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The Simple Present:
Affirmative and
Negative Statements
Cultural Customs
Focus on Grammar 2
Part III, Unit 8
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
International Pen Pals
Dear Ali,
I am very happy at the English Language
Institute. Every day, I meet so many interesting
students with different customs. For example, my
classmates from Thailand bow to the teacher. My
roommate, Lia, doesn’t wear shoes inside our
room.
My classmates from Mexico don’t call the teacher
by her first name. This is a great experience!
Your friend,
Kadesh
The Simple Present 1
Use the simple present to tell about things that happen
again and again (habits, regular occurrences, customs,
and routines).
Ahmed drinks coffee every afternoon.
Many American children wear
costumes on Halloween.
The Simple Present 2
Use the simple present to tell facts.
Peru is in South America.
“I think we
need
sweaters.”
Water freezes at 32° Fahrenheit.
The Simple Present 3
Use the simple present with non-action verbs.
Marian and Cara know Arabic.
Roberto likes bullfights.
Practice 1
Match each statement to its
use in the simple present.
STATEMENT
Example:
“They usually
“They
usually
celebrate
celebrate
New
New Year’s
Year’s
Daya
Day with
with
a big
big party.”
party.”
Regular
Occurrence
Fact
1. “They
believe
everything
she says.”
Non-Action
Verb
2. “He goes
dancing
every Friday
night.”
3. “Triangles
have three
sides.”
Affirmative Statements
Use the base form of the verb for all persons except
third person singular. Put –s or –es on the third
person singular.
Daniel dances in the Chinese New
Year Parade each year.
Ted dresses up like a lion.
Use the verbs in the box to
describe what these people do
every day.
Practice 2
make
take
watch
play
Example: He makes pizza.
1.
She plays soccer.
2.
He watches soccer.
3.
They take a bath.
Negative Statements 1
Use does not or do not before the base form
of the verb.
She does not takes
take off her shoes.
enjoy sushi.
Some people do not enjoys
Negative Statements 2
Use the contractions doesn’t and don’t for negative
statements in speaking or in informal writing.
Italians don’t use chopsticks.
Luis doesn’t like bullfights.
Practice 3
Change the affirmative
statements to negative
statements.
Example: Many Chinese eat noodles.
Many Chinese don’t eat noodles.
1. Sheila likes to eat spicy food.
Sheila doesn’t like to eat spicy food.
2. Some nomadic people live in tents.
Some nomadic people don’t live in tents.
3. Monica watches fireworks on the 4th of July.
Monica doesn’t watch fireworks on the 4th of July.
Irregular Forms
Third person singular affirmative forms of
have, do, and go are not regular.
Subject
Have
Do
Go
I
You
We
They
have
do
go
He
She
It
has
does
goes
Practice 4
Complete the sentences with
the correct form of have, do, or
go.
goes
Example: She __________
shopping every Friday.
does
1. Luis __________
his homework every night.
have backpacks.
2. Leticia and Janet __________
go
3. I always __________
to the movies on Thursdays.
has
4. Shaun __________
a biology class on Mondays.
5. They always __________
do
the dishes after dinner.
References
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