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AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
IYouWeThey
like ice-cream
Iyouwethey
do not (don´t) like ice-cream
Do
Iyouwethey
like ice-cream?
HeSheIt
likes ice-cream
hesheit
does not ((doesn’t) like ice-cream
Does
hesheit
like ice-cream?
THIRD PERSON SINGULAR: He, She, It
General rule It takes “s”. like - likes
With verbs ending in: o, s, x, sh, ch
It takes “es”. go - goes
With verbs ending in: vowel + y
It takes “y”. play- plays
With verbs ending in: consonant + y
It changes y into “i” and takes “ es”.
study - studies
USE:
We use this tense for:
Habitual actions / routines.
Programmes and timetables (school, buses…).
A permanent state.
It is frequently used with frequency adverbs. They come:
Before the verb - e.g.:
He usually goes to school by bus.
After the verb to be - e.g.:
She is often with her grandparents at the weekend.
B) Complete the sentences with the present simple:
Mary __________ (watch) TV in the afternoon.
She __________(hurry) home after school.
The baby __________(not go) to bed late.
She __________(not like) coke.
He __________(seldom, tidy) his bedroom.
My father __________(read) the newspaper every day.
Where __________she__________ (keep) her books?
__________ your brother __________(live) with you?
A) Complete the sentences with do, does, don´t, doesn´t. (Short Answers)
_________ you like coke? “Yes, I ____________.”
_________ she play the piano? “ No, she ____________.”
_________ the students have good marks? “ Yes, they ___________.”
_________they speak English? “ No, they ___________.”
C) Make sentences. Put the verbs in the present simple and the frequency adverbs in the right place.
Family—she– for—usually—the—whole-is.
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Yes, - always—he—her—on—Saturdays—visit.
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Rarely—she—is—late
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For—is—Mary—often– late—school?
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