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Present Simple: People Like Animals. He Work From 9.00 Am To 5.00pm

The document provides information about using the present simple tense in English, including its uses for habitual actions, general truths, and rules. It then provides examples of forming the present simple of regular and irregular verbs, including questions to practice adding '-s' or '-es' in the third person singular. The summary is: The document discusses the present simple tense and its uses for habitual or repeated actions and general truths. It provides rules for making verbs regular or irregular in the third person singular form, along with examples and questions for practice.

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Present Simple: People Like Animals. He Work From 9.00 Am To 5.00pm

The document provides information about using the present simple tense in English, including its uses for habitual actions, general truths, and rules. It then provides examples of forming the present simple of regular and irregular verbs, including questions to practice adding '-s' or '-es' in the third person singular. The summary is: The document discusses the present simple tense and its uses for habitual or repeated actions and general truths. It provides rules for making verbs regular or irregular in the third person singular form, along with examples and questions for practice.

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We use the Present Simple:

PRESENT SIMPLE
a) For things that are generally true or habitually happen.
People like animals. He works from 9.00 am to 5.00pm.
b) For everyday actions or things that are repeated (usually with adverbs of frequency or expressions such
as every day, every week, every Monday, in the morning, on Mondays…):
She plays tennis at the weekend. We go to the gym every Friday.
c) General truths or laws of nature:
The sun sets in the west. Water boils at 100º C.

Spelling rules for 3rd Person Singular:


- Most verbs add an –s in the 3rd Person Singular. He cooks , he dances , he gets up ...
- Verbs ending in –ss, –sh-, –ch, –x --y –o make the 3rd person singular adding -es
He misses, he finishes, he watches, he mixes, he goes…
- Verbs ending in consonant + y make the 3rd person singular adding –s: He plays , he stays , he loves…
- Verbs ending in vowel +y make the 3rd person singular adding –ies. He studies , he flies , he cries…
* REMEMBER: We only add –s to the 3rd person singular in the affirmative form.
1. Complete with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets:
a) My family ……………….(be) very close.
b) She …………… (Like) watching TV.
c) I …………… (live) with my parents.
d) He ………….. (prefer) cinema to TV.
e) They …………. (have) a big family.
f) You …………. (study) at home.
g) We …………… (be) good friends.
h) John …………… (go) to school every day.
i) Mary ……………(read) the story.
j) Paul …………….(have) breakfast at home.
2. Underline the correct option:
a) He live/lives in the country.
b) They arrive/arrives late.
c) She goes/go to the theatre.
d) We meet/meets them in the pub.
e) You read/reads this magazine.
f) I am/are a student.
g) He is/are in the garden.
h) She play/plays volleyball at weekends.
i) Lucas do/does his homework
j) Zoraida flies/fly to Mexico city.
k) Luz remember / remembers the good times in life.
l) My father like/likes food.
3. Order correct sentences with the following words:
a) She/a/read/book/. _________________________________________
b) I/the/tennis/in/play/club/._____________________________________
c) Tom/his/at/help/mother/home/.________________________________
d) He/homework/his/do/. _______________________________________
e) They/in/computer games/bedroom/their/play/.___________________
f) You/very/swim/well/can/._____________________________________
g) He/in/watch/the evening/TV/.__________________________________
h) She/at/work/hospital/the/.____________________________________
i) We/sports/practice/._________________________________________
j) It/a/meal/very/ be/big/. ______________________________________
4. Complete the table below:
I/You/We/They ______ (leave) home early every day.

He/She/It ______ (leave) home early every day.


5. Write the following sentences in the negative form:

a) I eat fast food. ___________________________________________

b) Romina is very beautiful. ______________________________________

c) They go to the cinema. ____________________________________

d) Cesar hates pizza. __________________________________________

e) Rose loves winter sports. ___________________________________

f) You study in the bedroom__________________________________

g) I have got two balls. _______________________________________

h) Priscilla has a bike.________________________________________

i) We are friends.___________________________________________

j) Mery likes pizza. __________________________________________

k) Jose rides a horse._________________________________________

l) Ana and George are childen._________________________________

m) My dog eats meat. ________________________________________

n) The world is crazy. _________________________________________

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