Present Simple

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Simple

Present Simple
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Present Simple

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We use the Present Simple when something is generally or always true or when

something happens sometimes or always.

Examples

I like films.

The shops open at 9 o’clock and close at 7 o’clock.

The Moon goes round the earth.

Multiple Choice

We use the Present Simple when something is generally or always true when something happens sometimes or always.

• True

• False

Present Simple
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Present Simple

USE

Examples

Peter always gets up at 7 o’clock.

I usually go to work by car but I sometimes walk.

Kate eats very little. She never has breakfast in the morning.

The weather here is not very good. It often rains.

We use the Present Simple with always / never / often / sometimes / usually:

Present Simple
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Present Simple (affirmative)

Examples

I live in London.

We play tennis.

Most children like ice-cream.

In the Present Simple we use the verb in the Infinitive (without an

ending) in all persons except in the third person singular.

Present Simple
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Present Simple (affirmative)

Examples

Everyone wants to be happy.

He works from nine to five.

It rains frequently in winter.

But in the third person singular (after he, she, it, your friend,

everyone, etc.), the verb ends in –s:

Present Simple
USE

Present Simple (affirmative)

Examples

passes

watches

goes

Verbs ending in -s / -ch / -o / -sh / -x / -z add -es

to form the third person singular:

finishes

fixes

buzzes

Present Simple
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Present Simple (affirmative)

Examples

study - studies

fly - flies

carry - carries

Verbs ending in consonant + -y:

change y to -ies to form the third person singular:

But (vowel + -y): play - plays

Exception

have - has

I do not live in London.

AUXILIARY VERB DO

IN THE NEGATIVE

MAIN VERB IN THE

INFINITIVE
+

Present Simple (negative)

I / you / we / they do not / don’t live

He / she / it does not / doesn’t live

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

Do you live in Coimbra?

AUXILIARY VERB DO

MAIN VERB IN
THE INFINITIVE
+

SUBJECT

+

Present Simple (interrogative)

DoI / you / we / they live…?

Doeshe / she / it live…?

Multiple Choice

Ask questions. Use the Present Simple.

1- I work hard . And you,

• you work hard?

• do you work hard?

Multiple Choice

2- I speak German . And Jane,

• does she speaks German?

• does she speak German?

Multiple Choice

Ask questions. Use the Present Simple.

3- I play the guitar. And your friends,

• do your friends play the guitar?

• do your friends plays the guitar?

Multiple Choice

Ask questions. Use the Present Simple.

4- I have lunch at home. And your sister,

• does she have lunch at home?

• does she has lunch at home?