SIMPLE PRESENT

Positive & Negative Forms

By: Sharlene Newman

WE USE PRESENT SIMPLE:

To talk about routines and actions or
events we often do (or dont do).
I wake up at six a.m.
every Monday.

We dont play football

every Thursday.
They study English every
day.

To talk about general truths

The earth moves around the
sun.

Rectangles have four sides.

We have a cookout every

Dieciocho.

Can you think of other general truth

Affirmative Form
The affirmative form of the present simple is simple!
Its usually the root or infinitive (without the to) form of the
verb.
I
you
we
they

run
think

dance

BUT, THERE IS ONE IMPORTANT EXCEPTION

Look at the third person singular!
Theres an s or es added to end of the verb.

she
he
it

runs
thinks

dances

Negative Sentence:
Just add Dont
I
you

don
t

we

run
think

dance

they

Or doesnt
She
he

doesnt

run
dance
think

it

CE HOW THE S MOVES FROM THE PRINCIPAL VERB AND ATTACHES TO

She lives in Santiago.

She doesnt live in Santiago.
He goes to Domino for lunch.
He doesnt go to Domino for lunch.
It rains here in the winter.
It doesnt rain here in the summer.

Simple Present Exercise: Affirmative

work

try

travel
watch

1.
2.

rain write
close
close

lives
She __________ in Florida.
closes
The bank
__________ at 4:00 p.m.
works

3.

John __________ very hard in class.

watch

4.

I __________TV every night.

passes
Jo is so smart
that she __________
eats
studying.

5.
6.
7.
8.

pass

eat

live

every exam without

writes salad for lunch every day.

My mother __________
work
My best friend __________ to me every week.
rains
I __________ in a school.

travel
It ___________
almost every day in Manchester.
CAN YOU MAKE THEM NEGATIVE?
10. We __________ to Spain every year.
9.

Now create some sentences about

routines or actions and events you
do.

How about creating some

sentences about what someone
else often does.

QUESTIONS IN PRESENT SIMPLE

use Inversion, just like other tenses
They require an auxiliary verb; Do or Does.
The principal verb is in the infinitive.
Do

I
you
we
they

study
hard?

Does

he
she
it

study
hard?

TRY THESE
Example: _____________ their friends? (they/to phone)
Answer: Do they phone their friends?
Do you walk to school? (you/to walk)
1) ___________________
Does Ronda eat a banana in the morning? (Ronda/to
2) ___________________
eat)
Does your father like
Does Sue share parrots? (your father/to like)
3) ___________________
Does it rain a room with her sister? (Sue/to share)
4) ___________________
Do the friends do
5) ___________________ a lot in England? (it/to rain)
Does the family go
6) ___________________ sports after school? (the friends/to do)
Do they invite
7) ___________________ camping in summer? (the family/to go)
Do we wait
8) ___________________ their friends to the party? (they/to
Does he smile
invite)

SHORT ANSWERS
1. Do you walk to school?
Yes, I do. No, I dont.

2. Does Ronda eat a banana in the morning?

Yes, she does.
No, she doesnt.
3. Does your father like parrots?
Yes, he does.
No, he doesnt.

Try the rest!

WH QUESTIONS in Present Simple

What
When
Where
Why
How
How often
How many
How much
Whose
Who

do

does

I
you
we
they
she
he
it

Principal
Verb
in Bare
Infinitive

The rest
[predicat
e]

A QUESTION MAY OR MAY NOT

HAVE A WH QUESTION WORD,
BUT IT MUST HAVE DO OR DOES.

Questions with TO BE
The only question that does not require
DO or DOES, is when it uses TO BE.
Are you hungry?

Yes, I am.

No, Im not.

Is he hungry?

Yes, he is.

No, he isnt.
No, hes not.

Are they funny?

Yes, they are.

No, they arent.

No, theyre not.

Are we in a
hurry?

Yes, we are.

No, we arent.
No, were not.

NOTICE: Contractions have variations!

Do you have a bike?

Where do you keep it?

Yes, I do.

Do you have a good lock?

I keep it locked up outside.
Are you sure its safe?

Yes, I do.
I am absolutely sure.

WH question words
-practice
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