Scuola Primaria Statale “Don Milani”

Scuola Primaria Statale “Don Milani”
Classe IV A
(Anno Scolastico 2013/2014)
PRESENT SIMPLE:
“USE and FORM”
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Monday, 16 September
Dear diary,
today I’m beginning
a new school year.
I like school!
-Rewrite.
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I like
I’m beginning
PRESENT SIMPLE (tense)
PRESENT CONTINUOUS (tense)
“What’s the difference?”
PRESENT SIMPLE
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PRESENT SIMPLE: “USE”
-Read.
Hi everybody!
I'm the “Present simple girl”.
I like habits and routines. I always do the same things and at the
same time. For example, I always drink two glasses of milk in the
morning and I usually arrive at school at twenty five past eight.
I often wear jeans and T-shirts.
I love pop music. I also love animals and plants. I have got a
beautiful garden.
I live with my parents and my brother.
-Now, that you have red this story, choose the correct answer for
each item.
-She has got two brothers. A True
B False
C Don’t know
-She has got a dog. A True
B False
C Don’t know
-She drinks coffee for breakfast. A True
B False
C Don’t know
-She hates classical music. A True
B False
C Don’t know
-She never wears trousers. A True
B False
C Don’t know
-She likes animals. A True
B False
C Don’t know
So, we use the “present simple” in different situations!
-Let’s watch this video.
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/learn-english-video.html
-Round up.
Use the present simple for:
1)things that are always (or generally) true
Read:
Write:
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2)permanent situations
Read:
Write:
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3)habits and routine
Read:
Write:
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4)after “when”, “before”,“as soon as” with a future meaning sentence
Read:
Write:
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PRESENT SIMPLE “FORM”
-Remember:
“Present Simple” tense with “TO BE”
PRESENT SIMPLE OF THE VERB “TO BE” IN THE POSITIVE FORM
Write, read and repeat.
“Positive form”
“Positive short form”
I am
you are
he is
she is
it is
we are
you are
they are
I’m
you’re
he’s
she’s
it’s
we’re
you’re
they're
ACTIVITIES
1)Read and complete with am / is / are.
1.She ________ a teacher.
2.We __________ hungry.
3.Luke __________ late.
4.He __________ Spanish.
5.You __________ happy.
6.I __________ thirsty.
7.It __________ cold.
8.She __________ German.
9.He __________ early.
10.We __________ tired.
11.You __________ beautiful.
12.I __________ hot.
13.I __________ from London.
14.You __________ a doctor.
15.Emily __________ my sister.
16.He ________in the garden.
17.They __________ on the bus.
18.We __________ friends.
19.I __________ 9 years old.
20.She __________ sick.
2)Rewrite these sentences using the positive short form.
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20……………………………………………. .
3)Read and complete these situations with :
am - is – are
or
‘m – ‘s – ‘re
MARIA’S BIRTHDAY
Hello, my name ……Maria.
I …… 5 years old.
It …… my birthday today.
I …… very happy.
All my friends …… here today.
This man ……my father.
He …… a teacher.
His name …… Fred.
He loves his job a lot.
I and my dad ……really good
friends.
He ……very funny.
This …… Rima.
She …… my mother.
My mother ……40 years old.
She …… a vet. She loves
animals very much.
My mother …… short.
This ……my sister Linda.
She ……7 years old.
She ……a pupil.
Linda and I like to watch TV
and play dolls together.
We ……happy girls.
This …… Jack. He …… my
brother. Jack ……14 years old.
His hobby ……playing the guitar.
My brother Jack …… a tall boy.
These girls ……my neighbours.
We all live in one house.
Nina has flowers for me. The flowers
……white and yellow. Kate has a toy
cat. It ……brown. Lana has a plate.
There ……cookies on it. Helen has a
basket. There …..apples for me. I ……
happy to have good friends.
We have got two pets. This ……
our dog Bimbo. It …… brown.
It has got a black nose.
His eyes …… very small.
Bimbo likes bones.
Look at these two girls. They ……
Moli and Peggy. They ……my best
friends. We …… all 5 years old.
I …… happy to see them on my
birthday.
This …… my cousin from London.
Her name ……Anna.
She ……playing with my cat.
They……in our garden now.
Look at our cat. It……very fat.
Its name …… Flaffy.
