Present Simple. Elementary

PRESENT SIMPLE

Настоящее простое время (present simple) образуется с помощью подлежащего (существительного или местоимения в именительном падеже) и смыслового глагола. В утверждениях к смысловому глаголу в 3-м лице единственного числа обычно прибавляется окончание -s. В вопросах и отрицаниях с местоимениями I, you, we, they используется вспомогательный глагол do / don't, а с he, she, it - does / doesn't

Если смысловой глагол употребляется с does / doesn't, окончание -s к нему не прибавляется.

* Иногда употребляется термин present indefinite.

Большая часть глаголов в 3-м лице единственного числа приобретает окончание -s. К глаголам, оканчивающимся на -ss, -sh, -ch, -x и -о, прибавляется

I miss -  he misses, I finish - he finishes, I watch - he watches, I mix - he mixes, I go - he goes

В глаголах, оканчивающихся на согласный + у, это у опускается и прибавляется -ies. I study - he studies, I cry - he cries

К глаголам, оканчивающимся на гласный + у, прибавляется окончание -s. I play - he plays

Окончание 3-го лица единственного числа произносится как:

-           / s /, если глагол оканчивается на звуки

/ f /, / к /, / р / или /l /. laughs, kicks, stops, sits

- / iz /, если глагол оканчивается на звуки

/ s /, / J /, / th /, / cth / или / z /.

kisses, washes, watches, changes, closes

- / z /, если глагол оканчивается на другие звуки.

swims, plays, runs, reads, studies

Present simple используется для выражения:

-           повторяющихся и повседневных действий (обычно со следующими маркерами: every day, every week, every Monday и т.д.),

She usually plays tennis at the weekend.

-           постоянных состояний,

He works in an office.

-           непреложных истин или законов природы.

The sun sets in the west.

Маркерами present simple являются: every day / week / month / year, usually, always и т.д., every morning / afternoon / evening / night, in the morning / afternoon / evening, at night, on Mondays / Tuesdays и т.д.

С формой present simple употребляются наречия частоты. Они показывают, как часто что-то происходит. К ним относятся:

never       usually

often        sometimes

seldom/rarely    always

Наречия частоты употребляются перед смысловым глаголом во временной форме группы Simple (work, drink и т.д.). Например: I usually work on Saturdays. They never drink coffee.

Но они следуют после глагола to be в форме группы Simple. Например: It is often cold in winter. He is always late for work.

Наречия частоты следуют после вспомогательных и модальных глаголов (can, do и т.д.). Например: Не can never wake up before 10 o'clock.

Read the text and underline the verbs in Present Simple.

Hi everybody! I'm The Present Simple Girl. I like habits and routines. I always do the same things and at the same time. For example, I always drink two glasses of milk in the morning and I usually arrive at school at twenty five past eight . I often wear jeans and T-shirts. I love pop music. I also love animals and plants. I have a beautiful garden.

I live with my parents and my brother, The Present Continuous Guy. He is very different from  me. He never arrives on time for lunch. He likes new clothes and fashion, and he doesn't listen to pop music. He plays hard rock in a group called "Metal Bananas". We are in an English club called The Happy Verby Gang. We go to the club on Saturdays.

1. Write the verbs in Present Simple.

1.  Nick’s father works… in London.
2.  His office (be) in a big building.
3.  Every morning he (get up) at six o’clock.
4.  He (wash) in cold water.
5.  He (eat) eggs and toast for breakfast.
6.  He (drink) orange juice for breakfast.
7.  He (put on) his jeans and jacket.
8.  Then he (run) to the railway station.
9.  He always (take) his umbrella.
10.  He (buy) a newspaper and (read) it on the train.
11.  In the evening he (come) back home at five o’clock.
12.  After dinner he sometimes (watch) television.
13.  He never (go) to the cinema.

What a boring life!

1. Complete the sentence with the affirmative form of the verb in brackets.

1.  I (read)… read…the newspaper every day.
2.  She (like)…computers and going to the cinema.
3.  They (go)…to school by bus.
4.  We (want)…ice cream now!
5.  He (study)…French, German and English.
6.  You (walk)…very fast.
7.  I (play)…football and basketball.
8.  She (finish)…her homework quickly!
9.  It (work)…very slowly.

