Present Simple Negative

Present Continuous

am/is/are + -ing = something is happening now:

A • Please be quiet. I’m working, (= I’m working now)

• Look at Sue! She’s wearing her new hat. (= she is wearing it now)

• The weather is nice at the moment. It’s not raining.

• “Where are the children?” “They’re playing in the park.”

• (on the phone) We’re having dinner now. Can you phone again later?

• You can turn off the television. I’m not watching it.

Spelling -ing

Verbs that end in - e (make, write, drive etc.) → omit “e”:

make → making; write → writing; come → coming; dance → dancing

Verbs that end in “-ie” → -ying

lie → lying; die → dying; tie → tying

Exercises.

1.1. Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs:

build, cook go, have, stand, stay, swim, work

1. Please be quiet. I _________.

2. “Where’s John?” “He’s in the kitchen. He __________.”

3. “You _____ on my foot.” “Oh, I’m sorry.”

4. Look! Somebody _____________ in the river.

5. We’re here on holiday. We _____________ at the Central Hotel.

6. “Where’s Ann?” “She _______________ a shower.”

7. They __________ a new theatre in the city centre at the moment.

8. I _______________ now. Goodbye.

1.2. What’s happening at the moment? Write true sentences.

1. I / wash / my hair _______________

2. it / snow _______________________

3. I / sit / on a chair __________________

4. I / eat ______________________________

5. it / rain _____________________________

6. I / learn / English ______________________

7. I / listen / to music ________________________

8. the sun / shine ____________________________

9. I / read / a newspaper _________________________

B “Are you feeling OK?” “Yes. I’m fine, thank you.”

“Is it raining?” “Yes, take an umbrella.”

Why are you wearing a coat? It’s not cold.

“What’s Paul doing?” “He’s reading the newspaper.”

“What are the children doing?” “They are watching TV.”

Look. There’s Sally. Where’s she going?

Who are you waiting for? Are you waiting for Sue?

1.3. Write questions from these words. Use is or are and put the words in order.

1. working / Paul/ today?

2. what / doing / the children?

3. you / listening / to me?

4. where / going / your friends?

5. your parents / TV / watching?

6. what / cooking / Ann?

7. why / you / looking / at me?

8. coming / the bus?

Present Simple

A I /we /you /they read like work live watch do have

he / she / it reads likes works lives watches does has

Spelling verb + -s

think → thinks live →lives remember → remembers

verbs ending in -y

study → studies try → tries

‘y’ does not change to ‘i’ if the ending is -ay/-ey/-oy/-uy

enjoy → enjoys stay → stays buy → buys

“-es” after -s/ -sh/ -ch

pass → passes finish → finishes watch → watches

also: do → does go → goes

B We use the present simple for things that are true in general, or for things that happen sometimes or all the time:

• I like big cities.

• The shops open at 9 o’clock and close at 5.30.

• Tim works very hard. He starts at 7.30 and finishes at 8 o’clock in the evening.

• The Earth goes round the Sun.

• We do a lot of different things in our free time.

• It costs a lot of money to stay at luxury hotels.

C always / never / sometimes / usually + present simple

• Sue always arrives at work early.

• I usually go to work by car but sometimes I walk.

• Julia never eats breakfast.

• Tom lives near us. We often see him.

Exercises

1.1. Complete the sentences. Use these verbs:

boil, close, cost, cost, like, like, meet, open, speak, teach

1. Margaret _____ four languages.

2. In Britain the banks usually _____ at 9.30 in the morning.

3. The City Museum _____ at 5 o’clock in the evening.

4. Tina is a teacher. She _____ mathematics to your children.

5. My job is very interesting. I _____ a lot of people.

6. Food is expensive. It _____ a lot of money.

7. Shoes are expensive. They _____ a lot of money.

8. Water _____ at 100 degrees Celsius.

9. Julia and I are good friends. I _____ her and she _____ me.

1.2. Write sentences from these words. Put the verb in the right form.

1. always / early / Sue / arrive

2. basketball / I / play / often

3. work / Margaret / hard / usually

4. Jenny / always / nice clothes / wear

5. dinner / we / have / always / at 7/30

6. television / Tim / watch / never

7. like / chocolate / children / usually

8. Julia / parties / enjoy / always

1.3. Write sentences about yourself. Use always/ never/ often/ sometimes/ usually

1. watch TV

2. read in bed

3. get up before 7 o’clock

4. go to work / school by bus

5. drink coffee

Present Simple Negative

A • I drink coffee but I don’s drink tea.

• Sue drinks tea but she doesn’t drink coffee,

• You don’t work very hard.

• The weather is usually nice. It doesn’t rain very often.

• We don’t watch TV very often.

• Gerry and Linda don’t know many people.

B Remember:

I / we / you / they don’t • I don’t like football.

he / she / it doesn’t • He doesn’t like football.

• I don’t like Fred and Fred doesn’t like me.

• My car doesn’t use much petrol.

• Sometimes he is late but it doesn’t happen very often.

• I don’t like washing the car. I don’t do it often.

• Sandra speaks Spanish but she doesn’t speak Italian,

• Bill doesn’t do his job very well.

• Paula doesn’t usually have breakfast.

Exercises.

1.1. Write the negative.

1. I play the piano very well.

2. Jane plays the piano very well.

3. They know my phone number.

4. We work very hard.

5. He has a bath every day.

6. You do the same thing every day.

1.2. Write about yourself. Use I never … or I often … or I don’t … very often

1. watch TV

2. go to the theatre

3. ride a bicycle

4. eat in restaurant

5. travel by train

1.3. Complete the sentences. All of them are negative. Use: don’t/doesn’t + one of these verbs: cost go know read see use wear

1. I buy a newspaper every day but sometimes I _____ it.

2. Paul has a car but he _____ it very often.

3. They like films but they ______ to the cinema very often.

4. Amanda is married but she _____ a ring.

5. I _____ much about politics. I’m not interested in it.

6. It’s not an expensive hotel. It _____ much to stay there.

7. Brian lives near us but we _____ him very often.

1.4. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.

1. Margaret _____ four languages – English, French, German and Spanish. (speak)

2. I _____ my job. It’s very boring. (like)

3. “Where’s Martin?” “I’m sorry. I _____.” (know)

4. Sue is a very quiet person. She _____ very much. (talk)

5. Jim _____ a lot of tea. It’s his favourite drink. (drink)

6. It’s not true! I _____ it! (believe)

7. That’s a very beautiful picture. I _____ it very much. (like)

8. Mark is a vegetarian. He _____ meat. (eat)

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