PRESENT SIMPLE, Superguay

Afirmative You walk We don’t walk
They walk You don’t walk

They don’t walk
Interrogative
Short answers Do I walk?

Negative Do you walk?
I walk Does he walk?
You walk I don’t walk Does she walk?
He walks You don’t walk Does it walk?
She walks He doesn’t walk Do we walk?
It walks She doesn’t walk Do you walk?
We walk It doesn’t walk Do they walk?
Affirmative Negative
Yes, I / you / we / they do No, I / you / we / they don’t Yes, he /

she / it does No, he / she / it doesn’t
Third person singular
We add –s to the verb to form the third

person singular (he, she, it).
I drink – he drinks We use the Present Simple:
I run – he runs
• for habits and actions that
BUT we do regularly:
• We add –es to verbs that end in –ss, He visits his friends every
-sh, -ch, -x, -o. Sunday.
I watch – he watches She goes to school by bus.
• With verbs ending in consonant + y, • for general truths:

we change the –y to –ies. The sun rises in the East.
I cry – he cries
• for permanent situations:
But with verbs ending in vowel + y,
we just add –s as usual. He lives in Athens.
I play – he plays
Expressions used with the Present Simple
Frequency adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

(they are placed before the main verb)
Time expressions: every day / week / Friday…

on Mondays / Sundays…
at the weekend…
in the morning / afternoon…
in winter / spring…
once a day / week…
A. Write the third person singular of the following verbs.
play ____________ go ____________
wash ____________ teach ____________
drive ____________ carry ____________
fly ____________ start ____________
help ____________ kiss ____________
watch ____________ tidy ____________
like ____________ enjoy ____________
cry ____________ mix ____________
B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Peter and his friends __________ to school by bus. (go)
2. Elephants __________ leaves and grass. (eat)
3. David's father __________ in a hospital. (work)
4. The bank opens at 9.30 and __________ at 4.30. (close)
5. Tom and Jim __________ football every day after school. (play)
6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He __________ History. (teach)
7. Our lessons __________ at 9.00 and __________ at 3.30. (start / finish)
8. My pen friend __________ in Japan. (live)
9. Mary and her brother __________ cartoons every Sunday morning. (watch)
10. John __________ his room every day. (tidy)

C. Complete the blanks with the Present Simple of the verbs in the box. go
work ride deliver love jog rest fish walk
Mr Letty is a postman. He doesn't work in the post
office. He always works outside in the

streets.
He __________ letters to all the people in

the
neighbourhood every day. He doesn't

__________
but he __________ his motorbike.
At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.
He __________. He __________ the

countryside,
so he always __________ to his country house with
his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty __________ in the river
and they __________ in the woods every weekend.
D. Look at the pictures and write questions and answers, as in the example.
1. play / the guitar / in the afternoon
Does he play the guitar in the aftenoon?
No he doesn’t play the guitar in the afternoon.
He plays the accordion.
2. walk / after lunch
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________ 3.
ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
4. listen / to the radio / every Sunday
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
5. clean / the house / on Mondays
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
6. watch / TV / after school
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
E. Complete the blanks with the negative or the interrogative form of the
Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.
Mark: Hi, Tess! What are you doing?
Tess: I'm watching the football team.
Mark: Do you watch (watch) them every

day?
Tess: No, I don't. They __________

(not play)
every day. They play four times a

week.
Mark: __________ you __________ (have)
a favourite player?
Tess: No, I __________ (not have) a favourite player. Everyone on the team is
good.
Mark: __________ the attacker __________ (move) fast?
Tess: No, he __________ (not move) fast, but he's very clever. __________
you __________ (like) football, Mark?
Mark: No, I __________ (not like) it. I like basketball. It's a great sport.

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Afirmative You walk We don’t walk

They walk You don’t walk

Short answers Do I walk?

Yes, I / you / we / they do No, I / you / we / they don’t Yes, he /

Third person singular

We add –s to the verb to form the third

• With verbs ending in consonant + y, • for general truths:

Frequency adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

Time expressions: every day / week / Friday…

A. Write the third person singular of the following verbs.

play ____________ go ____________

wash ____________ teach ____________

drive ____________ carry ____________

fly ____________ start ____________

help ____________ kiss ____________

watch ____________ tidy ____________

like ____________ enjoy ____________

cry ____________ mix ____________

1. Peter and his friends __________ to school by bus. (go)

2. Elephants __________ leaves and grass. (eat)

3. David's father __________ in a hospital. (work)

4. The bank opens at 9.30 and __________ at 4.30. (close)

6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He __________ History. (teach)

7. Our lessons __________ at 9.00 and __________ at 3.30. (start / finish)

8. My pen friend __________ in Japan. (live)

10. John __________ his room every day. (tidy)

work ride deliver love jog rest fish walk

Mr Letty is a postman. He doesn't work in the post

office. He always works outside in the

He __________ letters to all the people in

neighbourhood every day. He doesn't

but he __________ his motorbike.

At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.

He __________. He __________ the

so he always __________ to his country house with

his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty __________ in the river

and they __________ in the woods every weekend.

1. play / the guitar / in the afternoon

Does he play the guitar in the aftenoon?

No he doesn’t play the guitar in the afternoon.

He plays the accordion.

2. walk / after lunch

ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day

4. listen / to the radio / every Sunday

5. clean / the house / on Mondays

6. watch / TV / after school

Mark: Hi, Tess! What are you doing?

Tess: I'm watching the football team.

Mark: Do you watch (watch) them every

Tess: No, I don't. They __________

every day. They play four times a

Mark: __________ you __________ (have)

Mark: __________ the attacker __________ (move) fast?

you __________ (like) football, Mark?

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play go

wash teach

drive carry

fly start

help kiss

watch tidy

like enjoy

cry mix

7. Our lessons at 9.00 and at 3.30. (start / finish)

He . He the

Mark: you (have)

Mark: the attacker (move) fast?