PRESENT SIMPLE
SPELLING RULES TO FORM THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR
I walk He/she walks
-add –S
I wash He/she washes
verbs ending in ss, sh, ch, x add -ES
I do
verbs ending in –o
I study
He/she does
He/she studies
add –ES
verbs ending in consonant +Y changes to -IES
Write the verbs in brackets in
EXERCISES: Write the 3rd person singular
I live He/she ………………..
I walk He/she ………………
I talk He/she ……………..
I finish
He/she ……………….
I watch
He/she ……………..
I cry He/she …………….
I work He/she ……………
I love He/she …………..
I buy He/she …………..
I driveHe/she ………….
I carry
I go
He/she ………..
He/she ………..
I catch
He/she ………..
Present Simple
1.- The man ………….. (read) the paper.
2.-I …………….(eat) an ice-cream.
3.-My mother ………. (cook) lunch.
4.-The teacher ………. (speak) to me.
5.-Laura ………. (carry) some books.
6.-You …………… (listen) to the radio.
7.-We ……….. (study) French.
8.-The kids ……….. (play) basketball.
9.-John ………… (sleep) on the sofa.
10.-Barbara ……..(run) in the park.
11.-The dogs ………(drink) water.
12.-The plane ……… (fly) in the sky.
13.-Elisa ………… (come) home.
14.-You ……….. (arrive) late for school.
15.-I ………… (sell) flowers.
NEGATIVE FORM
I live in Madrid
FORMATION OF NEGATIVE
DO NOT /Don’t +Infinitive
3rd person singular
DOES NOT/Doesn’t +infinitive
I don’t live in Bilbao
You work here
You don’t work there
He eats fish
He doesn’t eat meat
She walks home
She doesn’t walk
It runs
It doesn’t jump
We drink water
We don’t drink milk
They cry
They don’t laugh
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH NEGATIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE FORM OF THE
VERBS IN BRACKETS.
1.-Daniel ……………. (not get) up at 10,30 every day. He …………….(get) up at 8.00
2.-My uncle ……………. (not walk) to the hospital. He …………. (drive) his car.
3.-The lessons…………….. (not start) at 8.45. The lessons ………. (start) at 8.30
4.-Lorenzo …………….. (not use) the computer. He ……………. (write) on the notebook.
5.-The monkeys …….…..….. (not talk). They …………. (jump) on the trees.
6.-My grandmother …………. (not drink) mineral water. She ……………. (drink) orange juice.
7.-Your dog ……………….. (not like) my cats. My cats ……………….. (love) your dog.
8.-I ………………………… (not answer) the mobile phone. I …………….. (send) messages.
9.-Emily …………….. (not sing) English songs. She ……………….. (dance)
10.-Jennifer …………. (not help) her brother. She ………………. (do) her homework.
11.- Aisha …….……….. (not enjoy) parties. She ……………. (get) bored at parties.
12.-Alice and Tony ……………… (not play) the guitar. They …………… (play) the flute.
13.- David ……………….. (not close) the window. He ………………… (open) it.
14.- The baby ……………….. (not sleep). He ………………….. (cry) at night.
15.- The bus ………………… (not stop) here. The bus …………….. (stop) at the bus stop.
16.- Robert ………………….. (not look) at his teacher. He ……………… (look) at me.