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The document provides information on positive, negative, and interrogative sentence structures in English. It lists examples of sentence constructions using pronouns like I, you, we, they, he, she, it. It then provides rules for conjugating verbs into the third person singular form in the present simple tense. Finally, it includes an exercise to fill in verb blanks with the correct third person singular conjugations.

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Present Simple

The document provides information on positive, negative, and interrogative sentence structures in English. It lists examples of sentence constructions using pronouns like I, you, we, they, he, she, it. It then provides rules for conjugating verbs into the third person singular form in the present simple tense. Finally, it includes an exercise to fill in verb blanks with the correct third person singular conjugations.

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POSITIVE: NEGATIVE: INTERROGATIVE:


I, you, we, they: infinitive I, you, we, they: don’t + infinitive Do + I/ you/we/ they + infinitive?
he, she, it: infinitive + -s he, she, it: doesn’t + infinitive. Does + he/she/it + infinitive?
E.g.: E.g.: E.g.:
I drink milk every day. I don’t drink milk every day. Do I drink milk every day?
He dinks milk every day. He doesn’t drink milk every day. Does he drink milk every day?

3rd PERSON SINGULAR SPELLING RULES:

» General rule: add –s.  walk – she walks / talk – she talks / answer – she answers
» Verbs ending in s, ss, ch, sh, x: add –es  miss – she misses / watch – she watches
» Verbs ending in o: add –es  go – he goes / do – he does
» Verbs ending in consonant + y: change the y into i and add –es  study – she studies
» Verbs ending in vowel + y: add –s  play – he plays / enjoy – she enjoys / stay – he stays

Write the third person singular in the present simple of the following verbs in the right place.

forget fly brush open say pray


Pay understand throw echo cook hurry
touch study finish apply catch like
go want try stay enjoy wish
play supply do obey relax undo

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_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ ________________
_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ ________________
_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ ________________
_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ ________________
_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ ________________

Verb + -s Verb + -es Vowel + y + -s Consonant + y + -es o + -es

Fill in the blanks with the present simple of the verbs in brackets.

1. Janet _______________ (watch) a film on TV.


2. The girl _______________ (finish) her homework.
3. My father ________________ (fix) the TV.
4. The children ______________ (visit) the museum every school year.
5. Helen _______ (wash) her hair every two days.
6. My friend _____________ (try) to cheer me up.
7. My mother _______________ (guide) me.
8. They _________ (offer) me a CD every Christmas.
9. I _________ (wait) for you at home.
10. My mother always ______ (divide) the cake in six.
Sophie is eleven years old and she lives in Brighton, England.
She usually gets up at a quarter to eight, she has a shower, gets
dressed and then she brushes her teeth. After that, she goes
downstairs and has breakfast. For breakfast she usually has milk,
toast and orange juice. Then she brushes her teeth again because
she likes them white and healthy!
Then she grabs her school bag and goes to the bus stop to catch the
school bus. Classes start at half past eight and finish at half past
four. She usually has lunch at school with her schoolmates at about
12 o’clock. Her best friend is Amy and Sophie always sits next to her
at lunch.
After school she returns home and does her homework. She is a
very hard-working pupil and she never misses a school task! After
homework, she usually listens to music and watches television a bit.
At half past seven it is time for dinner. Then she usually reads a
book or chats with her parents for a while.
Finally, she goes to bed at about ten o’clock, but before that she
brushes her teeth. Sophie is a happy little girl!

Answer the questions about the text.

1. What time does Sophie get up?


2. Does she usually have a shower?
3. What does she eat for breakfast?
4. What does she drink for breakfast?
5. What does she do after breakfast?
6. Does she go to school on foot?
7. What time does school start?
8. What time does it finish?
9. Where does Sophie usually have lunch?
10. Who is Sophie’s best friend?

Write the sentences in the interrogative and negative forms.

1. Sophie brushes her teeth three times a day.


NEG INT
2. She goes to school by bus.
NEG INT
3. She listens to music.
NEG INT
4. She chats with her parents for a while.
NEG INT

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