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o Present Simple

Write doesn't or don't.

1 Mr Jones .• ~Q~~n't.. teach Maths. He 4 It ............. snow in summer. It snows


teaches Art. in winter.
2 The children •...•.....•• get up late. They 5 My brother .•••... like fish. He likes chicken.
get up early. 6 You ............. drink milk. You drink
3 I .•.....••.•.. read comics. I read books. orange juice .
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0 Interrogative Questions I Short answers


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Do I work? Yes, I/we/they do.
Do you work? Do I/we/you/they work? No, I/we/they don't.
Does he work? --
Yes, he/she/it does.
Does she work? Does he/she/it work? I No, he/she/it doesn't.
Does it work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?

Write the questions and answers.

1 ... D.o~:8. .. Mike ... •@et. up ... early? 5 ........... Sara ........... in Paris?
Yes, ••. .b~. d.Qt<;J.... . No, .............. II .

2 ...•....... Mike .............. late? 6 .......... Sara .•••••.•... in London?


No, ................ . Yes, ........... I • I •• •

3 ........... Pedro and Carmen 7 ...•.•..... you and Sean .......... .


........... the guitar? oranges?
Yes, ................ . Yes, ...•.....•...•.. .
4 •.......••• Pedro and Carmen 8 •.•...•••.. you and Sean ...•.......
.........•• the piano? apples?
No, ................ . No, ......•......... .

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Present Simple

Write the questions and answer them about you.

1 you / like chocolate 4 your friends / listen to pop music


.l?p. y.cJ.l.1 . /j~~. (:hQY(JJ~t.e. . ........... ? .................................... ?

2 your best friend / like football 5 you / watch TV every day


.................................... ? .................................... ?

3 you / live in a big house 6 your friends / play computer games


.................................... ? .................................... ?

W Listen and repeat. Then act out.

Mum: When you go for dinner at Sam't;


hout;e, ut;e a knife and a fork.
Boy: It; it necet;t;ary, Mum?
Mum: Yet;. We alwayt; ut;e a knife and a fork
when we eat.
Boy: But Mum, the t;OUp never t;tayt; on a
knife and a fork.

Adverbs of frequency

Adverbs of frequency tell us how often something happens.

always always
usually usually
often often
She comes early. He is late.
sometimes sometimes
rarely/seldom rarely/seldom
never never

Read the sentences and circle.


• We use adverbs of frequency before / after the main verb.
• We use adverbs of frequency before / after the verb 'to be'.

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o Present Simple

Read and circle the correct sentence.

1 ® Mike always walks to school. 4 A Meera is always on time for work.


B Mike walks always to school. B Meera always is on time for work.

2 A Does usually Alice go swimming on 5 A Paul never drives to work.


Sundays? B Paul drives never to work.
B Does Alice usually go swimming on
6 A We sometimes go to the theatre at the
Sundays?
weekend.
3 A Emma plays often tennis on Fridays. B We go sometimes to the theatre at the
B Emma often plays tennis on Fridays. weekend.

Write the sentences.

John is late. (never) 6 Katie helps her mum. (often)


.Jp.h IJ. i.s. .f1f(V~r. l;rt~J ............... .
2 The children eat ice cream. (sometimes) 7 The boys are funny. (sometimes)

3 I go to the cinema. (often) 8 Ivan and I do our homework. (always)

4 We have lunch at a restaurant. (seldom) 9 Dad washes his car. (never)


......................................
5 You are polite to your teachers. (always) 10 Cara is very kind. (usually)

Speaking Activity

Interview your friend.

How often do you ...


• help in the house?
• eat fruit and vegetables?
• play sports?
• read comics?
• watch TV?
• eat at fast food restaurants?

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