ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR KIDS

UNIT 20: SIMPLE PRESENT

A Form

Affirmative Negative
Long form Short form
I walk I do not walk I don’t walk
You walk You do not walk You don’t walk
We walk We do not walk We don’t walk
They walk They do not walk They don’t walk
He walks He does not walk He doesn’t walk
She walks She does not walk She doesn’t walk
It walks It does not walk It doesn’t walk
In the affirmative, the verb ends in -s in the third person (he/ she/ it).
Example: She does her homework every day.
I often go to the cinema.
They live in London.
In negative, we add do not (don’t) before the verb for I, You, We, They and
does not (doesn’t) for she/ he/ it. In the negative, the verb doesn’t end in -s.
Example: She doesn’t do her homework every day.
I don’t often go to the cinema.
They don’t live in London.
Question Answer
Yes No
Do I/ you/ we/ they walk? Yes, you/ I/ you/ they do. No, you/ I/ you/ they don’t.

Does she/ he/ it walk ? Yes, she/ he/ it does. No, she/ he/ it doesn’t.
In a question, we put do at the beginning of the sentence for I, You, We, They. We
put does for She/ He/ It. In a question, the verb doesn’t end in -s.
Example: Do you play football? Yes, I do.
Does your brother work in a bank? No, he doesn't.

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B Use:
 We use the present simple to describe something that we do every day or
very often, a habit or a permanent situation.
Example: I get up at 6.00 every day. (a habit)
We live in a flat. (a permanent situation)
The sun sets in the west. (general truth)
C Time expressions:
We often use time expressions with the present simple such as:
Every day/ week/ month/ year.
On Mondays/ Tuesdays ….
On Mondays morning/ afternoon ….
Always/ usually/ often/ sometimes/ never
Once a week/ twice a week/ three times a week …..
D Spelling rules (3rd person singular)
 We usually add -s after the verb.
walk -> walks read -> reads
 For verbs ending in -x; -s/ss; -o/ -ch/ -sh/ -z we add -es
go -> goes wash -> washes
fix -> fixes miss -> misses
 For verbs ending in a consonant +-y, we change the -y to -ies
carry -> carries study -> studies
 For verbs ending in a vowel + -y, we add -s
play -> plays buy -> buys
 Irregular Verb: have -> has

** Notes:
We don’t add -s after she/he/ it in the negative form.
He doesn’t likes vegetables.
We make questions by using do/ does + S + base form:
Do you like apples? Yes, I do.
What does she do on Mondays? She plays the piano.

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PRACTICE

1 Write the third person singular of the following verb. Remember

to use -s or -es.

1. read reads 6. cook ___________

2. think ___________ 7. speak ___________

3. fix ___________ 8. miss ___________

4. run ___________ 9. drink ___________

5. watch ___________ 10. wish ___________

Write the third person singular of the following verb. Remember

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to use -s or -ies.

1. cry cries 6. play ___________

2. stay ___________ 7. buy ___________

3. study ___________ 8. marry ___________

4. enjoy ___________ 9. fly ___________

5. try ___________ 10. say ___________

3 Put the verbs in the third person singular. Then write them in the

correct column.

1. smile smiles 8. play ________ 15. fly ________

2. push ________ 9. fry ________ 16. wash ________

3. catch ________ 10. get ________ 17. listen ________

4. drink ________ 11. mix ________ 18. carry ________

5. cry ________ 12. make ________ 19. go ________

6. eat ________ 13. do ________ 20. try ________

7. kiss ________ 14. study ________ 21. tidy ________

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4 Read and circle.

1. We watch/ watches TV every day.

2. He eat/eats cereal for breakfast.

3. I wear/ wears jeans and T-shirts.

4. They brush/ brushes their teeth every morning.

5. She like/ likes strawberries.

6. You play/ plays computer games.

7. He drive/ drives a small red car.

8. Buster sleep/ sleeps in his basket.

9. You listen/ listens to music.

10. My sister live/ lives in a big house.

11. I go/ goes swimming on Mondays.

12. My brother play/ plays the guitar on Sundays.

5 Write.

1. I get up at 7 o’clock. (get up)

2. Danny ________ next to Nick. (sit)

3. Jenny ________ her hair every day. (wash)

4. The queen ________ in a castle. (live)

5. They ________ chicken. (like)

6. You ________ a lot of fruit. (eat)

7. We ________ our grandparents every Sunday. (see)

8. Mark ________ in the pool every Monday. (swim)

9. I ________ my teeth twice a day. (brush)

10. Anna ________ every day. (study)

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6 Look, choose and write.

make play read sit

sleep stay watch wear

Sunday afternoons ……………………
1. Brad and Maddie stay at home.

2. Maddie ________ a book.

3. Brad ________ computer games.

4. He ________ on the floor.

5. Mum and Dad ________ TV.

6. Buster and Missy ________on the sofa.

7. Mum ________ popcorn.

8. Dad ________ his favorite T-shirt. It’s green.

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7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

get up go to school have dinner listen to music

do homework finish school watch TV go to bed

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1. I get up at six o’clock. Sally gets up at seven o’clock.

2. I _________ to school by bus. Sally _________ to school by car.

3. We _________ dinner at 6.30. Sally _________ dinner at 6.45.

4. I _________ TV in the evening. Sally ________ TV in the morning.

5. I _________ to pop music. Sally _________ to rock music.

6. We _________school at three o’clock.

Sally _________ school at four o’clock.

