Affirmative sentences:

We use the infinitive of the verb. In the 3rd person singular (he, she, it) we put an -s at the end of the infinitive.

I/we/you/they play football.He/she/it plays football.

FORM

Negative sentences:

We use the auxiliary do or does (for the 3rd person singular) and the negative particle not.I/we/you/they do not play football.He/she/it does not play football.

Questions:We use the auxiliary do or does (for the 3rd person singular) and change the word order (auxiliary – subject – verb)Do I/we/you/they play football?Does he/she/it play football?

a) Add –s for most verbswork - works, buy - buys, ride - rides, return - returnsb.) Add –es for words that end in –ch, -s , -sh, -x, or –z.watch - watches, pass - passes, rush - rushes, relax - relaxes, buzz - buzzesc.) Change the –y to –i and add –es when the base form ends in a consonant +y.study - studies, hurry - hurries, dry - dries Do not change the –y when the base form ends in a vowel +y. Add –splay - plays, enjoy - enjoysd.) A few verbs have irregular forms.be - is, do - does, go- goes, have - has

SPELLING RULES FOR THE PRESENT SIMPLE

Use the present simple for:

- Routines and habits.e.g. Maria smokes- Permanent actions.e.g. Pedro lives in Seville- Current facts or truths.e.g. The earth is round

USE

PRESENT SIMPLE REVISION

1. Change the following sentences to the negative using the correct form of the auxiliary verb Do:

a) I like fish.

b) My fried goes to school by bus.

c) My cousins live in Australia.

d) My mother plays the piano.

e) We often go to the theatre.      

2. Choose the right form of the verb:a) My father sometimes (cook) at weekends.b) Children (like) sport.c) Jane (have) toast for breakfast.d) We (visit) our grandparents in summer.e) Peter and John (study) in London.

3. Make questions for the following answers:

a) People often go to the cinema on Fridays.

b) It rains a lot in England. c) My teacher speaks English fluently. d) I like English because it’s fun. e) We love cocoa with biscuits.  

4. Write the 3rd person of the following verbs:I cook-He

I study-She I play- He I Watch-He I go-He g I pass-He I visit-He I change-He I explain-He I live-He I read –He

GO ON PRACTICING AT HOME

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http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present_quiz.htm

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