Mme.

Marise Sami
College De La Salle - Daher
5th primary

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Present Simple:
Use: to talk about routine, habits, timetable, feelings, facts
Affirmative: He, She, It + v(s), (es), (ies) He eats meat. He doesn’t eat meat.
I, They, We, You + v.inf I play football. I don’t play football.
Negative: doesn’t + v. ------ don’t + v.
Interrogative: Does + he, she, it + v. .? -------- Do + you, they, I + v. …?
Yes, they go to the cinema. Do they go to the cinema?
Yes, she watches tv. Does she watch TV?
Spelling rules:
*verbs end with (-ch – sh – ss – x – o) (watch – wash – pass – fix – go), we add –es (watches
– washes – passes – fixes – goes)
we (fix) fix our car. He fixes his car.
*verbs end with a consonant and the letter (y), we cross –y and add –ies. Cry - cries, study -
studies, fly - flies
play - plays, pay - pays cook - cooks write - writes
Keywords: always – usually – sometimes – often – rarely – seldom – never (before the verb)
I go to the school. (always) I always go to the school.
He always flies his kite. (negative) He never flies his kite.
once – twice – in – on (at the end) in+(season:summer, winter), on+(days:Saturdays,Fridays)
Weekly - monthly - yearly
Correct the verb in the following sentences:
1- Mr. Davis (leave) leaves the office early.
2- He (buy) buys a new car.
3- Ann (take) takes some photos.
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 4- Dina (not sell) doesn’t sell her car.
5- Do the children (do) do their homework? (child - children)
6- I (go) go to the zoo.
7- We (visit) visit Aswan.
8- We (have) have plenty of time.
9- I (wake) wake up early.
10- His parents (send) send him to London.
11- Do you (speak) speak English in the class?
12- I always (go) go to school by car.
13- Bell often (wash) washes his car on Sunday.
14- There (be) is a big party at our house every Christmas.
15- They (run) run fast.
16- Dad never (drink) drinks coffee, but he (drink) is drinking coffee now.

Change into negative:

1- Dad washes his car every day. Dad doesn’t wash his car everyday.
2- They go to the cinema. They don’t go to the cinema.
3- James puts his hat on the ground. James doesn’t put his hat on the ground.
4- I do all my homework. I don’t do all my homework.
5- She cooks dinner. She doesn’t cook dinner.

Change into interrogative:

1- Yes, they come early. Do they come early?
2- No, she doesn’t watch T.V. Does she watch TV?
3- No, dad doesn’t go to the work. Does dad go to the work?
4- Yes, we study hard. Do we study hard?
5- Yes, Tom plays football. Does tom play football?

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Exercises:
Rewrite the following sentences:
1- I am sorry, but I (not/like) ………………………………………the theatre.-
2- Your father (not/know) ………………………………………about his surprise birthday party.
3- Sarah (catch) ………………………………………the school bus every day.
4- (she/live)……………………………………… far from her school?
5- Where (you/hang out) ………………………………………with your father?
6- We don’t enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside. (use usually)
………………………………………………………………...……………………………
7- Our teacher always gives us homework. (change into negative)
………………………………………………………………..……………………………
8- I don’t study hard this month. (use now)
………………………………………………………………..……………………………
9- You (read) ………………………………………an interesting book at the moment.
10- Peter and Nancy are going to the cinema (every Monday/ tonight)
11- Betty goes to the gym twice a week. (use: at the moment)
………………………………………………………………..……………………………
12- Is David (studies – studying – study) in the library?
Fill in the spaces using a suitable modal verb:
1- It may rain today. I am not sure I will come to the party.(modal verb)
2- May we come in?
3- You must obey your teacher’s orders.
4- I can’t ride the bike. I always fell down.
5- You look tired. You should take a rest.
6- Students must study hard for the exams.
7- You mustn’t pick the flowers.
8- I couldn’t drive a car when I was a child.
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Complete the following with a suitable word:
1- There are 10 candles in my birthday cake.
2- Kings and queens live in castle.
3- Doctors work at the hospital.
4- Chocolate/ Pepsi is full of sugar.
5- You must eat carrots/vegetables and fruits.
6- Milk gives us calcium and it is good for our bones.
7- I do some exercises everyday to be fit.
8- Eating healthy food makes you fit.
Story Fun:
Answer the following questions:
1- What does Sophia think of?
Sophia thinks of doing an enormous party.
2- What happened when the people began to come to the party?/What happened by 4
pm?
It began to rain.
3- Why should the people thank William and Sophia?/Why did Mr. Walter thank Sophia
and William?
They should thank Sophia and William for their good idea and hard work.
4- Why was Mrs. Trip a good one?/ Why should they thank Mrs. Trip?
Because they had a volleyball match in her garden and for her milkshake.
5- Why was it a cool day?
Because the party was fantastic. They had competitions, quizzes and races. The people
didn’t want to go home till midnight.