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    This document provides information about verb conjugations in the present simple tense in 3 sections: 1) It gives examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the present simple tense for different subjects (I, you, he/she, etc.). 2) It provides rules for regular and irregular verb conjugations in the third person singular. 3) It includes expressions used with the present simple tense and examples of completing sentences in the present simple.

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    Afirmative Negative Interrogative Do I walk?

    I walk You walk I don’t walk You don’t walk


    DoHe
    youdoesn’t
    walk? Does
    walk he walk? Doe
    He walks She She doesn’t walk It doesn’t
    Do walk
    we walk?
    We don’t
    Do you
    walk
    walk?
    You Do
    don’t
    the
    walks It walks
    We walk You walk
    They walk

    Short answers Affirmative


    Yes, I / you / we / they do
    Negative
    Yes, he / she / it does
    No, I / you / we / they don’t
    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 I run – he runs
    BUT
    We add –es to verbs that end in –ss, We use the Present Simple:
    -sh, -ch, -x, -o. for habits and actions that we do regularly:
    I watch – he watches He visits his friends every Sunday.
    With verbs ending in consonant + y, we change the She
    –y togoes
    –ies.to school by bus.
    I cry – he cries for general truths:
    But with verbs ending in vowel + y, we just add –s as usual.
    The sun rises in the East.
    I play – he plays for permanent situations: He lives in Athens.
    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
    B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.
    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)

    5. Tom and Jim


    football every day after school. (play)
    6. Mr Jones is a teacher.
    History. (teach)
    He

    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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