Institución Educativa Particular

«Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»

PRESENT SIMPLEMrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE(Affirmative)

She works on her basket after dinner every day.

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

AFFIRMATIVE: WORK I

YOURUN

SHEHEIT

RUNS

WE YOUTHEY

RUN

3rd person singular - spelling

1. In general, the third person singular is formed by adding an s to the base verb.

work He works

2. Verbs ending in ss,x,ch,sh,o add “es” to the third person singular.

dress She dresses fix He fixes watch She watches

T.V. wash She washes go It goes !

3. Verbs ending in consonant + y, changes the y to i and add “es”

Consonant + y i + es: cry – cries, fly – flies, terrify - terrifies

What’s the 3rd person singular?

1. push2. glorify3. annoy4 . kiss5. deny6. marry

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE(Interrogative)

DOES HE WORK AS A DOCTOR?

YES, HE DOES

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

INTERROGATIVE: RUN

DO IYOU

RUN?

DOESSHEHEIT

RUN?

DOWEYOUTHEY

RUN?

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE(Negative)

HE DOESN’T WORK AS A DOCTOR, HE WORKS AS A TAXI DRIVER

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSENEGATIVE: RUN

IYOU

DO NOTDON’T

RUN

SHEHEIT

DOES NOTDOESN’T

RUN

WEYOUTHEY

DO NOTDON’T RUN

Exercises

• I (travel) .......... to London every week.

• They (run) .......... in the park every

Saturdays.

• My mother (clean) .......... the house.

• You (be) .......... a good student.

• Mary (work) .......... in a bank.

1. Complete these sentencences using the correct form of verb:

• John (walk).......... to his office.

• You (study) .......... English at school.

• The dog (break) .......... the fence.

• The car (be) .......... in the garage.

• My father (have) .......... a nice coat..

• We (live) .......... in Paris.

• George (sell) .......... peaches and apples.

• I always (visit) .......... my grandmother.

• Alice (go) .......... to the church.

• They (be) .......... my best friends.

• You always (pay) .......... the tickets.

• London (be) .......... a big and nice city.

• My cousin (paint) .......... the house.

• I (study) .......... and (work) .......... in Madrid.

• Mike never (do) .......... the homework.