Simple present - Affirmative

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We use the Present Simple to describe habits, 
states in the present and things that are true in 
the present and probably won’t change. 
Examples: 
I wake up at 7 every day. (habit) 
My sister works downtown. (state) 
Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen. (no 
changes) 
Formation: 
We use the verb without “to” for I, you, we, they. 
Examples: 
I teach English at the University. 
My parents travel to Europe every year. 
Third person singular: 
For he, she, it, we add “s” to the verb without “to”. 
Examples: 
Susan knows French very well. 
Special cases: 
For verbs ending in “sh – ch – ss – x – o” we add 
“es: 
Carl teaches at a public school. 
June washes the car on Saturdays. 
Carol fixes things at home. 
The 5 bus passes on this street. 
The street goes up to the 7
th
 road. 
Now look at what happens with verbs ending in y 
preceded by a consonant: 
Study  studies 
Examples: 
The baby cries all the night. 
 
A Number the pictures according to the list of verbs: 
1- bark; 2- cut; 3- drink; 4- ride; 5- ask; 6- take; 7- enter; 8- comb; 
9- travel; 10- cook; 11- get; 12- play 
B Now make sentences with the verbs as in the 
model: 
1- dogs / to bark / all the night. 
The dogs bark all the night. 
2- Molly / to cut / bushes / before Spring. 
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3- Al / to drink / beer / on Sundays. 
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4- Joe / to ride / bike / very fast. 
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5- Sue / to ask / lots of questions / during class. 
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6- Laura / to take / bath / before dinner. 
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7- The burglar / to enter / house / through the 
window. 
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8- My uncle / to comb / his hair / after getting 
dressed. 
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9- Edgar / to travel / on business / every week. 
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10- My neighbor / to cook / very well. 
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11- The boy / to get / candy / at the deli. 
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12- Ted / plays baseball / twice a week. 
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C Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets: 
a) Susan ______ to school by bus every day. (to go) 
b) The Smiths _________ the kids to the park on Fridays. (to take) 
c) My parents ________ everything at the supermarket. (to buy) 
d) Carl __________ French on Mondays. (to study) 
e) Vicky ________ the street without looking both sides. (to cross) 
f) Richard _________ like his father. (to look) 
g) The restaurant _______ at 10. (to open) 
h) They ________ a pizza in ten minutes at the pizzeria. (to deliver) 
i) John _______ things at home. (to fix) 
j) Linda _______ her bills in cash. (to pay) 
 
D Mark (H) if the Simple is used to describe an habit, (T) if it’s 
something that doesn’t change, and (S) for states in the present. 
1. Charles needs another pair of shoes. That one is really old! ( ) 
2. Susan wakes up at 6 every day. ( ) 
3. My parents travel a lot. ( ) 
4. My sisters study at the elementary school downtown. ( ) 
5. The Earth goes around the Sun. ( ) 
6. Lions kill for food. ( ) 
7. I work from Monday through Saturday. ( ) 
E Mark the sentences with the verbs in the Present Simple: 
a) Ruth likes chocolate. ( ) 
b) I am studying right now. ( ) 
c) Richard and Sue are going to travel next month. ( )