PRESENT SIMPLEI eat, you eat, he eats…

EXAMPLESBritish people like animals.

They live in houses with gardens.

My husband works from 9 to 5 pm

Ann has three children.

AFFIRMATIVE +

Use the infinitive verb:

I play tennis / We live in Spain

For HE / SHE / IT we use infinitive verb + -s / -es / -ies

He works / he plays/ he lives

She watches / she finishes / she goes / she does

She studies

The spelling rules are the same as for the plurals.

NEGATIVE -Use DON’T or DOESN’T + infinitive

verb

Don’t = do not

Doesn’t = does not

REMEMBER!!!

He doesn’t work (right)

NOT “He doesn’t works” (wrong)

EXCEPTIONS3rd person singular:

I have He has

I do He does

I say He says

INTERROGATIVE ?

Do you work in an office?

Does she work outside?

BE CAREFUL!

DO & DOES:

1. Auxiliary verb to make questions:

Do you speak English? Does she live here?

2. A normal verb:

I do my homework every day.

He does exercise in the morning.

WORD ORDER FOR QUESTIONS

A.S.I.=

AUXILIARY + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE

Do you live here?

Does she work in this office?

LET’S PRACTICE!

A: She works at night. B: ________________ at the weekend?

A: I don’t play the guitar B: ________________ the piano?

A: He likes sport. B: ___________________ tennis?

A: She speaks foreign languages B: ______________ German?

A: I don’t eat fast food B: _____________ pizzas?

A: Teresa doesn’t live in a flat B: _________________ in a house?

A: My dad drives a Ferrari B: ___________________ fast?

Does she work

Do you play

Does he like

Does she speak

Do you eat

Does she live

Does he drive