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Grammar 4b

• Present simple (affirmative)

1 Read the theory.

We use the present simple for: Affirmative
• repeated actions. He plays tennis on Mondays.
• permanent states. He lives in Rome. I/you like fish.
• habits. I have milk in the morning. He/She/It likes fish.
• general facts. The sun sets in the west. We/You/They like fish.
• characteristics. He has got short fair hair.

Spelling: 3rd person singular
• verb + -s I eat – he eats, I like – he likes
• verb -ss/-sh/-ch/-x/-o + es I go – he goes, I wash – she washes
• verb ending in consonant + -y -y ➝ -ies I cry – he cries

BUT vowel + -y I play – he plays

Time expressions: every day, morning/evening, etc, on Mondays, etc

2 Write the 3rd person singular in your notebook.

1 I like he/she/it likes 5 I play …
2 I get … 6 I clean …
3 I watch … 7 I go …
4 I live … 8 I wash …

3Play in teams. Say a Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple. Write in your
notebook.
verb. The other team 1
says, then writes the 2 Helen lives (live) in Bucharest.
3rd person singular 3 My mum … (clean) the house with a vacuum cleaner.
on the board. 4 They … (go) shopping in the afternoon.
Team A S1: I go 5 She … (go) to school every day.
Team B S1: he goes 6 Mike … (meet) his friends after school every afternoon.
I … (play) golf.
7 Jason and Kate … (play) computer games in the evenings.
We … (like)bowling.
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