TEACHER: MARTÍN PIZARRO RODRÍGUEZ

THE PRESENT SIMPLE

What does Peter do?

He works in a bank.

What time does he start to work?

He starts to work at eight o’clock every

day.

We use the present simple for permanent states, for repeated actions and daily routines.

We form the present simple with the subject and the main verb.

We usually add an –s to the third person singular in the afirmative form.

In the interrogative and negative forms, we use the auxiliary verb do/don’t and does/doesn’t.

PRESENT SIMPLE

INTERROGATIVE

Do I/ you / we /they Does he / she / it

I/ You / We / They do not don’ tHe / She / It does not doesn’t

NEGATIVE

read?

read

AFFIRMATIVE

I / You / We / They readHe / She / It reads

SPELLING RULESMost verbs take –s in the third person singular.

I read – he readsVerbs ending in –ss, sh, ch, x, and –o take – es

I Kiss – he Kisses .I brush – he brushes,

I teach – he teaches ,I fix – he fixes,I go – he goesVerbs ending in a consonant + y drop the – y and take –iesI try – he tries,I fly – he fliesVerbs ending in a vowel + y, simple take –sI buy –he buys

Write the third person singular of the verbs in the list in the correct box.

Dance, finish, study, open, mix, pray, put,miss, like, dry, do, catch, wash, say, cry,

copy, watch, play, pass, begin

-s -es -ies

Dances finishes studies----------------- -------------- ------------------------------ -------------- ------------------------------ -------------- ------------------------------ -------------- ------------------------------ -------------- -------------

PRACTICE

DancesOpensPraysPutsLikesSaysPlaysbegins

FinishesMixesMissesDoesCatchesWashesWatchespasses

StudiesDriesCriesCopies

Peter reads an e-mail.

Mr. Smith writes a letter

Steven teaches English on Monday .

Miss Montenegro calls to her boss every morning.

Mr Saavedra talks to his friend.