the present simple, positive, negative, YES-NO questions, Wh-questions

1. The Present Simple
EF Elementary 3A

2. We use the present simple …
• …to speak about things that are generally true
or that habitually happen
British people like animals
They live in houses with gardens
My husband works from 9.00 to 5.00
Anna has three children

3. Present simple: form
positive
I, YOU, WE, THEY + VERB
HE, SHE, IT + VERB + (e)s
Negative
I, YOU, WE, THEY + DON’T + VERB
HE, SHE, IT + doesn’t + VERB

4. + -
I work
You work
He/she/it works
We work
You work
They work
I don’t work
You don’t work
He/she/it doesn’t
work
We don’t work
You don’t work
They don’t work

5. SPELLING RULES FOR THE THIRD PERSON
(HE/SHE/IT)
Consonant
Vowel + s
-e
HE WORKS
SHE PLAYS
IT LIVES
-CH -X
-SH -S + -ES
GO, DO
SHE WATCHES
HE FINISHES
IT GOES g
HE DOES d
C+y > i + es HE
SHE STUDIES
IT

6. BE CAREFUL!
She has a new car
He goes to the supermarket
He does some housework
She says sorry
g d se

7. 3rd person Pronunciation
He cooks
She wants
It stops
UNVOICED
CONSONANTS
/p, t, k, f, /
/s/ snake
He plays
She lives
He listens
VOWELS AND
VOICED
CONSONANTS
/b, d, g, , , m, n, l/
/z/ zebra
She watches
He finishes
He changes
It closes
ce, se, ch, sh, s, ss,
ge, x
/s, z, , t, d/
/z/

9. DO YOU WORK IN AN OFFICE?
DOES SHE WEAR A UNIFORM?

10. DO YOU WORK IN AN OFFICE?
DOES SHE WEAR A UNIFORM?
WHY DO YOU WORK IN AN OFFICE?
WHEN DOES SHE WEAR A UNIFORM?

11. Yes/No questions
AUXILIARY SUBJECT INFINITIVE …?
Do
Does
Do
you
she
they
work
wear
do
in an office?
A uniform?
Exercise?

12. QUESTIONS + short
answer
- short
answer
DO I WORK?
DO YOU WORK?
DOES HE/SHE/IT
WORK?
DO WE WORK?
DO YOU WORK?
DO THEY WORK?
YES,
I DO
YOU DO
HE/SHE/
IT DOES
WE DO
YOU DO
THEY DO
NO,
I DON’T
YOU DON’T
HE, SHE, IT
DOESN’T
WE DON’T
YOU DON’T
THEY DON’T

13. Wh- questions
Question
word or
phrase
AUXILIARY SUBJECT INFINITIVE …?
WHAT DO YOU DO ?
WHERE DOES SHE WORK IN THE
MORNING?
HOW MANY
BROTHERS AND
SISTERS
DO THEY HAVE ?
WHY DO YOU LIKE HEAVY METAL
MUSIC?
WHEN DOES
YOUR
FATHER GO RUNNING?