The present simple

Habits. Habitual action. I usually get up early. Jo normalment maixeco tard. Talking about general truths. Water boils at 100. Laigua bull a 100. Future (talking about timetables and schedules). (Parlant de calendaris i horaris) Does school close for the summer on June 30 th. Status quo. The weather is warmer nowadays. El temps s ms clid avui en dia.

Affirmative SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENTS

In the third person singular we add s to the verb.

I like football. You study English. She speaks three languages. He drinks coffee It starts at ten oclock. We go on a trip. You play dress. They love their parents.

Negative SUBJECT + DONT/DOESNT + INFINITIVE + COMPLEMENTS

I dont like football. You dont study English. She doesnt speak three languages. He doesnt drink coffee It doesnt start at ten oclock. We dont go on a trip (viatge). You dont play dress (jugar a disfresses). They dont love their parents.

Interrogative ASI (auxiliary, subject, infinitive) or QUASI (question word, auxiliary, subject, infinitive). DO/DOES + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE + COMPLEMENTS + ?

Do you like football? Do you study English? Does she speak three languages? Does he drink coffee? Does it start at ten oclock? Do we go on a trip? (trip- viatge) Do you play dress? They love their parents?

Yes, I do. No, I dont. Yes, he does.

No, he doesnt.

When the verb ends in s, -ch, -x, -sh, -o we add es to the

third person singular:

Pass Touch (tocar) Mix (barrejar) Fix Finish Go

Passes Touches Mixes Fixes Finishes Goes

* Verbs that end in consonant + -y we add + ies.

Study Fly Flies Studies

* Some verbs irregular.

Have- has Do-does Go-goes

You use the present simple: To talk about the things are true all the time. I live in New Zealand. She doesnt from Korea. To talk about the things we do repeatedly. Her classes begin at 7 oclock. He doesnt travel by bus. He comes by car.

To practise affirmative sentences Choose the correct form of the verb. -s or no -s? Click here. Write the verb in the present simple affirmative. Click here. Arrange the words to make sentences. Click here. To practise negative sentences Choose the correct form of the verb. Click here. Write the sentences in negative. Click here. Write the sentences in negative 2. Click here. Complete the sentences with the negative form. Click here. Negatives and questions. Click here. To practise questions Do or Does? Click here. Arrange the words to make questions. Click here. Form the questions. Click here. Yes/No questions. Click here. Mixed-up sentences Exercise on form. Click here. Make complete sentences. Click here.

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