The document provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the simple present tense. It discusses how the simple present tense is used to express facts, repeated or regular actions, and permanent situations. It also provides spelling rules for the third person singular form of verbs and examples of time expressions used with the simple present tense.

1. Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I work I don’t work Do I work?
The Simple Present is
You work You don’t work Do you work? used to express a fact,
He works He doesn’t work Does he work?
a repeated or regular
action (a habit, a
She works She doesn’t work Does she work? hobby, a daily event) or
permanent situations.
It works It doesn’t work Does it work?
We work We don’t work Do we work?
You work You don’t work Do you work?
Every day
They work They don’t work Do they work?
Always
Usually
Spelling of 3rd person singular for verbs ending in:
Often
-ss; -sh; -ch; -x; -o + es Consonant + y → ies Vowel + y + s
Sometimes
I wash – He washes I study – He studies I play – He plays
Never
Etc…. are used with Present
Simple
B - Complete the sentences as in the example
A - Write the 3rd person singular of the
1. We do not smoke
following verbs:
1. I swim – He swims We don’t smoke.
2. I study - _________________ 2. He does not eat meat
3. I pay - ___________________ ______________________________
4. I go - ____________________ 3. She does not go to school
5. I buy - ___________________ ______________________________
6. I Watch - _________________ 4. They do not play tennis.
7. I fly - ____________________ ______________________________
8. I wash - __________________ 5. Kate does not get up early.
9. I write - __________________ ______________________________
10. I carry - __________________ 6. You do not drive to work
11. I have - __________________ ______________________________

2. C – Complete the text about Goofy’s daily routine.
Goofy ________ (to be) very lazy. So, he never _________ (wake up) early. It _________
_______ (to take) him a long time to get out of the bed. Then he ___________ (to go) to the
bathroom, ____________ (to have) a shower and __________ (to get) dressed. After having
breakfast he __________ (to read) the emails his friends _________ (to send) him.
At midday he ____________ (to drive) to the supermarket and _____________
(to buy) some food and drinks for dinner.
In the afternoon he ______________ (to take) a nap because he ___________
(to be) always very tired. Then he ____________ (to meet) his friend Mickey
Mouse and they _____________ (to play) football together.
In the evening Goofy _____________ (to cook) dinner
and ____________ (to relax) in the sofa. He usually ____________ (to watch) TV and
___________ (to go) to bed at 10 o’clock.
d) Write questions for the following answers:
1. ________________________________________________________________________ ?
No, he doesn’t. Goofy never wakes up early.
2. ________________________________________________________________________ ?
After breakfast he reads the emails his friends send him.
3. ________________________________________________________________________ ?
He takes a nap in the afternoon because he is always very tired.
4.________________________________________________________________________ ?
Yes, they do. Mickey and Goofy play football in the afternoon.
5. _______________________________________________________________________ ?
He goes to bed at 10 o’clock.