Present simple
positive, time expressions
Positive Time expressions
eat popcorn at six o'clock / night /
I / We / You / They buy comics on Saturday. the weekend
go to the cinema in the morning / the afternoon /
eats popcorn the evening
He / She / It buys, comics every week. on Saturday / Monday
goes to the cinema ever day / weekend / week /
month / year
on Sundays = every Sunday
in the evenings = every evening
o Write the verbs in the third person singular.
!P61< stay fly 91 do run study wash ~ swim live eat buy teach
-s -es -ies
~ Look at the spelling rules on page 109.
e Circle the correct word.
1 W@ likes ice cream.
Z Dave play / plays basketball every Saturday.
3 Corky speak / speaks English.
4 They live / lives in London.
5 Peter study / studies Spanish on Fridays.
6 Dave and Brian read / reads comics.
7 I get up / gets up at seven o'clock every day.
8 Mrs Cole teach / teaches French.
e Read and write.
1 Sonia at seven
Every day, I get up at
0' clock every day.
7 o'clock.
Z In the afternoon, she
In the afternoon I do
............................... her homework.
my homework.
3 In the evening, she
In the evening, I watch
............................... TV.
TV.
4 We at ten
At the weekend, we get o'clock at the weekend.
up at 10 o'clock. 5 In the morning, we
In the morning. we go ............................... to the park.
to the park. 6 In the afternoon, we
In the afternoon. we ............................... computer
play computer games. games.
e Circle the correct word.
1 Corky don't / doesn't like vets.
2 Vets don't / doesn't fly planes.
3 We don't / doesn't eat strawberries.
4 She don't / doesn't wear jeans.
5 You don't / doesn't read comics.
6 The door don't / doesn't open with this key.
7 He don't / doesn't play computer games.
8 I don't / doesn't watch TV in the evening.
e Read and complete.
morning go to school teach Maths help sick animals
afternoon play football paint pictures play tennis
evening watch TV cook dinner go out with friends
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2 Julia Maths in the afternoon?
................................ She Maths .
3 Harry and Emma out with friends in the afternoon?
................................ They tennis .
4 John to school in the evening?
................................ He TV .
5 Julia pictures in the evening?
................................ She pictures .
6 Harry and Emma sick animals in the evening?
................................ They out with friends .
n0 Ask and answer. Take turns.
What do you do on Friday mornings?
1 Friday mornings? 4 Saturday mornings?
2 Friday afternoons? 5 Saturday afternoons?
3 Friday evenings? 6 Saturday evenings?
Present simple, adverbs of
frequency
Hello. Can I ask you some questions
for TeenLink, our school magazine?
We often go to the park. Dave
usually plays basketball there.
No, I don't. But I'm in
TeenLink magazine!
• We use adverbs of frequency to say how often somebody does something.
always They always play computer games.
usually •••• ~~~ I usually go to a friends house.
often
sometimes ••
••• ~==~
~===~ We often go to the park.
We sometimes listen to music.
never -I-------1 Younever read books.
• Adverbs of frequency usually go before the main verb.
She doesnt always go to bed early.
Do you usually go to the park?
• sometimes and often have a different place in a negative sentence.
Sometimes they dont play basketball.
They dont visit their aunt often.
o Look at the chart on page 52. Add the correct adverb.
1 Pet er sometimes I'ISens
t t 0 musIc
. WI'th h'ISf'nen d .
Z Dave plays basketball in the park.
3 ~ I buy magazines.
4 We watch TV on Fridays.
5 They go out with friends on Saturday evening.
6 Adam reads comics.
7 My sister drinks milk for breakfast.
e Write the adverb in the correct place.
1 She rides her bike in the park. (sometimes) She sometimes rides her bike in
.........................................................
..?~.~
..1?~!.~ .
e Read and write.
What do you do in your free time?
always usually often sometimes never
Peter visit a read comics
friend
Sylvia listen to watch IV
musIc
Chris skate in piafJ computer
the park games
Victoria go out with stafJ at
friends home
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Z Sylvia .
3 Chris .
4 Victoria .
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Present simple, adverbs of frequency
G look at Exercise 3 on page 53. Write questions and answers.
What do they do in their free time?
1 Sylvia / listen to music / always?
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2 Victoria / skate in the park / often?
e Read and complete the dialogues.
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(My cousin Ralf / get up / never)
Zoe: What time does he get up?
Dave: 2 at twelve o'clock.
(he / get up / usually)
Brian: Does he go to bed late, too?
Dave: 3 to bed before five in the
morning. (he / go /never)
Zoe: Oh, dear! Does he work?
Dave: Yes, he does. He's a night bus driver!
2 Brian: 4 ...•..•.••.••.•...•.••......•......................................... at nine o'clock?
(you / go to bed / always)
Adam: No. not always. 5 at eight
o'clock. (1/ go to bed / sometimes)
Brian: That's early!
Adam: Yes, it is. But 6 at six o'clock in
the morning and watch the cartoons on TV! (1/ get up / often)
o Choose and write about you.
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2 do homework in the evening .
3 watch TV in the morning .
4 study for tests .
5 see my friends at the weekend .
6 go to the cinema on Mondays : .
G Read and write.
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e Write.
Write a letter to Giovanna. Write about your friends and what you usually do together.
Use her letter in Exercise 7 as a model.
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