Flaffy's nose……pink.
His tail ……long.
His ears……big.
Flaffy likes to catch mice.
What a surprise! My uncle Tom and my
aunt Dora…… here too. They …… in
England. They live in London.
Tom ……a dentist and Dora ……a nurse.
They have got a baby boy. His name……
Bob. He ……only two years old.
I will go to school next year.
My
parents have a nice present for me.
It …… a big school bag. It ……
yellow.
There ……
many things in the bag: books,
notebooks, pencils and pens.
It ……an umbrella.
There ……seven colours on my
new umbrella. I like it!
I have a special birthday .
My parents, my family, my
cousins, my friends …… here
today! There…… so many
presents! I love presents!
It …… my grandma's present.
There ……three books on my desk.
I like to read.
There ……an
apple on the books.
My favourite present ……my new
bike. I will ride my bike every day.
My bike ……red.
4)Write five sentences with the positive form of the verb “to be” and
five with the positive short form.
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2……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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PRESENT SIMPLE OF THE VERB “TO BE” IN THE NEGATIVE FORM
Write, read and repeat.
“Negative form”
“Negative short form”
I am not
you are not
he is not
she is not
it is not
we are not
you are not
they are not
I’m not
you aren’t
he isn’t
she isn’t
it isn’t
we aren’t
you aren’t
they aren’t
ACTIVITIES
1) Read and complete with am not, is not, are not.
1.I _________cold.
2.She _____________French.
3.You ___________an accountant. 4.John ___________my brother.
5.They _____________from Berlin.
6.We _____________late.
7.It _____________warm outside.
8.I_____________angry.
9.Ian and Jill _________on the bus.
10.She __________Spanish.
11.He ___________in the bathroom.
13.It ____________sunny.
15.They __________at school.
12.We __________thirsty.
14.You __________a teacher.
16.Lucy ___________from Italy.
17.I_____________ a nurse.
18.He _____________sleepy.
19.We ___________at home.
20.You ___________from China.
2)Rewrite these sentences using the negative short form.
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18……………………………………………. .
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20……………………………………………. .
3)Write five sentences with the negative form of the verb “to be” and
five with the negative short form.
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PRESENT SIMPLE “YES - NO” QUESTIONS WITH THE VERB “TO BE”
“Yes – no questions”
Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?
ACTIVITIES
1)Read and write questions with am is are.
1.John / in the garden?___________________________________
2.They / hungry?________________________________________
3.We / late?____________________________________________
4.You / tired?___________________________________________
5.He / French?__________________________________________
6.She / a teacher?_______________________________________
7.Harry and Lucy / from London?___________________________
8.I / early?_____________________________________________
9.You / thirsty?_________________________________________
10.She / on the bus?_____________________________________
11.We / on time?________________________________________
12.Pedro / from Spain?___________________________________
13.They / in Tokyo?______________________________________
14.Julie / at home?_______________________________________
15.The children / at school?________________________________
16.You / in a café?_______________________________________
17.I / right?_____________________________________________
18. We / in the right place?_________________________________
19.She / German?________________________________________
20.He / a doctor?_________________________________________
2)Read these questions and write the short answers (ten with “yes”,
ten with “no”).
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3) Write five questions and five answers.
1…………………………………………………….
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2…………………………………………………….
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3…………………………………………………….
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4…………………………………………………….
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5…………………………………………………….
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4)Write sentences with the verb “to be”.
Read these examples:
1.(he / be / French)
He’s French
2.(we / not / be / cold)
We aren’t cold
3.(he / be / a footballer?)
Is he a footballer?
1.(I / be / German)
2.(he / not / be / a journalist)
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3.(we / not / be / singers)
4.(you / be / a nurse?)
_____________________
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5.(they / be / from Germany)
6.(where / be / David?)
________________________
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7.(how / be / you?)
8.(we / be / thirsty)
_____________________
_______________________
9.(I / not / be / English)
10.(you / not / be / a doctor)
_____________________
_______________________
11.(she / not / be / Italian)
12.(he / be / my brother)
_____________________
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“ Present Simple” tense with “OTHER VERBS”
POSITIVE FORM
-With all other verbs, the “positive form” is easy. It’s just the verb
with an extra “s” if the subject is “he”, “she”, “it”.
