The Simple Present

By: Ms.Azzamouri Asmae

Unit4: Economy and Education

Level: Common Core

Read and extract the verbs from the sentence:

1. Nawal i s an archi tect . She works in

London. She p lans bu i ld ings and br idges .

is works

plans

To be To work

To plan

Now look at the examples and similar sentences:

To drive: Nabil drives a taxi, but he doesn’t drive a bus.

To play: Jawad …………….…… the guitar, but he

……………………… the piano.

plays

doesn’t play

– To speak: I speak English, but I don’t speak Spanish.

– To swim: I run, but I ____________. don’t swim

Do you swim everyday?

Does she swim everyday?

don’t

does

- No, I _________

- Yes, she ________ - No, she doesn’t.

- Yes, I do

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I You We Swim.They

He She Swims. It

I You WeThey Swim.

He She It

I You We They Swim...?

He She It

No,

Don’t

Doesn’t

Do

Does

1.Form:

Exercise: Put the words in the right order to form correct sentences1. she / to collect / stamps.

2. they / to play / a game / not.

3. he / to play / streetball.

4. she / to have / friends ?

5. he / to read / books / not.

6. students / to wear / school uniforms.

7. you / to go / to the cinema ?

8. you / coffee / to like?

9. the train / when /to leave / does?

10. Where / to live / you?

Now practice with your friend:

– A: do you speak English?

– B: Yes, I do.

– A: do you speak Spanish.

– B: No, I don’t.