CENTRO EDUCATIVO

ALPHA LEARNING CARACAS, S.C.

7 GRAMMAR LESSON

I. THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

1. The Simple Present Tense is used to express habitual or repeated activities.
Examples: I go to school everyday.
She eats at home.
2. It is also used to express true facts.
Examples: The sun rises in the east.
Ann does not like fish.
3. With all the English verbs, except TO BE, we use the AUXILIARIES do-does-don´t-
doesn´t. They are called auxiliaries because they help the main verb to form interrogative
and negative sentences. The auxiliary do-don’t is used with the personal pronouns I, you,
we and they. The auxiliary does-doesn’t is used with the personal pronouns he, she and it
(the third person singular).
Examples: TO WORK
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I work I do not work Do I work?
You work You do not work Do you work?
He works (*) He does not work Does he work?
She works (*) She does not work Does she work?
It works (*) It does not work Does it work?
We work We do not work Do we work?
You work You do not work Do you work’
They work They do not work Do they work?
*After the third person singular -he, she, it- the verb takes an s or es.
Contractions: do not = don’t / does not = doesn’t
4. The auxiliaries are also used to form short answers.
Examples: Do you study English? Yes, I do / No, I don’t
Does he go to work? Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t
EXERCISES
A. Answer the following questions. Use full answers.
1. Do you like chocolate? Yes, _________________________________________
2. Do they study German? No, _________________________________________
3. Does he bake bread? No, _________________________________________
4. Does she speak English? Yes, _________________________________________
B. Practice short answers.
1. Do you study English? Yes, ______________________________
2. Does she clean offices? No, ______________________________
3. Do they eat fish? Yes, ______________________________
4. Does he make shoes? No, ______________________________
C. Underline the best option.
1. The secretary (speak – speaks – speaking) English very well.
2. Where (do – does – don’t) he work?
3. You (does – doesn’t – don’t) study Chinese.
4. (Do – does – don’t) the book (belong – belongs – belonged) to Mary?
5. (Doesn’t – do – does) your brother (do – does – doesn’t) his homework at home?

II. VERBS TO HAVE and TO DO

TO HAVE
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I have I don’t have Do I have?
You have You don’t have Do you have?
He has* He doesn’t have Does he have?
She has* She doesn’t have Does she have?
It has* It doesn’t have Does it have?
We have We don’t have Do we have?
You have You don’t have Do you have?
They have They don’t have Do they have?
*Notice the third person singular has.
The verb to have also implies eating or drinking.
Examples: I always have salad for lunch.
She never has breakfast.
Where do you usually have dinner?
TO DO
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I do … I don’t do … Do I do … ?
You do … You don’t do … Do you do … ?
He does* … He doesn’t do … Does he do … ?
She does* … She doesn’t do … Does she do … ? … exercises everyday.
It does*… It doesn’t do … Does it do … ?
We do … We don’t do … Do we do … ?
You do … You don’t do … Do you do …?
They do … They don’t do … Do they do …?
*Notice the third person singular does.

III. INTERROGATIVE WORDS (Wh- question words)

The interrogative words are used in questions, which require specific information (time,
place, person, etc.).
WHAT? WHEN? WHY? WHICH?
WHO(M)? WHOSE? WHERE? HOW?
Examples: Where do you live? I live in Caracas. (Place)
When do you have lunch? I have lunch at 1:00 o’clock. (Time)
Who is your brother? Michael is my brother. (Person)
How do you come to class? I come to class by bus. (Mode)
Whose book is this? It is mine! (Possessive form)
Note: When making questions with the interrogative word WHO? and the answer is the
subject, auxiliaries DO – DOES are omitted.
Examples: Who has an extra pencil?
I have an extra pencil. (full answer)
I do. (short answer)
Who comes to class everyday?
She comes to class everyday. (full answer)
She does. (short answer)
EXERCISES
A. Answer these questions, use only full answers.
1. When do you do your homework? ___________________________________
2. What color do you prefer ? _________________________________________
3. How do you come to class? _________________________________________
4. Why do you study English? _________________________________________
5. Which shopping center do you prefer? ___________________________________
6. Do you live in Valencia? _________________________________________
7. Does the classroom have a big table? ___________________________________
8. Do they do exercises everyday? _________________________________________
9. Does she like pink or green? _________________________________________
10. Do you come to class at night? _________________________________________
B. Answer these questions, use short answers.
1. Do you study Japanese? _____________________________
2. Does your mother speak Italian? _____________________________
3. Does the alphabet have 5 vowels? _____________________________
4. Who comes to class every week? _____________________________
5. Who has a sharpener? _____________________________
C. Make questions to the following answers.
1. _______________________________________ ? Yes, I like chocolate.
2. _______________________________________ ? No, we don’t speak Portuguese.
3. _______________________________________ ? I come to class by bus.
4. _______________________________________ ? My birthday is in July.
5. _______________________________________ ? I study English in Alpha Learning.
D. Choose the best option.
1. Does the boys like hotdogs? / Do the boys likes hotdogs? / Do the boys like hotdogs?
2. Where do she study? / Where does she study? / Where does she is study?
3. What do you have for dinner? / What do you has for dinner? / What does you have for dinner?
4. Does the girl plays tennis? / Does the girl play tennis? / Do the girl plays tennis?
5. Do these woman eat at home? / Do these women eat at home? / Do these women eats at home?
E. Fill in the blanks using the following words: have – has – do – does – likes – have - live
- don’t – doesn’t
Every evening at 7:00 o’clock, Mary and her family __________ dinner. She
__________ to cook very much. She __________ three brothers, but she doesn’t
__________ a sister. Her brothers like to __________ exercises, but she
__________ like it. They __________ in the country, Mary’s parents
__________ like to live in the city.