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Present Simple/English test/ 3 pages
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Verb to BE
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Verb to BE vs. to HAVE GOT
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Common present time expressions include:

  usually, always, often, sometimes, on Saturdays, at weekends, rarely, never,  seldom,  every (day... week...)
 
We use present simple tense for:
 Regular habits and daily routines    

Facts

Feelings

 Opinions and states of mind

  What does Patricia Pumkin do every day?

Use the verbs:    gets up, puts,  goes, studies,  eats, sleeps, reads.
                                      goes
 
 
Now, tell about your day. What do you do every day? 
 
 I get up.....      I put......       I go..........      I study......    I read....            I sleep......
  

 Structure  

 

Positive 

Negative

Question 

He, She, It + s, es, ies He, She, It + does not + v1 Does + he, she, it + v1 ......question2.gif
I, You, We, They + v1 I, You, We, They + do not + v1 Do + I, you, we, they + v1
 
Add an 's' to the base form of the 3rd person singular

 

 
 
 
I, You, We, They -> eat lunch at noon.

  He, She, It -> works well in any situation.

 

Add the helping verb 'do' not (don't and doesn't) to the base form of the verb 
 
 
 
 
I, You, We, They -> don't enjoy opera.

 He, She, It -> doesn't belong to the club.

 

Add the helping verb 'do' (do or does) to the base form of the verb.
 
 

 

 
Do -> I, you, we, they -> work in this town?

 Does -> he, she, it -> live in this city?

    
  
 
 SPELLING RULES FOR THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

a.) Add –s for most verbs
                                                   work - works, buy - buys, ride - rides, return - returns

b.) Add –es for words that end in  ch, s , sh, x,z ,o.
                                              watch - watches, pass - passes, rush - rushes, relax - relaxes, buzz - buzzes

c.) Change the –y to –ies when the base form ends in a consonant +y.
                                                                        study - studies, hurry - hurries, dry - dries

 
Add s, es, ies to the verbs   Thumbs Up
1. go       
2. study
3. fix    
4.  play 
5. eat    
6. brush
7. sleep 
8. read   
9. do     
10, teach 
11. sit    
12. watch 
13. like  
14. swim 
15. copy 
16. fish 
17. try 
18. give 
19. buy 
20. tidy 
21. ride
 
A. Fill in the sentences:  Clap
1. My granny         (visits )        (visit )          us every Sunday.
2. My friends        (swims)        ( swim)         together.
3. Ron always        (catch)          (catches)    the bus on time.
4. Ben                   ( do )             (does)         homework after school
5. I seldom            (eat )            ( eats)        alone.
6. Bob always        (brush)         (brushes)   his teeth after lunch.
7. My sister and I (shares)       (share)       shirts.
8. Sara                  (plays)          (play)         ball in the evenings.
9. John                  (tidy)           (tidies)       his room in the mornings.
10. You and I         (studies)      (study)      together after school.
 
B. 1. The boys   (not like) to swim.
   2.  you like to swim? and what about your sister  she swim?
   3. My little sister never  (brush) her teeth in the evenings.
   4. I always  (brush) my teeth in the mornings and evenings.
   5. Betty  (ride) horses.
   6. Ron  (not ride) horses.
   7. The children seldom  (cry) when mom is out.
   8. Your little child often  (cry).
   9.  your brother clean the car?
   10 No he  (do not) clean the car. I  (do).
   11. I   (not like) lemonade very much. My brother  it (like).
   12. The girls always (listen) to pop music.
   13. Danny  (not speak) Italian. He  (speak) English.
   14. Simmon  (have) two dogs and a gold fish. He  (not have) a cat.
 
 
 
    
 
 
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