Present Simple

V - verb every day (Friday, month,

year), sometimes, often,
V, Vs/es always, twice a week, etc.

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

sentences sentences sentences
go to work. do not
I Do I I
speak English. don’t
He he He
goes to work. does not
She Does she go? She
It speaks English. it It doesn’t go.
speak? speak.
You you You
We go to work. we We do not
Do
They
speak English. they They don’t

1. Make interrogative and negative sentences as in the example:

Example: My parents holyday in Spain every June.
Do your parents holyday in Spain every June?
My parents do not holyday in Spain every June.

1) My friend watches TV every day. 6) My brother lives in New-York.

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2) We usually have dinner at 6 o’clock.
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3) My teacher speaks five languages.
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4) Travelling broadens your mind.
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5) The earth moves around the sun.
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7) She waters her plants twice a week.
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8) Students spend a lot of money on books.
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9) Many people use metro in Tokyo.
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10) Children like playing computer games.
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Short answers
Positive answers Negative answers
I do. I don’t.
he he
she does. she doesn’t.
Yes, it No, it
you you
we do. we don’t.
they they
2. Write short answers to the questions below.

1) Do we all make mistakes?

7) Do they leave home at 6 a.m.?
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2) Do you watch TV every day?
8) Does it take an hour to get to the airport from here?
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3) Does the rainbow appear only after the rain? 9) Does he help his mother with cooking?
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4) Do you understand me? 10) Do you agree with me?
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5) Does she speak Chinese well?
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6) Does the rainbow appear only after the rain?
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Spelling Rules

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Verbs ending in
Most verbs Verbs ending in Verbs ending in
consonant + y
take –s: s, ss, ch, sh, x, vowel + y add –s:
change y into i
o add –es:
and add –es:
talk – talks miss – misses play – plays
study – studies
dream – dreams go – goes stay – stays
tidy – tidies

3. Write the third person singular of the verbs in the list in the correct box.

play, finish, -s -es -ies

study, open, _________ _________ _________
mix, pray, _________ _________ _________
put, miss, _________ _________
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like, dry,
_________ _________ _________
do, catch,
wash, say, _________ _________ _________
cry, copy, _________ _________ _________
watch, pass, _________ _________ _________
begin, dance _________ _________ _________