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Example: She likes fruit. - She doesn't like fruit.

1. I like spaghetti. 

2. He meets his friends. 

3. Terry plays the violin. 

4. Kate and I watch TV. 

5. They start work at 9.00. 

6. Jenny calls her grandmother. 

Make questions from these sentences.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-1

Negative Sentences

Make negative sentences.

1. My father makes breakfast. → 
2. They are eleven. → 
3. She writes a letter. → 
4. I speak Italian. → 
5. Danny phones his father on Sundays. → http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-1

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negative form

EXERCISE

Form of Affirmative Sentences - Part 2

Put the verbs into the correct form.

1. I (to like)  lemonade very much.
2. The girls always (to listen)  to pop music.
3. Janet never (to wear)  jeans.
4. Mr Smith (to teach)  Spanish and French.
5. You (to do)  your homework after school.

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Form (Forma)

Para conjugar el presente simple usamos el inifinitivo para los sujetos "I", "you", "we" y "they" y para las terceras personas "he", "she" y "it", añadimos un "-s" al final del verbo.

Sujeto	Conjugación
I, You, We, They	talk, eat, learn, watch, do, go...
He, She, It	talks, eats, learns, watches, does, goes...

Nota: Hay excepciones de ortografía en la tercera persona, según la letra en que termina el verbo. Las reglas son las mismas que se utilizan para formar el plural de los sustantivos. Para más información, ver la lección sobre los nombres.

SIMPLE PRESENT

Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

Examples:

• I play tennis.
• She does not play tennis.
• Does he play tennis?
• The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.
• The train does not leave at 9 AM.
• When does the train usually leave?
• She always forgets her purse.
• He never forgets his wallet.
• Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun.
• Does the Sun circle the Earth?