GRAMMAR PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT SIMPLE

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Present Simple

We use the present simple to express habits, facts, thoughts and feelings. It is also used with general statements and actions that are repeated. It is formed with the base form of the verb, except the third person singular where you have to add an "s".

NOTE:
1.- es after - s / - ch / - sh
Examples: passes - watches - finishes
2.- ies if there is a consonant before the y there is a consonat
Examples: study - studies / carry - carries / but play - plays 3.-ies if there is a consonant before the y but before there is a vowel only add  S  Examples: buy/ buys- play/ plays
4.- ES after- o  Examples: do - does / go - goes / 5.- have - has conjuge estos verbs Work- tell, give, find, use, look, want, come, see, take, think, know, make, get, go, say, do, have, be

 Key words for PRESENT SIMPLE : often, always, never, every day, month,..., usually, sometimes, generally, normally, rarely, seldom, whenever, on Mondays, Tuesdays,...

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH VERB PRESENT SIMPLE

1.       My sister-------------------------- (read) a book.
2. Frank-------------------------- (like) dogs.
3. My parents-------------------------- (do) the shopping.
4. We sometimes-------------------------- (meet) in front of the cinema.
5. Uncle George-------------------------- (go) to the doctor's.
6. Our friends-------------------------- (play) football in the park.
7. She-------------------------- (go) to the park every Friday.
8. He-------------------------- (ride) his bike every day.
9. We-------------------------- (have) the best ideas.
10. Carol-------------------------- (say) goodbye.
11. She-------------------------- (be) the best singer in our class.
12. My sister-------------------------- (live) in a big house.
13. The children-------------------------- (eat) hamburgers.
14. Bill-------------------------- (have) got two notebooks.
15. I-------------------------- (be) at home.

2.       Put the sentences into the negative form. Use short forms (doesn't, don't, isn't,...)
Example: I like reading. - I don't like reading.
1. They wash the car. They-------------------------- the car.
2. I get up early. I--------------------------early.
3. They walk to school. They--------------------------to school.
4. Jim eats an orange. Jim--------------------------an orange.
5. My sister listens to her new CD. My sister--------------------------to her new CD.
6. Ann cleans her shoes. Ann--------------------------her shoes.
7. Henry climbs the tree. Henry--------------------------the tree.
8. They meet at the cinema. They--------------------------at the cinema.
9. We like pizza. We--------------------------pizza.
10. Gary and Peter go to the party. Gary and Peter--------------------------to the party.