Present Simple Positive
(+) I / We / You / They + verb (+) He / She / It (1 cosa) + verb
(-) I / We / You / They + don’t + verb (-) He / She / It (1 cosa) + doesn’t + verb
(?) Do + I / We / You / They + verb…? (?) Does + he / she / it (1 cosa) + verb…?
Make positive present simple sentences. Answers
1 (he / go to school every day) 1. He goes to school every day.
2. (I / like swimming) 2. I like swimming.
3. (you / play football on Saturdays) 3. You play football on Saturdays.
4. (the class / begin at 9am) 4. The class begins at 9am
5. (they / sometimes go to the cinema) 5. They sometimes go to the cinema.
6. (she / love chocolate) 6. She loves chocolate.
7. (we / study English) 7. We study English.
8. (they / live in Tucumán) 8. They live in Tucumán.
9. (he / work in a kiosk) 9. He works in a kiosk/drugstore.
10. (Lucy / play the guitar) 10. Lucy plays the guitar.
11. (we / cook every day) 11. We cook every day.
12. (he / clean the house at the weekends) 12. He cleans the house at the weekends.
13. (I / like reading detective stories) 13. I like reading detective stories.
14. (you / come from Argentina) 14. You come from Argentina.
15. (John and David / often go to restaurants) 15. John and David often go to restaurants.
16. (Susie / study English every night) 16. Susie studies English every night.
17. (the train / leave at 6pm) 17. The train leaves at 6pm.(Leave: partir)
18. (we / go to the park on Sundays) 18. We go to the park on Sundays.
19. (he / like taking photographs) [Link] likes taking photographs.
20. (the moon / go round the earth) [Link] moon goes round the earth.
Make positive present simple sentences: Answers
1 (we / often watch TV) 1. We often watch TV.
2. (I / hate mushrooms) 2. I hate mushrooms.
3. (she / visit her grandmother every Christmas) 3. She visits her grandmother every Christmas.
4. (they / use the Internet every evening) 4. They use the Internet every evening.
5. (you / often go swimming) 5. You often go swimming.
6. (John / hate waiting for the bus) 6. John hates waiting for the bus.
7. (Lucy and Jill / want to go out tonight) 7. Lucy and Jill want to go out tonight.(salir)
8. (I / usually stay at home on Fridays) 8. I usually stay at home on Fridays.(quedarse)
9. (he / love driving fast cars) 9. He loves driving fast cars.
10. (they / often have parties) 10. They often have parties.
11. (she / take a piano lesson every Monday) 11. She takes a piano lesson every Monday.
12. (we / like watching comedies) 12. We like watching comedies.
13. (you / go to bed very early) 13. You go to bed very early.
14. (I / always eat breakfast) 14. I always eat breakfast.
15. (they / often arrive late) 15. They often arrive late.
16. (he / live in the capital city) 16. He lives in the capital city.(el centro)
17. (David / work in a school) 17. David works in a school.
18. (she / read a lot of novels) 18. She reads a lot of novels.
19. (my neighbour / like her dogs) 19. My neighbour likes her dogs./néiba/(vecino)
20. (I / cook almost every night) 20. I cook almost every night.
CAN (Present Simple): poder hacer algo, saber hacer algo. (No se usa para ‘saber información’)
(+) (todos los sujetos) + can + verb
(-) (todos los sujetos) + cannot/can’t + verb
(?) Can + (todos los sujetos) + verb …?
1. _________________ you swim?
2. We _________________ get to the meeting on time because the train
is delayed/diléid/(atrasado) by one hour.
3. He _________________ arrive at the party on time, so he is very pleased/happy.
4. He's amazing. He _________________ speak 5 languages including Chinese.
5. I _________________ drive a car, so I can do the shopping and bring it home.
6. I _________________ find my glasses anywhere. Can you see them?
7. Luckily/lákili/(por suerte), I _________________ catch a bus and get there on my own.
8. She's 7 years old but she _________________ read yet – her parents are getting
her extra lessons.
9. I read (leí) the book three times but I _________________ understand it.
10. Mateo _________________ speak English when he is in the USA, but he
_________________ practise here because he has no English-speaking friends.
11. I _________________ understand the chapter we have for homework. It is so difficult.
12. I _________________ lift this box – it's too heavy! Would/Can you help me?
13. Lucy _________________ make it to our meeting today. She's stuck in traffic at the
moment. (llegar a tiempo) (stuck in traffic: atascado en el tráfico)
14. John _________________ play tennis really well. He's the champion of his club.
15. Unfortunately /an fó: chu nei tli/ (desafortunadamente), I _________________ sing well!
No-one in my family is musical either.(either /ída/: tampoco)
16. When the car breaks down (no funciona), I _________________ solve the problem.
17. Julian _________________ play excellent golf. He practises regularly.
18. My grandmother _________________ use a computer. But she's been taking lessons at the
library.
19. I _________________ open this window. I think it's stuck! (atascada)
20. Gill _________________ play the piano. She's never studied it.
Answers
1. Can you swim?
2. We can’t get to the meeting on time…
3. He can arrive at the party on time, so he is very pleased/happy.
4. He's amazing. He can speak 5 languages including Chinese.
5. I can drive a car, so I can do the shopping and bring it home.
6. I can’t find my glasses anywhere. Can you see them?
7. Luckily/lákili/(por suerte), I can catch a bus and get there on my own.
8. She's 7 years old but she can’t read yet –...
9. I read (leí) the book three times but I can’t understand it.
10. Mateo can speak English when he is in the USA, but he can’t practise here because…
11. I can’t understand the chapter we have for homework. It is so difficult.
12. I can’t lift this box – it's too heavy! Would/Can you help me?
13. Lucy can’t make it to our meeting today….
14. John can play tennis really well. He's the champion of his club.
15. Unfortunately, I can’t sing well! No-one in my family is musical either.
16. When the car breaks down (no funciona), I can solve the problem.
17. Julian can play excellent golf. He practises regularly.
18. My grandmother can’t use a computer.
19. I can’t open this window. I think it's stuck!
20. Gill can’t play the piano. She's never studied it.