1. Put the words in order to make a sentence.

1.  go/ they /early /home /always…They always go home early.
2.  never /sweets /eats /she…
3.  we /cinema/ usually/ Saturdays /go /the /to/ on…
4.  sometimes /warm /winter /in/ is/ it…
5.  football /often /with /friends/ his/ plays/ he…
6.  always /January/ it /rains/ in…
7.  dancing /usually/ Fridays/ on /go/ they…
8.  often/ music /listens/ to/ he /evenings/ the/ in…

1. Write these sentences, using the negative form of the Present Simple.

1.  He/not/live/in Mexico… He doesn't live in Mexico…
2.  She/not/work/in a bank…
3.  I/not/play/golf…
4.  Paul/not/listen/to the radio…
5.  We/not/speak/French…
6.  You/not/listen/to me!…
7.  My car/not/work…
8.  I/not/drink/tea…
9.  Sheila/not/eat/meat…
10.  I/not/understand/you…

1. Use the prompts and a verb from the box in the correct form to write full sentences.

get      watch        play       do       go       rain       cook       wear      drink

1.  We / for our friends (sometimes)…We sometimes cook for our friends.
2.  She / her homework (always)…
3.  They / tennis at the weekend (often)…
4.  I / on holiday in June (usually)…
5.  He / coffee for breakfast (always)…
6.  You / up early in the morning (never)…
7.  She / TV before dinner (sometimes)…
8.  We / jeans at the weekend (usually)…
9.  It / in the summer (sometimes)…

1. Fill in the verbs in Present Simple.

fly,/ cry,/ finish/,eat,/ live, /drink,/ go,/ speak,/ play,/ like

1.  He … eats chips for dinner.
2.  I …coffee three times a day.
3.  She …to New York once a year.
4.  We …Italian and English.
5.  They… in Canada.
6.  Tom and I …to school every day.
7.  My dad …work at seven o’clock.
8.  We …tennis every weekend.
9.  My friend …old films.
10.  The baby …all the day.

1. Look at Mark's timetable.

Complete the sentence with the affirmative form of the verb in brackets.

1.  Mark goes… to school five days a week. (go)
2.  He…to school every day. (go)
3.  On Mondays the classes…at 09.00. (start)
4.  On Thursdays Mark…school at 17.00. (finish)
5.  On Tuesday between 11.30 and 13.30 Mark's class…sport, (do)
6.  Mark…a maths class every day of the week, (have)
7.  Mark…three different languages - English, French and German, (study)
8.  At Mark's school the pupils…IT. (study)

1. Complete the sentence with the negative form of the verb in brackets.

1.  Mark doesn’t go …to school at the weekend. (go)
2.  He…to school on Wednesday or Friday afternoon, (go)
3.  On Wednesday the classes…at 09.00. (start)
4.  On Fridays Mark…school at 17.00. (finish)
5.  Mark's class…sport Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, (do)
6.  Mark…an English class on Thursday, (have)
7.  Mark…Chinese, (study)

1. Complete the question with Do or Does. Then write short answers.

1.  Does Mark have an art lesson on Monday?..Yes, he does.
2.  …classes start at 08.00 on Tuesday?...
3.  …the students study IT at Mark's school?...
4.  …Mark go to school on Friday afternoon?...
5.  …they have any time for sport?..
6.  …you study religion at your school?...
7.  …your school have a similar timetable?...
8.  …you study more subjects than Mark?...

1. Insert Don’t or Doesn’t.

1.  He doesn't live in Mexico.
2.  She don't /doesn't work in a bank.
3.  I don't /doesn't play golf once a week.
4.  Ron don't /doesn't listen to the radio.
5.  We don't /doesn't speak French.
6.  You don't /doesn't drink coffee in the morning.
7.  My cat don't /doesn't sleep at night.
8.  His car don't /doesn't work.
9.  Shelly don't /doesn't eat meat.
10.  I don't /doesn't understand you.

