BASIC LEVEL

TEACHER: DANIEL SILVA

CLASS N 3

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BASIC LEVEL

CLASS N 3

VERBS IN SIMPLE PRESENT

USE:
We usually use the Simple Present for talking about our day-to-day activities. That is, for habits.
For example: I play football on Sundays. (Yo juego ftbol los domingos)

Esta es una actividad que hago cada domingo.

GENERAL RULES:
Positive form: (Subject + verb in simple present + complement)
-

In affirmative sentences, we add to the main verb the ending -s in the third person
singular (he, she, it).

Verbs ending in -ss, -ch, -sh, -x, -o take the ending -es.

Examples: kiss-kisses
-

mix-mixes

If a verb ends in -y preceded by a consonant, the -y is replaced by the ending -ies

Examples: tidy-tidies
-

touch-touches

study-studies

cry-cries

But if the -y is preceded by a vowel, we add -s only.

Examples: buy-buys
Examples:

play-plays

enjoy-enjoys

I work in a bank
She works in a bookshop

Negative form: (Subject + do not / does not + verb in infinitive + complement)

In order to form a negation, we use does not (doesnt) before the main verb of the third person
singular and do not (dont) before the main verb of the other persons.
Examples: I dont eat fish.
He doesnt eat fish.
In a negation, the main verb does not end in -s in the tird person singular.

Interrogative form: ( Do / does / subject + verb in infinitive + complement ? )

Use the auxiliary do.
Do you play football?
Does he play football?

TEACHER: DANIEL SILVA

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CLASS N 3

EXERCISES:
Change the verb into the correct form of Simple Present.

1.

I usually

2. They

(go) to school.
(visit) us often.

3. You

(play) basketball once a week.

4. Tom

(work) every day.

5. He always

(tell) us funny stories.

6. She never

(help) me with that!

7. Martha and Kevin

(swim) twice a week.

8. In this club people usually

9. Linda

11. We

(leave) the country.

(live) in the city most of the year.

12. Lorie

(travel) to Paris every Sunday.

(bake) cookies twice a month.

14. You always

15. She

(dance) a lot.

(take care) of her sister.

10. John rarely

13. I

NEGATIVE FORM

(teach) me new things.

(help) the kids of the neighborhood.

Complete with the present simple.

Mary and I _________ (work) in the same office, but were completely different. She _______
(like) coffee, but I ________ (tea). She _________ (wash) her car every weekend, but I never
________ (clean) mine. She ______ (smile) all the time at work, but I __________ (feel)
miserable. I ___________ (complain) about the boss all the time, but Mary _______ (think) the
boss is a nice person. When I ___________ (finish) work I like to drink beer with my friends, but
Mary ______________ (study) at night school.
The boss __________ (think) Mary is perfect, but she ___________ (drive) me nuts!

TEACHER: DANIEL SILVA

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CLASS N 3

COMMON VERBS USED IN ENGLISH:

accept
allow
ask
believe
borrow
break
bring
buy
can/be able
cancel
change
clean
comb
complain
cough
count
cut
dance
draw
drink
drive
eat
explain
fall
fill
find
finish
fit
fix
fly
forget
give
go
have
hear
hurt
know
learn
leave
listen
live
look
lose
make/do
need
open

aceptar
permitir/dejar
preguntar
creer
prestar
romper
traer
comprar
poder
cancelar
cambiar
limpiar
peinar
quejarse
toser
contar
cortar
bailar
dibujar
beber
conducir
comer
explicar
caerse
llenar
encontrar
terminar
caber
reparar
volar
olvidar
dar
ir
* tener
oir
daar, herir
saber/conocer
aprender
* salir/marcharse
escuchar
vivir
mirar
perder
hacer
necesitar
abrir

TEACHER: DANIEL SILVA

close/shut
organize
pay
play
put
rain
read
reply
run
say
see
sell
send
sign
sing
sit
sleep
smoke
speak
spell
spend
stand
start/begin
study
succeed
swim
take
talk
teach
tell
think
translate
travel
try
turn off
turn on
type
understand
use
wait
wake up
want
watch
work
worry
write

cerrar
organizar
pagar
jugar
poner
llover
leer
responder
correr
decir
ver
vender
enviar
firmar
cantar
sentarse
dormir
fumar
hablar
deletrear
gastar
ponerse de pie
comenzar
estudiar
tener xito
nadar
* tomar
hablar
ensear
decir
pensar
traducir
viajar
intentar
apagar
encender
escribir a maquina
entender
utilizar/usar
esperar
despertar
querer/desear
mirar
trabajar
preocuparse
escribir

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