present simple main usages and examples - english grammar

THE PRESENT SIMPLE 1

THE PRESENT SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECT VERB INFINITIVESINGULAR

I READ EVERY DAY.

ONCE A WEEK.

AT HOME.

YOU READHE / SHE / IT READS

PLURAL

WE READYOU READTHEY READ

In general+ s

Verbs ending in conson. + y

y + ies

Verbs ending in –o, sh, tch, x, ss

+ es

work → works study → studies go → goes

eat → eats cry → cries wash → washes

play → plays try → tries watch → watches

swim → swims spy → spies mix → mixes

write → writes fly → flies kiss → kisses

RULES FOR THE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR (HE / SHE / IT)

WE USE PRESENT SIMPLE TO TALK ABOUT:

facts habits and routines

feeling and emotions general truth

I live in Poland. They swim every day.

They like pizza. Sunday comes after Saturday.

Make affirmative sentences 1 (he/go)

He goes to school

Make affirmative sentences 2 (They/eat)

They eat a lot.

Make affirmative sentences 3 (She/surf)

She surfs the Internet.

Make affirmative sentences 4 (I/play)

I play the flute.

Make affirmative sentences 5 (She/cry)

She cries.

SUBJECT DO/DOES NOT VERB

SINGULAR

I DO NOT READEVERY DAY.

ONCE A WEEK.

AT HOME.

YOU DO NOT READ

HE / SHE / IT

DOES NOT READ

PLURAL

WE DO NOT READ

YOU DO NOT READ

THEY DO NOT READ

Negative form

SUBJECT SHORT FORM

VERB

SINGULAR

I DON’T READEVERY DAY.

ONCE A WEEK.

AT HOME.

YOU DON’T READ

HE / SHE / IT DOESN’T READ

PLURAL

WE DON’T READ

YOU DON’T READ

THEY DON’T READ

SHORT FORM: do not = don’t does not = doesn’t

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:

1. Dave ……………… (not live) in Madrid.

2. Sue ……………… (study) German at school.

3. My dad ……………… (drive) a red car.

4. We ……………. (not walk) to school.

5. The 34 bus ………………… (not stop) here.

6. Mr Brown …………………. (teach) maths.

7. The children ……………… (play) football.

8. Mary ……………… (wash) the dishes after lunch.

DO/DOESSUBJEC

TVERB SHORT ANSWERS

SINGULAR

DO I PLAY ? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.

DO YOU PLAY ? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.

DOES HE/SHE/IT

PLAY ? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.

PLURAL

DO WE PLAY ? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.

DO YOU PLAY ? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.

DO THEY PLAY ? Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.

INTERROGATIVE & SHORT ANSWERS

YOUR TURN NOW 1

1. Make questions according to the pictures using the given verb.

2. Write affirmative or negative short answers.

3. Check your answers.

Make questions & short answers 1: STUDY

Does he study? No, he doesn’t

Make questions & short answers 2: LIKE

Does she like shopping? Yes, she does

Make questions & short answers 3: DRINK

Does he drink? No, he doesn’t

Make questions & short answers 4: WATCH

Does he watch TV?

No, he doesn’t

Make questions & short answers 5: FLY

Does it fly? Yes, it does

Make questions & short answers 6: SWIM

Do they swim? Yes, they do

Your turn now 2

1. Answer the questions

2. Check your answers

Does Paul have a shower every day?

No, he doesn’t

He has a bath

Does Alice love Paul?

No, she doesn’t … but Paul loves Alice

Do the children smile?

No, they don’t They cry

Does he go shopping?

No, he doesn’t He goes camping

What do they eat?

They eat hot dogs

Do they take drugs?

No, they don’t take any drugs

What do they have for lunch?

They have watermelon for lunch

Does Dick drive well?

No, he doesn’t He drives very badly

Your turn now 3Fill in the gaps with the correct present simple form of the

verbs in brackets:1. James ………… football at all (not like)2. ……… you ………… a bath or a shower? (have)3. My brother ………… medicine (study)4. We …………… French and German at school (learn)5. Mary …………... English well (speak)6. I …………… understand the exercise (not understand)7. ………… your father ………… to the office? (walk)8. Sarah never ……… her homework (do)9. Our teachers …………… us lots of homework (give)10. My gradma ………… glasses (wear)

Your turn now 4

Correct these sentences if necessary:

1.Tom doesn’t never read newspapers.

2. We not like horror films.

3. Do Dave sends e-mails? Yes, he do.

4. Mary drinks sometimes coffee after lunch.

5. My best friend plaies the piano.

6. Do you have a big breakfast?

7. Dad doesn’t the housework, mum does.

8. It doesn’t rains much in summer.