SimplePresent1PositiveandNegative.docVIP

Simple Present 1: Positive and Negative I work; I don’t work FORM Look at these sentences. I live in Barcelona. My brother works for Coca Cola. He doesn’t drink coffee. These verbs are in the simple present. POSITIVE I / You / We / They eat He / She / It eats 1.To make the third person singular (the he, she and it form), add –s to most verbs. He plays the guitar. She likes football. This computer makes a lot of noise. 2.We normally add –es to verbs that end in –ss, -o, -sh, -ch or –x. She misses the bus every day! He goes to the movies three times a week. Jenny washes her hair with French shampoo. My dog watches me when I eat breakfast. Tony fixes our washing machine. NEGATIVE When we make negative sentences in simple present, we put do not or does not before the base verb. We do not add –s to the base verb. I / You / We / They do not (don’t) eat He / She / It does not (doesn’t) eat Notes: 1.We normally use the short form of the negative in conversation. I don’t understand. He doesn’t speak Italian. 2.We always use an infinitive after do, do not (don’t) and does not (doesn’t). USE 1.We use the simple present A.to talk about the present They live in a small house near the sea. B.for things that are always true Cats like milk. C.for things that happen every day or things that happen regularly I drink tea every afternoon. She plays tennis five times a week. D.to talk about the jobs we do I’m a shop assistant. I work in a bookshop. 2.We often use the simple present with words like never, sometimes and always to talk about our lives. I never eat meat. I’m a vegetarian. I sometimes eat meat. But meat is very expensive these days. He always eats meat. He’s a butcher! Complete the sentences Complete the sentences. Add –s or –es. Example: He loves sugar. She watches too much television! She play …….. golf on weekends. He drink …….. eight glasses of water every day! She drive …….. a Korean car. He finish …….. work at about 5 o’clock. It get …….. very cold here in the winte