Shakira sings very well James Rodríguez plays soccer
Mark reads an interesting book
Alex is a bus driver, but now he is asleep. So: he is not driving a bus. (He is asleep).
But he drives a car. (He is a bus driver).
Drive(s) / work(s) / do(es) etc, is the present simple.
We use the present simple to talk about things in general. We are not thinking only about now, We use it to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly, or that something is true in general. It is not important whether action is happening at the time of speaking:
Nurses look after patients in hospitals
The earth goes round the sun.
We use do / does to make questions and negative sentences.
do
|
I /
you
We / they
|
work?
come?
do?
|
does
|
He / She
It
|
work?
come?
do?
|
Do nurses look after patients in hospitals? Yes, they do / No, they don`t
Does nurse look after in the hospital? Yes, she does / No, she doesn`t
Does the earth go round the sun? Yes, it does / No, it doesn`t
I /
you
We / they
|
don`t
|
work
come
do
|
He / She
It
|
doesn`t
|
work
come
do
|
Nurses don`t look after patients in hospitals
Nurse doesn`t look after in the hospital
The earth doesn`t go round the sun
Nurse doesn`t look after in the hospital
The earth doesn`t go round the sun
Normally in the present tense we add S to the end of the verb in the 3rd person (He, She, It).
| Verb | 3rd Person |
|---|---|
| Speak | Speaks |
| Play | Plays |
| Give | Gives |
| Make | Makes |
- He speaks three languages.
- She drinks coffee every morning.
- My dog hates my cat.
Many verbs in English in the present tense follow very simple rules. The only change that is made to these verbs is in the third person – for He, She or It.
1. If the verb ends in SS, X, CH, SH or the letter O, we add + ES in the third person.
| Verb | 3rd Person |
|---|---|
| Kiss | Kisses |
| Fix | Fixes |
| Watch | Watches |
| Crash | Crashes |
| Go | Goes |
- A mechanic fixes cars.
- She watches soap operas every afternoon.
- He kisses his wife before he goes to work.
2. If the verb ends in a Consonant + Y, we remove the Y and + IES in the third person.
| Verb | 3rd Person |
|---|---|
| Carry | Carries |
| Hurry | Hurries |
| Study | Studies |
| Deny | Denies |
- Isabel studies every night.
- The baby cries all the time.
- He denies all responsibility.
ACTIVITIES
1. Use one of the following verbs
to complete these sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:
Believe
Eat Flow
Go Make
Rise Tell Translate
a) The earth _____goes round the sun
b) Rice doesn`t grow in
Britain
c) The sun ____________ in the
east.
d) Bees __________________ honey.
e) Vegetarians _______________
meat.
f) An atheist _________________ in
God.
g) An interpreter ________________
from one language into another
2. Ask Liz questions about herself
and her family. You can use question words.
Example: You know that Liz plays
tennis. You want to know how often. Ask her.
How often do you play
tennis?
a)
Perhaps Liz`s sister plays tennis too. You
want to know. Ask Liz.
____________
your sister ________________?
b)
You know that Liz reads a newspaper every
day. You want to know which one. Ask her.
Which newspaper ______________________?
c)
You know that Liz`s brother works. You
want to know what he does. Ask Liz.
___________________ your brother __________?
d)
You know that Liz goes to the cinema a
lot. You want to know how often. Ask her.
___________________ you __________________?
e)
You don`t know where Liz`s mother lives.
Ask her.
__________________ your mother ________________?
References:
http://www.grammar.cl/Present/Verbs_Third_Person.htm
Murphy, R. (1999). English Grammar in Use
Richards, J. (2011). Connect to English.
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