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Grammar 1 Present simple – positive sentences

A. Read this conversation between two school
friends, Mary and Andy. With a partner Use:
discuss the following questions. Present simple sentences are true all the time.
1. What is their daily routine? I come from Japan.
I live in Paris.
2. What do you learn about Mary?
I like animals.
3. What do you learn about Andy?
I have three sisters.
Mary It’s half past seven on Friday, 13 of Form: Positive sentences
th
January. Every day we wait at this bus
stop, in good weather and bad. Today I
it’s cold and wet, and I’m hungry and like
you
tired. I hate school!
he
Andy Why? I love school. I like my lessons.
I adore my teachers. she likes animals.

Mary Yes, thank you. I know what you love. it
What I don’t understand is why. Every
we
day we get up at half past six. We like
always take the same bus and arrive they
at school at ten past eight. We have
lessons all day long, we get home
Spelling Rules for 3 person (he/she/it)
rd
between four and half past four, and
• If a verb ends in consonant + y, change y
then we usually spend the evening
to i and add es.
doing homework. What’s the point?
I study English. He studies English.
Andy What’s the point? Lessons, of course!
We learn so much at school. • If a verb ends in tch, ss, x, sh, or z, add es.

Mary Do we? I learn a lot in maths because She watches television.
Susan misses her family.
the teacher makes the lessons
He brushes his teeth.
interesting. English is okay – the teacher
is really funny. But I can learn a lot more
if I stay home and use the internet. • Some verbs are irregular:
There are lots of good sites and film I go he/she/it goes
clips that teach everything you need to I do he/she/it does
know. I have he/she/it has
Andy Yes, and there’s all your social media.
How much time does that take?

Mary I never open them during the week.
Andy Really? Correct the sentences.

Mary Honestly! 1. My dad have breakfast at seven o’clock.
2. Alice studys at a school in Japan.
Andy I believe you! Here’s the bus. And Mary,
please stop complaining! 3. Tom watch television in the evenings.

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