PRESENTE SIMPLE

AFFIRMAT
I play
You play
He playS
She playS
It playS
We play
You play
They play

SE UTILIZA PARA HABLAR DE HBITOS Y RUTINAS

O ACCIONES QUE SE REPITEN REGULARMENTE
NEGATIVE
I don t play
You don t play
He doesn t play
She doesn t play
It doesn t play
We don t play
You don t play
They don t play

QUESTION
Do I play ?
Do you play ?
Does he play ?
Does she play?
Does it play?
Do we play ?
Do you play?
Do they play?

SHORT ANSWER
Yes, you do / No, you don t
Yes, I do / No, I don t
Yes, he does / No, he doesn t
Yes, she does / No, she doesn t
Yes, it does / No, it doesn t
Yes, you do / No, you don t
Yes, we do / No, we don t
Yes, they do / No, they don t

3 PERSONA DEL SINGULAR (AFIRMATIVA)

Start > starts
Por lo general se aade -s
swim > swims
watch > watches
kiss > kisses
Se aade -es cuando el verbo acaba en s, z, ch, x, sh, o
Do > does
wash > washes
Si el verbo acaba en consonante + y se cambia la y > i
y se aade - es

Study > studies

fly > flies
play> plays
say > says

Pero si el verbo acaba en vocal + y se aade -s

Adverbios de frecuencia
Always
Usually
Generally
Normally
Often

Expresiones de tiempo

sometimes
rarely
hardly ever
Seldom
Never

Every day
Regularly
Each year
Once a week

Se colocan entre el sujeto y el verbo salvo con

el verbo TO BE:

On Tuesday
in the evening
Twice a month
Three times a week

Suelen ir al final de la oracin:

I play tennis once a week

I brush my teeth three times a week

I usually walk to work

I dont usually go to the cinema.
Do you always take a nap?
He is always late
A. Write the third person of the following verbs:
go

cross

focus

wash

watch

fax

play

buy

worry

feel

carry

walk

Study

live

pay

have

Visit

enjoy

read

do

Play

stop

jump

listen

B. Complete the following table:

AFIRMATIVA
April reads magazines

NEGATIVA
April doesnt read magazines
Dave doesnt have a pet

INTERROGATIVA
Does April read magazines?
Does John eat hamburgers?

Dave studies Italian

They dont play the piano
Do Vicky and Dave like cheese?
April drinks water
They dont know my name
Do you work hard?
She does karate on Sunday
C. Choose the correct form:
1. Jenny really (like/likes) Sammy.

7. Juli doesn't (live/lives) in the city centre.

2. Does Sammy (like/likes) Jenny?

8. People (want/wants) films with a good story.

3. Sammy doesn't (like/likes) cheese.

9. Does Begoa (bake/bakes) cakes?

4. They absolutely (love/loves) swing music.

10. Bob doesn't (want /wants) to go out tonight.

5. We always (has/have) a swim in the river.

11. Their daughter (go/goes) to university.

6. All the teachers (say/says) that film is rubbish.

12. Her dog (eat/eats) three cans of food a day.

D . Complete:
1. He ___________________ (work) in a bank.

18 _______ they ______(do) the shopping together?

2. She ________________ (study) very hard.

19 ________ dogs____________(eat) fish?

3. He _________________ (watch) TV every day.

20. He _________________ (not live) in Mexico.

4. The film __________________ (finish) at 10.

21. They ________________ (speak) Italian.

5. She __________________ (go) to work by car.

22. He _________________ (not eat) meat.

6. I ________________( live) in Godella.

23. Tom _______________ (watch) TV in the

7. Daisy________________ (not love) chocolate

morning.

8. Andy _________________ (drive) too fast

24. ______________________ (Alan / use) a

9. We _________________(not have) lunch at two

computer?

10. You _____________________(look) great.

25. _______________________ (Spanish tourists /

11. They ________________(talk) so much.

speak) Frech?

12. Charlie ________________ (not play) golf.

26. ________________ (they / eat) bread every day?

13. I ___________________(not like) hamburgers

27. ________________ (Mary / play) golf at school?

14. Sammy and I_____________ (watch) much TV.

28. ___________________________ (the children /

15 It ______________ (rain) very often in Valencia.

like) milk?

16 ___________ you _____________(play) tennis?

