The document discusses time phrases and the present simple tense in English grammar. It provides examples of how to form the third person singular of regular and irregular verbs in the present simple. It also gives examples of sentences using the present simple affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms with first, second, third person subjects.
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1. Time phrases:
We often use the present simple with words that tell us how often
(FREQUENCY ADVERBS): often, always, never, seldom, sometimes,
We use the simple present:
- for facts which do not change : ¡°She has got blue eyes¡±.
- for permanent or habitual actions : ¡°She goes abroad every year¡±
- with verbs such as : like,love,hate,dislike,believe ... : ¡°I love you¡±.
POSITIVE + NEGATIVE - INTERROGATIVE ?
I
We like ¡
You
They
I
We DO +not like ¡
You (don't)
They
Do we like ¡?
you
they
3
rd
PERSON SINGULAR
He
She like +S ¡
It
He
She DOES +not like ¡
It (doesn't)
he
Does she like ¡?
it
Grammar-guide:Grammar-guide:
1.We add ¨Cs to form the third person singular (he, she, it) I walk / he walks
2. We add ¨Ces to verbs that end in ¨Css, -sh, -ch, -x, -o. I teach / he teaches
3. With verbs ending in consonant + y, we change the ¨Cy to ¨Cies. I fly / he flies
4. But with verbs ending in vowel + y, we just add ¨Cs as usual. I play / he plays
2. We add ¨Ces to verbs that end in ¨Css, -sh, -ch, -x, -o. I teach / he teaches
3. With verbs ending in consonant + y, we change the ¨Cy to ¨Cies. I fly / he flies
4. But with verbs ending in vowel + y, we just add ¨Cs as usual. I play / he plays
2. watch - watches
go - __________
read - __________ play - ___________
dress - ___________ buy - __________
cry - __________ eat - ___________
wash - __________ hate - __________
stay - __________ sleep - ___________
do - __________ fly - __________
phone - __________ kiss - ___________
1) Add ¨CS to these verbs and write them:
2) Use the correct form of the Present Simple in each sentence. Choose verbs
from this list:
a) Helen _______________________ in a restaurant at the weekends.
b) ¡°How much _______________________ she _______________________ ?¡± ¡°Six
pounds an hour.¡±
c) She _______________________ to university from Monday to Friday.
d) ¡°What _______________________ she _______________________ ?¡± ¡°Law.¡±
e) _______________________ she _______________________ animals?
f) Yes, she and her friends _______________________ riding every week.
g) ¡°Where _______________________ her boyfriend _______________________?¡±
h) He _______________________ her every evening.
i) They _______________________ every summer.
j) She _______________________to be a lawyer.
3) F?ll ?n the blanks w?th do / does / don¡¯t / doesn¡¯t :
a) _____________ your mum make a cake at weekends ?
b) Tom and Tim __________ like football; he ______ baseball.
c) ____________ the children like milk ?
d) We __________ watch TV in the evenings.
e) My sister ____________ clean her room everyday.
f) __________it rain a lot in your country ?
earn go x2 like live meet phone study want
work
I play ¨C he plays
3. g) ___________ you help old people?
h) ____________ your friends meet at a cafe on Saturdays ?
i) My grandfather _____________ drink coke; he drinks milk.
j) Our neighbour _____________ listen to music quietly.