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Present Simple

A Write the verbs in the correct column. E Write questions with Do or Does. Then write
short answers.
teach ride cry pay do Do
1 ...................... you watch TV every day?
worry wash buy touch study
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
........................................................................
talk fix marry clean carry
2 ...................... your parents go to the theatre?
-s -es -ies ........................................................................
teaches 3 ...................... your teacher drink coffee?
........................................................................
4 ...................... doctors work in shops?
........................................................................
5 ...................... the school year start in January?
B Circle the correct verb. ........................................................................
1 Babies cry / cries a lot.
F Write questions using the Present Simple.
2 I eat / eats ice cream in the summer.
Then answer the questions according to the
3 Jane study / studies every afternoon. pictures.
4 She do / does her homework in the evening.
1 2
5 My friend watch / watches television
twice a week.

C Fill in the blanks with the Present Simple


form of the verb in brackets. (cheese) (walk)

goes
1 She ...................... (go) to the beach in 3 4
summer.
2 We ...................... (bake) biscuits every Friday.
3 My parents ...................... (work) in the garden
(draw pictures) (ice cream)
on Saturdays.
4 Susie ...................... (try) her best at school all 1 mice / usually / eat / bananas
the time.
Do mice usually eat bananas?
........................................................................
No, they don’t. They usually eat cheese.
........................................................................
D Fill in the blanks with doesn’t or don’t. 2 Tina / run / to school / every day
don’t
1 Fish ...................... live in houses. ........................................................................
2 The sun ...................... shine at night. ........................................................................
3 A cat ...................... bark. 3 Sally / often / write / stories
4 Dad ...................... ride a bike to work. ........................................................................
5 Policemen ...................... catch every criminal. ........................................................................
6 Students ...................... always remember 4 the twins / like / chocolate
answers. ........................................................................
........................................................................

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Present Simple

A Add -s, -es or -ies to the verbs below to form the Present Simple for he, she or it.

1 stop stops
...................... 5 mix ...................... 9 go ......................
2 watch ...................... 6 tie ...................... 10 catch ......................
3 study ...................... 7 dress ...................... 11 enjoy ......................
4 do ...................... 8 try ...................... 12 lose ......................

B Complete the sentences with the Present Simple form of the verb in brackets.
washes (wash) the car once a week.
1 Mum ...................... 5 Every year Helen ...................... (go)
2 Children usually ...................... (like) ice cream. to France.
3 ...................... you ...................... (know) the way 6 He ...................... (not visit) his friends every
to the lake? day.
4 Bob ...................... (study) French on Saturdays.

C Write each sentence in the negative. Then write an affirmative sentence using the words in
brackets.

1 You need more spelling practice. (reading) 4 Mark goes to karate lessons. (piano)
a You don’t need more spelling practice.
................................................................... a ...................................................................
b You need more reading practice.
................................................................... b ...................................................................
2 My dad reads the newspaper every day. (a book) 5 He likes chocolate. (biscuits)
a ................................................................... a ...................................................................
b ................................................................... b ...................................................................

3 I study on Saturdays. (Sundays) 6 Sally rides a bike to school. (motorbike)


a ................................................................... a ...................................................................
b ................................................................... b ...................................................................

D Write questions and answer them about yourself.

1 your grandma / often / visit you / ? 4 your friends / like / computer games / ?
Does your grandma often visit you?
................................................................... ...................................................................
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
................................................................... ...................................................................
2 you / watch / TV / in the evening / ? 5 you / study / French / at school / ?
................................................................... ...................................................................
................................................................... ...................................................................

3 your dad / play / the guitar / ? 6 your mum / work / at a bank / ?


................................................................... ...................................................................
................................................................... ...................................................................

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Common questions

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'Do' is used with plural subjects and first and second person singular, as in 'Do they play?' or 'Do I know you?' 'Does' is used with third person singular subjects, like 'Does she enjoy music?' These usages ensure subject-verb agreement .

To form questions in the present simple tense, learners can start with 'do' or 'does' followed by the subject and the base verb, such as 'Do you watch TV?' for second person singular or 'Does he like chocolate?' for third person singular. Practicing with various subjects and verbs can aid mastery .

Common mistakes include mismatching 'don't' with third person singular subjects, which should use 'doesn't.' For example, 'He doesn't watch TV' is correct, while 'He don't watch TV' is incorrect .

The present simple tense is used to describe habitual actions or general truths. For instance, 'The sun doesn't shine at night' or 'Mum washes the car once a week' demonstrate habitual and factual usage .

One effective practice method involves creating practice exercises that require forming questions and negations from affirmative statements. For example, creating questions like 'Does your teacher drink coffee?' from the statement 'Your teacher drinks coffee,' and forming the negation, 'Your teacher doesn't drink coffee.' This repetitive exercise enforces the rules for constructing sentences correctly .

Affirmative sentences use the base verb form for most subjects and the verb+s for third person singular, such as 'She goes.' Negative sentences add 'don't' before the base verb or 'doesn't' before the third-person base verb, as in 'She doesn't go' .

Auxiliary verbs such as 'do' and 'does' are important in negative and interrogative sentences in the present simple tense because they help indicate the tense and subject agreement, which maintains grammatical accuracy and clarity, such as in 'Do you know the way?' and 'He doesn't visit often' .

In forming questions in the present simple tense, use 'do' when the subject is 'I,' 'you,' 'we,' or 'they,' and 'does' when the subject is 'he,' 'she,' or 'it' .

To form the present simple tense for the third person singular in English, add -s to most verbs, -es to verbs ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -x, or -z, and change -y to -ies for verbs ending in a consonant followed by -y. Examples include 'stops,' 'watches,' 'studies,' and 'ties' .

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