The auxiliary for the simple present
tense is "do/does "
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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE OF THE OTHER
VERBS
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Examples:
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Affirmative sentence
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S + V(s/es/ies) + C.
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My sisters get up very early…
My father gets up very late…
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Negative sentence
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S + do/does + not + V(b.f.) + C.
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My co-worker does
not come late.
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Yes/no question
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Do/Does +S + V(b.f.) + C?
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Does Sara cook
on Sundays?
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Information question
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IW +do/does +S + V(b.f.) + C?
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Where
do the professors teach?
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Grammar chart: “SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE OF THE OTHER VERBS”
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Affirmative
sentences
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Negative
sentences
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I
You
We
You
They
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play
study
do
have
watch
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the
guitar every day.
English
for one hour.
our
homework at home.
a
new car.
TV
in the afternoons.
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I
You
We
You
They
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don’t
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play
study
do
have
watch
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the
guitar every day.
English
for one hour.
our
homework at home.
a
new car.
TV
in the afternoons.
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Third
person singular
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Third
person singular
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He
She
It
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plays
studies
does
has
watches
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football
in the stadium.
French
at school.
the
chores at home.
a
new television.
the
news on TV.
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He
She
It
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doesn’t
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play
study
do
have
watch
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football
in the stadium.
French
at school.
the
chores at home.
a
new television.
the
news on TV.
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Yes/no
question
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Information
question
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Do
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I
you
we
you
they
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play
study
do
have
watch
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the
guitar every day?
English
for one hour?
our
homework at home?
the
dishes after lunch?
TV
in the afternoons?
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What
Where
When
How
Why
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Do
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I
you
we
you
they
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play
study
do
have
watch
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on
Sundays?
Hard?
the
laundry?
a
new camera?
soap
operas?
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Third
person singular
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Third
person singular
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Does
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He
She
It
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play
study
do
have
watch
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football
in the stadium?
French
at school?
the
chores at home?
a
new television?
the
news on TV?
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Where
How often
Why
What
When
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does
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He
She
It
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play
study
do
eat
watch
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football?
French
at school?
the
chores?
for
lunch?
the
news on TV.
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Exercises: Complete the sentences in the most appropriate way.
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1. My father in law _______ TV every day.
2. Sara’s cousins ________ the violin…
3. I _______ my homework on time.
4. __ your sister __ a good book in her spare time?
5. Where ___ you and your siblings _____ (study)?
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6. I _________________(no-have)an eraser.
7. My father ______________ (need/study) computer.
8. _______ your best friends _________ special classes in the afternoons.
9. I always ________ to church on Sunday mornings.
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