Explanation
Exercises

🔤 Present simple: I do, I don’t, Do I?

🔹 Form ✅ Example 👀 Explanation
✅ Positive I play tennis.
She plays tennis. 		Use base verb (play, eat, go). Add -s/-es for he/she/it.
❌ Negative I don’t like tea.
He doesn’t like tea. 		Use don’t (I/you/we/they) or doesn’t (he/she/it) + base verb.
❓ Question Do you work here?
Does she work here? 		Start with do/does + subject + base verb.
✅ Short Answer Yes, I do.
Yes, she does. 		Use Yes + subject + do/does.
❌ Negative Short Answer No, I don’t.
No, he doesn’t. 		Use No + subject + don’t/doesn’t.
⚠️ Common Mistakes ❌ He don’t like coffee.
✅ He doesn’t like coffee.

❌ Does she likes pizza?
✅ Does she like pizza?

❌ She go to school.
✅ She goes to school. 		❗ Remember:
- Use doesn’t (not don’t) for he/she/it.
- After do/does, always use the base form (not with -s).
- In positive sentences, he/she/it needs -s/-es.

🔤 Spelling of Verbs with He / She / It

In the Present Simple, we usually add -s to the verb for he/she/it. But there are some spelling rules to follow depending on how the verb ends.

🔹 Infinitive 👤 He / She / It 📝 Spelling Rule
work works ✅ Add -s to most verbs.
go goes 🔠 Add -es to verbs ending in -o, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x.
watch watches 🔠 -ch → add -es.
study studies ✏️ Verbs ending in consonant + y: change y → ies.
play plays ✅ If the verb ends in vowel + y, just add -s.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

  • ❌ He go to school. → ✅ He goes to school.
  • ❌ She watch TV. → ✅ She watches TV.
  • ❌ My dad study at home. → ✅ My dad studies at home.
  • ❌ It cry at night. → ✅ It cries at night.

🧠 Tip: Only he, she, it (and singular nouns) follow these spelling changes. All other forms use the base verb!

🕒 When to Use Present Simple

📘 Situation ✅ Examples
🔁 Habits / Regular actions
Things we do again and again. 		🧼 I wash my hair every day.
📚 I go to the library on Saturdays.
❌ I never go to the library.
🌍 Permanent or general truths
Things that are always or usually true. 		☕ I don’t drink coffee.
📏 She’s very tall.
👨‍👩‍👦 I have two brothers.
💧 Water boils at 100°C.
🍲 I like soup.
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Present simple: I do,
I don’t, Do I?

Choose the correct present simple forms to complete
the following sentences.
1 I breakfast at 8 am.
2 She tea after dinner.
3 They to music every evening.
4 you like horror films?
5 My brother football on Saturdays.
6 it snow in winter here?
7 Our neighbors loud music at night.
8 He two languages fluently.
9 We go to the gym on Mondays.
10 they live near the station?

Present simple: I do, I don’t, Do I?

Transform the following sentences into negatives.
EXAMPLE: I love pizza. ⇒ I don’t love pizza.
1
She likes apples. ⇒ She apples.
2
I go to school by bus. ⇒ I to school by bus.
3
They watch TV in the evening. ⇒ They TV in the evening.
4
He studies English every day. ⇒ He English every day.
5
You work on Saturdays. ⇒ You on Saturdays.
6
We have a car. ⇒ We a car.
7
It rains a lot here. ⇒ It a lot here.
8
Mary speaks Spanish. ⇒ Mary Spanish.
9
The dog barks at night. ⇒ The dog at night.
10
John eats breakfast at 7. ⇒ John breakfast at 7.

Present simple: I do, I don’t, Do I?

Write questions in present simple.
EXAMPLE: Peter / drive / a fast car. ⇒ Does Peter drive a fast car?
1
Anna / read / books ⇒ ?
2
you / drink / tea in the morning ⇒ ?
3
Mike / work / at a bank ⇒ ?
4
children / eat / vegetables ⇒ ?
5
she / drive / to school ⇒ ?
6
we / need / books for the class ⇒ ?
7
the dog / bark / at night ⇒ ?
8
they / go / to the park on Sundays ⇒ ?
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he / like / sushi ⇒ ?
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your friends / live / near here ⇒ ?

Present simple: I do, I don’t, Do I?

Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in present simple affirmative or negative.

Tom is my neighbor.

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He (have) two cats.
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He (not have) a dog.
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Tom (work) in a factory and
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Tom (not finish) work early.
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Every morning he (get up) at 6:30 and then
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he (leave) home at 7:00.
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In the afternoon he (eat) lunch at work.
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He (not drive) to work; he takes the bus.
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On Saturdays he (rest) at home and
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he (visit) his mother.