Let’s take the verb “play” as an example.
I play
you play
he plays
she plays
it plays
we play
you play
they play
-For a few verbs, there is a spelling change before the “s”.
Verbs that end WITH “CONSONANT +y”
study
studie + s
becomes
studies
consonant
-try
trie + s
-marry
marrie + s
-fly
flie + s
-cry
crie + s
becomes
tries
becomes
marries
flies
becomes
becomes
cries …
ACTIVITIES
1)Fill in the gap the verb in the positive form.
1.She __________________ (play) tennis every Sunday.
2.He __________________ (buy) a cup of coffee every morning.
3.Julie __________________ (study) French at school.
4.Luke __________________ (try) hard to be polite.
5.Lucy __________________ (wash) her hair every day.
6.John never __________________ (cry).
7.My mother always __________________ (say) that love is more
important than money.
8.The plane __________________ (fly) at low altitude.
Verbs that end WITH“s” , “sh”, “ch”,”x”
-pass + e
passe + s
-wash + e
washe + s
-teach + e
teache + s
becomes
teaches
-relax + e
relaxe + s
becomes
relaxes …
becomes
becomes
passes
washes
Verbs that are irregular in the present simple
-“have”
becomes
“has”
-“do”
becomes
“does”
-“go”
becomes
“goes”
ACTIVITIES
1)Fill in the gap the verb in the positive form.
1.Lucy __________________ (wash) her hair every day.
2.I hope Julie __________________ (pass) the exam.
3.He ____________________ (go) to school.
4.She _____________________ (do) her homework.
5.Ileana _______________________(teach) Science.
6.He _____________________(have) got a new car.
7.She___________________ (relax) in the garden.
2)Write these sentences using the“positive present simple tense”
and read them.
to go: andare
(he / go to school every day)
to like: piacere
(I / like swimming)
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to play: giocare
(you / play tennis on Saturdays)
to begin: cominciare
(the class / begin at 9 a.m.)
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to love: piacere
(she / love chocolate)
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to live: vivere
(they / live in London)
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to play: suonare
(Lucy / play the guitar)
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to study: studiare
(we / study English)
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to work: lavorare
(he / work in a restaurant)
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to cook: cucinare
(we / cook every day)
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to clean: pulire
to come (from): venire
(he/clean the house during the weekend) (you/come from France)
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to leave: partire
(the train / leave at 6 p.m.)
to go: andare
(the moon / go round the earth)
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3)Complete these sentences with the positive present simple tense.
to watch: guardare
We often ………………… TV.
to hate: detestare
I ………………… mushrooms.
to visit: visitare
She ………………… her grandmother every Christmas.
to arrive: arrivare
They often ………………… late.
to eat: mangiare
I …………… an apple every day.
to use: usare
They ………………… the Internet every evening.
to want: volere
Lucy and Jill…………………to go out tonight.
to stay: stare
I usually ………………… at home on Fridays.
to work: lavorare
David ……………… in a school.
to live: abitare
He ………………… in Carpi.
to take: prendere
She ………………… a piano lesson every Monday.
to read: leggere
She ……………. a lot of novels.
NEGATIVE FORM
-To make the “negative form”, you need to use “do not” (don’t) or
“does not” (doesn’t).
Write, read and repeat.
“Negative form”
PLAY
“Negative short form”
I do not play
you do not play
he does not play
she does not play
it does not play
we do not play
you do not play
they do not play
I don’t play
you don’t play
he doesn’t play
she doesn’t play
it doesn’t play
we don’t play
you don’t play
they don’t play
ACTIVITIES
1)Translate and read.
-Io non abito a Modena.
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-Lei non viene dalla Francia.
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-Giacomo non lavora in una banca.
-Essi non si alzano alle otto.
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-Noi non andiamo al cinema ogni venerdì.
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-Tu non leggi il giornale ogni giorno.
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-Egli non è andato a scuola in Inghilterra.
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-Non mi piace il caffè.
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-Noi non guardiamo la televisione di sera.
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-Io non faccio la doccia di mattina.
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-Lei non beve il tè ogni pomeriggio. ..............................................
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-Essi non visitano i loro genitori nel fine settimana.
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-Tu non studi Inglese molto spesso.
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2)Complete (with don’t or doesn’t).
It ………………… rain here in the summer.
