1. Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher

2. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
(Affirmative)
She works on her basket after
dinner every day.

3. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE: WORK
I
YOU
RUN
SHE
HE
IT
RUNS
WE
YOU
THEY
RUN

4. 3rd person singular - spelling
1. In general, the third person singular is
formed by adding an s to the base verb.
work He works

5. 2. Verbs ending in ss,x,ch,sh,o add “es”
to the third person singular.
dress She dresses
fix He fixes
watch She watches T.V.
wash She washes
go It goes !

6. 3. Verbs ending in consonant + y,
changes the y to i and add “es”
Consonant + y  i + es: cry –
cries, fly – flies, terrify - terrifies

7. What’s the 3rd person singular?
1. push
2. glorify
3. annoy
4 . kiss
5. deny
6. marry

8. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
(Interrogative)
DOES HE WORK AS A DOCTOR?
YES, HE DOES

9. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
INTERROGATIVE: RUN
DO I
YOU
RUN?
DOES
SHE
HE
IT
RUN?
DO
WE
YOU
THEY
RUN?

10. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
(Negative)
HE DOESN’T WORK AS A DOCTOR,
HE WORKS AS A TAXI DRIVER

11. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
NEGATIVE: RUN
I
YOU
DO NOT
DON’T
RUN
SHE
HE
IT
DOES NOT
DOESN’T
RUN
WE
YOU
THEY
DO NOT
DON’T RUN

12. Exercises

13. • I (travel) .......... to London every week.
• They (run) .......... in the park every
Saturdays.
• My mother (clean) .......... the house.
• You (be) .......... a good student.
• Mary (work) .......... in a bank.
1. Complete these sentencences
using the correct form of verb:

14. • John (walk).......... to his office.
• You (study) .......... English at school.
• The dog (break) .......... the fence.
• The car (be) .......... in the garage.
• My father (have) .......... a nice coat..

15. • We (live) .......... in Paris.
• George (sell) .......... peaches and
apples.
• I always (visit) .......... my
grandmother.
• Alice (go) .......... to the church.
• They (be) .......... my best friends.

16. •You always (pay) .......... the tickets.
•London (be) .......... a big and nice city.
•My cousin (paint) .......... the house.
•I (study) .......... and (work) .......... in
Madrid.
•Mike never (do) .......... the homework.