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We use the PRESENT SIMPLE to describe things / actions

 that are true in general ex : the sun rises in the East


 that happen regularly / are habitual ( habbits or routine )
ex : I always get up at 6 on weekdays / I go jogging once a week
 That are permanent ex : This is John , my cousin , he lives in the States.
 That we like or don’t like ex : Brenda enjoys ice-skating but she hates playing tennis

The PRESENT SIMPLE is used with

 ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY such as : ALWAYS /USUALLY / OFTEN / SOMETIMES/


OCCASIONALLY / RARELY / HARDLY EVER / SELDOM / NEVER
 ADVERBS OF TIME such as : Every day, every week/end, once a day/month… twice a
day/year…, three times a week/month… In the morning/evening/afternoon ,
On Sundays/Mondays etc… At weekends/at Christmas/at Easter/In spring/summer
etc

POSITIVE + NEGATIVE - INTERROGATIVE ?


I I I
We like We DON’T like Do we like ?
You You you
They They they

3rd person singular


He He he
She likeS She DOESN’T like Does she like ?
It It it

Якщо дієслово закінчується на ss, sh,ch,x,o - додаємо ES


ES
➨ VERBS ENDING in ss, sh,ch,x,o I watch / She watches I go / She goes

Якщо дієслово закінчується на приголосну букву + Y -


додаємо IES
➨ VERBS ENDING in a consonant +Y IES they cry / she cries we try / She tries

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EXERCISE 1 Put the verbs into brackets in the appropriate form
a) We never _________________ (play) tennis in the afternoon.
b) Wendy _________________ (not practise) any sport,because she (hate) ___________it.
c) They _________________ (not watch) TV after lunch. hate - ненавидіти
d) I usually _________________ (tidy) my room at the weekend. tidy my room - прибирати в моїй кімнаті
drink - пити
e) My brother always _________________ (get) up early. cup of coffee - чашка кави
go to the cinema - піти до кінотеатру
f) Dogs _________________ (not like) cats.
g) Helen _________________ (not drink) milk for breakfast, she just _________________
(have) a cup of coffee.
h) We ________________(go) to the cinema once a month
i) How often _____________________(you-practise ) the guitar ?

EXERCISE 2 you’re the teacher . Read the sentences and correct the mistakes
Знайти та виправити помилки.
1 - My parents starts work at nine o'clock.

2 – Marion don’t have lessons on Saturdays.

3 - John usually finishs school at four o’clock

4 – Students doesn’t like homework, they prefers sports.

6 - She usually go to school by bus?

7 - How often do John play tennis?

10 - Peter don’t often go to the disco .

EXERCISE 3 Write the interrogative and negative of the following sentences


Написати заперечне та питальне речення
Judy works in a school.

____________________________________________________________________

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.Children enjoy playing video games..

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