We ………………… go to the cinema on Tuesday.
He …………………. like Italian.
The sun ………………… go round the earth.
She ………………… play the piano.
I ………………… smoke.
Julie and Lucy ………………… play football.
They …………………read many books.
She ………………… teach Maths.
The dog ………………… bark, today.
3)Read these sentences, find the mistakes and rewrite.
-He don’t enjoy jazz.
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-We don’t buy many clothes.
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-She don’t like ice cream
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-You doesn’t love me.
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-They don’t work at home.
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-Lucy doesn’t have a computer.
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-I doesn’t take the bus at night.
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-David don’t travel much.
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-We don’t have any children.
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-You doesn’t study Biology.
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-Julie doesn’t listen to music.
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-They don’t live in London.
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-She don’t work in an office.
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-You don’t buy a bicycle.
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-I doesn’t get up early.
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-They don’t have a car.
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-He doesn’t come home late.
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-You doesn’t come from Africa.
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INTERROGATIVE FORM
-We use “do” or “does” before the subject to make the “questions”
Write, read and repeat.
“Yes – no questions”
Do I play?
Do you play?
Does he play?
Does she play?
Does it play?
Do we play?
Do you play?
Do they play?
ACTIVITIES
1)Write present simple questions and read them.
1.(you / like cake?) ……………………………………………………………………………….
2.(she / live in London?) ……………………………………………………………………….
3.(you / drink tea every morning?)
4.(you smoke?) ……………………………………………………………………………………..
5.(he / play tennis on Saturdays?) ………………………………………………………
6.(you / go shopping at the weekend?) ……………………………………………….
7.(she / work in an office?) ………………………………………………………………….
8.(they / study French?) ……………………………………………………………………….
9.(you / meet your friends on Fridays?) ……………………………………………..
10.(you / read a lot?) …………………………………………………………………………..
Again the “present simple”…
1)Write present simple sentences.
1.(he / drive to work every day) ………………………………………………………….
2.(I / not / think you're right) ………………………………………………………………
3.(I / eat cereal in the morning) ………………………………………………………….
4.(they / write e-mails every day?) ……………………………………………………..
5.(you / watch a lot of TV)…………………………………………………………………….
6.(he / not / read the newspaper)…………………………………………………………
7.(she / dance often?)……………………………………………………………………………
8.(what / you / meet at the weekend?)………?
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2) Work yourself.
1.(you / not / drink much tea) ……………………………………………………………..
2.(they / not / like vegetables) …………………………………………………………….
3.(I / go out often?) ……………………………………………………………………………..
4. (you / speak English?) ……………………………………………………………………..
5. (we / take the bus often) ………………………………………………………………….
6.(what / you / buy in the supermarket?) ……………………………………………
3)Write sentences using the present simple (positive, negative or
interrogative form).
1._________________ (she / play) tennis every week?
2.They _________________ (go) to the cinema every Wednesday.
3._________________ (she / be) a singer?
4._________________ (they / be) on the bus?
5.Why _________________ (he / be) in France?
6.I _________________ (not / play) the piano often.
7.It _________________ (not / be) cold today.
8.We _________________ (be) from Portugal.
9._________________ (it / be) foggy today?
10.We _________________ (not / be) late.
11.They _________________ (not / like) animals.
12.Where _________________ (you / be)?
13.He _________________ (not / be) an accountant.
14._________________ (the dog / eat) chicken?
PRESENT SIMPLE:
“USE” and “FORM”
“HABITS and ROUTINE”
-Read.
The Frog family's daily morning routine
Mr Frog and Mrs Frog love their garden. They keep it clean and
beautiful.
Every day Mr Frog gets up early. He goes to the river nearby. He
brings water in a bucket. He waters the plants.
Mrs Frog joins him later. They water the plants together.
-Discuss about the things you and your friends do in the morning
every day …
What do you do every morning?
I wake up and I get up.
I wash my hands and face.
I have breakfast.
I brush my teeth.
I get dressed.
I go to school.
I study ...
What does your friend do every morning?
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-Read.
Gopi’s morning routine
I get up at six o’clock. I take a bath first of all.
Then I take a cup of tea and some biscuits. I study my lessons. I
have my meal and brush my teeth. I polish my shoes. I wear my
uniform and comb my hair.
