TEACHER:sheila romera aznar
THE PRESENT SIMPLE
What does Peter do?
He works in a bank.
What time does he start to work?
He starts to work at eight o’clock every
day.
We use the present simple for permanent states, for repeated actions and daily routines.
We form the present simple with the subject and the main verb.
We usually add an –s to the third person singular in the afirmative form.
In the interrogative and negative forms, we use the auxiliary verb do/don’t and does/doesn’t.
PRESENT SIMPLE
INTERROGATIVE
Do I/ you / we /they Does he / she / it
I/ You / We / They do not don’ tHe / She / It does not doesn’t
NEGATIVE
read?
read
AFFIRMATIVE
I / You / We / They readHe / She / It reads
SPELLING RULESMost verbs take –s in the third person singular.
I read – he readsVerbs ending in –ss, sh, ch, x, and –o take – es
I Kiss – he Kisses .I brush – he brushes,
I teach – he teaches ,I fix – he fixes,I go – he goesVerbs ending in a consonant + y drop the – y and take –iesI try – he tries,I fly – he fliesVerbs ending in a vowel + y, simple take –sI buy –he buys
Write the third person singular of the verbs in the list in the correct box.
Dance, finish, study, open, mix, pray, put,miss, like, dry, do, catch, wash, say, cry,
copy, watch, play, pass, begin
-s -es -ies
Dances finishes studies----------------- -------------- ------------------------------ -------------- ------------------------------ -------------- ------------------------------ -------------- ------------------------------ -------------- -------------
PRACTICE
DancesOpensPraysPutsLikesSaysPlaysbegins
FinishesMixesMissesDoesCatchesWashesWatchespasses
StudiesDriesCriesCopies
Peter reads an e-mail.
Mr. Smith writes a letter
Steven teaches English on Monday .
Miss Montenegro calls to her boss every morning.
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