THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
I - YOU - WE - THEY
Affirmative (+) Negative (-) Interrogative (?)
I watch TV. I don't watch TV. Do I watch TV?
You watch TV. You don't watch TV. Do you watch TV?
We watch TV. We don't watch TV. Do we watch TV?
They watch TV. They don't watch TV. Do they watch TV?
HE - SHE - IT
Affirmative (+) Negative (-) Interrogative (?)
She watches TV. She doesn't watch TV. Does she watch TV?
He watches TV. He doesn't watch TV. Does he watch TV?
It watches TV. It doesn't watch TV. Does it watch TV?
TIME LANGUAGE
EXPRESSIONS IN USE
always General truth
usually
Habits
often
sometimes Timetables/Scheduled events
seldom/rarely Permanent situations
never Newspaper headlines
Telling stories
everyday
every year Giving directions
once/twice a weak Opinions
1. Match the actions from the box to the pictures.
Brush my hair - brush my teeth - do homework - feed the dog - get
dressed - get up - go to bed - go to school - have a shower - have
breakfast - listen to music - put on my pyjamas - study - walk the dog -
wash my hands - watch tv
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2. Read the text, complete the verbs and solve the activities below.
Every day, Sam ..................... (get up) at 7.00 a.m. He .....................(brush his teeth),
..................... (brush his hair) and ..................... (get dressed). He usually .....................
(have breakfast) at 07.30 a.m. He usually has cereal with milk because he
..................... (not like) toasts. After that, he ..................... (feed the dog) and
..................... (go to school) at 08.00 a.m. He always ..................... (take the bus) to
school because he ..................... (not live) near it.
At school, he ..................... (listen to music) during the breaks but he .....................
(not do) his homework.
He ..................... (go home) at 02:00 p.m, ..................... (have lunch) and .....................
(watch TV) at the same time.
Later in the afternoon, he ..................... (study) and ..................... (walk the dog) for
one hour every day.
He ..................... (not have) showers in the afternoon. He always ..................... (have
showers) in the evening and after that, he ..................... (have dinner) at 09.00
p.m, ..................... (put on his favourite pyjamas) and ..................... (go to bed) at
10.00 p.m
3. Read the text and decide if the sentences are true or false.
Correct the false sentences.
1. He doesn’t walk the dog every day.........
2. He always has showers in the morning..........
3. Sam gets up very early in the morning..........
4. He never feeds or walks the dog..........
5. He walks to school because it is near his house..........
6. He finishes school at 01:00 p.m.........
7. He watches TV when he finishes school..........
8. He doesn’t have a favourite pyjamas..........
4. Look at the chart and write, at least, 10 sentences.
Remember to add -s/-es in affirmative sentences depending on the subject.
Remember to add don’t/doesn’t in negative sentences depending on the
subject.
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2) .....................................................................................
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4) .....................................................................................
5) .....................................................................................
6) .....................................................................................
7) .....................................................................................
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5. Complete the missing part of the chart with YOUR routine.
Then, answer the questions.
1) Do you get up at 09:00 a.m. every day?
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2) Does Vilma play videogames?
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3) Do Sam & Kim go to school?
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4) Do you do homework in the morning?
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5) Does Vilma take a shower in the afternoon?
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6) Do Sam & Kim have dinner at 10:30 p.m?
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7) Do you go to school in the afternoon?
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8) Does Vilma study French?
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9) Do Sam & Kim have lunch at work?
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10) Do you watch TV at night?
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11) Does Vilma eats yoghurt for breakfast?
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12) Do Sam & Kim exercise in the afternoon?
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13) Do you have a shower at night?
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6. Complete the sentences with verbs from the box in the
correct form.
have - have - have - walk - watch - wash - listen - study - do - get - go - like -
feed - get - go
1. I never ................... TV.
2. Susan always ............... to school by bus.
3. Andrew doesn’t ................ vegetables.
4. Do you ...................... Italian?
5. I always ................... a shower in the morning.
6. I usually .................. up early.
7. Olga sometimes ................. milk for breakfast.
8. Tim doesn’t ............... the dog.
9. I don’t ................... lunch at school.
10. Sally doesn’t ................. to music with headphones.
11. Linda ................. her homework in the bedroom.
12. I usually ............... dressed with jeans.
13. Leon always .................. his hands after work.
14. Ronnie ................... home after school at 05:00 p.m.
15. Do they ................... the dog in the park?
7. Write afirmative sentences, negative sentences or questions
with the information given.
1) She / go to school / by car.
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2) They / wake up / at 10:00 a.m.
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3) I / brush my teeth / in the kitchen.
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4) He / have tea / for breakfast
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5) You / listen to music / at school
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6) I / never / wash my hands / before lunch.
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7) Cora / have lunch / with his sister.
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8) Justo / watch TV / in the evening.
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9) They / have a shower / when they wake up.
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10) Joel / brush his hair / at night
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11) I / go home / early.
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12) She / put on her pyjamas / before going to bed
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13) He / go to bed / late at night.
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14) I / do my homework / in the living room.
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15) We / have chicken / for dinner
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