1. Fill in do, does, don’t, doesn’t.

1.  I …do my homework in the morning – always in the evening
2.  She … spend her free time with her friends. She prefers reading books.
3.  …you often do the shopping?
4.  …her mother work in the bank?
5.  We…play tennis after school.
6.  My parents…live in a flat. They have a house.
7.  …your teacher speak German?
8.  He …do karate.
9.  Susan…learn Spanish at school.
10.  They…eat apples. They don’t like them.

12.Insert Do or Does.

1. Does…your friend like spaghetti?

2….the children go to school on Fridays?

3….your sister watch TV in the morning?

4….he read sometimes comics ?

5….the girls like football?

6….they go to sleep at 9 o’clock?

7….she play on computer ?

8….the dog like to eat meat ?

9….you speak English or German?

10….he like cats?

13.Make questions and negatives.

1.  He works at a hospital….Does he work in a hospital? He doesn’t work in a hospital.
2.  They watch TV in the evenings….
3.  Jane goes to school every day…
4.  You like playing with your computer….
5.  Their father is a firefighter…

1. Put the words in order to make a sentence.

1.  at/ the morning/ he/ seven o’clock/ in/ gets up….He gets up at seven o’clock in the morning.
2.  car/ often/ Bob/ the/ washes…
3.  born/ 1964/ was/ in/ Jane….
4.  lunch/ we/ noon/ have/ seldom/ at…
5.  leave/ what/ you/ work/ time/ do/ for?....
6.  never/ bed/ John/ early/ goes/ to….
7.  clean/ do/ room/ often/ you/ how/ your?...
8.  friends/ I/ go out/ sometimes/ Saturdays/ with/ my/ on…
9.  to/ he/ swimming pool/ goes/ a week/ the/ twice…
10.  always/ for/ we/ a walk/ on/ afternoons/ go/ Sunday…

1. Fill in the verbs in Present Simple.

Jack is a truck driver. He …(drive) hundreds of kilometers every day. He …(love) his work. When he …(drive) he  ….(listen) to the radio.

Tom and Rom …(like) to read books. Rom …(like) historical novels, but Tom …(prefer) science fiction. They never …(go) to the same movies either. Rom …(insist) on love stories and she always …(enjoy) them, but her brother …(find) them boring.

Sharon  …(study) medicine at the university. Kim always …(do) her homework. They rarely …(drink) coffee before they go to sleep. Roni and Vika ….(have) a dog. Vika and I …(do/ does) our homework together.  Sara …(pass/ passes) our house on her way to school.  Our cat ….(eat/ eats) fish. Mike is very handy. He ….(fix/ fixes) everything. This plane …(fly/ flys/ flies) to the USA every Friday.

1. Fill in the verbs in Present Simple.

                   Amit …(get up) at 7.00 and …(go) into the bathroom to wash. He …(wash) his face and …(brush) his teeth. Then he …(put on) his clothes. 

Amit's mother and father …(have) coffee in the morning, but Amit …(drink) orange juice to drink. At 7.45, Amit …(leave) his house and (walk) to the bus-stop. He ….(try) not to be late for school. Amit… (come) home from school at 2.00 in the afternoon. He…(eat) lunch and (do) his homework. Then he …(watch) television, ….(read) a book or ….(play) with his friends.

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Present Simple form.

Her name is Mandy Taylor. She (work) …at the Sip Café. Mandy (go) …to the café every morning at six o’clock. She (open) …the café and (set) …the tables. The other waiters (arrive) … at seven o’clock and they (tidy) … the kitchen. The first customers (come) … in at about 7:30. Mandy (take) … a break at 10 o’clock. She (finish) … work at 2 o’clock and sometimes she (meet) …. friends for lunch.

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Present Simple form

This is Michael. He … (be) 10 years old. He … (have got) short, dark hair, brown eyes and a dark complexion. Michael … (live) in New York City with his family. His father is a teacher and his mother is a lawyer. Michael … (not have) any brothers or sisters. He … (love) basketball and …(want) to be a professional basketball player. He … (like) school a lot. He … (go) every day from 9am till 3:30pm. In his free time, Michael … (love) playing computer games and he …. (enjoy) watching TV.