GRAMMAR

♦Present simple – Positive

The present simple describes general facts, repeated actions and habits, and things that are always true.

• General facts

I like milk. They speak Turkish.

Maria plays basketball. We live in Australia.

• Repeated actions and habits

Harry often arrives late. I usually get up at 7.30.

I walk to school every day. My brother usually walks with me.

• Things that are always true

The sun rises in the east. The earth goes round the sun

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• Spelling – 3^rd person singular

Verbs ending in o, s, ch, sh, x add -es for the he/she/it form.

• Adverbs of frequency

Always, usually, often, sometimes, never

We often use the present simple with these frequency adverbs.

The frequency adverb goes between the subject and the verb.

Monday always comes after Sunday.

Exercises

1 Look at the pictures. Complete each sentence with a verb from the box.

1. Dive……likes……………………
2. It……………………………. here in November.
3. Liz………………………….. with her family in Italy.
4. George often ……………
5. The lesson ……………….. at 6.00.
6. Kate and Jim ……………. English in Spain.

2 Underline the correct word in each sentence.

1. Juan and Carmen live/lives in Madrid.
2. Harry watch/watches television every evening.
3. I usually go/goes to school by bus.
4. It never snow/snows in this city.
5. Sam live/lives in that house.
6. You never clean/cleans your teeth!
7. Carol get/gets up early every day.
8. All the buses leave/leaves from this bus-stop.

3 Complete each sentence. Use the verb and frequency adverb in brackets.

1. Tina (sometimes, miss)…….sometimes misses…. the bus to school.
2. I (never, get up)……………………………………….. before 6.00.
3. We (usually, take)…………………………………….. a holiday in August.
4. Jim and Helen (often, go) ………………………….. to the theatre.
5. I (often, sing) ………………………………………….. in the shower.
6. Pat (sometimes, play) ……………………………….. football on Sunday.
7. You (never, finish)…………………………………….. your homework!
8. Our teacher (always, wear) ……………………….. a tie.