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    This document provides instruction on using the present simple tense in English. It discusses: 1) Common present simple verb forms used with different subjects like "I/we/you/they read" and "he/she/it reads". 2) Using the present simple to describe habitual or repeated actions like "My brother works in a bank" or "It rains a lot in winter". 3) Spelling rules for regular and irregular present simple verb forms.

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    This document provides instruction on using the present simple tense in English. It discusses: 1) Common present simple verb forms used with different subjects like "I/we/you/they read" and "he/she/it reads". 2) Using the present simple to describe habitual or repeated actions like "My brother works in a bank" or "It rains a lot in winter". 3) Spelling rules for regular and irregular present simple verb forms.

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    Unit

    5 I do/work/like etc. (present simple)

    They have a lot of books. He’s eating an ice cream.


    They read a lot. He likes ice cream.

    They read / he likes / 1work etc. = the present simple:

    l/we/you/they read like work live watch do have

    he/she/it reads likes works lives watches does has

    Remember:
    he works / she lives / it rains etc.
    O I work in a shop. My brother works in a bank. My brother work)
    O Lucy lives in London. Her parents live in Scotland.
    O It rains a lot in winter.

    I have —> he/she/it has:


    O Joe has a shower every day.

    Spelling (—» Appendix 5):

    -es after -s / -sh / -ch: pass —» passes finish —> finishes watch -» watches
    -y — studies
    >- try —>tries
    ies: study
    also: do - » does go -> goes

    We use the present simple for things that are true in general, or for things that happen sometimes or all
    the time:
    O I like big cities.
    O Your English is good. You speak very well.
    O Tom works very hard. He starts at 7.30 and finishes at 8 o'clock in the evening.
    O The earth goes round the sun.
    o . We do a lot of different things in our free time.
    o It costs a lot of money to build a hospital.

    always/never/often/usually/sometimes + present simple


    O Sue always gets to work early, (not Sue gets always)
    O I never eat breakfast, (not I eat never)
    □ We often go away at weekends.
    O Mark usually plays football on Sundays.
    O I sometimes walk to work, but not very often.

    I don’t ... (negative) ^ Unit 6 Do you ... ? (questions) ■ Unit 7 I am doing and I do Unit 8
    20 always/usually/often etc. (w ord order) Unit 94
    Exercises
    Write these verbs with -s or -es.
    1 (read) sh e re a d s 3 (fly) it 5 (have) she.
    2 (think) h e ........................................ 4 (dance) h e ....................................... 6 (finish) i t

    Complete the sentences about the people in the pictures. Use:

    eat go live play play sleep

    SEVEN HOURS
    ' CC ^ I GD, ANIGHT r
    Z

    1 He p la ys......................the piano. 4 ...............................................tennis.


    2 They in a very big house. 5 ...............................................to the cinema a lot.
    3 ...............................................a lot of fruit. 6 ...............................................seven hours a night.

    Complete the sentences. Use:

    boil close cost cost like like meet open speak teach wash

    1 M aria sp eaks four languages.


    2 The shops in the city centre usually.......................................at 9 o'clock in the morning.
    3 The City M use um at 5 o'clock in the evening.
    4 Tina is a teacher. Sh e ........................................ mathematics to young children.
    5 M y job is very interesting. I ........................................ a lot of people.
    6 Peter's car is always dirty. He never ....................................... it.
    7 Food is expensive. I t ........................................ a lot of money.
    8 Shoes are expensive. T h e y a lot of money.
    9 W ate r ........................................ at 100 degrees Celsius.
    10 Laura and I are good friends. I her and s h e .........................................me.

    Write sentences from these words. Use the right form of the verb (arrive or arrives etc.).
    (always / early / Sue / arrive) S u e alw a ys.a rriye s early.........................................................................
    (to the cinema / never / 1/ go) I ..............................................................................................................................
    (work / Martina / hard / always) .................................. ..........................................................................................
    (like / chocolate / children / usually) ....................................................................................................................
    (Jackie / parties / enjoy / always) .............................................................................................................................
    (often / people's names / 1/ forget) .......................................................................................................................
    (T V / Sam / watch / never) .............................................................................. .........................................................
    8 (usually / dinner / we / have / at 7.30) .................................................................................................................
    9 (Kate / always / nice clothes / wear) .....................................................................................................................

    m Write sentences about yourself. Use always/never/often/usually/sometimes.


    1 (watch T V in the evening) I usually w atch TV in th e evening,................................
    2 (read in bed) I .............................................................................................................................................
    3 (get up before 7 o'clock) .......................................................................................................................
    4 (go to work/school by bus) ................................................................................................................
    5 (drink coffee in the morning) ...........................................................................................................

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