PRESENT SIMPLE
Affirmative
I/ You/ We/ You/ They + Infinitive
I study English
We play basketball
He/ She/ It + Infinitive + (e)S
He talks a lot.
She studies every day.
Rule
Verbs ending in o, ch, sh, y in 3 p + es or +ies
GO: GOES
WATCH: WATCHES
FINISH: FINISHES
STUDY: STUDIES
Adverbs or frequency
Every day
Once a month
Twice a year
Four times a day
Daily
Monthly
EXERCISES
Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verb
1. I ________ (go) shopping with my brother.
2. We sometimes ________ (use) a dictionary in class.
3. My friends ________ (study) Italian at their school.
4. School ________ (finish) at three o´clock.
[Link] ________ (live) near me.
6. He ________(like) rap music.
7. She ________ (do) her homework before dinner.
8. We ________ (play) tennis in school on Wednesday afternoon.
9. I ________ (watch) TV in the evening.
10. My mother ________ (teach) art.
Translate the following sentences
Yo siempre ayudo a mi madre
Mi hermana nunca va al parque
Nosotros vamos al colegio todos los días
Ellos juegan al futbol una vez al mes
Negative
I/ You/ We/ You/ They + DON’T + Verb
I don’t study English
We don’t play basketball
He/ She/ It + DOESN’T + Verb
He doesn’t talk a lot.
She doesn’t study every day.
Exercises
Fill de gaps with Don’t or Doesn’t
I ____________like chicken.
My sister ____________ eat pasta.
You ____________buy apples.
The dog ____________ bark.
My mum ____________ read comics.
Ann and I ____________go to school.
Make negative sentences.
I watch TV. _______________________________________
She cleans her room. - _______________________________________
You ride your bike every weekend. __________________________________
Sandy takes nice photos. _______________________________________
He buys a new CD. _______________________________________
Interrogative
DO + I/ You/ We/ You/ They + Verb
Do you study English?
Do they play basketball?
DOES + He/ She/ It + Verb
Does he talk a lot?
Does she study every day?
Exercises
Fill the gaps with Do or Does
1. __________you sleep here?
2. __________Lisa like pizza?
3. _________ she know much English?
4. _________he swim every morning?
5. _________farmers grow rice?
6. _________your sister write a letter?
Translate the following sentences
Le gusta a él el futbol?
Estudian ellos inglés?
Hablas inglés?