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Galaxy 6- A helping hand 2




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Galaxy 6- A helping hand 2
Remember
                         PRESENT SIMPLE

pronoun
affirmative
negative
I
play…
don’t play…
you
play…
don’t play…
he/she/it
plays/ studies/ goes
doesn’t play…
we
play…
don’t  play…
you
play…
don’t  play…
they
play…
don’t  play…

Some examples
I play football on Saturdays.
She plays the piano every day.
We don’t play computer games.

Practice
  • Add  -s, -es  or -ies to the verbs below to form Present simple for he, she or it.
   1- stop          2- watch           3- like           4- clean       5- read       6- tidy
   7- finish      8- dance              9- empty     10- cry           11- drink    12- do
  • Complete the sentences using don't or  doesn't.

1- I  live in Spain.      2- My mum  like apples.      3- You  play basketball.    4- My cousins  watch TV.

5- The dog  eat fish.    6- They   go to school.      7- He  read books.    8- My friends  study English.
Remember
                                  PRESENT SIMPLE
question
Affirmative answer
Negative answer
Do I play…?
Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.
Do you play…?
Yes, you do.
No, you don’t.
Does he/she/it play…?
Yes, he/she/it does.
No, he/she/it doesn’t.
Do we play…?
Yes, we do.
No, we don’t.
Do you play…?
Yes, you do.
No, you don’t.
Do they play…?
Yes, they do.
No, they don’t.
 
Some examples
Do you play basketball today? Yes, I do.
Does he play the guitar every day? No, he doesn’t.
 
Practice
  • Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
    Does he play tennis? .      Do they read a book? .   
  Does she eat an apple? .   Do you go home? .
 
Remember
                                 PAST SIMPLE
pronoun
affirmative
negative
I
played…
didn’t play…
you
played…
didn’t play…
he/she/it
played…
didn’t play…
we
played…
didn’t play…
you
played…
didn’t play…
they
played…
didn’t play…
 
 
 
 
Some examples
I played football yesterday.
She played the piano last Saturday.
We didn’t play computer games last week.
 
Remember

                                            PAST SIMPLE
question
Affirmative answer
Negative answer
Did I play…?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t.
Did you play…?
Yes, you did.
No, you didn’t.
Did he/she/it play…?
Yes, he/she/it did.
No, he/she/it didn’t.
Did we play…?
Yes, we did.
No, we didn’t.
Did you play…?
Yes, you did.
No, you didn’t.
Did they play…?
Yes, they did.
No, they didn’t.

Some examples
Did you play basketball yesterday? Yes, I did.
Did he pay the guitar last weekend? No, he didn't.