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Unit 5 · Present

I do/work/like etc. (present simple)

Study

A

They have a lot of books. They read a lot.

He's eating an ice cream. He likes ice cream.

They read / he likes / I work etc. = the present simple:

I / we / you / they read like work live watch do have
he / she / it reads likes works lives watches does has

Remember:

he works / she lives / it rains etc.

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I work in a shop. My brother works in a bank.

(not My brother work)

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Lucy lives in London. Her parents live in Scotland.

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It rains a lot in winter.

I have → he/she/it has:

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Joe has a shower every day.

Spelling (→ Appendix 5):

-es after -s / -sh / -ch: pass → passes finish → finishes watch → watches
-y → -ies: study → studies try → tries
also: do → does go → goes
B

We use the present simple for things that are true in general, or for things that happen sometimes or all the time:

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I like big cities.

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Your English is good. You speak very well.

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Tom works very hard. He starts at 7.30 and finishes at 8 o'clock in the evening.

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The earth goes round the sun.

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We do a lot of different things in our free time.

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It costs a lot of money to build a hospital.

C

always/never/often/usually/sometimes + present simple

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Sue always gets to work early. (not Sue gets always)

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I never eat breakfast. (not I eat never)

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We often go away at weekends.

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Mark usually plays football on Sundays.

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I sometimes walk to work, but not very often.

Exercises (5)

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5.1

Write these verbs with -s or -es.

  1. 1
    (read)
    she example
  2. 2
    (think)
    he
  3. 3
    (fly)
    it
  4. 4
    (dance)
    he
  5. 5
    (have)
    she
  6. 6
    (finish)
    it
5.2

Complete the sentences about the people in the pictures. Use:

eatgoliveplayplaysleep
  1. 1A man playing the piano
    He the piano.example
  2. 2A family in front of a very big house
    They in a very big house.
  3. 3A woman eating fresh fruit
    She a lot of fruit.
  4. 4A man playing tennis
    He tennis.
  5. 5People going to the cinema
    They to the cinema a lot.
  6. 6A man sleeping in bed at night
    He seven hours a night.
5.3

Complete the sentences. Use:

boilclosecostcostlikelikemeetopenspeakteachwash
  1. 1
    Maria four languages.example
  2. 2
    The shops in the city centre usually at 9 o'clock in the morning.
  3. 3
    The City Museum at 5 o'clock in the evening.
  4. 4
    Tina is a teacher. She mathematics to young children.
  5. 5
    My job is very interesting. I a lot of people.
  6. 6
    Peter's car is always dirty. He never it.
  7. 7
    Food is expensive. It a lot of money.
  8. 8
    Shoes are expensive. They a lot of money.
  9. 9
    Water at 100 degrees Celsius.
  10. 10
    Laura and I are good friends. I her and she me.
5.4

Write sentences from these words. Use the right form of the verb (arrive or arrives etc.).

  1. 1
    (always / early / Sue / arrive)
    example
  2. 2
    (to the cinema / never / I / go)
  3. 3
    (work / Martina / hard / always)
  4. 4
    (like / chocolate / children / usually)
  5. 5
    (Jackie / parties / enjoy / always)
  6. 6
    (often / people's names / I / forget)
  7. 7
    (TV / Sam / watch / never)
  8. 8
    (usually / dinner / we / have / at 7.30)
  9. 9
    (Kate / always / nice clothes / wear)
5.5

Write sentences about yourself. Use always/never/often/usually/sometimes.

  1. 1
    (watch TV in the evening)
    example
  2. 2
    (read in bed) I
  3. 3
    (get up before 7 o'clock)
  4. 4
    (go to work/school by bus)
  5. 5
    (drink coffee in the morning)