb to
do!

1. Ronald play basketball?


2. they work in an office?
3. you like English?
4. Susan usually go to a disco at the weekend?
5. we walk to school?
6. Bob and Patrick collect stamps?
7. the cat sit by the fireplace?
8. Grace finish school at 6.30?
9. Mr. Walker read the newspaper in the evening?
10. you have lunch in the canteen?

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D. Complete the sentences with do / don’t / does / doesn’t.

1. you like Maths? Yes, I .


2. Sally like reading? Yes, she .
3. Mathew play handball every Saturday? No, he .
4. Jane and Mary go to the cinema on Sunday? No, they .
5. you like writing letters? No, I .
6. Angela get up late? No, she .
7. we spend the afternoon together? Yes, we .
8. Paul like skate-boarding? No, he .
9. the cat like lying in the sun? Yes, it .
10. they speak German?
No, they .

E. Rewrite the sentences in a) negative form


the: b) interrogative form

1.I get up at 8.00 everyday.

a) .

b) ?

2.Grace has breakfast in the kitchen.

a) .

b) ?

3.Mr. Robson drives to work every morning.

a) .

b) ?

4.We usually do our homework after school.

a) .

b) ?

5.Mrs. Davies works in an office.

a) .

b) ?

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6.Paul and Mark come back home together.

a) .

b) ?

7.You go for a walk at night.

a) .

b) ?

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