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THE PRESENT SIMPLE 1

THE PRESENT SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE

We form the present simple with the infinitive of the verb:

1) S + infinitive 2) S + infinitive + s/es

I work He works

You work She works

We work It works

You work

They work

RULES FOR THE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR

• In general: infinitive + s

I read → he read s

2) Verbs ending in – y

I pl a y → he play s * I stu d y → he stud ies

3) Verbs ending in – o , sh , tch , x , ss + es

I g o → he go es I wa sh → he wash es

I wa tch → he watch es I fi x → he fix es

I ki ss → he kiss es

USES

To talk about activities we usually do:

I go to school every day

Time references:

Every day, week, month, year…

On Sundays, at weekend, in summer…

She studies French in the afternoon

Adverbs of frequency are often used:

Always, usually, often, sometimes, never…

He never watches TV after lunch

Make affirmative sentences 1 (he/go)

He go es to school

Make affirmative sentences 2 (They/eat)

They eat a lot

Make affirmative sentences 3 (She/surf)

She surf s the Internet

Make affirmative sentences 4 (I/play)

I play the flute

Make affirmative sentences 5 (She/cry)

She cr ies

Negative form

For the negative form:

S+ auxiliary verb ( do, does ) + not + infinitive

( contracted forms: don’t / doesn’t )

I don’t play He doesn’t read

You don’t dance She doesn’t study

We don’t eat It doesn’t sleep

They don’t like

Make negative sentences 1 (They/read)

They don’t read

Make negative sentences 2 (She/love)

She doesn’t love him

Make negative sentences 3 (He/drive)

He doesn’t drive

Make negative sentences 4 (He/work)

He doesn’t work

Make negative sentences 5 (They/sing)

They don’t sing

YOUR TURN NOW

Write the affirmative /negative form of the verbs in brackets:

• Dave ……………… (not live) in Madrid.
• Sue ……………… (study) German at school.
• My dad ……………… (drive) a red car.
• We ……………. (not walk) to school.
• The 34 bus ………………… (not stop) here.
• Mr Brown …………………. (teach) maths.
• The children ……………… (play) football.
• Mary ……………… (wash) the dishes after lunch.