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Presente Simple Adults

The document provides an overview of the Present Simple Tense, including its negative and interrogative forms, and usage for habits, facts, and routines. It includes examples, activities for practice, and guidelines on the placement of frequency adverbs. The document also contains exercises for completing sentences and forming correct verb conjugations.

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Presente Simple Adults

The document provides an overview of the Present Simple Tense, including its negative and interrogative forms, and usage for habits, facts, and routines. It includes examples, activities for practice, and guidelines on the placement of frequency adverbs. The document also contains exercises for completing sentences and forming correct verb conjugations.

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** The negative form is do + not: I do not study = I don’t study.

(Both are correct)


We use does + not for the third person singular: He does not study = He doesn’t study.
We don’t write the “s” in the verb: He doesn’t writes.

SHORT ANSWERS:
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t

1. The main use of the Present Simple Tense is to talk about HABITS, FACTS
and ROUTINES. (Repetidas o regular acciones en el tiempo presente)
· I get up at 7 o’clock every morning. TIME WORDS:

· She drives to her office every day.  Everyday


 Every month (every + …)
· He doesn’t come here very often.  On Mondays
 Once a month, twice a week,
· My favourite programme starts at 6.00 etc.
every evening.

· Do you usually have bacon and eggs POSITION OF THE FREQUENCY


for breakfast? ADVERBS:

1. Before the Verb:


- FREQUENCY ADVERBS: - I never eat snails.
- She doesn’t always come by car.
Always 100% Usually 80%
Often 50% Sometimes 25% 2. After the Verb To BE:
Never 0% - She is always late.
- We are never on time.

ACTIVITIES

1. Complete the table with the third person singular form. Use the verbs in the box.

Come go help like live play rain


study visit watch work try finish do wash

+s + es y + ies
2. Choose the correct form.
1. We sometimes read/reads books.
2. Peter and his sister wash/washes the family car
3. Emily go/goes to the disco.
4. It often rain/rains on Sundays.

3. Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use Simple Present in the
statements.
1. They _______ (look) at birds.
2. I ___________ (meet) my friends.
3. Walter and Frank _________ (say) hello.
4. The cat __________ (sit) under the tree.
5. You _________ (drink) water.
6. Rita ________ (do) exercises.
7. He often _______ (buy) new shoes.
8. The dog never _________ (run) out of the house.

4. Use the negative form of the present simple to complete the following sentences.
1. Julie ____________ (not/ to work) in the garden.
2. Tina and Kate ___________ (not/ to open) the windows.
3. Adam ______________ (not/ to speak) French.
4. His sister _____________ (not/ to like) lemonade.
5. We ______________ (not/ to listen) to music.
6. My father _______________ (not/ to clean) the car every Saturday.
7. Johnny and Danny _____________ (not/ to swim) in the lake.

5. Use the interrogative form to complete the following sentences.

1. ____ you _________ (speak) English?


2. ______ Jim and Joe _________ (water) the flowers every week?
3. ______ Elisabeth __________ (drink) cola?
4. _____ she _______ (read) books?
5. _____ Mr Barker ________ (teach) physics?
6. ______ Ken often ________ (miss) the school bus?
7. _____ you ______ (pay) for the tickets?
6. Write present simple sentences using the adverbs of frequency. There are
affirmative and negative sentences.

1. Sam/ play/ tennis/ on Tuesdays (80%):


2. I/ be/ hungry after do exercise (100%):
3. We/ not eat/ at home (50%):
4. Cati/ watch TV/ in bed (0%):
5. My aunt/ go to London/ on holidays (25%):
6. We/ not do/ our homework after lunch (80%):
7. They/ not be/ late (50%):

7. Complete with the verb in brackets using the present simple. Completa con la
forma correcta del presente simple del verbo entre paréntesis.

1. ……………………..they ……………………. (walk) to school?


2. Susana never …………………………….. (listen) to the radio.
3. David …………………………………………… (not take) the bus to work.
4. The children …………………………………….. (not go) to school at the weekend.
5. …………………you ……………………….(work) in a bank?
6. Eva …………………………….. (study) Swedish.
7. ……………………..you……………………..(notice) the fault on the dress?
8. The woman………………………...(practice) French at night.
9. My friends……………………………………..(not/know) how to operate that
machine.
10. ……………………….your father………………………(work) near here?
11. We…………………………….(enjoy) lying under the sun.
12. Tom and Susan……………………………….(help) many people.

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