7. I _________ my homework in the morning.

Sally _________ her homework in the evening.

8. I _________ to bed at nine o’clock.

Sally _________ to bed at 10 o’clock.

8 Read and circle.

1. Do/ Does you like chocolate cakes?

2. Mary don’t/ doesn’t ride her bike to school.

3. We don’t/ doesn’t watch TV in the morning.

4. Do/ Does he wear glasses?

5. Do/ Does they live in a house or a flat?

6. My dad don’t/ doesn’t take good photos.

7. The dog don’t/ doesn’t sleep in a basket.

8. My brothers don’t/ doesn’t live in a big house.

9. He don’t/ doesn’t wear glasses.

10. Anna don’t/ doesn’t ride a bike to school.

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9 Complete the negative sentences with don’t or doesn’t.

1. We don’t live in a big house.

2. They __________ like chicken.

3. We __________ get up at 8.00.

4. She __________ get up at 6.00.

5. You __________ study French.

6. They __________ go to school by car.

7. My sister __________ drink coffee.

8. I __________ have breakfast at home.

9. Their brother __________ do his homework.

10. The men __________ live in London.

11. We __________ play tennis.

12. I __________ drink apple juice.

10 Write the negative.

1. She/ live in London. => She doesn’t live in London.

2. I/ ride my bike every day. => ____________________________

3. Anna/ like cheese. => ____________________________

4. They/ go fishing. => ____________________________

5. My mother/ watch TV. => ____________________________

11 Read and circle.

1. Do/ Does you like cartoons? 5. Do/ Does they watch TV every day?

2. Do/ Does your cat eat fish? 6. Do/ Does she walk to school?

3. Do/ Does he play tennis on Sunday? 7. Do/ Does you come here every day?

4. Do/ Does you brush your teeth? 8. Do/ Does Lan like pizza?

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12 Write the questions. Use the present simple.

1. Where/ she/ live? 5. What/ you/ do/ in the morning?

A: Where does she live? A: _____________________

B: She lives in Paris. B: I do morning exercise.

2. What/ you/ do? 6. How often / he/ watch TV?

A: _____________________ A: _____________________

B: I’m a doctor. B: He watches TV twice a week.

3. Where/ she/ go/ after school? 7. What time/ they/ get up?

A: _____________________ A: _____________________

B: She goes to the sports centre. B. They get up at 6.00.

4. Where/ you/ keep/ the glasses? 8. How often/ he/ go fishing?

A: _____________________ A: _____________________

B: In that cupboard. B: Once a month.

13 Look, ask and answer.

1. like ice cream? 2. get up at seven o’clock every day?

A; Does Brad like ice cream? A: ________________________

B: No, he doesn’t. B: ________________________

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3. sleep in the playroom 4. eat cereal for breakfast?

A: ________________________ A: ________________________

B: ________________________ B: ________________________

5. play tennis 6. play computer games

A: ________________________ A: ________________________

B: ________________________ B: ________________________

14 Read and complete. Use the present simple.

Hi everyone!

My name is Ella and I’m eleven years old. I (0) live (live) in London and I (1) _______

(love) music and sport. I’ve got a brother, Ben. He’s fourteen and he (2) _______

(like) music, too. He (3) _______ (play) the drums and I (4) _______ (play) the

guitar. We (5) _______ (buy) lots of CDs every month and we (6) _______ (listen)

to music every day after school. I like Pop music. I think it’s great. Ben (7) _______

(not listen) to pop music, he (8) _______ (not like) it. But he (9) _______ (love) rock

music.

What about you? Have you got any hobbies? What (10) ________________ (you/do)

after school? (11) _______ (you/ like) pop music?

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15 Look, ask and answer.

1. Maddie/ play football? 3. Ms. Jones/ like pizza?

A: Does Maddie play football? A: ______________________

B: No, she doesn’t. B: ______________________

2. Brad and Maddie/ get up at 6.00? 4. Brad and Mr. Jones/ play football?

A: ______________________ A: ______________________

B: _______________________ B: ______________________

16 Change the sentences into negative and questions.

1. I wash my hair at night. I don’t wash my hair at night.

Do you wash your hair at night?

2. Mary works on Saturdays.

_________________________________________________

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3. We exercise every day.

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4.My parents enjoy skiing.

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5. David studies hard.

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6. Anna lives in Hai Phong.

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7. My mother and I go shopping at the weekend.

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8. I usually have breakfast at 7.00.

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WORD LIST

N0. Words Pronounciaton Meaning

1. brush the teeth /brʌʃ ðə tiːθ/ đánh răng
2. cartoon /kɑːˈtuːn/ hoạt hình
3. cereal /ˈsɪəriəl/ ngũ cốc
4. every day /ˈɛvri deɪ/ mỗi ngày
5. finish school /ˈfɪnɪʃ skuːl/ tan học
6. go shopping /ɡəʊ ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ đi mua sắm
7. play drums /pleɪ drʌmz/ đánh trống
8. playroom /ˈpleɪrʊm/ phòng chơi
9. rock music /rɒk ˈmjuːzɪk/ nhạc rock
10. study French /ˈstʌdi frɛnʧ/ học tiếng Pháp
11. take photos /teɪk ˈfəʊtəʊz/ chụp hình
12. twice a day /twaɪs ə deɪ/ 2 lần 1 ngày
13. wash my hair /wɒʃ maɪ heə/ gội đầu
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