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GRAMMAR: PRESENT SIMPLE

1. Present Simple with Be
Match the sentences (1 – 6) with what they express (A – C).

1. I’m Steve and this is my friend William.

2. lt isn’t very warm today.
3. My sister is an engineer. A. name
4. This watch isn’t expensive. B. job
5. John and Mary are in Yorkshire. C. characteristic
6. You’re late!

Form:
Positive S + am/is/are
Negative S + am/is/are + not
Questions Am/Is/Are + S + …?

Practice 1. Write sentences using be in Simple Present, expressing 3 different meanings:

Name
+:

-:

?:

Job
+:

-:

?:

Characteristic
+:

-:

?:
2. Present Simple with Bare Infinitives
Match the sentences (1 – 6) with what they express (A – C).

1. He plays golf every day. 6. The sun rises in the East.

2. She doesn’t understand me.
3. He feels sick. A. facts & truth
4. She comes from France. B. hobbies & habits
5. I don’t want a cup of tea. C. feelings & opinions

Form:
Positive S+V 0/-s/-es

Negative S + don’t/doesn’t + V 0

Questions Do/Does + S + V ? 0

Note: When we talk about when or how often we do regular activities we can use Adverbs of
frequency (e.g. always, usually, never, often). We usually put these AFTER the verb be and
BEFORE other verbs.

Practice 1. Complete the dialogues with the correct forms of be.

1. Steve: This ________ Jasmine, my sister.
2. Tom: Hello, Jasmine. ________ you a student?
3. Jasmine: No, I ________ a dentist. I work in Brighton.
4. Mike: How are you, Ellie?
5. Ellie: I ________ fine, thanks.
6. Mike: ________ you hungry?
7. Ellie: Yes. ________ there a good restaurant near here?
8. Mike: Yes. There ________ a good, and cheap, restaurant in Wellington Street.
Practice 2. Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets.
1. Film star Alicia Silverstone ________ meat; she’s a vegetarian. (not eat)
2. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ________ in Hollywood, but they ________ there. (work, not
live)
3. Phil Collins is a famous musician, but he ________ painting and acting. (prefer)
4. The actor Russel Crowe also ________ and ________ the guitar in an Australian band. (sing,
play)
5. My friends ________ fruit, but they ________ strawberries. (love, not eat)
6. Catherine Zeta-Jones ________ chocolate or sweets. (not like)
7. Antonio Banderas ________ from Spain, but he ________ films in Europe these days. (come,
not make)
8. Businessman Bill Gates is a very rich man, but he ________ his children a lot of money. (not
give)
Exercise 1. Complete the text using the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets.
Carmen Salandras ________ (come) from Puerto Rico, but she ________ (not live) there now.
She ________ (live) in Florida. She ________ (work) at a big hospital in Miami.
She ________ (love) her job. Carmen ________ (speak) English and Spanish. She is married,
and her husband’s name is Juan Antonio. They ________ (not live) near the beach, they live in
an apartment in the centre of the city. In her free time, Carmen ________ (enjoy) cooking, and
she ________ (try) to cook healthy food for her family.
Exercise 2. Circle the correct words in the text.
I get up always / always get up at seven o’clock. My husband work / works in a restaurant, so
he get up / gets up much later. I don’t eat / doesn’t eat breakfast; I just drink a cup of coffee. I
drive to the office, and I usually am / am usually at my desk by nine o’clock.
When I arrive, I check / checks my email messages. After that, my assistant and I visit / visits
one of our buildings and talks / talk to the builders. Then, we go / goes for lunch. We don’t
often / often don’t eat much, just a salad or a sandwich. In the afternoon, I work at the
computer, and my clients often calls / call me on the phone.
I finishes / finish work at six. In the evenings, I like to relax by watching TV; I work never /
never work at home. My husband doesn’t finish / don’t finish before ten o’clock. We don’t see
/ doesn’t see each other very much.
Exercise 3. Write about your daily routine, then practice reading your text aloud. In your
text, use the adverbs of frequency at least three times. You should talk about:
• When you wake up
• What you do in the morning
• What you do in the afternoon
• What you do in the evening
• What you like to do in your free time
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