I do/ work/ like, etc. (simple present) BASIC GRAMMAR IN USE

 

BASIC GRAMMAR IN USE UNIT 5 I do/ work/ like, etc. (simple present)

 

A They read / he likes / I work, etc. = the simple present: Remember: he works / she lives / it rains, etc. ■ I work in an office. My brother works in a bank. (not My brother work) ■ Lucy lives in Houston. Her parents live in Chicago. ■ It rains a lot in the winter. I have → he/she/it has: ■ John has lunch at home every day. For spelling, see Appendix 5. B We use the simple present for things that are true in general, or for things that happen sometimes or all the time: ■ I like big cities. ■ Your English is good. You speak very well. ■ Tim works very hard. He starts at 7:30 and finishes at 8:00 at night. ■ The earth goes around the sun. ■ We do a lot of different things in our free time. ■ It costs a lot of money to build a hospital. C Always/never/often /usually/sometimes + simple present ■ Sue always gets to work early.(not Sue gets always) ■ I never eat breakfast. (not I eat never) ■ We often sleep late on weekends. ■ Mark usually plays tennis on Sundays. ■ I sometimes walk to work, but not very often EXERCISES 5.1 Write these verbs with -s or -es. 5.2 Complete the sentences about the people in the pictures. Use: eat go live play play sleep 1 _______ He plays _______ the piano. 2 They __________________in a very big house. 3 __________________ a lot of fruit. 5.3 Complete the sentences. Use: boil close cost cost like like meet open speak teach wash 1 Maria _____speaks _____ four languages. 2 Banks usually_______________ at 9:00 in the morning. 3 The art museum _______________ at 5:00 in the afternoon. 4 Tina is a teacher. She_______________ math to young children. 5.4 Write sentences from these words. Use the right form of the verb (arrive or arrives, etc.). 1 (always / early / Sue / arrive) ___ Sue always arrives early. ______ 2 (to the movies / never / I / go ) _______________________________________ 3 (work / Martina / hard / always) _______________________________________ 5.5 Write sentences about yourself. Use always/ never/ often/ usually/ sometimes. 1 (watch TV in the evening) ___ I usually watch TV in the evening ___ 2 (read in bed) I _________________________________

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