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    The document provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of verbs in the present simple tense. It includes tables showing conjugations of regular and irregular verbs in the three forms. It then provides exercises for learners to practice using verbs in the present simple tense correctly in sentences by filling in blanks or writing questions and answers. The focus is on helping learners understand and use the basic present simple tense verb conjugations and structures in English.

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    The document provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of verbs in the present simple tense. It includes tables showing conjugations of regular and irregular verbs in the three forms. It then provides exercises for learners to practice using verbs in the present simple tense correctly in sentences by filling in blanks or writing questions and answers. The focus is on helping learners understand and use the basic present simple tense verb conjugations and structures in English.

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    The document provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of verbs in the present simple tense. It includes tables showing conjugations of regular and irregular verbs in the three forms. It then provides exercises for learners to practice using verbs in the present simple tense correctly in sentences by filling in blanks or writing questions and answers. The focus is on helping learners understand and use the basic present simple tense verb conjugations and structures in English.

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    The passage covers the present simple tense, including its use for habits, general truths, and permanent situations. It provides examples of forming the third person singular and negative/interrogative forms of verbs in the present simple tense.

    The passage covers the present simple tense and how it is used to express habits, general truths, and permanent situations.

    Some examples of verbs used in the present simple tense in the passage include: visit, go, eat, work, close, play, teach, start, finish, live, watch, tidy.

    Afirmative Negative Interrogative

    I walk I don’t walk Do I walk?


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

    Short answers

    Affirmative Negative

    Yes, I / you / we / they do No, I / you / we / they don’t


    Yes, he / she / it does No, he / she / it doesn’t

    Third person singular

    We add –s to the verb to form the third


    person singular (he, she, it).
    I drink – he drinks We use the Present Simple:
    I run – he runs
     for habits and actions that
    BUT we do regularly:
     We add –es to verbs He visits his friends every
    that end in –ss, Sunday.
    -sh, -ch, -x, -o. She goes to school by bus.
    I watch – he
    watches  for general truths:
    The sun rises in the East.
     With verbs ending in consonant + y,
    we change the –y to –ies.  for permanent situations:
    I cry – he cries He lives in Athens.
    But with verbs ending in vowel + y,
    we just add –s as usual.
    I play – he plays
    Expressions used with the Present Simple

    Frequency adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never


    (they are placed before the main verb)

    Time expressions: every day / week / Friday…


    on Mondays / Sundays…
    at the weekend…
    in the morning /
    afternoon…
    in winter / spring…
    once a day / week…

    A. Write the third person singular of the following


    verbs.
    play go

    wash teach

    drive carry

    fly start

    help kiss

    watch tidy

    like enjoy

    cry mix

    B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.

    1. Peter and his friends to school by bus. (go)

    2. Elephants leaves and grass. (eat)

    3. David's father in a hospital. (work)

    4. The bank opens at 9.30 and at 4.30. (close)

    5. Tom and Jim football every day after school. (play)

    6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He History. (teach)

    7. Our lessons at 9.00 and at 3.30. (start /


    finish)

    8. My pen friend in Japan. (live)

    9. Mary and her brother cartoons every Sunday morning.


    (watch)

    10. John his room every day. (tidy)


    C. Complete the blanks with the Present Simple of the verbs in the box.

    go work ride deliver love jog rest fish walk

    Mr Letty is a postman. He doesn't work in the post

    office. He always works outside in the streets.

    He letters to all the people in the

    neighbourhood every day. He doesn't

    but he his motorbike.

    At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.

    He . He the countryside,

    so he always to his country house with

    his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty in the river

    and they in the woods every weekend.

    D. Look at the pictures and write questions and answers, as in the example.

    1. play / the guitar / in the afternoon

    Does he play the guitar in the aftenoon?


    No he doesn’t play the guitar in the afternoon.
    He plays the accordion.
    2. walk / after lunch

    3. ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day


    4. listen / to the radio / every Sunday

    5. clean / the house / on Mondays

    6. watch / TV / after school

    E. Complete the blanks with the negative or the interrogative form of the
    Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.

    Mark: Hi, Tess! What are you doing?

    Tess: I'm watching the football team.

    Mark: Do you watch (watch) them every day?

    Tess: No, I don't. They (not play) every day.

    They play four times a week.


    Mark: you
    (have)

    a favourite player?

    Tess: No, I (not have) a favourite player. Everyone on the team is good.

    Mark: the attacker (move) fast?

    Tess: No, he (not move) fast, but he's very clever.

    you (like) football, Mark?

    Mark: No, I (not like) it. I like basketball. It's a great sport.

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