4TH PRIMARY

1. PRESENT SIMPLE
Maite Sáenz

2. THE PRESENT SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT
VERB
OBJECT
S
I
N
G
U
L
A
R
I play
football.
YOU play
HE / SHE / IT plays
P
L
U
R
A
L
WE play
YOU play
THEY play

3. In general
+ s
Verbs ending in
consonant + y
y + ies
Verbs ending in –o,
sh, ch, x, ss
+ es
work → works study → studies go → goes
eat → eats cry → cries wash → washes
play → plays try → tries watch → watches
swim → swims spy → spies mix → mixes
write → writes fly → flies kiss → kisses
RULES FOR THE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR
(HE / SHE / IT)

4. EXAMPLES:
I play the flute You go to school
She surfs the Internet They eat hot dogs

5. (She/cry)

6. SUBJECT
DO/DOE
S NOT VERB
S
I
N
G
U
L
A
R
I DO NOT READ
A BOOK
YOU DO NOT READ
HE / SHE /
IT
DOES NOT READ
P
L
U
R
A
L
WE DO NOT READ
YOU DO NOT READ
THEY DO NOT READ
Negative form

7. SUBJECT
SHORT
FORM
VERB
S
I
N
G
U
L
A
R
I DON’T READ
A BOOK.
YOU DON’T READ
HE / SHE / IT DOESN’T READ
P
L
U
R
A
L
WE DON’T READ
YOU DON’T READ
THEY DON’T READ
SHORT FORM:
do not = don‘t does not = doesn’t

8. EXAMPLES: Negative sentences

10. DO/DOES
SUBJEC
T
VERB SHORT ANSWERS
S
I
N
G
U
L
A
R
DO I PLAY ?
Yes, you do. / No, you
don’t.
DO YOU PLAY ? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
DOES
HE/SHE/
IT
PLAY ?
Yes, he does. / No, he
doesn’t.
P
L
U
R
A
L
DO WE PLAY ?
Yes, we do. / No, we
don’t.
DO YOU PLAY ?
Yes, we do. / No, we
don’t.
DO THEY PLAY ?
Yes, they do. / No, they
don’t.
INTERROGATIVE & SHORT ANSWERS

17. Does Paul have a shower every day?
No, he doesn’t
He has a bath

18. Does Alice love Paul?
No, she doesn’t …
but Paul loves Alice

19. Do the children smile?
No, they don’t
They cry

20. Does he go shopping?
No, he doesn’t
He goes camping

21. What do they eat?
They eat hot dogs

22. Does Dick drive well?
No, he doesn’t
He drives very badly

23. Bye-bye!!!