29.________________________ (you / go) to the

17.____________ Carol _______________(drive)?

park on Sundays?

30. _________________________ (your parents / live)

35. The plane __________________ (not leave)

in Brazil?

until midnight.

31. She never _____________ (visit) us on Sundays.

36. Water __________________ (not boil) at 90 C.

32. ________________ (you / travel) to work by train?

37. Sheila _____________________ (practise) the

33. The moon ______________ (revolve) around the

piano twice a day.

earth.

38. The school year usually _________________

34. ________________ (he / phone) you every day?

(begin) on September 1st .

E. Adverbs of frequency and time expressions. Put the time expression in the correct order:
1. I am late (never)

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2. They go out in the week. (seldom)

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3. We see her (often)

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4. I take too long in the showe (always)

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5. Sam arrives on time (every day)

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6. Our class isnt clean (always)

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7. Do you go out? (on Fridays)

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8. Why do you feel sad? (sometimes)

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9. That boy cleans his teeth (never)

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10. Our maths teacher smiles (hardly ever)

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11. Jack does his homework (never)

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12. he tidies his bedroom (once a week)

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13. He is late for school (often)

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14. He forgets my birthday (always)

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15. He is happy (always)

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F. Correct the mistakes

1. They go never to school.

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2. He don t play tennis very well

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3. She smoke a lot.

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4. Do he work very hard?

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5. We not eat meat

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6. Sara doesnt likes reading.

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7. Does they play football?

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8. Does Mary eats fruit?

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9. I always am angry

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10. Tom studyies very hard for his exams.

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G. Rewrite each sentence according to the instructions given:

1. Sue always arrives early (question)

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2.They go out at night every weekend. (negative)

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3. Does Sara often forget your birthday? (affirmative)

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4. My neighhour usually eats meat (negative)

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5. We are on time every morning (negative)

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6. Does she usually shop at this shop? (affirmative)

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8. Does he often go abroad? (negative)

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9. John doesnt often play basketball (affirmative)

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10. Margaret doesnt usually work hard (question)

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11. Jenny always wears nice clothes (question)

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12. She has dinner at 7.30 every day (negative)

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13. Tim doesnt usually watch TV at night (question)

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14. Children usually like chocolate (negative)

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15. Julia doesnt often enjoy parties (affirmative)

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H. Answer this questions:

1.

Do you like chocolate? Yes,

6.

Do you often ride a bike? Yes,

_____________

___________

2.

7.

Do you play tennis? No,

Do you do exercises every day? No,

________________

_________

3.

8.

Does Ann play tennis? Yes,

Does Paul often go away? Yes,

_____________

_____________

4.

9.

Do your friends live near? Yes,

Does Sarah want to be famous? Yes,

___________

________

5.

10. Does Linda work hard? No, ______________

Does your dad speak English? No,

________

11. Do you live in a big city? Yes, ___________

12. Does it rain a lot here? No, ______________

I. Complete the sentences using the verbs below:

Boil

close
meet

cost

cost
open

like
speak
4

like
teach

like
wash

1. Margaret _______________ four languages

2. In Britain, the banks usually _______________________ at 9.30 in the moring

3. The City Museum ____________________ at 5.00 oclock in the evening.
4. Tina is a teacher. She ____________________ Maths to young children.
5. My job is very interesting. I ___________________ a lot of people.
6. Peter ___________________ his hair twice a week.
7. Food is expensive. It ________________ a lot of money
8. Shoes are expensive. They _________________ a lot of money
9. Water ____________________ at 100C
10. Julia and I are good friends. I ___________________ her and she _______________ me.
Not cost
not use

not go
not wear

not know
not like

not read
not believe

1. I buy a nespaper every day but sometimes I ______________________ it.

2. Paul has a car but he ____________________________ it very often.
3. They like films but they ________________________ to the cinema very often
4. Amanda is married but she ____________________ a ring.
5. Where is Martin? Sorry, I _______________________
6. It is not an expensive hotel. It ____________________much to stay there.
7. Brian lives near us but we ________________________ him very often.
8. Mark is vegetarian. He _______________________ meat.
9. It is not true! I _______________________ it.
10. I ___________________ my job. It is very boring.

