Presentsimple Activity

This document provides examples of the present simple tense in English in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for the verbs "to eat" with the pronouns I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they. It shows how the base form or "-s" form of the verb is used depending on whether the subject is singular or plural. It also shows how the auxiliary verb "do/does" is used to form negative and interrogative sentences.

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Presentsimple Activity

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Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I eat I don’t eat Do I eat?

You eat You don’t eat Do you eat?
He eats He doesn’t eat Does he eat?
She eats She doesn’t eat Does she eat?
It eats It doesn’t eat Does it eat?
We eat We don’t eat Do we eat?
You eat You don’t eat Do you eat?
They eat They don’t eat Do they eat?

USE:

1. We use the Present Simple for:

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2. It is used with adverbs like:

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FORM:

1. To form the Present Simple we add –s to the infinitive of the

verb in the 3rd person singular (he, she, it)
2. But when the verb ends in:

a) –o, -ss, -sh, -ch, we add –es

→
→
→
→

b) a consonant followed by –y, the –y changes into –ie and we

add -s
→

c) a vowel followed by –y we just add -s

3. To form the negative and the interrogative we need the auxiliary

verb to do in the present simple. This means we have to add –es
in the 3rd person singular (he, she, it) while the main verb will
be used in the infinitive.

A. Complete the sentences, choosing the correct form of the

verb in brackets.

1. David ___________________ table-tennis. (play/plays)

2. They ___________________ to school on foot. (go/goes)
3. Carol ___________________ in Bath. (live/lives)
4. School ___________________ at 6.30. (finish/finishes)
5. We ___________________ T.V. in the evening. (watch/watches)
6. Jessica ___________________ in her bedroom. (study/studies)
7. The dog ___________________ in the kennel. (sleep/sleeps)
8. The children ___________________ the street to school. (cross/crosses)
9. Mr Wilson ___________________ in a bank. (work/works)
10. Joe ___________________ his homework in the afternoon. (do/does)

B. Rewrite the sentences beginning with he or she.

1. They collect stamps. __________________________________________________

2. I go to school by bus. _________________________________________________

3. We drive to work. ____________________________________________________

4. They hurry home every day. ___________________________________________

5. You arrive late every morning. _________________________________________

6. They wash their hands before meals. ___________________________________

7. We play basketball twice a week. ______________________________________

8. They tidy their bedroom every day. ____________________________________

9. I usually get up at 7.30. _______________________________________________

10. We listen to the radio at night. ________________________________________

Pay attention to the

C. Fill in with do or does. auxiliary verb to do!

1. _____________ Ronald play basketball?

2. _____________ they work in an office?
3. _____________ you like English?
4. _____________ Susan usually go to a disco at the weekend?
5. _____________ we walk to school?
6. _____________ Bob and Patrick collect stamps?
7. _____________ the cat sit by the fireplace?
8. _____________ Grace finish school at 6.30?
9. _____________ Mr. Walker read the newspaper in the evening?
10. _____________ you have lunch in the canteen?
D. Complete the sentences with do / don’t / does / doesn’t.

1. you like Maths? Yes, I .

2. __________ Sally like reading? Yes, she __________.
3. __________ Mathew play handball every Saturday? No, he __________.
4. __________ Jane and Mary go to the cinema on Sunday? No, they __________.
5. __________ you like writing letters? No, I __________.
6. __________ Angela get up late? No, she __________.
7. __________ we spend the afternoon together? Yes, we __________.
8. __________ Paul like skate-boarding? No, he __________.
9. __________ the cat like lying in the sun? Yes, it __________.
10. __________ they speak German? No, they __________.