Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I live I don’t live Do I live?
You live You don’t live Do you live?
He lives He doesn’t live Does he live?
She lives She doesn’t live Does she live?
It lives It doesn’t live Does it live?
We live We don’t live Do we live?
You live You don’t live Do you live?
They live They don’t live Do they live?
USE:
1. We use the Present Simple for
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2. It is used with adverbs like
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FORM:
1. To form the Present Simple we add –s to the infinitive of the
verb in the 3 rd person singular (he, she, it)
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2. But when the verb ends in:
a) –o, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x we add –es
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b) a consonant followed by –y, the –y changes into –ie and we add -s
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c) a vowel followed by –y we just add -s
3. To form the negative and the interrogative we need the auxiliary verb to do
in the present simple. This means we have to add –es in the 3 person
singular (he, she, it) while the main verb will be used in the infinitive.
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A. Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete
the sentences.
1. Ella lives in Manchester. (live / lives
2. Eric plays chess. (play / plays
3. Jean studies at night. (study / studies
4. Leonard does his homework in the bedroom. (do / does
5. Mr Elliot works in an office. (work / works
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6. School finishes at 6.30. (finish / finishes
7. The children cross the street to school. (cross / crosses
8. The dog sleeps outside. (sleep / sleeps
9. We go to work together. (go / goes
10. They watch TV every day. (watch / watches
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B. Rewrite the sentences in the 3 person singular beginning with
he or she.
1. They sell antiques.
S h e s e l l s a n t i q u e s . __________________
2. I always drive to work.
He always drives to work.______________________
3. We never do our homework.
She never does her homework.________________________
4. You carry a heavy schoolbag
He carries a heavy school bag.______________________
5. I finish school in the morning.
S h e f i n i s h e s s c h o o l i n t h e m o r n i n g . ________________
6. We usually stay home at night.
H e u s u a l l y s t a y s h o m e a t n i g h t . _________________
7. They catch the bus every day.
S h e c a t c h e s t h e b u s e v e r y d a y . ____________________
8. You tell funny stories.
He tells funny stories._____________________________
9. I mix all the ingredients.
She mixes all the ingredients. _________________________
10. We miss our parents.
H e m i s s e s h i s p a r e n t s . ___________________________
Pay attention to the
auxiliary verb to do!
C. Do or Does? Choose the correct
form.
1. Does Eric play tennis?
2. Do they clean the house?
3. Do you go to the party
4. Does Megan like vegetables
5. Do we buy new clothes
6. Does Mrs. Porter water the garden
7. Do the birds sing a lot
8. Does Ellen work hard at school
9. Do Melinda and Eleanor speak Spanish?
10. Do you write postcards
D. Complete the sentences with do / don’t / does / doesn’t.
1. Does Anne like Maths? Yes, she does
2. Do you read English? No, I don't
3. Does he practise sports? Yes, he does
4. Does Amy eat cereals? No, she doesn’t
5. Do you swim well? Yes, I do
6. Do Jim and Andy ride the bike? No, they don’t
7. Do they usually travel abroad? Yes, they do
8. Does Mr. Pratt work late? No, he doesn't
9. Do we walk to school? No, you don’t
10. Does the dog bark a lot? Yes, it does.
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a) negative form
E. Rewrite the sentences in the: b) interrogative form
1. She gets dressed at 7.45.
a) She doesn’t get dressed at 7.45
b) Does she get dressed at 7.45?
2. I wake up very early
a) I don’t wake up very early
b) Do I wake up very early?
3. Mr. Smith likes to work in the garden
a) He doesn’t like to work in the garden
b) Does he like to work in the garden?
4. We go to the cinema on Friday
a) We don’t go to the cinema on Friday
b) Do we go to the cinema on Friday?
5. Mary and Liz study in the afternoon
a) They don’t study in the afternoon
b) Do they study in the afternoon
6. Sarah has a shower at 7.30
a) Sarah doesn’t have a shower at 7.30
b) Does she have a shower at 7.30?
7. He helps me with the homework
a) He doesn’t help me with the homework
b)Does he help me with the homework?
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