Wednesday 18 March 2009

PRESENT SIMPLE

Afirmativa
I/you/we/they play
He/she/it plays

La forma afirmativa del presente simple coincide con la del infinitivo del verbo sin to.
La tercera persona del singular de la forma afirmativa siempre acaba en -s.
a) Con la mayoría de los verbos se añade -s al infinitivo sin to: read-reads; play-plays
b) Con verbos acabados en consonante +y: y se convierte en i; se añade -es:
study-studies; tidy-tidies
c) Con verbos acabados en -s, -z, -ch. -sh, -x, -o: se añade -es al infinitivo sin to:
watch-watches; do-does; wash-washes; mix-mixes

Negativa
I/you/we/they do not / don´t go
He/she/it does not / doesn´t go

La negativa se forma colocando do not/does not delante del infinitivo del verbo sin to. Se suelen utilizar las formas contractas (don´t/doesn´t): I don´t like golf /she doesn´t like golf

Interrogativa
Do I read?
Do you read?
Do we read?
Do they read?
Does he read?
Does she read?
Does it read?

La interrogativa se forma colocando do/does delante del sujeto:
Do you like tennis? Does she like tennis?

Respuestas cortas
Afirmativas: Yes, I/you/we/they do
Yes, he/she/it does
Negativas: No, I/you/we/they don´t
No, he/she/it doesn´t
En las respuestas cortas se omite el verbo principal (speak, teach, etc.) y sólo se usa el auxiliar do/does en afirmativas y las formas contractas don´t/doesn´t en negativas
Do they study Spanish? Yes, they do / No, they don´t

Usos del Presente Simple
a) El Presente Simple se usa para describir hábitos y referirnos a cosas que hacemos con regularidad: I play tennis every Wednesday
The class starts at nine o´clock
b) También se usa para afirmar que algo es siempre, o casi siempre, cierto:
My teacher speaks Italian
Water boils at 100º
c) Asimismo, sirve para hablar de las cosas que nos gustan y no nos gustan, y para expresar opiniones:
I don´t like art
She doesn´t think English is easy

EXERCISES

1º ESO
1. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Susan ____________________ (play) tennis on Fridays.
2 Luke ____________________ (do) his homework in his bedroom.
3 Helen and Ian often ____________________ (watch) TV on Sundays.
4 I ____________________ (get up) early on Sundays.
5 We ____________________ (leave) home after breakfast.
6 Pete ____________________ (go) to bed at 11.15.
7 Jenny ____________________ (like) chocolate.
8 You ____________________ (live) in Paris in France.

2. Write complete sentences. Use the present simple.
1 Ian / have / shower / in the morning
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2 Josep / not live / in Valencia
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3 she / study / for her French exam
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4 they / eat / cereal / for breakfast
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5 the cat / sleep / a lot
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3. Complete the text. Use the present simple form of the verbs in the box.
think- say- get up -watch- do -listen -sleep- play -study- like
My brother and I are very different. I (1) _______________ at nine o’clock at the weekend but my brother (2) _______________ until twelve o’clock! My brother (3) _______________ TV but I (4) _______________ video games. I (5) _______________ for my exams and my brother (6) _______________ to music. He (7) _______________ hip-hop, but I (8) _______________ it’s terrible!
Everything we (9) _______________ is different. My mum and dad (10) _______________ we’re brothers but I’m not so sure!
4. Write the sentences in the negative.
1 I live in Paris. _____________________________________________________
2 Sara likes Eminem. ________________________________________________
3 We play tennis on Sundays. __________________________________________
4 You study every day. _______________________________________________
5 Kevin goes cycling. ________________________________________________
6 Pete and Mark watch DVDs. _________________________________________
7 The cat drinks milk. ________________________________________________

5. Complete the questions with Do or Does. Write short answers.
1 _____________________ you get up at eight o’clock?
Yes, _____________________.
2 _____________________ Paula live in Spain?
No, _____________________.
3 _____________________ they go to school on Saturday?
No, _____________________.
4 _____________________ the dog like you?
Yes, _____________________.
5 _____________________ we have lunch now?
No, _____________________.

