Do Do: Afirmative Negative Interrogative

Afirmative Negative Interrogative
I walk I don’t walk Do I walk?

You walk You don’t walk Do you walk?
He walks He doesn’t walk Does he walk?
She walks She doesn’t walk Does she walk?
It walks It doesn’t walk Does it walk?
We walk We don’t walk Do we walk?
You walk You don’t walk Do you walk?
They walk They don’t walk Do they walk?
Short answers
Affirmative Negative
Yes, I / you / we / they No, I / you / we / they don’t

do Yes, he / she / it does No, he / she / it doesn’t
Third person singular
We add –s to the verb to form the third

person singular (he, she, it).
I drink – he drinks We use the Present Simple:
I run – he runs
 for habits and actions that
BUT we do regularly:
 We add –es to verbs that end in –ss, He visits his friends
-sh, -ch, -x, -o. every Sunday.
I watch – he watches She goes to school by bus.
 With verbs ending in consonant + y,  for general truths:

we change the –y to –ies. The sun rises in the East.
I cry – he cries
But with verbs ending in vowel + y,  for permanent situations:
we just add –s as usual. He lives in Athens.
I play – he plays
Expressions used with the Present Simple
Frequency adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

(they are placed before the main verb)
Time expressions: every day / week / Friday…

on Mondays / Sundays…
at the weekend…
in the morning / afternoon…
in winter / spring…
once a day / week…
A. Write the third person singular of the following verbs.
play _____plays____ go ____goes____
wash ____washes____ teach ___teaches___
drive ____drives____ carry ___carries___
fly _____flies____ start ____starts___
help ____helps____ kiss ____kisses___
watch ___watches___ tidy ____tidies____
like ____likes____ enjoy ____enjoys___
cry ____cries____ mix ____mixes___
B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Peter and his friends ___go___ to school by bus. (go)
2. Elephants ___eat___ leaves and grass. (eat)
3. David's father ___works___ in a hospital. (work)
4. The bank opens at 9.30 and ___closes___ at 4.30. (close)
5. Tom and Jim ___play___ football every day after school. (play)
6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He ___teaches____ History. (teach)
7. Our lessons ___start___ at 9.00 and ___finish___ at 3.30. (start / finish)
8. My pen friend ___lives___ in Japan. (live)
9. Mary and her brother ___watch___ cartoons every Sunday morning. (watch)
10. John ___tidies___ his room every day. (tidy)

C. Complete the blanks with the Present Simple of the verbs in the box.
go work ride deliver love jog rest fish walk
Mr Letty is a postman. He doesn't work in the post

office. He always works outside in the streets.
He _____delivers_____ letters to all the people in the
neighbourhood every day. He doesn't _____walk_____
but he _____rides_____ his motorbike.
At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.
He _____rests_____. He _____loves_____ the countryside,
so he always _____goes_____ to his country house with
his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty _____fish_____ in the river
and they _____jog_____ in the woods every weekend.
D. Look at the pictures and write questions and answers, as in the example.
1. play / the guitar / in the afternoon
Does he play the guitar in the aftenoon?
No he doesn’t play the guitar in the afternoon.
He plays the accordion.
2. walk / after lunch
Does he walk after lunch

No, he doesn't walk after lunch.
He sleeps after lunch.
3. ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day
Do they ride their bicycles to work every day?

No, they don't ride their bicycles to work every day.
They take the bus.
4. listen / to the radio / every Sunday
Does she listen to the radio every Sunday?

No, she doesn't listen to the radio every Sunday.
She goes to the cinema.
5. clean / the house / on Mondays
Does he clean the house on Mondays?

No, he doesn't clean the house on Mondays.
He sings in the house.
6. watch / TV / after school
Do they watch TV after school?

