The Present Simple is used:

to talk about permanent situations:

I live in London but I come from Canada.

to describe actions or routines that happen regularly:

I get up late every morning. / He does the same things every day.
She always catches the 8.00 train.
It snows here in the winter.

for a general truth or statement of fact:

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
Fish dont fly.

for instructions and directions:

To get to my house, you take the first turning on the left.

We often use these words with the present simple:

never, hardly ever, rarely, occasionally, sometimes, frequently, often,

usually, always every day / week, in the morning, on Mondays

Affirmative
3rd person singular
We add -s to the base verb form with verbs like: drink, run, speak, visit,
make, like
He drinks, runs, speaks, visits, wears, makes, likes
He/She/It drink + s = drinks

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 make makes

We add -es to verbs that end in ch, sh, ss, x, o: brush, do, dress, go, mix,
polish, teach, wash, watch
He brushes, does, dresses, goes, mixes, polishes, teaches, washes,
watches

He/She/It brush + es = brushes

With verbs that end in a consonant +y, we change the y to -ies:

cry, fly, try > He cries, flies, tries

th verbs that end in a vowel+y, we just add s:

buy, play, say > He buys, plays, says

Negative
3rd person singular
We put the helping verb does and not before the main verb. The short form of
this is doesnt.
I, you, we, they

We put the helping verb do and not before the main verb. The short form of this
is dont.
Example: We dont get up at 7 oclock at the weekends.

She doesnt go to the park when its cold.

SUBJECT HELPING VERB MAIN VERB

I / you/ we / they DONT GET UP

He / she / it DOESNT GO

Interrogative
3rd person singular
We put the helping verb does at the beginning of the question.

I, you, we, they

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We put the helping verb do at the beginning of the question.

Example: Do they do their homework on Wednesdays?

Does she have ballet lessons on Thursdays?

HELPING VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB

DO I / you/ we / they DO

DOES He / she / it HAVE

Now complete the exercises.

1. Complete with the Present Simple.

a) Lucy watches her favourite cartoon at five 0clock every day.(watch)

b) Harry ______________________ Lucys music. (like)

c) The swimming pool ____________________ at six oclock.(close)

d) We __________________ my grandparents on Sundays.(visit)

e) Elephants _____________________ leaves and grass.(eat)

f) My pen friend ________________________ in Japan.(live)

g) I ____________________my room every morning.(tidy)

h) Our lessons _____________________ at eight.(start)

i) Mr Allan ______________________ Geography.(teach)

j) These birds _____________________ north in the spring.(fly)

2. Complete.

a) Lucy plays the piano.

She doesnt play the piano. She plays the violin.

b) Wayne and Sheila live in Cambridge.

They ______________ in Cambridge. They ________________ in London.

c) Harry writes books.

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 He __________________ books. He _______________articles for Teen Link.

d) We have lunch at two oclock.

You _________________ lunch at two. You ___________ lunch at one.

e) Pandas eat fish.

They ________________ fish. They _______________ bamboo leaves.

f) You drink a lot of tea!

I ________________ a lot of tea. But I ________________ a lot of milk.

g) My brother and I like football.

You__________________ football. You ______________ basketball.

h) You study French at school.

I _________________ French at school. I _______________ Spanish.

3. Write questions. Then write true answers.

a) You/walk to school/every day?

Do you walk to school every day? No, I dont.

b) your lessons/start/at eight oclock?

_______________________________________________________.

c) you/do your homework/every evening?

_______________________________________________________.

d) you and your best friend/go/to the same school?

_______________________________________________________.

e) you/watch/TV after school?

_______________________________________________________.

f) your best friend/visit/you at weekends?

_______________________________________________________.

g) you/play sport/every day?

_______________________________________________________.

h) your mum/get up early/at weekends?

_______________________________________________________.

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4. Ask and answer.
1 you / drink / milk every morning? (yes)
Do you drink milk every morning? Yes, I do.
2 she / like / pizza? (yes)
Does she like pizza? Yes, she does.

3 they / like / apples? (no)

_____________________________________________________________

4 she / eat / fruit in the morning? (no)

_____________________________________________________________

5 they / play / football every Sunday? (yes)

_____________________________________________________________

6 he / like / hamburgers? (yes)

_____________________________________________________________

7 she / like / playing tennis? (no)

_____________________________________________________________

5. Choose and write.

Do Does dont doesnt

1 They ______________ like cheese.

2 ______________ she read comics?

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3 We ______________ wash the car every week.

4 ______________ he brush his teeth every morning?

5 _____________ they watch TV every Sunday?

6 She______________ like computer games.

7 ______________ you go to school at 7 oclock?

6. Write.
1 he / like / cats He likes cats.
2 they / get up / at 9 oclock ?
_____________________________________________________________

3 she / study / every day X

_____________________________________________________________

4 he / play / tennis ?
_____________________________________________________________

5 they / drink / coffee X

_____________________________________________________________

6 she / go / to school at 8 oclock

_____________________________________________________________

7 you / eat / fish ?

_____________________________________________________________

8 he / speak / English X
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