6. Complete the text. Use the present simple form of the verbs in the box.
start -like -watch- love -go- play- not go- have got- not live -like
What’s your favourite sport? (1) ___________ you football? I (2) ___________ football, it’s great! My favourite team is Real Madrid. They (3) ___________ at the Bernabeu Stadium. They (4) ___________ a lot of fantastic players.
My dad (5) ___________ Real Madrid play every week. He (6) ___________ to the stadium for every match because we (7) ___________ in Madrid. He (8) ___________ there once a month and I sometimes go with him. My favourite player is Raul. I (9) ___________ him because he scores a lot of amazing goals!
There’s a match on TV today. Now, what time (10) ___________ the match? Ah, yes, at three o’clock.

2º ESO
1. Choose a verb from the box and write an affirmative and a negative sentence.
go -finish -have- read -start -watch
1 we / books (cross) magazines (tick)
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2 my brother / lunch at school (cross) at home (tick)
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3 volleyball club / four o’clock (cross) at five o’clock (tick)
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4 Ana / shopping on Sundays (cross) shopping on Saturdays (tick)
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5 Emy / TV before breakfast (cross) TV after school (tick)
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6 Joe and Sam / football every day (cross) football twice a week
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2. Complete the email. Use the correct present simple form of the verbs in the box.
be -do- go- like- live -meet -not like- not live- play- watch -work
Hi Jamie,
I'm your new penfriend. I live in London with my mum and dad. My mum and dad (1) ______________ in a bank. What (2) _______ your parents ________ ? I’ve got one brother called Harry. He (3) ___________ with us. He (4) _________ at university in Manchester.
In my free time, I often (5) ____________ my friends. We sometimes (6) ____________ to the cinema but usually we (7) ___________ football or volleyball in the park. My best friend Amy (8) ____________ football so she just (9) __________ us. What sports (10) _____ you ______ ?
Write soon!
Love,
Katie

3. Write questions for the answers.
1 _________________________ ?
My favourite pop star is Eminem.
2 _____________?
My birthday is on June 29th.
3 _____________________________ ?
No, I don’t like pizza, but I love pasta.
4 _____________________________ ?
I play football once a week, on Saturday mornings.
5 _________________________________ ?
My favourite sport is skiing – it’s great!
6 _________________________________ ?
Yes, I often go to the cinema.
7 ___________________________________ ?
I like Sam because he’s nice and friendly.
3º ESO
1. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple form of a suitable verb.
1 I …………………… collecting things. It’s my favourite hobby.
2 Paul …………………… to music on the bus.
3 Nicola …………………… shopping on Saturdays.
4 My brother …………………… martial arts.
5 My friend and I …………………… computer games.

2. Make questions and negative sentences from the sentences in exercise 1.
1 ………………………………………… ?
No, …………………………………………
2 ………………………………………… ?
No, …………………………………………
3 ………………………………………… ?
No, …………………………………………
4 ………………………………………… ?
No, …………………………………………
5 ………………………………………… ?
No, …………………………………………

3. Write questions and short answers. Use the present simple.
1 you / like fashion?
………………………………………………. ?
Yes, …………………………………………
No, …………………………………………..
2 your teacher / speak Japanese?
………………………………………………. ?
Yes, …………………………………………
No, ………………………………………….
3 your cousins / live in Spain?
………………………………………………. ?
Yes, …………………………………………
No, ………………………………………….
4 you / play chess?
………………………………………………. ?
Yes, …………………………………………
No, ………………………………………….
5 your best friend / study English?
………………………………………………. ?
Yes, …………………………………………
No, …………………………………………..

4. Write sentences or questions. Use the present simple form of the verb the adverb in brackets.
1 your teacher / be / nice (usually)
…………………………………………
2 they / not be / interested in films (often)
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3 I / play / football (sometimes)
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4 I / not be / happy! (always)
…………………………………………?
5 we / go / to England (never)
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6 he / get / top marks (always)
…………………………………………?
7 my sister / watch / films (hardly ever)
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8 your cousins / not go / shopping / after school (usually)
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9 you / play computer games / in the evening (always)
…………………………………………?
10 I / watch / football / on television (sometimes)
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