PRESENT SIMPLE

IT ‘S ALWAYS LIKE THIS

always

on
Mondays never

once
sometimes
a week

every day often

usually
PRESENT SIMPLE
We use the Present Simple to describe
habits, facts, states and regular
actions.
It is the most common tense in English.
FIRST:
We will divide the Pronouns into 2 groups.

I You We They

He She It
 Positive Sentences-

Subject Rest of the

verb1 Sentence
I + + (complement)
You We They

The boys go to the pool.

 + verb1+s
+
Subject
es rest of the
ies sentence
He She It

The boy goes to the pool.

RULES FOR ADDING S TO
HE1) SHE ITes to the base form when the verb ends with ch, sh, s, x, z,
We add
o

watch watches
O

S Sh Ch X Z
2) When the verb ends with Y and there is a
consonant before , we will drop it and add ies

fly fl flies

3) When a verb ends with y and there is a vowel

before, we will NOT drop the y and add just s
play plays
LET’S PRACTISE
Fill in :
1) My brother sometimes _____ (go) fishing.
2) The dolls _____ (sit) on the shelf.
3) The boys ______ (play) on the beach every summer.
4) The girl ______ (brush) her hair twice a day.
5) She ______(have) a beautiful notebook.
6) They ______(have) a teacher from France.
7) It _______ (have) a big tail.
LET’S CHECK
Fill in :
1) My brother sometimes goes fishing.
2) The dolls sit on the shelf.
3) The boys play on the beach every summer.
4) The girl brushes her hair twice a day.
 Time expressions Adverb of
Frequency
Beginning or end of Before the main verb
sentence After family Be

every.. once a.. always never sometimes

On Sundays twice a.. usually often seldom

They go to ballet She always walks to

lesson once a week. school.
He is often late for
school.
They don’t usually read.
 QUESTIONS
• Does (she, he, it)
• Do (I, you, we, they)
• Does your mother have a laptop? (no se conjuga)
• Yes, she does. She has a pink laptop ( se conjuga)
• No, she doesn´t. She doesn´t know how to use a laptop.

• Do your Friends have laptops? (no se conjuga)

• Yes, they do. They have new laptops.
• No, the don´t.They have

• Do you like playing soccer?

• Yes I do. I love it.

• Does your friend like cheese?

• No he doesn´t. He prefers milk.
• No, he dislikes it.
• Yes, he does. He likes it.
CHECK YOURSELF
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