Present simple.

1. Spelling rules for the third person singular (he, she, it)
Some verbs change their spelling by JUST adding S to their verb.
(work – show)
He works
When a verb ends in Y and there is a vowel before, we just add S.
( play – enjoy – buy)
She enjoys
When a verb ends in Y and there is a consonant before, we cut the
Y and add ies.
(study – worry – carry)
It carry = It carries
When a verb ends in SS, SH, CH, X, Z and O just add ES.
(go – teach – wash – discuss – fix – buzz)
He goes

2. Choose the right option.
HE
SHE WORKS
IT.

3. The alarm clock ___ Time to get up.
ring rings ringes

4. Mr. Black ____ a cup of coffee.
drank
drinks drink

5. He ___ some exercise.
do does
make

6. Then he ___ a shower.
tooks
takes
take

7. He ___ the dog before leaving home.
walkes walks
walk

8. He ___ to the park.
run
runs rans

9. He ___ the pigeons.
feds
feeds
feed

10. He ___ the flowers.
water waters wateres

11. Simple present: questions
• We use questions in the simple present to ask about things that are facts, or
regular routines.
• We form questions in the simple resent with do/does + subject + base form.
 Do you like soccer?
 Does she live in a big apartment?
• We form short answers with Yes/No, + subject + do/does/don’t/doesn’t.
 Yes, I do.
 No, I don’t.
 Yes, she does.
 No, she doesn’t.

12. I / you / we / they he / she / it
Do or Does?
Do they live in a city?
Do we have more time?
Do you work at a café?
Does he live with you?
Does it have a yard?
Does she work at a hotel?
• If we want more information, we use questions words (what, where, when, why, who, how,
etc.) before do/does at the start of the question.
• Where do you live?
• Who do you live with?
• What does he do on the weekend?
• How do you get work?
• When does the class start?
• Why do you like soccer?

13. 1. Do he like basketball?
2. She do her homework on the bus.
3. The film finishs at eight.
4. She carrys her little sister to the car in the
morning.
5. Nicole Kidman act in a lot of films.
6. Children plays in the garden at break.