Формы глагола в Present Simple

Число	Утвердительная форма	Вопросительная форма	Отрицательная Форма
Ед. число	I (you) ask. He (she, it) asks.	Do I (you) ask? Does he (she, it) ask?	I (you) do not ask. He (she, it) does Not ask.
Мн.число	We (you, they) Ask.	Do we (you, they) ask?	We (you, they) do not ask

Глаголы в формах (Simple) описывают обычные, повторяющиеся действия как факт – безотносительно к их длительности или к результату действия:

I go to school every day.

Для указания на повторный характер действия часто употребляются слова every day (каждый день), every week (каждую неделю), every month (каждый месяц), every year (каждый год), often (часто), seldom (редко), always (всегда), usually (обычно), never(никогда).

Наречия often, seldom, always, never, usually обычно ставятся перед глаголом.

В предложениях с глаголом to be эти наречия обычно ставятся после глагола.

He is never late for his work. – Он никогда не опаздывает на работу.

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences using one of the following:

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1.Ann speaks German very well.

2.I never… …coffee.

3.The swimming pool… …at 9 o`clock and … …at 18.30 every day.

4.Bad driving… …many accidents.

5.My parents… …in a very small flat.

6.The Olympic Games… …every four years.

Exercise 2. Put the verb into the correct form.

1.Jane doesn`t drink (not/drink) tea very often.

2.What time… …(the banks/close) in Britain?

3.Where… …(Peter/come) from?

4.What… …(you/do)?

5.It… …(take) me an hour to get to work. How long … …(it/take) you?

6.I… …(play) the piano but I… …(not/play) very well.

7.I don`t understand this sentence. What… …(this word/mean)?

Exercise 3. Use one of the following verbs to complete these sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:

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1. The earth goes round the sun.

2. Rice doesn`t grow in Britain.

3. The sun … …in the east.

4. Bees … …honey.

5. Vegetarians … …meat

6. An atheist … …in God.

7. An interpreter … …from one language into another.

8. A liar is someone who … …the truth.

9. The River Amazon … …into the Atlantic Ocean.

Exercise 4. Ask Liz questions about herself and her family.

1.You know that Liz plays tennis. You want to know how often. Ask her.

How often do you play tennis?

2.Perhaps Liz`s sister plays tennis too. You want to know. Ask Liz.

… …your sister … …

3.You know that Liz reads a newspaper every day. You want to know which one. Ask her.

… … … …

4.You know that Liz`s brother works. You want to know what he does. Ask Liz.

… … … …

5.You know that Liz goes to the cinema a lot. You want to know how often. Ask her.

… … … …

6.You don`t know where Liz`s mother lives. Ask Liz.

… … … …