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6. Simple Present
a Simple Present
Usually Today
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The monkey usually eats bananas. But today it is eating an apple.
Long form . Short form
work [Link] not work I don’t work Do | work?
You work You do not work You don't work Do you work?
He works He does not work He doesn't work Does he work?
‘She works ‘She does not work She doesn’t work Does she work?
Itworks: It does not work Itdoesn't work Does it work?
We work We do not work We don't work Do we work?
You work You do not work You don't work Do you work?
They work They donot work They don't work Do they work?
We use Simple Present for permanent actions.
Verbs ending in Verbs ending in
ss, Sh, ch, X,0 sm> es consonant + y => ies
lwash-hewashes 1go-hegoes |I cry- hecries BUT | play - he plays
Once a week Every morning Always Never
‘Twice a week Every year Sometimes Atnoon
Every day Usually Seldom Inthe evening etc.6. Simple Present
@write the third person singular.
1. cook - He .. cooks. 4. They fly = It 7. You like - He
2. We study - He 5. | read - She 8.1 do - She
3. You teach - She 6. | buy - He 9, We walk - He
@ Complete the sentences as in the example:
[tong Form | C ShortForm
1. She .. does not .. speak Italian. She... doesn't speak Italian.
2. They go to school They go to school,
[Link] swim very well. We swim very well
[Link] watch TV every day. He watch TV every day.
5. You live in England. You live in England.
@ Write what these people “do” or “don’t do”.
BY
study hard ride abicycle swim very well "ister to the
Penny v v
Bob v v v
Don & Alice v v
You
1. Penny. studies hard and swims very well but she doesn't ride a bicycle or listen
to the radio.
2. Bob
8. Don and Alice
416. Simple Present
@ Fill in the blanks with the verbs from the box below:
be - love - clean - have - meet - go - sleep - teach - learn - come
Mary (1) is a teacher. She (2) French. The children
@) her and they (4) a lot from her. Mary
6) home at 3:00 and (6) lunch. Then she
@) for an hour. In the afternoon she (8) shopping or she
9) her house. Sometimes she (10) her aunt and
(11) tea with her. Every Sunday she (12) her friends.
you I/we
Do ie | work? Yes, oe bast No, ie =| don't.
he/she he/ she| noo
Does |" 2"*| werk ves," 1°"*| does. to, |"*),°"* [doesnt
@ complete the questions, then answer them as in the example:
Do the girls like football? No, they don't.
Jim eat beefburgers? Yes,
you go to school? Yes,
she drink lemonade? No,
he help his mother? No,
they walk to school? Yes,
fish live in the water? Yes,
your dog sleep in your bedroom? No,
you like bananas? No,
Ann and Mary visit their grandparents? Yes,
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@uiite sentences as in the example:
1. Beth eats oranges. (bananas) She doesn't eat bananas.
2. Paul likes walking. (running)
3. They usually go to a disco. (restaurant)
4, Peter works in his office. (bedroom)
5. They drink water. (Coca-Cola)
"1a Se ees Se Te
6. Simple Present
sometimes It’s Friday
She always Sea joc afternoon, Mrs
usually ae West is cleaning
the house. She
q often always cleans
Heis seldom late. the house on
never Friday afternoon.
@® latch the adverbs with the time expressions.
always usually often sometimes seldom never
1. every morning v
2. once a year
3. every day
4, not at all
5. once a month
6. once every 10 years
7. twice a week
8. every Sunday
ite what they usually do and what they’re doing today.
Usually Today
1. ...He usually sleeps in his bed 2. .But today he is sleeping on the sofa.@rirst write about Liz then about yourself.
always usually often sometimes seldom never
Liz You Liz You Liz You Liz You Liz You Liz You
wash / hair v
help/mother v
smoke a v
do/homework = ¥
go/to the cinema v
Es v
play /tennis v
Liz often washes her hair. She usually helps her mother. She6. Simple Present
@eut the verbs in brackets into the Simple Present or Present Cont.
Today (1) .. iS... (be) Sunday,
My sister (2)
(paint) a picture at the moment. My
brothers (3) (ride)
® their bicycles in the garden now.
> They (4) (wear)
their new jackets. | often
(5) (read) a
magazine on Sundays, but today |
(6) (write) a
letter to my cousin, Anna. She often
7 (7) (send)
me letters. Anna (8) (want) to be a doctor. Sometimes my mother
(9) (ask) me what | (10) (want) to be, but | (11) (novknow).