FORMING QUESTIONS
Preguntas del tipo YES / NO

Preguntas con partculas interrogativas (WHquestions)

not see
not eat

Wh-word + Auxiliar + Sujeto

+ verbo
Auxiliar + Sujeto
+ verbo
Do you dance? Yes, I do
Does she sing? No, she doesnt

WH-WORDS
Who
What
When
Where
Why
Which
How long / far / big...

Whose
What kind
How
How much / many
How often
What time

Where do you live?

A. Order que words and write questions:
1. Where / your parents / live?
2. you / early / always / get up?
3. How often / TV / you / watch?
4. you / want / what / for dinner?
5. like / you / football?
6. your brother / like / football?
7. What / you / do / in the evenings?
8. your sister / work / where?
9. to the cinema / often / you / go?
10. What / mean / this word?
11. often / snow / it / here?
12. go / usually / to bed / what time / you?
13. how much / to phone New York / it / cost?
14. you / for breakfast / have / usually / what?
B. Complete the questions:
1. She drinks milk every day.
What ___________________________________ every day?
2. We eat breakfast at 7.00
What time _______________________________ breakfast each morning?
3. John gets up early because he starts work early.
Why_________________________________________?
4. The children play in the garden every afternoon.

Where _____________________________________________?
5. David sells 500 newspapers a day.
How many _______________________________________?
6. The bus stops on Oxford Street.
Where_____________________________________________?
7. She shops in the city once a month.
How often ________________________________________?
8. My little brother always laughs when he wacthes Alf on TV.
When ________________________________________________?
9. My father listens to the news every morning
How often___________________________________________?
10. The trains stop at kings Cross Station.
Where _______________________________________________?
C. Ask wh-questions about the underlined words in each sentence:
1. The TV series about the Beattles begins in a few days.
________________________________________________________________________
2. She hurries to the office every morning
________________________________________________________________________
3. The thompsons travel to Nice every spring.
________________________________________________________________________
4. Dan seldom listens to the radio.
________________________________________________________________________
5. At 10.00 a.m. we always take a break.
________________________________________________________________________
6. The train to Lyons leaves in five minutes
________________________________________________________________________
7. Jane and Claire write to each other regularly.
________________________________________________________________________

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SUBJECT / OBJECT QUESTIONS

Mary looks after the children

My parents look after the children

Who looks after the children?

Who looks after the children?

SUBJECT QUESTIONS

WHO
WHAT
WHO

OBJECT QUESTIONS

WHAT

The noise frightens John every night

The noises frighten John every night
Mary looks after the children
My parents look after the children
My parents look after the garden
Mary looks after the garden

A. Write the questions:

1. Sara lives in this house
2. Sara meets her friend every day.
3. My cousins live in New Zealand.
4. George likes eggs
5. She says good morning in the morning.
6. Marta says good morning in the morning
7. Jill wins 10 pounds in a week.
8. My grandparents want to see you.
9. My grandparents want to see the concert.
10. My mother cleans the window every day
11. My mother cleans the window every day12. Sara knows the answer
13. Sara knows the answer
14. My friends want this CD
15. My friends want this CD

J. Translate
1.

Susana trabaja en un hospital

2.

Estudio ingls todos los das

3.

Mis padres viven en Valencia

4.

A Liz le gusta la msica clsica

8

What frightens John every night?

What frightens John every night.
Who does Mary look after?
Who do my parents look after?
What do my parents look after?
What does Mary look after?

5.

Siempre desayunamos en la cocina

6.

Nunca bebo vino, pero a veces bebo una cerveza

7.

No vamos al cine los fines de semana

8.

No conozco a tus hermanas

9.

Luis no trabaja en Espaa

10. A mi padre no le gusta su trabajo

11. No llueve en Madrid en verano
12. No fumo y no como carne
13. Teresa habla francs, pero no habla ingls.
14. Viven en un piso grande, pero no les gusta
15. Normalmente no salimos por la tarde.
16. Dnde viven tus padres?
17. Habla usted ingls?
18. Le gusta su trabajo a Pilar?
19. A qu hora os despertis?
20. Te gusta el caf o prefieres t?
21. Con qu frecuencia vas al cine?
22. Qu quiere decir ride?
23. Con qu frecuencia vas al dentista?
24. Qu hacen tus padres? Mi madre es mdico y mi padre es profesor.