Present Simple

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

Ana works at a medicine factory in Brazil. She is a quality inspector. Every day, she checks the machines and the products. The workers do not sell bad products. The factory sends medicine to hospitals in five countries.

Grammar Reference · Present Simple

Positive — he/she/it

Add -s or -es to the verb. She checks the machines. He works here.

Negative

Use do not (I/you/we/they) or does not (he/she/it). They do not sell bad tablets.

Question

Use Do or Does at the start. Does she wear gloves? Do they test every bottle?

Short answers

Repeat the auxiliary. Yes, she does. No, they do not. Never use the main verb alone.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Present Simple

1.She a white coat every day.

2.The team bad tablets.

3. Ana love her job?

4.The factory twelve workers.

5.Dr. Silva the results every week.

6. the workers wear gloves?

02Exercise 2 — Build · Re-order the Words

jumble · capital + full stop + conjugate

1.every · machines · checks · morning · Ana · the

2.tablets · the · not · do · bad · sell · workers

3.gloves · the · wear · do · inspectors · ?

4.medicine · five · to · sends · factory · countries · the

5.her · loves · Ana · job

6.not · coat · does · white · wear · she · a · ?

7.every · team · bottle · the · tests

8.important · quality · is · very · here

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

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

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