You sent a letter to Paula. This is her reply. Write the quest
you asked her.
414, Park Lanes
Harrow
diese
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cinema.
in Kyle goon. Paula
Please write som" Yours:ae ee Ee ee TT ee eT
6. Simple Present
Where do you work?
ut the verbs into the Simple Present or Present Continuous.
It(1) . ig. (be) Saturday afternoon and my sister and | (2) (be) at my
friend's party. Some children (3) (dance) in the sitting-room now. My friend
(4) (open) a present at the moment. Two children (5) (eat)
chocolate cake, and three children (6) (play) a game. | often
(a) (go) to parties because | (8) (have) a lot
of friends. But | (9) (notigo) to parties on Sundays because | always
(10) (visit) my grandparents on Sundays.
456. Simple Present
hoose a time expression from the box for each sentence.
now - on Fridays - always - at the moment - every night
1. My father is listening to the radio
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3. We watch the 9 o'clock news
4, My brother is doing his homework
5, My mother goes to the supermarket
6. | read a book or a magazine in bed
7. My grandmother
8. My brother is playing football
9. At school we have our history lesson
10. My father
at the moment.
have toast for breakfast.
sends me a birthday present.
buys a newspaper from the shop near his office.
@ ‘ut the verbs into the Present Continuous or Simple Present.
1. Listen! The birds
2. often
3. My mother
4, Look at Tom and Jim! They
5. That man
6. The cat
7. We always:
8. He often
are singing
@ Choose the correct item.
1, She drinks . .milk every morning.
A) drinks B)isdrinking —C) drink
[Link] to the park now.
A) goes B) are going C) go
3. The woman swimming now.
A) goes B) is going C) go
4, She often her red dress.
A) wears B) is wearing C) wear
5, Look! The cat up the tree.
A) climbs B)is climbing — C) climb
(sing) in the garden!
(buy) fruit from the greengrocer's.
(drink) tea now.
(walk) up the hill.
(augh) at the moment
(play) with a ball now.
(wear) warm clothes in winter.
(eat) a sandwich at lunchtime.
6. John to school now.
A)walks —B) iswalkingC) walk
7. My cat usually by the fire.
A)sleep —Bjis sleeping C) sleeps
8.1 letter at the moment
A) write B) am writing C) is writing
9. They in a restaurant every Sunday.
A) eats B) are eating CC) eat
10. Mother always the grass.
A) cuts B) cut C) is cutting6. Simple Present
@ Put the verbs into the Simple Present or Present Continuous.
It's Sunday at Ann’s house.
Helen: Where (1)... 3... (be) David?
Ann: He (2) (clean) his bicycle. He usually (3) (play)
basketball on Sundays, but today he (4) (not/want) to play
basketball
Helen: (5) (be) your father in the garden now?
‘Ann: Yes, he (6) (cut) the grass. He (7) (notlike)
long grass. He often (8) (say) that he (9) (want)
perfect garden! | usually (10) (help) him, but now |
(11) (learn) some French verbs.
Helen: — Why?
Ann: Because | (12) (not/know) them and we always
(13) (have) a test on Monday morning!
@ Put the verbs into the Simple Present or Present Continuous.
Sarah usually (1)... goes (go) swimming every Saturday but this Saturday it
(2) (be) her birthday. She (3) (like) chocolate cake so her
sister (4) (make) one for her now. Her mother (5) (cook)
food at the moment and her father (6) (do) the shopping. Sarah
(7) (want) everything to be nice for her party. Now she and her brother
(8) (make) hats for the children. They always (9) (have)
a good time at parties. They (10) (sing) and (11) (dance)
allot and (12) (play) their favourite games.
Guessing Game 11
Your teacher divides the class into two groups and chooses a leader. Your teacher whispers
into the leader's ear what helshe often does (e.g. Teacher: ‘I often drive a car), The groups
in tum try to guess what the teacher often does by asking the leader questions.
Group A $1: Does he often play tennis? Leader: No, he doesn't.
Leader: No, he doesn't. Group A S2: Does he often drive a car?
Group B $1: Does he often play the guitar? | Leader: Yes, he does.
Group A gets 1 point, The group with the most points is the winner.
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