2. SIMPLE PRESENT
Simple present expresses an action in the
present taking place regularly, never or several
times.
It is used for actions that take place one after
another and for actions that are set by a
timetable or schedule.
Example: I work in a hospital.
4. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
-I read a book.
-You read a book.
-He reads a book.
-She reads a book.
-It reads a book.
-We read a book.
-You read a book.
-They read a book.
5. NEGATIVE FORM
LONG FORM CONTRACTION
I do not read a book. I don’t read a book
You do not read a book. You don’t read a book
He does not read a book. He doesn’t read a book
She does not a book. She doesn’t read a book
It does not read a book. It doesn’t read a book
We do not read a book. We don’t read a book
They do not read a book They don’t read a book
8. 1. They _____________ hockey at school. (to play)
2. She ___________ e-mails. (not/to write)
3. __________ you ___________ English? (to speak)
4. My parents ___________ fish. (not/to like)
5. _________ Anne __________ any hobbies? (to have)
6. Andy's brother ___________ in an office. (to work)
7. Leroy ___________ very fast. (can/not/to read)
8. __________ Jim and Joe _____________ the flowers every
week? (to water)
9. Yvonne's mother __________ a motorbike. (not/to ride)
10. ___________ Elisabeth __________ soda? (to drink)
Answer the following sentences with the correct
form in simple present: