present simple
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Affirmative sentences:
We use the infinitive of the verb. In the 3rd person singular (he, she, it) we put an -s at the end of the infinitive.
I/we/you/they play football.He/she/it plays football.
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Negative sentences:
We use the auxiliary do or does (for the 3rd person singular) and the negative particle not.I/we/you/they do not play football.He/she/it does not play football.
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Questions:We use the auxiliary do or does (for the 3rd person singular) and change the word order (auxiliary – subject – verb)Do I/we/you/they play football?Does he/she/it play football?
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a) Add –s for most verbswork - works, buy - buys, ride - rides, return - returnsb.) Add –es for words that end in –ch, -s , -sh, -x, or –z.watch - watches, pass - passes, rush - rushes, relax - relaxes, buzz - buzzesc.) Change the –y to –i and add –es when the base form ends in a consonant +y.study - studies, hurry - hurries, dry - dries Do not change the –y when the base form ends in a vowel +y. Add –splay - plays, enjoy - enjoysd.) A few verbs have irregular forms.be - is, do - does, go- goes, have - has
SPELLING RULES FOR THE PRESENT SIMPLE
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Use the present simple for:
- Routines and habits.e.g. Maria smokes- Permanent actions.e.g. Pedro lives in Seville- Current facts or truths.e.g. The earth is round
USE
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PRESENT SIMPLE REVISION
1. Change the following sentences to the negative using the correct form of the auxiliary verb Do:
a) I like fish.
b) My fried goes to school by bus.
c) My cousins live in Australia.
d) My mother plays the piano.
e) We often go to the theatre.
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2. Choose the right form of the verb:a) My father sometimes (cook) at weekends.b) Children (like) sport.c) Jane (have) toast for breakfast.d) We (visit) our grandparents in summer.e) Peter and John (study) in London.
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3. Make questions for the following answers:
a) People often go to the cinema on Fridays.
b) It rains a lot in England. c) My teacher speaks English fluently. d) I like English because it’s fun. e) We love cocoa with biscuits.
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4. Write the 3rd person of the following verbs:I cook-He
I study-She I play- He I Watch-He I go-He g I pass-He I visit-He I change-He I explain-He I live-He I read –He
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GO ON PRACTICING AT HOME
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http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pres1.htm
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/65.html
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present_quiz.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-quizzes/grammar-1-present-simple.htm