No, they don't watch TV after school.
They study after school.
E. Complete the blanks with the negative or the interrogative form of the
Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.
Mark: Hi, Tess! What are you doing?
Tess: I'm watching the football team.
Mark: Do you watch (watch) them every day?
Tess: No, I don't. They ____don't play______ (not play)
every day. They play four times a week.
Mark: _____Do_____ you _____have_____ (have)
a favourite player?
Tess: No, I ____don't have ______ (not have) a favourite player. Everyone on
the team is good.
Mark: _____Does_____ the attacker _____move_____ (move) fast?
Tess: No, he __doesn't move__ (not move) fast, but he's very clever. __Do___
you ____like____ (like) football, Mark?
Mark: No, I ___don't like___ (not like) it. I like basketball. It's a great sport.

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Afirmative Negative Interrogative

I walk I don’t walk Do I walk?

Yes, I / you / we / they No, I / you / we / they don’t

Third person singular

We add –s to the verb to form the third

 With verbs ending in consonant + y,  for general truths:

Frequency adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

Time expressions: every day / week / Friday…

A. Write the third person singular of the following verbs.

play _____plays____ go ____goes____

wash ____washes____ teach ___teaches___

drive ____drives____ carry ___carries___

fly _____flies____ start ____starts___

help ____helps____ kiss ____kisses___

watch ___watches___ tidy ____tidies____

like ____likes____ enjoy ____enjoys___

cry ____cries____ mix ____mixes___

1. Peter and his friends ___go___ to school by bus. (go)

2. Elephants ___eat___ leaves and grass. (eat)

3. David's father ___works___ in a hospital. (work)

4. The bank opens at 9.30 and ___closes___ at 4.30. (close)

6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He ___teaches____ History. (teach)

7. Our lessons ___start___ at 9.00 and ___finish___ at 3.30. (start / finish)

8. My pen friend ___lives___ in Japan. (live)

10. John ___tidies___ his room every day. (tidy)

go work ride deliver love jog rest fish walk

Mr Letty is a postman. He doesn't work in the post

He _____delivers_____ letters to all the people in the

neighbourhood every day. He doesn't _____walk_____

but he _____rides_____ his motorbike.

At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.

He _____rests_____. He _____loves_____ the countryside,

so he always _____goes_____ to his country house with

his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty _____fish_____ in the river

and they _____jog_____ in the woods every weekend.

1. play / the guitar / in the afternoon

Does he play the guitar in the aftenoon?

No he doesn’t play the guitar in the afternoon.

He plays the accordion.

2. walk / after lunch

Does he walk after lunch

3. ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day

Do they ride their bicycles to work every day?

Does she listen to the radio every Sunday?

5. clean / the house / on Mondays

Does he clean the house on Mondays?

6. watch / TV / after school

Do they watch TV after school?

Mark: Hi, Tess! What are you doing?

Tess: I'm watching the football team.

Mark: Do you watch (watch) them every day?

Tess: No, I don't. They ____don't play______ (not play)

every day. They play four times a week.

Mark: _____Do_____ you _____have_____ (have)

Mark: _____Does_____ the attacker _____move_____ (move) fast?

play _plays go goes

wash __washes teach _teaches___

drive __drives carry _carries___

fly ___flies start starts_

help __helps kiss kisses_

watch _watches_ tidy tidies

like __likes enjoy enjoys_

cry __cries mix mixes_

1. Peter and his friends _go_ to school by bus. (go)

2. Elephants _eat_ leaves and grass. (eat)

3. David's father _works_ in a hospital. (work)

4. The bank opens at 9.30 and _closes_ at 4.30. (close)

6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He _teaches__ History. (teach)

7. Our lessons _start_ at 9.00 and _finish_ at 3.30. (start / finish)

8. My pen friend _lives_ in Japan. (live)

10. John _tidies_ his room every day. (tidy)

He _delivers_ letters to all the people in the

neighbourhood every day. He doesn't _walk_

but he _rides_ his motorbike.

He ___rests_. He _loves___ the countryside,

so he always _goes_ to his country house with

his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty _fish_ in the river

and they _jog_ in the woods every weekend.

Tess: No, I don't. They don't play__ (not play)

Mark: ___Do_ you _have___ (have)

Mark: ___Does_ the attacker _move___ (move) fast?

you like (like) football, Mark?