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Present Simple

 

Verb to be (Бути (быть))

	Affirmative (+)	Negative (-)	Question (?)
I	am	am not	Am
He/she/it	is	is not	Is
You/we/they	are	are not	Are

 

Example:

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1. I am hungry. – Я є голодний. (Я есть голодный.)
2. He is a boy. – Він є хлопчик. (Он есть мальчик.)

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3. She is not a teacher. – Вона не є вчителем. (Она не есть учителем.)
4. You are not bad. – Ти не є поганим. (Ты не есть плохой.)

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5. Am I free? – Чи я вільний? (Я свободен?)
6. Are they friends? – Чи вони друзі? (Они друзья?)

 

Exercise:

 

Write down the missing sentences.

 

	Affirmative	Negative	Question
I	I am hungry.
You	You are Sam.
He		He is not here.
She			Is she loud?
It	It is okay.
We			Are we fine?
You		You are not friendly.
They			Are they happy?

 

 

 

 

Present Simple

 

 

Verb to have (Мати (иметь))

	Affirmative (+)	Negative (-)	Question (?)
I	have got/have	have not got/do not have	Have _ got/Do _ have
He/she/it	has got/has	has not got/does not have	Has _ got/Does _ have
You/we/they	have got/have	have not got/do not have	Have _ got/Do _ have

 

Example:

 

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1. I have got an apple.  Я маю яблуко. (Я имею яблоко.)

I have an apple.   У мене є яблуко. (У меня есть яблоко.)

 

2. She has got a dog.  Вона має собаку. (Она имеет собаку.)

She has a dog.   У неї є собака. (У неё есть собака.)

 

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3. He has not got a book.  Він не має книжки. (Он не имеет книжки.)

He does not have a book. У нього немає книжки. (У него нет книги.)

 

4. We have not got pens.  Ми не маємо ручок. (Мы не имеем ручек.)

We do not have pens.  У нас немає ручок. (У нас нет ручек.)

 

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5. Has she got a dress?  Чи вона має сукню? (Имеет ли она платье?)

Does she have a dress?  У неї є сукня? (У неё есть платье?)

 

6. Have you got a sister?  Чи ти маєш сестру? (Имеешь ли ты сестру?)

Do you have a sister?  У тебе є сестра? (У тебя есть сестра?)

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise:

 

Write down the missing sentences.

 

Have got

 

	Affirmative	Negative	Question
I	I have got a dog.
You	You have got a bike.
He		He has not got a beard.
She			Has she got a sister?
It	It has got a window.
We			Have we got a car?
You		You have not got time.
They			Have they got a toy?

 

 

Have

 

	Affirmative	Negative	Question
I	I have a dog.
You	You have a bike.
He		He does not have a beard.
She			Does she have a sister?
It	It has a window.
We			Do we have a car?
You		You do not have time.
They			Do they have money?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Present Simple

 

Other verbs

(V – verb – дієслово – глагол) 

	Affirmative (+)	Negative (-)	Question (?)
I	V	do not V	Do _ V
He/she/it	V+es	does not V	Does _ V
You/we/they	V	do not V	Do _ V

 

Example:

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1. I play football. – Я граю у футбол. (Я играю в футбол.)
2. He rides a bike. – Він катається на велосипеді. (Он катается на велосипеде.)

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3. She does not draw. – Вона не малює. (Она не рисует.)
4. We do not swim. – Ми не плаваємо. (Мы не плаваем.)

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5. Do you read books? – Чи ти читаєш книжки? (Ты читаешь книги?)
6. Does it your dog? – Чи це твоя собака? (Это твоя собака?)

 

Exercise:

 

Write down the missing sentences.

 

	Affirmative	Negative	Question
I	I play.
You	You help.
He		He does not answer.
She			Does she sing?
It	It rains.
We			Do we dream?
You		You do not read.
They			Do they work?

 

 

Present Simple

 

Exceptions in Spelling

 

The 3rd person singular is usually formed by adding s. But there are a few exceptions to the rule:

The verbs can, may, might, must remain the same in all forms. So don't add s.

example: he can, she may, it must

Verbs ending in o or a sibilant (ch, sh, s, x) add es instead of s.

example: do - he does, wash - she washes

A final y after a consonant becomes ie before s.

example: worry - he worries

But: A final y after a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) is not modified.

example: play - he plays

 

Exercise:

 

Write down the third person singular of the following verbs.

1. I can - he can
2. I go - he _________
3. I wish - he _______
4. I must - he _______
5. I hurry - he _______
6. I do - he _________
7. I may - he ________
8. I kiss - he _________
9. I worry - he _______
10. I teach – he_______

 

Write down the verbs in the third person singular. Note the exceptions in spelling.

1. I can swim. - She can swim.
2. I miss the bus. - She _______ the bus.
3. I know you. - She _______ you.
4. I sit down. - She _______ down.
5. I often cry. - She often _______ .
6. I play chess. - She _______ chess.
7. I come home. - She _______ home.
8. I must go now. - She _______ go now.
9. I fly to Rome every year. - She _______ to Rome every year.
10. I always do my best. - She always _______ her best.

 

Present Simple

 

Exercise on Affirmative Sentences

Arrange the words to make sentences in simple present.

1. I / to collect stamps - I collect stamps.
2. we / to play card games - _________________________________________________________
3. he / to read comics - _____________________________________________________________
4. Chris / to sing in a band - __________________________________________________________
5. we / to have a hamster - __________________________________________________________
6. Andy and John / to like cola - ______________________________________________________
7. she / to be nice - ________________________________________________________________
8. they / to help their parents - _______________________________________________________
9. the children / to speak English - ____________________________________________________
10. I / to buy a newspaper every Saturday -______________________________________________

 

Exercise on Negative Sentences

Make negative sentences.

1. I watch TV. - I do not watch TV.
2. We play football. - _______________________________________________________________
3. It is boring. - ____________________________________________________________________
4. She cleans her room. - ____________________________________________________________
5. You ride your bike every weekend. - _________________________________________________
6. Sandy takes nice photos. - _________________________________________________________
7. They open the windows. - _________________________________________________________
8. He buys a new CD. - ______________________________________________________________
9. I am late. - _____________________________________________________________________
10. She has a cat. -__________________________________________________________________

 

Exercise on Questions

Arrange the words below to make questions.

1. she / to collect / stickers -  Does she collect stickers?
2. they / to play / a game -  __________________________________________________________
3. the cat / to sleep / in the cat's bed -  ________________________________________________
4. she / often / to dream -  __________________________________________________________
5. he / to play / streetball -  __________________________________________________________
6. you / to be / from Paris -  _________________________________________________________
7. the pupils / to wear / school uniforms -  ______________________________________________
8. you / to go / to the cinema -  ______________________________________________________
9. she / to have / friends -  __________________________________________________________
10. he / to read / books -  ____________________________________________________________

 

 

Exercise on Questions with Interrogatives

Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

 

1. Julia likes pop-music. -  What does Julia like?
2. Maria comes from Spain. -  ________________________________________________________
3. They play in the garden. -  _________________________________________________________
4. Rick rides his bike. -  _____________________________________________________________
5. I go to the cinema on Saturdays. -  __________________________________________________
6. We go to Mallorca because it is warm there. -  ________________________________________
7. Joe repairs his bike. -  ____________________________________________________________
8. Robin drives his car carefully. -  ____________________________________________________
9. Peter runs with his dog every day. -  _________________________________________________
10. Eric goes to Italy for a holiday. -  ____________________________________________________