Present simple
- 1. TEACHER: MARTÍN PIZARRO RODRÍGUEZ THE PRESENT SIMPLE
- 2. 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.
- 3. 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
- 4. INTERROGATIVE D o I/ you / we /they Does he / she / it I/ You / We / They do not don’ t He / She / It does not doesn’t NEGATIVE read? read AFFIRMATIVE I / You / We / They read He / She / It read s
- 5. SPELLING RULES Most verbs take –s in the third person singular. I read – he read s Verbs ending in –ss, sh, ch, x, and –o take – es I Ki ss – he Kiss es . I bru sh – he brush es , I tea ch – he teach es , I fi x – he fix es , I g o – he go es Verbs ending in a consonant + y drop the – y and take –ies I t ry – he tr ies , I f ly – he fl ies Verbs ending in a vowel + y , simple take –s I bu y –he bu ys
- 6. 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
- 7. Dance s Open s Pray s Put s Like s Say s Play s begin s Finish es Mix es Miss es Do es Catch es Wash es Watch es pass es Stud ies Dr ies Cr ies Cop ies
- 8. Peter reads an e-mail.
- 9. Mr. Smith writes a letter
- 10. Steven teaches English on Monday.
- 11. Miss Montenegro calls to her boss every morning.
- 12. Mr Saavedra talks to his friend.