I carry my lunch and leave for school.
-Describe Gopi’s morning routine with your words.
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-Write in the gap the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Gopi and Hari ……………….. their homework every day. (do)
Mary ……………….. her hair every morning. (wash)
The teacher ………………… on the blackboard. (write)
The students ……………….. their uniforms. (wear)
My mother …………………me with my lessons. (help)
She ………………… the answer. (know)
I ………………… with a pencil. (write)
Our school ………………… at eight o’clock. (open)
-Here are some sentences about “facts, habits and routine work”.
Read and complete them using the verbs correctly.
live (vivere) – eat (mangiare) – hunt (cacciare)
Lions …………… in the jungle. They …………… other animals for living.
They usually …………… at night.
get up (alzarsi) – take (fare) – do (fare) – go (andare)
Sara …………… at six o'clock in the morning. She …………… a bath and
she …………… her homework. She …………… to school at nine o’clock.
teach – like – give (dare) – do
Mr. Bianchi …………… English. We …………… him very much. He ……………
us lots of homework and we …………….. it regularly.
like – like – visit – bring (portare)
I …………… apples but my sister ...............oranges. Whenever our
grandma ………….. us, she …………… apples for me and oranges for my
sister.
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Remember
1)We may use “adverbs of frequency” with simple present tense.
Always, often, usually, sometimes, rarely, never
generally come
before the verb, but they come after
the verb “to be”.
Ex. He usually helps her mother.
It is always cold there.
2)Expressions like every day, every week, once a day, twice a month
come “at the end” or “at the beginning” of the sentence.
Ex. Sara’s mother prepares breakfast for her family every morning.
Every morning she prepares breakfast for her family.
ACTIVITIES
1)Rewrite these sentences in the simple present tense using verbs
and adverbs in brackets.
-She ………………………………… late. (get up, always)
-He ………………………………….. to the park. (go, often)
-I …………………………………….. (visit my aunt, every month)
-They ………………………………. others. (help, never)
-My dog …………………………… strangers. (bite ,rarely)
-The teacher …………………………………. (give a test, once a week)
-She ………………………………… lazy. (be, sometimes)
-You ………………………………… on time. (be, never)
-It ……………………………………. in summer. (rain, always)
-He …..……………………………… me. (not phone, often)
-Winters ………………………….. very cold. (be, always)
-You ………………………………… polite (not be, always)
-Jenny …………………………….. (see the doctor, twice a month)
-The boys ……………………….. (play football , every weekend)
-Victoria ………………………….. her work in time. (do, never)
What I know now...
“PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE”
(use and form)
1) Write the positive form of the verb “to be”.
Sara ……… in the garden.
I ……… at school.
We……… best friends.
She ………in the classroom.
They……. on holiday.
Our teacher ……. great!
You ……….at school.
I……… a student.
This letter ……for you.
He ………on the phone.
This letter……. from Mary.
We ………not from Spain.
2) Rewrite the sentences with the negative form of the verb “to be”.
She is a baby. …………………………..
You are doctors. …………………………..
Mary is my friend. …………………………..
I am a pupil. …………………………..
These are books. …………………………..
This is a dog. …………………………..
3) Choose the right interrogative form of the verb “to be”.
The children are
Is the children
Are the children
The children is
………………………….. in the classroom today?
Your parents isn’t
Are your parents
Your parents are
Your parents aren’t
………………………….. at home now?
The girl are
The girl is
Is the girl
Are the girl
………………………….. your sister?
are you
she is
is she
you are
How old …………………………..? Pamela is 12 years old.
4) Write sentences.
He / be / hungry
You / be / hot
(positive form) ………………………………..
(positive form) ………………………………..
(negative form) ………………………………..
(negative form) ………………………………..
(interrogative form) ………………………………..
(interrogative form) ………………………………..
They/ be / angry
I / be / cold
(positive form) ………………………………..
(positive form) ………………………………..
(negative form) ………………………………..
(negative form) ………………………………..
(interrogative form) ………………………………..
(interrogative form) ………………………………..
5) Look at these pictures and answer.
Is he tired?
Are they fat?
.........................
........................
.
Is it a mouse?
Are they unhappy?
.........................
.........................
6) Put the words in order.
1.aren't / you / teacher / a.
