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.

 ____________________________________________

 Yes, - always—he—her—on—Saturdays—visit.

 ____________________________________________

 Rarely—she—is—late

 ____________________________________________

 For—is—Mary—often– late—school?

 ____________________________________________