3.

1 Present Simple

1 The Present Simple has two forms.

I/We/You/They work in London.

He/She/It works
2 In the negative form we use don’t or doesn’t.

I/We/You/They don’t in London.

work
He/She/It doesn’t
3 Make the sentences.
1 he/watch TV (X)
2 they/go to the gym (X)
3 I like/maths (X)
4 we/walk to school (X)
5 she/play cards (X)

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4 We use do or does to make questions.

do I/you/we/they
Where does he/she/it work?

question word

5 Make the questions.

1 where/they/live?
2 what/you/eat for breakfast?
3 when/they/finish work?
4 what/she/do on Mondays?

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6 Yes/No questions can have short answers.

you Yes, I do./No, I don’t.

Do they like watching TV? Yes, we do./No, we don’t.
Yes, they do./No, they don’t.
Yes, he does./No, he doesn’t.
Does he/she cook on Sunday?
Yes, she does./No, she doesn’t.

7 Make the questions.

1 she/watch a lot of TV?

2 they/often cook?
3 you/usually study hard?

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8 Make the questions and short answers.

A Linda/like books?
B√

A you/enjoy playing cards?

BX

A John and Tina/work in Bristol?

BX

A Paul/like cycling?
B√

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 3.2 Adverbs of frequency

1 Adverbs of frequency tell how often something happens. They are

used with a verb.

0% 50% 100%
never sometimes often usually always
2 These adverbs usually come before the main verb, but they come
after the verb to be.
I often go shopping on Saturday. I’m often busy.
She usually eats breakfast. She’s usually very busy.

3 Make the sentences.

1 (never) She’s late.
2 (usually) He works hard.
3 (sometimes) I cook dinner.

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4 Sometimes and usually can also come at the beginning or the end of
a sentence.
Usually I relax at weekends. I relax at weekends usually.

5 Never and always don’t come at the beginning or the end of a

sentence.
(NOT Never I bring work home.)

6 Make the sentences.

1 (never) He drinks coffee.
2 (sometimes) Ted plays golf.
3 (usually) I walk to work.
4 (always) We have lunch here.
5 (often) She is hungry after school.

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 3.3 like/love + verb + -ing

1 When like and love are followed by another verb, it is usually

the -ing form.

I like learning English.

Jo loves playing tennis.

Positive Negative

I like learning English. I don’t like learning English.

They like running. They don’t like running.
Gina loves reading. She doesn’t like watching TV.
She likes watching TV. *Note: love + verb + -ing is not
often used in the negative.

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2 Make the sentences.

1 we/like/swim
2 they/love/run
3 we/not/like/sail
4 Joe/love/ski
5 she/not/like/play tennis
6 I/not/like/cycle

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