The usage
The present simple is used to express:
1- A habit in the present (it always or regularly happens)
I always get up at 6 o’clock in the morning.
2- A fact in the present (it is always true)
I come from Lebanon
The form : affirmative
Affirmative(verb to eat) Affirmative (verb to drink) Affirmative (verb to swim)
I eat I _____________ I _________________
You eat You ____________ You ________________
He eats He ___________ He _______________
She eats She ___________ She _______________
It eats It ___________ It _______________
We eat We ____________ We ________________
You eat You ____________ You ________________
They eat They ____________ They ________________
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple tense:
- a- School ________________(to finish) at three o’clock.
- b- My mum _________________(to like) classical music.
- c- Toni __________________(to play) football every Saturday.
- d- My cousin ________________(to go) to school by bus.
- e- My grandparents ___________________(to speak) French.
- f- My grandfather ___________________(to love) pizza.
- g- Paul and Kate _____________________(to study) English every day.
- h- Kate _____________________(to study) maths at university.
- i- My brother ________________ (to do) his homework on the bus.
- j- Children _________________(to like) eating a lot of chocolate.
- k- She ____________________(to watch) TV every evening.
- l- He _____________________(to stay) at home on Saturdays.
The form : negative and interrogative
Negative (long form): verb to eat Negative (long form): verb to drink
I do not eat I ___________________________
You do not eat You_________________________
He does not eat He__________________________
She does not eat She_________________________
It does not eat It__________________________
We do not eat We_________________________
You do not eat You________________________
They do not eat They________________________
Negative (short form): verb to eat Negative (short form): verb to drink
I don’t eat I_____________________________
You don’t eat You__________________________
He/she/ it doesn’t eat He/ she/ it ______________________
We don’t eat We _____________________________
You don’t eat You_____________________________
They don’t eat They ____________________________
Interrogative(verb to eat) Interrogative(verb to drink) Interrogative (verb to work)
Do I eat? _____________________ ______________________
Do you eat? _____________________ _____________________
Does he eat? ______________________ _____________________
Does she eat? ____________________ ______________________
Does it eat? ______________________ ______________________
Do we eat? _______________________ _____________________
Do you eat? ____________________ _______________________
Do they eat? ______________________ ______________________
Exercise 2:Complete the sentences with the present simple of the verbs in brackets.
- a- I ______________________(not , to like) playing football.
- b- _______________________( you/ to like) playing football with your friends?
- c- _______________________(he/ to listen) to rap music?
- d- She _____________________(not, to listen) to rock music.
- e- My friends ______________________(not, to go) swimming on Saturdays.
- f- ___________________________(your friends/ to go) swimming every Saturday?
- g- My friend ______________________(not, to live) in Beirut.
- h- _______________________(your friend/ to live) in Zalka?
- i- He ____________________(to speak) Italian.
- j- She __________________(to wash) her hands
- when she ________________(to eat) a sandwich.
- k- They _________________(to watch) TV in the evenings.
The form: short answers
Question Affirmative (short answer) Negative (short answer)
Do I work? Yes, I do No, I do not OR No, I don’t
Do you work? Yes, you do No, you do not OR No, you don’t
Does he work? Yes, he does No, he does not OR No, he doesn’t
Does she work? Yes, she does No, she does not OR No, she doesn’t
Does it work? Yes, it does No, it does not OR No, it doesn’t
Do we work? Yes, we do No, we do not OR No, we don’t
Do you work? Yes, you do No, you do not OR No, you don’t
Do they work? Yes, they do No, they do not OR No, they don’t
Question Affirmative(short answer) Negative(short answer)
Do I eat? ___________________ ______________________
Do you eat? ___________________ ______________________
Does he eat? ___________________ ______________________
Does she eat? ___________________ ______________________
Does it eat? ___________________ ______________________
Do we eat? ___________________ ______________________
Do you eat? ___________________ ______________________
Do they eat? ___________________ ______________________
Exercise 3:Write true short answers about you.
- a- Do you like eating chocolate? ________________________________________
- b- Does your friend go to school on Sundays? __________________________________
- c- Does your mother work in a hospital? ______________________________________
- d- Does your father have a car? _________________________________________
- e- Do your friends like swimming in August? ___________________________________
- f- Do you get up early on Sundays? _______________________________________
Exercise 4:Change the following sentences into negative and interrogative.
- a- Samir studies English at school.
- Negative________________________________________________
- Interrogative_____________________________________________
- b- Children like football.
- Negative_________________________________________________
- Interrogative______________________________________________
- c- They have a new car.
- Negative___________________________________________________
- Interrogative________________________________________________
- d- He has a pen.
- Negative___________________________________________________
- Interrogative________________________________________________
- e- He is a doctor.
- Negative______________________________________________________
- Interrogative___________________________________________________
- f- They are intelligent students.
- Negative_______________________________________________________
- Interrogative____________________________________________________