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Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

I

You

He

She

It

We

You

They

eat
eat
eat

s

eat

s

eat

s

eat
eat
eat

I

You

He

She

It

We

You

They

don’t
don’t

do

es

n’t

do

es

n’t

do

es

n’t

don’t
don’t
don’t

eat
eat
eat
eat
eat
eat
eat
eat

Do
Do

Do

es

Do

es

Do

es

Do
Do
Do

I

you

he

she

it

we

you

they

eat?
eat?
eat?
eat?
eat?
eat?
eat?
eat?

USE:

1. We use the Present Simple for:

-
-
-
-

2. It is used with adverbs like:

-
-
-

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

, we add –

es

→

→

→

→

b) a consonant followed by –

y

, the –

y

changes into –

ie

and we

add -

s

→

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

rd

person singular (he, she, it) while the main verb will

be used in the infinitive.

A. Complete the sentences, choosing the correct form of the

verb in brackets.

1. David ___________________ table-tennis. (play/plays)

2. They ___________________ to school on foot. (go/goes)

3. Carol ___________________ in Bath. (live/lives)

4. School ___________________ at 6.30. (finish/finishes)

5. We ___________________ T.V. in the evening. (watch/watches)

6. Jessica ___________________ in her bedroom. (study/studies)

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7. The dog ___________________ in the kennel. (sleep/sleeps)

8. The children ___________________ the street to school. (cross/crosses)

9. Mr Wilson ___________________ in a bank. (work/works)

10. Joe ___________________ his homework in the afternoon. (do/does)

B. Rewrite the sentences beginning with he or she.

1. They collect stamps. __________________________________________________

2. I go to school by bus. _________________________________________________

3. We drive to work. ____________________________________________________

4. They hurry home every day. ___________________________________________

5. You arrive late every morning. _________________________________________

6. They wash their hands before meals. ___________________________________

7. We play basketball twice a week. ______________________________________

8. They tidy their bedroom every day. ____________________________________

9. I usually get up at 7.30. _______________________________________________

10. We listen to the radio at night. ________________________________________

C. Fill in with do or does.

1. _____________ Ronald play basketball?

2. _____________ they work in an office?

3. _____________ you like English?

4. _____________ Susan usually go to a disco at the weekend?

5. _____________ we walk to school?

6. _____________ Bob and Patrick collect stamps?

7. _____________ the cat sit by the fireplace?

8. _____________ Grace finish school at 6.30?

9. _____________ Mr. Walker read the newspaper in the evening?

10. _____________ you have lunch in the canteen?

Pay attention to the

auxiliary verb to do!

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D. Complete the sentences with do / don’t / does / doesn’t.

1. __________ you like Maths? Yes, I __________.

2. __________ Sally like reading? Yes, she __________.

3. __________ Mathew play handball every Saturday? No, he __________.

4. __________ Jane and Mary go to the cinema on Sunday? No, they __________.

5. __________ you like writing letters? No, I __________.

6. __________ Angela get up late? No, she __________.

7. __________ we spend the afternoon together? Yes, we __________.

8. __________ Paul like skate-boarding? No, he __________.

9. __________ the cat like lying in the sun? Yes, it __________.

10. __________ they speak German? No, they __________.

E. Rewrite the sentences in the:

1. I get up at 8.00 everyday.

a) __________________________________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________________________________?

2. Grace has breakfast in the kitchen.

a) __________________________________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________________________________?

3. Mr. Robson drives to work every morning.

a) __________________________________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________________________________?

4. We usually do our homework after school.

a) __________________________________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________________________________?

5. Mrs. Davies works in an office.

a) __________________________________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________________________________?

a) negative form
b) interrogative form

b
)

i
n
t
e
r
r
o
g
a
t
i
v
e

f
o
r
m

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6. Paul and Mark come back home together.

a) __________________________________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________________________________?

7. You go for a walk at night.

a) __________________________________________________________________.

b) __________________________________________________________________?