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The Present Simple Tense

AFFIRMATIVE:
Positive (of 'play')
I play
You play
He plays
She plays
It plays
We play
They play
For example:
I play tennis every week.
He likes chocolate.
They usually go to the cinema on Fridays.
Third person singular form

Most verbs add s to infinitive


Verbs ending in C + -y, change y
to i and add es.
Verbs ending in -s, -z, -ch, -sh or
x, add es to infinitive
Exceptions

Work works
Sit sits
Stay Stays
Cry cries
Hurry hurries
Reply replies
Miss misses
Buzz buzzes
Push pushes
Fix fixes
Have has
Do does
Go goes

NEGATIVE:
To make the negative form, you need to use do not (dont) or does not (doesnt):
Negative (of play)

Negative Short Form

I do not play

I dont play

You do not play

you dont play

He does not play

he doesnt play

She does not play

she doesnt play

It does not play

it doesnt play

We do not play

we dont play

They do not play

they dont play

For example:
You dont study very much.
Julie doesnt like sport.
We dont live in London
INTERROGATIVE:
We use do or does before the subject to make the 'yes / no' question:
Yes / No questions
Do I play?
Do you play?
Does he play?
Does she play?
Does it play?
Do we play?
Do they play?
For example:
Do you work in an office?

Does John play cricket every weekend?


Do they like travelling?
Wh Questions
Where do I play?
What do you play?
Why does he play?
Who does she play?
When do we play?
How do they play?
For example:
Where do you live?
What does she like to eat?
Why do they work so hard?

Write in present simple


1. (he / drive to work every day)
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2. (I / not / think you're right)
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3. (we / have enough time?)
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4. (I / eat cereal in the morning)
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5. (they / write e-mails every day?)
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6. (you / watch a lot of TV)
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7. (he / not / read the newspaper)
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8. (she / dance often?)
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9. (where / I / come on Mondays?)
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10. (what / you / do at the weekend?)
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11. (you / not / drink much tea)
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12. (how / he / travel to work?)
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13. (they / not / like vegetables)

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14. (she / catch a cold every winter)


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15. (I / go out often?)
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16. (you / speak English?)
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17. (we / take the bus often)
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18. (she / not / walk to school)
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19. (what / you / buy in the supermarket?)
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20. (how / he / carry such a heavy bag?)
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21. (he / not / say much)
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22. (when / she / study?)
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23. (she / know a lot about cooking)
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24. (we / make dinner at the weekends)
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25. (I / not / leave work on time very often)
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26. (she / meet her brother every week?)

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27. (they / find Londons weather cold)


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28. (we / use the computer every day?)
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29. (you / not / smoke)
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30. (why / we / always get into trouble?)
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31. (what/ they / usually cook?)
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32. (what / we / need?)
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33. (they / not / win at tennis)
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34. (what / they / like to watch on TV?)
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35. (I / do my homework every night)
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36. (why / she / swim every morning?)
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37. (you / walk to the station every day)
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38. (he / teach in a school?)
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39. (he / study English at a night class)

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40. (we / not / go out much)
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41. (they / think it's a good idea)
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42. (he / know how to play the violin?)
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43. (why / I / have to clean up?)
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44. (she / not / sleep late at the weekends)
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45. (I / love studying languages?)
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46. (we / not / believe the Prime Minister)
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47. (you / understand the question?)
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48. (she / not / want to go to the cinema)
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49. (I / like trying new kinds of food)
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50. (David / want some coffee?)
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51. (what / Lucy / do at the weekends?)
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52. (they / not / work late on Fridays)
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53. (she / have three daughters)


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54. (you / own a car?)
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55. (where / Alicia / work?)
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56. (when / she / go to her Chinese class?)
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57. (I / not / believe you)
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58. (she / think about her holidays often)
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59. (you / like going to restaurants?)

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