Present_simple



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PRESENT SIMPLE

- for routines or habits/ regular activities;

I get up at 7 o’clock every day.

- for general truths;

The sun rises to the east and sets in the west.

B. Write the third person singular.

1. I do – He _____

2. I play – He _____

3. I sit – She _____

4. They drive – He _____

5. We read - Cathy _____

6. You talk - Mike _____

7. I teach – She _____

8. We study – He _____

9. They fix – The mechanic _____

10. You go – She _____

A. Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple and match the sentences with the pictures.

1. My dad always _____ (get) a headache when they _____ (put) him on hold.

2. He _____ (spend) his afternoons teaching his son how to ride a bike.

3. My uncle _____ (love) his car. He _____ (take) good care of it.

4. When he _____ (get) home from work, he usually _____ (sleep) on the couch.

5. His dad _____ (give) him a weekly allowance.

6. You _____ (be) so clumsy that you often _____ (hurt) yourself at work.

7. My dog _____ (be) my best friend. It often _____ (warn) me of danger.

8. He always _____ (get) sunburnt when he _____ (go) to the beach.

9. My friends usually _____ (travel) together on holidays.

10. His wife _____ (forget) and _____ (offer) him a wrench every year.

11. Her grandson _____ (buy) her a huge chocolate egg for Easter.

12. Those children _____ (be) restless. They _____ (make) their father play with them for hours.

13. He _____ (stay) in the office the whole day, but he _____ (keep) smiling.

14. They _____ (sing) in a folk band and they _____ (have) much success.

15. Her mother _____ (make) delicious cakes.

- we add –s or –es to the verb in the third person singular (he, she, it)

- we add –es when the verb ends in –ch, -o, -sh, -ss, or –x;

- we add –ies when the verb ends in consonant + y (study – studies).

C. Use the words to write sentences, as in the example.

He/ on his birthday/ receive only a small present

He receives only a small present on his birthday.

Every morning/ hurry to work/ he/ after breakfast

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Mr. Stuart/ whenever he do karate/ break the wall

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Usually/ in the afternoon/ take their babies to the park/ they

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The doctor/ do surgeries/ at weekends/ never

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She/ when her dad refuse her something/ cry a lot

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