Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I live I don’t live Do I live?

You live You don’t live Do you live?
He lives He doesn’t live Does he live?
She lives She doesn’t live Does she live?
It lives It doesn’t live Does it live?
We live We don’t live Do we live?
You live You don’t live Do you live?
They live They don’t live Do they live?

USE:

1. We use the Present Simple for:

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2. It is used with adverbs like:

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FORM:

1. To form the Present Simple we add –s to the infinitive of the

verb in the 3rd person singular (he, she, it)

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 2. But when the verb ends in:

a) –o, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x we add –es

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b) a consonant followed by –y, the –y changes into –ie and we

add -s
→

c) a vowel followed by –y we just add -s

3. To form the negative and the interrogative we need the auxiliary

verb to do in the present simple. This means we have to add –es
in the 3rd person singular (he, she, it) while the main verb will
be used in the infinitive.

A. Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete

the sentences.

1. Ella ___________________ in Manchester. (live / lives)

2. Eric ___________________ chess. (play / plays)
3. Jean ___________________ at night. (study / studies)
4. Leonard ___________________ his homework in the bedroom. (do / does)
5. Mr Elliot ___________________ in an office. (work / works)

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 6. School ___________________ at 6.30. (finish / finishes)
7. The children ___________________ the street to school. (cross / crosses)
8. The dog ___________________ outside. (sleep / sleeps)
9. We ___________________ to work together. (go / goes)
10. They ___________________ TV every day. (watch / watches)

B. Rewrite the sentences in the 3rd person singular beginning

with he or she.

1. They sell antiques. ____________________________________________________

2. I always drive to work. _________________________________________________

3. We never do our homework. ___________________________________________

4. You carry a heavy schoolbag. ___________________________________________

5. I finish school in the morning. __________________________________________

6. We usually stay home at night. _________________________________________

7. They catch the bus every day. __________________________________________

8. You tell funny stories. __________________________________________________

9. I mix all the ingredients. ________________________________________________

10. We miss our parents. _________________________________________________

C. Do or does? Choose the correct form.

Pay attention to the
1. _____________ Eric play tennis? auxiliary verb to do!
2. _____________ they clean the house?
3. _____________ you go to the party?
4. _____________ Megan like vegetables?
5. _____________ we buy new clothes?
6. _____________ Mrs. Porter water the garden?
7. _____________ the birds sing a lot?
8. _____________ Ellen work hard at school?
9. _____________ Melinda and Eleanor speak Spanish?
10. _____________ you write postcards?

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D. Complete the sentences with do / don’t / does / doesn’t.

1. __________ Anne like Maths? Yes, she __________.

2. __________ you read English? No, I __________.
3. __________ he practise sports? Yes, he __________.
4. __________ Amy eat cereals? No, she __________.
5. __________ you swim well? Yes, I __________.
6. __________ Jim and Andy ride the bike? No, they __________.
7. __________ they usually travel abroad? Yes, they __________.
8. __________ Mr. Pratt work late? No, he __________.
9. __________ we walk to school? No, you __________.
10. __________ the dog bark a lot? Yes, it __________.

E. Rewrite the sentences in the: a) negative form

b) interrogative form

1. She gets dressed at 7.45.

a) __________________________________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________________________________?

2. I wake up very early.

a) __________________________________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________________________________?

3. Mr. Smith likes to work in the garden.

a) __________________________________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________________________________?

4. We go to the cinema on Friday.

a) __________________________________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________________________________?

5. Mary and Liz study in the afternoon.

a) __________________________________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________________________________?

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6. Sarah has a shower at 7.30.

a) __________________________________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________________________________?

7. He helps me with the homework.

a) __________________________________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________________________________?

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