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Lesson A
Simple Present
We use the simple present to talk about:
⚫ habits and routines: I start work at nine o'clock. ⚫ permanent situations: He has a degree in teaching. ⚫ general facts: Many restaurants in the city close at 10 p.m.
Affirmative Statements
| 1 / You live in Hà Nội.
Alison catches the bus at five thirty
We / They go to the movies every Saturday.
Negative Statements
I/You don't eat breakfast. Alison doesn't catch the bus at six thirty.
We / They don't go to the movies every Friday.
Yes/No Questions
Do you live in this city?
Does Alison catch the bus at 5:30?
Do we / they go to the movies on weekends?
Wh-Questions
Where do you live?
When do you catch the bus? What time does he finish work?
Short Answers Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't. Yes, we / they do./
No, we / they don't.
In Bogotá.
At 8:00.
At 5:00.
Spelling rules with he/she/it +-s:
• Most verbs: live lives, start→ starts, work→ works Verbs ending with -s, -sh, -ch, o, -x, -Z.
finish finishes, watch watches, go→ goes Verbs ending with consonant +-y: study → studies, fly → flies
Irregular verbs: be→ is, have → has
A Underline the correct forms of the verbs.
1. He live / lives in Brasilia.
2. She work/works at a college.
3. I get up/ gets up at seven o'clock.
4. Rafael and Magaly go / goes to the movies every Thursday night.
5. We catch/catches the bus to school. 6. The store open/opens at nine o'clock. 7. I don't drink / doesn't drink tea or coffee. 8. Chen don't play / doesn't play the piano.
B Match the questions to the answers. 1. What do you do?
2. Do you live in Tokyo?
3. Where do you study English?
4. Does Eric work here?
5. What time does Helen catch the bus?
6. Do they watch TV?
a. Yes, he does.
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d. At a language school.
e. No, I don't. I live in Kyoto.
b. No, they don't.
c. I work in a bank.
f. At twelve o'clock.
Write the he/she/it form of these verbs.
1. watch watches 2. do
4. take
7. marry
10. dance
3. drive
5.
teach
6. play
8.
make
9. go
