This document provides information and examples about using the present simple tense in English. It covers: - The affirmative form of regular and irregular verbs in the present simple. - Using the present simple to talk about habits, routines, facts, emotions, and general truths. - Forming negative sentences using do/does not or short forms don't/doesn't. - Forming questions using do/does and short affirmative/negative answers. - Examples of forming sentences in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms.

1. THE PRESENT SIMPLE 1

2. THE PRESENT SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT
S
I
N
G
U
L
A
R
P
L
U
R
A
L
VERB INFINITIVE
I
READ
YOU
READ
HE / SHE / IT
READS
WE
READ
YOU
READ
THEY
READ
EVERY
DAY.
ONCE A
WEEK.
AT HOME.

3. RULES FOR THE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR (HE /
SHE / IT)
In general
+s
Verbs ending in
conson. + y
y + ies
Verbs ending in –o,
sh, tch, 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

4. WE USE PRESENT SIMPLE TO TALK
ABOUT:
habits and routines
facts
I live in Poland.
They swim every day.
feeling and emotions
general truth
They like pizza.
Sunday comes after
Saturday.

5. Make affirmative sentences 1 (he/go)
He goes to school

6. Make affirmative sentences 2 (They/eat)
They eat a lot.

7. Make affirmative sentences 3 (She/surf)
She surfs the Internet.

8. Make affirmative sentences 4 (I/play)
I play the flute.

9. Make affirmative sentences 5 (She/cry)
She cries.

10. Negative form
SUBJECT
S
I
N
G
U
L
A
R
P
L
U
R
A
L
DO/DOE
S
NOT
VERB
I
DO
NOT
READ
YOU
DO
NOT
READ
HE / SHE /
IT
DOES
NOT
READ
WE
DO
NOT
READ
YOU
DO
NOT
READ
THEY
DO
NOT
READ
EVERY
DAY.
ONCE A
WEEK.
AT HOME.

11. SHORT FORM: do not = don’t
does not = doesn’t
SUBJECT
S
I
N
G
U
L
A
R
P
L
U
R
A
L
SHORT
FORM
VERB
I
DON’T
READ
YOU
DON’T
READ
HE / SHE / IT
DOESN’T
READ
WE
DON’T
READ
YOU
DON’T
READ
THEY
DON’T
READ
EVERY DAY.
ONCE A
WEEK.
AT HOME.

12. Make negative sentences 1 (They/read)
They don’t read.

13. Make negative sentences 2 (She/love)
She doesn’t love him.

14. Make negative sentences 3 (He/drive)
He doesn’t drive.

15. Make negative sentences 4 (He/work)
He doesn’t work.

16. Make negative sentences 5 (They/sing)
They don’t sing.

17. YOUR TURN NOW
Write the affirmative /negative form of the verbs
in brackets:
1. Dave ……………… (not live) in Madrid.
2. Sue ……………… (study) German at school.
3. My dad ……………… (drive) a red car.
4. We ……………. (not walk) to school.
5. The 34 bus ………………… (not stop) here.
6. Mr Brown …………………. (teach) maths.
7. The children ……………… (play) football.
8. Mary ……………… (wash) the dishes after lunch.

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

19. YOUR TURN NOW 1
1. Make questions according to the
pictures using the given verb.
2. Write affirmative or negative short
answers.
3. Check your answers.

20. Make questions & short answers 1: STUDY
Does he study?
No, he doesn’t

21. Make questions & short answers 2: LIKE
Does she like shopping?
Yes, she does

22. Make questions & short answers 3: DRINK
Does he drink?
No, he doesn’t

23. Make questions & short answers 4: WATCH
Does he watch TV?
No, he doesn’t

24. Make questions & short answers 5: FLY
Does it fly?
Yes, it does

25. Make questions & short answers 6: SWIM
Do they swim?
Yes, they do

26. Your turn now 2
1. Answer the questions
2. Check your answers

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

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

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

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

31. What do they eat?
They eat hot dogs

32. Do they take drugs?
No, they don’t take any drugs

33. What do they have for lunch?
They have watermelon for lunch

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

35. Your turn now 3
Fill in the gaps with the correct present simple form of the
verbs in brackets:
1. James ………… football at all (not like)
2. ……… you ………… a bath or a shower? (have)
3. My brother ………… medicine (study)
4. We …………… French and German at school (learn)
5. Mary …………... English well (speak)
6. I …………… understand the exercise (not understand)
7. ………… your father ………… to the office? (walk)
8. Sarah never ……… her homework (do)
9. Our teachers …………… us lots of homework (give)
10. My gradma ………… glasses (wear)

36. Your turn now 4
Correct these sentences if necessary:
1.Tom doesn’t never read newspapers.
2. We not like horror films.
3. Do Dave sends e-mails? Yes, he do.
4. Mary drinks sometimes coffee after lunch.
5. My best friend plaies the piano.
6. Do you have a big breakfast?
7. Dad doesn’t the housework, mum does.
8. It doesn’t rains much in summer.