Present simple

Grammar rhymes - Joanna Zaranska 1997

Present simple

I GET UP every morning.

I DRESS and COMB my hair.

I PACK my old green schoolbag

and TAKE my teddy bear.

I WALK to school with Andy,

a friend who LIVES nearby.

We WATCH cars, trams and buses,

that in the street PASS BY.

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Remember!

Время PRESENT SIMPLE мы используем тогда, когда говорим о про исходящем обычно, часто, каждый день и т.д.

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Remember!

Время PRESENT SIMPLE мы используем тогда, когда говорим об оче­видных вещах, напр., что медведи спят зимой, а верблюды живут в пу­стыне.

PRESENT SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE

I go to school.

You stay at home.

He works in Prague.

She lives in Rome.

It plays all day.

We drive fast trains.

You read French books.

They fly jet planes.

QUESTIONS

SHORT ANSWERS

Do I go to school?

Yes, I do.

No, I don’t.

Do you stay at home?

Yes, you do.

No, you don't.

Does he work in Prague?

Yes, he does.

No, he doesn’t.

Does she live in Rome?

Yes, she does.

No, she doesn’t.

Does it play all day?

Yes, it does.

No, it doesn’t.

Do we drive fast trains?

Yes, we do.

No, we don’t.

Do you read French books?

Yes, you do.

No, you don’t.

Do they fly jet planes?

Yes, they do.

No, they don’t.





NEGATIVE

I do not go to school.

I don't go to school.

You do not stay at home.

You don't stay at home.

He does not work in Prague.

He doesn’t work in Prague.

She does not live in Rome.

She doesn’t live in Rome.

It does not play all day.

It doesn’t play all day.

We do not drive fast trains.

We don't drive fast trains.

You do not read French books.

You don’t read French’ books.

They do not fly jet planes.

They don't fly jet planes.

Remember!

В третьем лице единственного числа мы прибавляем к глаголу -s, напр.:

he, she, it plays.

Если глагол оканчивается на шипящий или свистящий — прибавляем -es:

push, dress — he, she, it pushes, dresses.

Если глагол оканчивается на - у после согласного, то - у мы меняем на - i и добавляем -es. напр.:

cry, fly — he, she. it cries, flies.

Вопросы в PRESENT SIMPLE мы задаем при помощи DO и DOES. DOES относится к he. she. it. a DO — к остальным липам.

Отрицания образуем при помощи DO NOT/DON’T. DOES NOT/DOESN'T.

В вопросах и отрицаниях глагол выступает в неопределенной форме.

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Jimmy OFTEN rides his bike.

Peter SOMETIMES walks his dogs.

Wendy SELDOM cleans her room.

Big storks ALWAYS hunt green frogs.

Children SOMETIMES like to joke.

Teachers NEVER understand.

Kittens OFTEN run and jump.

A fairy ALWAYS has a wand.

Remember!

Эти слова часто сопровождают глаголы в PRESENT SIMPLE:

ALWAYS USUALLY OFTEN SOMETIMES SELDOM RARELY NEVER

Task 1

Поставь глаголы в скобках в подходящую форму. Рядом напиши похожее стихотворение, состоящее из отрицательных предложений.

She (like) likes music. She doesn't like music.

I (like) ... sports.  ...

She (wear) ... dresses. ...

I (wear) ... shorts.  ...

I (play) ... Indians.  ...

She (play) ... house.  ...

I (have)............ a fish.

She (have) ... a mouse.

She (run) ... slowly.

I (run) ... fast.

So I (come) ... first.

And she (come) ... last.

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Task 2

Допиши стихотворение при помощи следующих слов: gives, works, lifts, hunts, writes, brings, puts out, walks.

A zookeeper works at the zoo.

A fireman ... the fire.

An athlete ... heavy weight.

A stuntman ... on a wire.

A poet ... poems and rhymes.

A waiter ... you some food.

A teacher ... you some tests.

A hunter ... in the wood.

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Task 3

Замени в стихотворении утвердительные предложения на отрицательные по образцу.

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Does a zookeeper work at the zoo?

Task 4

Допиши стихотворение при помощи следующих слов: run, live, eat, grow, sting, catch, see, are.

Mushrooms............... grow in the forest.

Hamsters ... very nice pets.

Monkeys ... in the jungle.

Mosquitoes ... when it’s wet.

Spiders ... fiies in their webs.

Owls and bats ... after dark.

Tigers ... faster than cats.

Squirrels ... nuts in the park.

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Task 5

Впиши do или does.

Does a monkey climb a tree?

... a starfish like the sea?

... young children run and play?

... these tulips bloom in May?

... all pupils write Maths tests?

... small babies wear white vests?

... a dragon have a tail?

... a postman bring the mail?

... a milkman bring us milk?

... they make these shirts of silk?

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Task 6

Впиши подходящие формы глаголов, указанных в скобках.

Му brother (play) plays the flute.

My teacher (write) ... good rhymes.

Miss Tisdale (clean) ... the school.

My parents (read) ... The Times.

My doggy (bark) ... a lot.

The Danish (make) ... good cheese.

Norwegians (skate) ... and (ski) ... .

The Chinese (speak) ... Chinese.

Task 7

Допиши предложения, используя подходящую форму глагола.

Birds fly high up in the sky. A bird files high up in the sky.

Teachers work at school. A teacher ... at school.

We wish you a merry Chistmas. Tom ... us a merry Christmas.

Parents teach us good manners. Miss Smyth ... us English.

We try to get up early. My father ... to get up early.

Children draw funny pictures. My little brother ... funny pictures.

We carry heavy bags to school. My sister ... a heavy bag to school.

They go to school in Oxford. Peter ... to school in Oxford.