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Present simple affirmative
1
Look at the sentences. When do verbs in the
present simple finish in
-s
?
1
They
study
typical subjects.
2
We
clean
the classroom.
3
Teachers
teach
and students
learn
.
4
You
go
from one classroom to another.
5
I
finish
classes at quarter to four.
6
It
starts
at half past eight.
7
He
studies
history.
8
School
finishes
at quarter to four.
9
She
does
her homework.
2
Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a
We use the present simple to talk about regular or
routine actions.
T/F
b
We use the present simple to talk about things that
are always or usually true.
T/F
c
The third person singular always adds only
-
s
.
T/F
Workbook
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a
PronunciATion
1.13
Look at the verbs and
listen. can you hear the difference in their
endings?
1
/
s
/ starts
likes
asks
2
/
z
/ cleans
goes
does
3
/
z
/ finishes
watches
relaxes
3
b
Listen again and practise saying the words.
4
choose the correct option.
1
She
playes/plaies/plays
tennis
every Sunday.
2
Luke
trys/tryes/tries
hard to learn
Japanese.
3
Lucy
washes/washies/wash
her
hair every day.
4
I hope
Matthew pass/passys/
passes
the exam.
5
This plane
flies/flys/flyes
to
Tokyo.
6
Mr Beau
teach/teaches/teachs
French.
7
Jack
dos/does/dooes
his
homework in the evening.
8
Mrs Smith
watch/watches/watchs
TV in the evening.
5
complete the sentences with the present simple
form of these verbs.
answer
•
ask
•
do
•
finish
•
go
•
hate
•
love
•
start
•
write
1
Our school
.................................
at nine o’clock in the morning.
2
My friend
.................................
emails every day.
3
She
.................................
her homework at the weekend.
4
I
.................................
English. It’s my favourite subject.
5
My sister
.................................
French. She can’t understand a
word!
6
When school
.................................
at four o’clock, we
.................................
home.
7
Usually the teacher
.................................
questions and the
students
.................................
them.
6
complete the text with the present simple form of
the verbs given.
I
(a)
.................................
(love)
my school. First class
(b)
.................................
(start)
at 8 o’clock in the morning
and it’s nuclear physics. My friends and I
(c)
.................................
(ask)
the teacher really difficult
questions. After two hours, the teacher
(d)
.................................
(leave)
and our next class is all about
the history of the universe. One of my friends, Oscar,
(e)
.................................
(know)
lots about this subject because
his mother
(f)
.................................
(write)
encyclopaedias.
Oscar
(g)
.................................
(read)
100 pages a day. It’s
terribile when school
(h)
.................................
(finish)
but in
the evening we
(i)
.................................
(do)
homework for two
or three hours. Yes, we all think that our School for
Geniuses is great!
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