1. all about the PRESENT SIMPLE rules tables exercises

2. In general, we add -S in the third person (he/she/it).
affirmative
We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the TO).
In general, we add -S in the third person (he/she/it).
Verb TO DRINK
I drink
You drink
He drinks
She drinks
It drinks
We drink
They drink
Verb TO LISTEN
I listen
You listen
He listens
She listens
It listens
We listen
They listen
Verb TO WORK
I work
You work
He works
She works
It works
We work
They work

3. affirmative I go You go He goes She goes It goes We go They go I wash
For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.
Verb TO GO
I go
You go
He goes
She goes
It goes
We go
They go
Verb TO WASH
I wash
You wash
He washes
She washes
It washes
We wash
They wash
Verb TO KISS
I kiss
You kiss
He kisses
She kisses
It kisses
We kiss
They kiss

4. affirmative stud study studies plays play I study You study He studies
For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.
NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.
Verb TO STUDY
I study
You study
He studies
She studies
It studies
We study
They study
Verb TO PLAY
I play
You play
He plays
She plays
It plays
We play
They play
stud
study
studies
but notice:
plays
play

5. affirmative exercises
Think before you click:
I ________ (go) to work by car. Fred ________ (go) to work by bus.
She ________ (like) chicken.
They ________ (get up) at half past seven.
Jim ________ (brush) his teeth after breakfast.
You ________ (study) in the evening, but Kate ________ (study) at 6.30pm.
The boys ________ (play) football in the playground.
David ________ (work) on Saturdays.
We ________ (have) lunch in the school canteen.
Mr. Adams ________ (go) to bed at quarter to eleven.
go goes
likes
get up
brushes
study studies
play
works
have
goes

6. To make a negative sentence we need the auxiliary do(es) + not + verb.
We normally use the contractions don't (do + not) and doesn't (does + not).
Verb TO WORK
I don’t work
You don’t work
He doesn’t work
She doesn’t work
It doesn’t work
We don’t work
They don’t work
Verb TO GO
I don’t go
You don’t go
He doesn’t go
She doesn’t go
It doesn’t go
We don’t go
They don’t go
Verb TO STUDY
I don’t study
You don’t study
He doesn’t study
She doesn’t study
It doesn’t study
We don’t study
They don’t study

7. negative I work in an office. I don’t work in an office.
Watch out for the differences between the affirmative and the negative sentences.
affirmative negative
I work in an office. I don’t work in an office.
You wake up at You don’t wake up at 7.00.
He listens to music at night. He doesn’t listen to music at night.
She goes to school on foot. She doesn’t go to school on foot.
It likes milk It doesn’t like milk.
We study in the afternoon We don’t study in the afternoon.
You eat apples at lunch. You don’t eat apples at lunch.
They have dinner at home. They don’t have dinner at home.
As you can see, in the third person (he/she/it), in the negative form,
the -s disappears from the verb and goes to the auxiliary: does.
aff. He visits his uncle on Saturday.
neg. He doesn’t visit his uncle on Saturday.
aff. He visits his uncle on Saturday.
neg. He doesn’t visit his uncle on Saturday.

8. affirmative & negative exercises
Think before you click:
1. I ________ (go) to school by bus. Blenda ____________ (go) to school by car.
She ________ (go) to school by car. Her father ________ (drive) her to school.
2. They ____________ (work) in a supermarket. They ________ (work) in a shopping.
3. You ________ (like) cherries but you ____________ (like) apples.
John ____________ (like) pears but he ________ (like) apples.
4. I usually ________ (take) a shower in the morning.
My mother sometimes ________ (take) it in the evening.
5. I ____________ (have) lunch in the restaurant. I ________ (have) lunch in the
canteen. My sister ________ (have) lunch at home.
6. We ____________ (study) at school. We ________ (study) at home.
I ________ (study) in my bedroom. Lisa ____________ (study) in the bedroom.
She ________ (study) and ________ (do) her homework in the living-room.
go doesn’t go
goes drives
don’t work work
like don’t like
doesn’t like likes
take
takes
don’t have have
has
don’t study study
study doesn’t study
studies does

9. To make a question we use the auxiliary do(es) + subject + verb.
interrogative
To make a question we use the auxiliary do(es) + subject + verb.
Verb TO WASH
Do I wash …?
Do you wash …?
Does he wash …?
Does she wash …?
Does it wash …?
Do we wash …?
Do they wash …?
Verb TO READ
Do I read …?
Do you read …?
Does he read …?
Does she read …?
Does it read …?
Do we read …?
Do they read …?
Verb TO HELP
Do I help …?
Do you help …?
Does he help …?
Does she help …?
Does it help …?
Do we help …?
Do they help …?

10. interrogative
In questions beginning with do/does we usually give short answers using those words.
Here are some examples:
Do you get dressed before breakfast? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
Do they have breakfast at eight? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.
Does he help his sister? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.
Does Helen go to bed late? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
Do the boys study a lot? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.
Does Susan’s father work in London? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.
Do her friends play football? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.

11. interrogative exercises
Think before you click:
1. _______ you _______ (wake up) before seven o’clock? No, I ________.
2. _______ she _______ (have) a bath in the evening? Yes, she ________.
3. _______ Sofia’s cousins _______ (live) in Lisboa? Yes, they ________.
4. _______ your grandmother _______ (help) you with the homework?
No, she ________.
Do wake up don’t
Does have does
Do live do
Does help
doesn’t
Fill in all the blanks:
1. _______ Ann and Kate _______ (watch) TV before dinner? No, ______ ________.
2. _______ John _______ (do) his homework? Yes, ______ ________.
3. _______ John’s parents _______ (get up) early? _____, ______ do.
4. _______ Jane’s brother _______ (set) the table? _____, ______ doesn’t.
Do watch they don’t
Does do he does
Do get up yes they
Does set No he

12. affirmative negative interrogative exercises
Think before you click:
1. I ________ (comb) my hair every day. _______ you ________ (brush) your teeth?
Yes, I _______. But I ____________ (comb) my hair every day.
2. Cindy ____________ (go) to bed after dinner. She usually ________ (go) to bed at
What time _______ you ________ (go) to bed?
3. My father sometimes ________ (play) chess with me. He ____________ (like)
playing cards. _______ your father ________ (play) cards? Yes, he _______.
4. My parents ____________ (have) breakfast at home. They ________ (drink)
a coffee at work. My sister ________ (have) cereals for brekfast.
5. He ________ (study) a lot for the tests. _______ Amy usually ________ (study)?
No, she _______.
6. Where _______ Kevin ________ (watch) TV? He ________ (watch) TV in the kitchen.
7. We often ________ (ride) our bikes in the park, but we ____________ (play) football.
comb Do brush
do don’t comb
doesn’t go goes
do go
plays doesn’t like
Does play does
don’t have drink
has
studies Does study
doesn’t
does watch watches
ride don’t play

13. Remember that we use the present tense:
1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.
I go to school by bus.
John has dinner at home.
2. For habits/routines.
I usually get up early.
Susan always brushes her teeth twice a day.
They take a shower before dinner.
3. For facts.
A cat has four legs.
4. For things that are always/generally true.
It rains a lot in winter.