Present Simple

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

Mia works in a busy café in Melbourne. She gets up at 5:30 every morning. She does not eat breakfast at home. Her manager, Carlos, starts work at 7:00. He always checks the menu first.

Grammar Reference · Present Simple

Positive (+)

Add -s or -es for he/she/it. She works every day. He watches TV.

Negative (−)

Use do not / does not + base verb. I do not like coffee. She does not work here.

Question (?)

Start with Do or Does. Do you eat lunch? Does he live here?

Short answers

Yes, she does. No, I don't. Yes, they do. No, he doesn't.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Present Simple

1.I (not) drink tea. I prefer coffee.

2.She in an office from Monday to Friday.

3. he get up early every day?

4.They lunch at 1:00 every afternoon.

5.Carlos not check his phone in the morning.

6.Mia a coffee before customers arrive.

02Exercise 2 — Build · Re-order the Words

jumble · capital + full stop + conjugate

1.every · gets · she · morning · up · early

2.not · does · he · coffee · drink

3.they · same · do · the · things · every · day

4.work · does · in · a · Mia · café

5.you · do · have · a · routine

6.always · menu · Carlos · the · checks

7.not · eat · do · at · I · home

8.does · she · up · get · at · 5:30

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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