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Present simple

Statement +	Statement -	Questions	Answer +	Answer -
I work	I don't work	Do I work well?	Yes, I do	No, I don't
You work	You don't work	Do you work?	Yes, you do	No, you don't
He works	He doesn't work	Does he work?	Yes, he does	No, he doesn't
She works	She doesn't work	Does she work?	Yes, she does	No, she doesn't
It works	It doesn't work	Does it work?	Yes it does	No, it doesn't
We work	We don't work	Do we work?	Yes, we do	No, we don't
You work	You don't work	Do you work?	Yes, you do	No, you don't
They work	They don't work	Do they work?	Yes, they do	No, they don't

He is yawning because he is tired...
He works hard !

Mind the spelling:

Peter goes to work/ He does his homework.

Jane tries to sleep/ She studies English.

Tom brushes his hair/He watches TV in the evening.

When do we use the present simple?

> When the action is usual or when it happens every day :

I go to work every day.

She takes the bus at 8.00 in the morning.

> When we speak about schedules:

The train leaves at 8.30, hurry up !

The plane takes off at 10.00 from Heathrow airport.

Exercise: Use the simple present tense. You may have to use the negative or the interrogative .

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1. Jane (buy) beautiful clothes.

2. My parents (not/speak) English, sorry!

3. Her sister (phone) every day.

4. I am very good at German; I (understand) it quite well.

5. I am not good at Spanish ; I (not/understand) it at all.

6. (understand/she) Italian ?

7. They have a car, they (not/take) the bus.

8. He has a funny dog. His name is Sugar ; he (play) with him all the time.

9. He's very big! He (eat) a lot!

10. (know/ you) Mr Smith?

11. It's 10.30! They always (get up) late.

12. What time (go/your children) to school?

13. Harry (watch) television from 7.00 to 9.00 every evening.

14. She is hard-working. She always (try) to do her best.

15. Jane (study) psychology at university.

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