2.the cat / is / black?
……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..
3.is / my / red / bag.
……………………………………………………………
4.am / I / a / not / crocodile.
…………………………………………………………..
5.isn't / my / pencilcase / this ……………………………………………………………
7) Write the third person singular of these verbs in present simple
tense:
brush
…………
do
…………
come
…………
drink
…………
eat
…………
…………
play
…………
read
…………
cry
…………
teach
go
…………
leave
…………
have
try
…………
wash
…………
dress
…………
8) Read and write the verbs in present simple tense.
Nick’s father
Nick’s father (work) ………………………… in London.
…………
His office (be) …………………………. in a big building.
Every morning he (get up) ………………………… at six o’clock.
He (wash) …………………………….. quickly.
He (eat) ……………………………. eggs and toast for breakfast.
He (drink) ………………………… orange juice for breakfast.
He (wear) ………………………… his jeans and jacket.
Then, he (run) ………………………… to the railway station.
He always (take) ………………………… his umbrella.
He (buy)………………………… the newspaper and (read)………………………… it on the
train.
In the evening, he (come)……………………….. back home at five o’clock.
After dinner, he sometimes (watch)………………………… television.
He never (go)………………………… to the cinema!
What a boring life!
9) Read and write the verbs in present simple tense:
fly, cry, finish, eat, live, drink, go, speak, play, like
He ………………………… chips for dinner.
I ………………………… coffee three times a day.
She ………………………… to New York once a year.
We ………………………… Italian and English.
They ………………………… in Canada.
Tom and I ………………………… to school every day.
My dad ………………………… to work at seven o’clock.
We ………………………… tennis every weekend.
My friend ………………………… old films.
The baby ………………………… all the day.
10) Read and complete with do or does.
-…………… your friend like spaghetti?
-…………… the children go to school on Friday?
-…………… your sister watch TV in the morning?
-…………… he read comics?
-…………… the girls like football?
-…………… they go to sleep at ten o’clock?
-…………… she play on computer?
-…………… you speak English or German?
-…………… he like cats?
11) Choose the correct form.
……Do she work in an office?
……Do she works in an office?
……Does she work in an office?
……Work she in an office?
……From where do you come?
……Where do you come from?
……Where does you come from?
……Where dos you come from?
12) Write these sentences in the interrogative form.
She lives in a big house.
…………………………………………………..
You love your family.
………………………………………………….
Sara plays basketball.
………………………………………………….
He speaks Spanish.
………………………………………………….
We play tennis.
………………………………………………….
13) Read and complete with don’t or doesn’t.
He ………………… live in Mexico.
She ………………… work in a bank.
I ………………… play golf once a week.
Ron ………………… listen to the radio.
We ………………… speak French.
You ………………… drink coffee in the morning.
My cat ………………… sleep at night.
Shelly ………………… eat meat.
14) Write these sentences in the negative form.
Mary speaks French.
………………………………………………….
Jim and I live in London.
………………………………………………….
I like hot chocolate.
………………………………………………….
They work in a bank.
………………………………………………….
She likes orange juice.
………………………………………………….
15) Choose the correct alternative with the frequency adverbs.
drive never - never drives - never drive - drives never
I .............................. at night.
rarely has – have rarely – rarely have – has rarely
You .............................. breakfast in the school.
always study – study always – always studies – always studys
He .............................. Maths in the morning.
are usually – usually is – usually are – am usually
We .............................. on time.
watch sometimes–sometimes watches–watches sometimes–sometimes watch
My sister .............................. after dinner.
often works – work often – often work – works often
These policemen .............................. in the police car.
16) Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb.
-Adam ………………… (eat) hamburgers for dinner, but ………………… (not/eat)
cheesburgers for breakfast.
-Ben and Adam ………………… (be) friends, but they ………………… (not/go) to the
same school.
-………………… (Do/Does) Ben and Adam live in London? Yes, ………
…….
-Amy ………………… (not/like) Maths. Her favourite subjects ……………….. (be) Art
and Music.
-Amy ………………… (not/be) in the bathroom. She ………………… (not/ listen) to
the radio. She ………………… (eat) cornflakes in the kitchen.
-………………. (Do/Does) Susan learn French? No, she ………………….. (do/don’t/
doesn’t/does ). She ………………… (learn) German.