PRESENT SIMPLE: WORKSHOP #1Nombre: Orlando Sánchez Cédula: 6-711-2261

Verbs in the present tense add an 's' in the third person singular: I work, you work, he/she/itworks. But the 's' has three different pronunciations. Look at these examples:

A: /s/, for example treatsB: /z/, for example healsC: /Iz/, for example changes

Find the third person present tense verbs in these sentences. Be careful: some sentences have more than one example. There are 27 verbs in total. The first one has been completed for you as an example.

1. The patient breathes with difficulty and coughs and sneezes constantly.

2. This drug helps to alleviate the symptoms and reduces the risk of reinfection.

3. A person whose resistance is low catches diseases more easily.

4. When someone panics his heart beats more rapidly and his temperature rises.

5. The laboratory analyses the blood samples and then the doctor examines the

results and diagnoses the condition.

6. He then recommends a course of treatment and prescribes any necessary

drugs.

7. This drug relaxes the muscles and relieves pain.

8. The gland releases hormones into the bloodstream, causing an immediate

reaction.

9. If the patient sleeps well, he wakes feeling refreshed.

10. She suffers constant pain and controls it by using morphine.

11. This treatment counteracts the effects of the infection.

12. It is a procedure which cures the condition or kills the patient.

13. If the surgeon operates now the chance of success increases to about 50%.

14. The sinoatrial node regulates the heart beat.

Form of Affirmative Sentences

Choose the correct form.

1. We sometimes read books.

2. Emily walks to the disco.

3. It often swims on Sundays.

4. Pete and his sister wash the family car.

5. I always eat to the bus stop.

Form of Affirmative Sentences

Put the verbs into the correct form.

1. I (to like) like lemonade very much.

2. The girls always (to listen) listen to pop music.

3. Janet never (to wear) wears jeans.

4. Mr Smith (to teach) teachs Spanish and French.

5. You (to do) do your homework after school.

Simple present with 'have' and 'be'

Fill in the correct form of the verbs.

1. We (to have) have a nice garden.

2. She (to be) has six years old.

3. Simon (to have) has two rabbits and five goldfish.

4. I (to be) am from Vienna, Austria.

5. They (to be) are Sandy's parents.

Negative Sentences

Make negative sentences.

1. My father makes breakfast. My Father dont make breakfast.

2. They are eleven. They are not eleven

3. She writes a letter. She doesn’t write a letter

4. I speak Italian. I don´t speak Italian

5. Danny phones his father on Sundays. Danny doesn’t phone his father on

Sundays.

Questions

Make questions.

1. you / to speak / English Do you speak English?2. when / he / to go / home When he goes to home?

3. they / to clean / the bathroom They Clean the bathroom?

4. where / she / to ride / her bike Where she rides her bike?

5. Billy / to work / in the supermarket Billy works in the supermarket?

Signal Words

Find the signal words for simple present.

1. Which is a signal word for simple present?

now last Monday often 2. Which is a signal word for simple present?

sometimes at the moment yesterday

3. Which is a signal word for simple present?

last Friday every Friday next Friday 4. Which is not a signal word for simple present?

never already usually 5. Which is not a signal word for simple present?

Listen! first ... then ... seldom