Present Simple Pronunciation Third person

Simple present

I wake up early, at 6:00 AM

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John check​s his phone

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what is the first thing you do in the morning?

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Third person singular

In present simple, the verb changes only in third person singular (he, she, it, a person, a thing), we usually add -s 

Examples:

run -> Emily runs every day

live -> Carlos lives in Santiago

-es suffix

The -es suffix is used when the verb ends in the letters ss, sh, ch, x or z.

Examples:

catch -> Sam catches butterflies

Fix -> Sarah fixes the car

Attention!

When the base form ends in consonant + y, we change y to i and then add -es

Examples:

Study -> She studies

Worry -> He worries

Multiple Choice

David's father __________ in a hospital. (work)

• work

• works

• workes

Multiple Choice

John __________ his room every day. (tidy)

• tidys

• tidies

• tidyes

Pronunciation

/S/ /Z/ /IZ/

Sound /S/

We use /S/ for words that end in an unvoiced consonant

likes, stops, laughs, sports, baths

Sound /Z/

We use /Z/ for words that end in a voiced consonant

dogs, words, loves, dreams, sings

We use /Z/ for words that end in a vowel

plays, trees, toes

Sound /IZ/

We use /IZ/ for words with - es ending

Multiple Choice

My brother knows him

• /S/

• /Z/

• /IZ/

Multiple Choice

She takes the bus to college

• /S/

• /Z/

• /IZ/

Multiple Choice

He teaches at the university

• /S/

• /Z/

• /IZ/

​Affirmative form

We use

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Subject + Verb (s) + Complement

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examples

I usually go to the park

Alex always plays video games

We do our homework

Multiple Choice

Mario ________ (jump) the rope

• jump

• jumps

• jumpes

Multiple Choice

Sasha and Ana ________ (play) Monopoly with Karen

• play

• plays

• plaies

Multiple Choice

I _______ (listen) to music

• listens

• listenes

• listen

​Negative form

We use

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I / You / We/ They+ do not (don't) + verb + complement

or

He/She/It + does not (doesn't) + verb + complement

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Examples

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Karla doesn't wash her hands

I do not swim very good

Sara doesn't like rock music

They don't speak German

Multiple Choice

Ana and Fany ________ Minecraft

• do not plays

• does not play

• does not plays

• do not play

Multiple Choice

Carol __________ to the school

• does not go

• do not goes

• do not goes

Multiple Choice

Some people ....... like sweets.

• don't

• doesn't

Multiple Choice

My brother sometimes ....... like long walks.

• don't

• doesn't

Multiple Choice

_________ do not speak Japanese

• She

• You

• Mario

​Interrogative form

We use

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Do + I / you / we / they + verb + complement + ?

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Does + he / she / it + verb + complement + ?

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Examples​:

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Do you play soccer?

Does he have a cat?

Do we have English class?

Multiple Choice

________ Gabriel play basketball?

• Do

• Does

Multiple Choice

Do ________ homework?

• we have

• we has

• he have

• he has

Multiple Choice

_________ he like going to the cinema?

• Doesn't

• Do

• Does

• Doing

Multiple Choice

________ you go to school every day?

• Are

• Does

• Do

• when

Multiple Choice

Does he go to Medellin?

• No, he don't

• Yes, he does

• Yes, he dos