ASSISTANCE LEVEL 1, UNIT 5

DO YOU WANT TO PRACTICE CHAPTER  FIVE?  

YOU CAN DO IT HERE. 

EXERCISE

A:  EXCUSE ME, WHAT TIME IS IT?
B:  IT´S________________

COMMON PLACES 

YOUR LOCATION EXERCISE:

A: ARE YOU AT ___________ ON ________ AT ___________?

B: NO, I´M NOT.

A: WHERE ARE YOU?

B: I´M AT__________________.

Present Simple

Sentences in the present simple tense are true all the time.

• I come from Japan.
• I live in Paris.
• I like animals.
• I have three sisters.

Form:
1) Form the present simple this way:
Positive

I	like	animals
you
he	likes
she
it
we	like
they

Negative

I	don’t	like	animals
you
he	doesn’t
she
it
we	don’t
they

Questions

Do	I	like	animals?
	you
Does	he
	she
	it
Do	we
	they

Short answers

Yes,	I	do		No,	I	don’t
	you				you
	he	does			he	doesn’t
	she				she
	it				it
	we	do			we	don’t
	they				they

Spelling Rules for 3rd person (he / she / it)

• If a verb ends in consonant + y, change y to i and add es.

I study English.  He studies English.

• If a verb ends in tch, ss, x, sh or z, add es.

She watches television.
Susan misses her family.
He fixes the television.
My dad washes the car on Sundays.

• Some verbs have irregular spellings:

I go         →           he / she / it goes
I do         →           he / she / it does
I have     →           he / she / it has

Common mistakes
1)            Some students forget to add s for he/she/it.
My mother like chocolate.            →            My mother likes chocolate.

2)            Some students make the negative form incorrectly.
Tom no work here.           →            Tom doesn’t work here.
Tom isn’t work here.
Tom don’t work here.

3)            Some students forget to use Do and Does to make questions.
You like this song?             →            Do you like this song?
Is your father work here?   →    Does your father work here?

SIMPLE PRESENT EXERCISE

WRITE THE CORRESPONDING AUXILIARY AND FORM OF EACH VERB.

1.   you  mineral water? (to drink)

2.   Sarah and Linda  their pets? (to feed)

3.   your teacher  your homework? (to check)

4.   they  in the old house? (to live)

5.   the cat  on the wall in the mornings? (to sit)

6.   Nina  computer games? (to play)

7.   your parents  TV in the afternoon? (to watch)

8.   your grandmother  the phone? (to answer)

9.   Andy  the shopping? (to do)

10.     Garry and Ken  a cup of tea in the afternoon? (to have)

Choose the correct form of the following verbs:

wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - live(s) - play(s) - close(s) - live(s) - drink(s)

1. Ann  handball very well.
2. I never  coffee.
3. The swimming pool  at 7:00 in the morning.
4. It  at 9:00 in the evening.
5. Bad driving  many accidents.
6. My parents  in a very small flat.
7. The Olympic Games  place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always  their homework.
9. My students  a little English.
10. I always  early in the morning.

Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form:

1. Jane (not/drink)  tea very often.
2. What time (the banks/open)  in Britain?
3. Where (John/come)  from?
4. It (take)  me an hour to get to work.
5. She (not/wake)  up early on Sundays.

SIMPLE PRESENT TEST