Do Don't Don't Do: Afirmative Negative Interrogative

Afirmative Negative Interrogative
I walk I don’t walk Do I walk?

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

do 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
-sh, -ch, -x, -o. every 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
But with verbs ending in vowel + • for permanent situations:
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 _____deliver_____ letters to all the people in the
neighbourhood every day. He doesn't ____walk______
but he _____go____ his motorbike.
At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.
He _____ride____. He ___go_____ the countryside,
so he always _____rest_____ to his country house with
his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty ___fish_______ in the river
and they _____walk____ 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
________________Does he walk after lunch?

No, he not is walk after lunch
He is slepping_________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
3. ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day
_________________________________________
_________________Does he ride their bicycles to work every day?

No, he not ride their bicycles to work every
Day?
He run to chase the bus________________________
_________________________________________
Doeshehenot
No, watch tv tv
watch after school?
after school
4. He study with her brotherlisten / to the radio / every Sunday
_________________________________________
_____________Does she listen to the radio every Sunday?

No, she not listen to the radio every sunday
She go to the cinema every Sunday____________________________
_________________________________________
5. clean / the house / on Mondays
_________________________________________
__________Does he clean the house on Mondays?

No, he not clean the house on Mondays
He listen music of rock_______________________________
_________________________________________
6. watch / TV / after school
_________________________________________
______________Does he watch tv after school?

No, he not watch tv after school
He study with her brother___________________________
_________________________________________
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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What are some examples of how the present simple tense is used?

What are some examples of how the present simple tense is used?

What are the rules for forming the third person singular of verbs in the present simple?

What are the rules for forming the third person singular of verbs in the present simple?

Afirmative Negative Interrogative

I walk I don’t walk Do I walk?

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

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)

go work ride deliver love jog rest fish walk

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

He _____deliver_____ letters to all the people in the

neighbourhood every day. He doesn't ____walk______

but he _____go____ his motorbike.

At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.

He _____ride____. He ___go_____ the countryside,

so he always _____rest_____ to his country house with

his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty ___fish_______ in the river

and they _____walk____ 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

________________Does he walk after lunch?

3. ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day

_________________Does he ride their bicycles to work every day?

_____________Does she listen to the radio every Sunday?

5. clean / the house / on Mondays

__________Does he clean the house on Mondays?

6. watch / TV / after school

______________Does he 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 day?

Tess: No, I don't. They __________ (not play)

every day. They play four times a week.

Mark: __________ you __________ (have)

Mark: __________ the attacker __________ (move) fast?

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 _deliver_ letters to all the people in the

neighbourhood every day. He doesn't walk__

but he _go his motorbike.

He ___ride. He _go_____ the countryside,

so he always _rest_ to his country house with

his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty _fish_____ in the river

and they _walk in the woods every weekend.

Mark: you (have)

Mark: the attacker (move) fast?