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7G I Present Simple

This document provides an overview of the simple present tense in English. It discusses how the simple present is used to express habitual or repeated actions and facts. Key uses include daily routines, schedules, and permanent situations. For regular verbs, the verb is only conjugated in the third person singular. Irregular verbs have varying conjugations. The simple present can also be used in negative forms with the auxiliary verbs "do" or "does." Examples are provided to illustrate affirmative and negative constructions. Exercises follow to practice forming sentences in the simple present and changing them to negative.

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7G I Present Simple

This document provides an overview of the simple present tense in English. It discusses how the simple present is used to express habitual or repeated actions and facts. Key uses include daily routines, schedules, and permanent situations. For regular verbs, the verb is only conjugated in the third person singular. Irregular verbs have varying conjugations. The simple present can also be used in negative forms with the auxiliary verbs "do" or "does." Examples are provided to illustrate affirmative and negative constructions. Exercises follow to practice forming sentences in the simple present and changing them to negative.

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7G PART I: SIMPLE PRESENT

Simple Present
The present simple is used to express ideas that occur frequently or with a habit.
We use present simple for:
Regular habits and daily routines.
Facts, things in general.
Permanent or long-lasting situations.
Schedules.
The verb in present simple is only conjugated when the subject of the sentence is in 3rd
person singular.
Examples:
P.P. Normally
When the
When the
When the
When the
you add
verb finishes verb finishes verb finishes
verb is have
an "S"
in S, SH, CH, in consonant
in vowel + y
it changes to
X, Z, O
+y
has
To eat
To watch
To study
To play
To have
I
eat
watch
study
play
have
You eat
watch
study
play
have
He
eats
watches
studies
plays
has
She eats
watches
studies
plays
has
It
eats
watches
studies
plays
has
We
eat
watch
study
play
have
You eat
watch
study
play
have
They eat
watch
study
play
have
Exercise I. Choose and write the correct form of the verb:
1. John__________ (work/works) hard.
2. Anthony__________(speak/speaks) French. 6. The books ________(cost/costs) money.
3. Ann and Rob___________(speak/speaks)
7. People___________ (like/likes) pizza.
English.
8. The boy ________(study/studies) English.
4. Rob and Amy _______(live/lives) together. 9. Mike___________ (want/wants) coffee.
5. Girls___________ (play/plays) at the park. 10. The boys and I _______(use/uses) books.
Exercise II. Change the subject in the sentences to the third person singular (he/ she):
Example: We speak English.
He speaks English.
1. They play tennis.______________________________________________
2. You practice football on Sunday._________________________________
3. I have a computer._____________________________________________
4. We study in the university.______________________________________
5. They live in Manchester.________________________________________
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The present simple can also be used in negative cases. In these cases we need to use the
auxiliary verbs do/does as in the following examples.
P.P Affirmative
P.P
Negative
To eat
Complete form Short form
I
eat
I
do not eat
don't eat
You eat
You
do not eat
don't eat
He
eats
He
does not eat
doesn't eat
She eats
She
does not eat
doesn't eat
It
eats
It
does not eat
doesn't eat
We
eat
We
do not eat
don't eat
You eat
You
do not eat
don't eat
They eat
They
do not eat
don't eat
rd
When a sentence is in negative form and in 3 person singular, the verb is not conjugated
because the auxiliary is already conjugated.
Exercise III. Complete the following sentences in negative form with the verb in
parenthesis.
1. The Smiths__________________ in a big house. (live)
2. John __________________ to the park at night. (go)
3. Jane and the dog __________________ to the beach. (walk)
4. The computer __________________ properly. (work)
5. The feet __________________ terrible after the soccer game. (smell)
Exercise IV. Change the following sentences into negative.
1. Joshua speaks English very well.
________________________________________________________________
2. The boys study in the university at night.
________________________________________________________________
3. Jane goes with Andrew to the movies.
________________________________________________________________
4. The pen drive has a lot of memory.
________________________________________________________________
5. The bakery smells very good.
________________________________________________________________
6. The fish swims in the ocean in the morning
________________________________________________________________
7. Bob, Miguel and I work in the same station.
________________________________________________________________
8. The carpets match the drapes.
________________________________________________________________
9. This book costs 20 dollars.
________________________________________________________________
10. Tania practices tennis every day in the court.
________________________________________________________________

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