Usos, aplicaciones y ejercicios

Usos, aplicaciones y ejercicios

 

 

 

 

 

 

Present Simple

 

Use

We use the Present Simple:

 

For habits and actions that we do regulary:

He visits his friends every Sunday.

She goes to school by bus.

 

For general truths:

The sun rises in the East.

 

For permanent situations:

He lives in Athens.

 

 

Expressions used with the Present Simple

 

Frequency adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never (they are placed before the main verb)

 

Time Expressions:

every day / week / Friday…

on Mondays / Sundays…

at the morning / afternoon…

in winter / spring

once a day / week…

 

Exercises

 

A. Write the third person singular of the following verbs.

Play        plays             go          goes                wash           washes

teach      teaches       drive       drives               carry             carries

fly            flies             start          starts              help              helps

kiss         kisses         watch      watches            tidy             tidies

like         likes           enjoy        enjoys                cry              cries

mix        mixes

 

B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets:

 

1.  Peter and his friends     go       to school by bus.  (GO)         (they)

2.  Elephants       eat         leaves  and  grass.  (EAT)         (they)

3.  David’s  father       works         in   a  hostpital.   (WORK)           (he)

4.  The bank opens   at  9.30  and           closes      at   4.30.   (CLOSE)       (it)

5.  Tom and  Jim           play            football  every day after school.   (PLAY)     (they)

6.  Mr Jones  is a  teacher.   He         teaches          History.   (TEACH)

7.  Our lessons             start              at   9.00   and          finish           at  3.30.     (START / FINISH)

8.  My pen friend            lives              in  Japan.   (LIVE)      (he)

9.  Mary and her brother            watch             cartoons every Sunday morning.   (WATCH)    (they)

10.  John         tidies              his  room  every   day.    (TIDY)         (he)

 

 

Frequency Adverbs

USE

We use frecuency adverbs to describe how often something happens.  We use them with  the Present Simple tense.

 

Always (100%)         Usually (75%)         Often (50%)         Sometimes (25%)          Never (0%)

 

Position

 

We place the frecuency adverbs BEFORE the main verbs (in Present Simple).

•   I always walk to work.
•   He doesn’t usually wear jeans.
•   Do you often write letters?

But, we put them AFTER the verb TO BE.

•   He is never late.
•   The children aren’t usually tired after school.
•   Are you often sad?

 

Other expressions of frequency

 

How  often…?     To  ask  about  the frequency   of an action.   We place it at  the beninning of the question.

 

How often  …  {do, does} …  {I, you, he / she / it, we, they} … verb … ?

 

How often  do you  go to the  cinema?

How often  does  Mary cook?

 

{once, twice, three times, four times…}  a {day, week, month, year}

Use  once / twice.   (NOT  one time, two times)

once (una vez),  twice (dos veces)

 

We go to the  theatre  once  a  week.

Peter plays football  five  times  a month.

 

Every     {evening / morning / night…, day / weekend… Saturday / Monday…  week / year…}

 

Mary cooks   every day.

I play tennis  every Sunday.

 

The rest of the frequency expressions are placed at the end of the sentence.

 

Exercise

 

A.  Put the words in the correct order to make sentences, as in the example.

 

play / often / on / Sundays / They / football

They  often  play  football  on  Sundays.

 

1.  late  / is  / she / sometimes

She is   sometimes  late.   (apply  the  to be rule, that is V + Adv)

2.  early / up / sister / never / Sundays / on / gets / my

My sister never  gets up  early  on Sundays.

3.  Usually / he / goes / to / on / Fridays / the / cinema

He usually goes to the cinema on fridays.

4.  go / you / restaurant / often / a / do / how / to / ?

How often do you  go to  a restaurant?

5. she / the / beach / to / always / goes / in / the / summer

She always goes to the beach in the summer.

6.  sometimes / her / does / she / Fridays / on / shopping

She does  sometimes  her shopping on fridays.

7.  go / we / twice / month / the / theatre / to / a

We go to the  theatre twice a month.

8.  never / in / is / the / at / mornings / Peter / home

Peter is never at home in the mornings .

9. he / work / rides / bike / to / his / often

He often rides his bike to work.

10.  home / they / get / six o’clock / usually / at

They usually get  home    at  six o’clock.

11.  every / homework / students / their / good / do / day

Good students do their  homework every day.

12.  you / out / how / in / do / evenings / often / go / the / ?

How   often  do you  go out in the evenings?

 

 

B. Put the frequency adverbs and expressions in the right place.

 

Susan is late for school.     (never)

     Susan is never late for school.

My brother doesn’t write letters to his friends.     (usually)

    My brother doesn’t  usually  write letters to his friends.

We go on holidays.       (twice a year)

    We go on holidays twice a year.

Peter wears a tie.     (sometimes)

    Peters sometimes wears a tie.

I eat fish.     (once a week)

     I eat fish once a week.

Do the children watch TV?       (often)

    Do the children often watch TV?

My father is very busy.     (always)

    My father is always very busy.

Peter tidies his room.      (never)

    Peter never tidies his room.

My brother and I go fishing.      (every week)

    My brother and I  go fishing every week.

My mother goes shopping on Saturdays.      (always)

    My mother always goes shopping on Saturdays.

Do you get up late at the weekend?     (usually)

    Do you usually get up late at the weekend?

I drink tea.      (every morning)

    I drink tea every morning .

Mary rides her motorbike to work.      (sometimes)

    Mary sometimes rides her motorbike to work. Maria a veces va en moto al trabajo.

I exercise in the afternoons.      (often)

    I often exercise in the afternoons.

Does Jane have lunch at home?      (usually).

    Does Jane usually have lunch at home. ¿Jane suele almorzar en casa?

 

 

C.  Use the prompts and the frequency adverbs to write sentences about yourself.

      Always               usually                 often                sometimes              never

 

1. get up at seven o’clock.      I sometimes get up at seven o’clock.
2. Have a shower in the morning.     I always have a shower in the morning.
3. Have lunch at school.       I often have lunch at school.
4. Do homework in the afternoon.        I sometimes do homework in the afternoon.
5. Play computer games in the evenings.      I never play computer games in the evenings.
6. Cook dinner.           I often cook dinner.
7. Watch TV before I go to bed.           I sometimes watch tv before go to bed.
8. Go to bed early.            I sometimes go to bed early.

 

D.  Answer the following questions using frequency expressions.

 

1. How often do you eat pasta?

I eat pasta once a day.

2. How often do you meet your friends?

I meet my friends once a week.

3. How often do you brush your teeth?

I brush  my  teeth twice a day.

4. How often do you do exercise?

I do exercise every afternoon.

5. How often do you use the computer?

I use the computer once or twice a day.

6. How often do you go away?

I go away twice a month.

 

E. Choose the correct sentence.

 

a) Jim never is at work.

b) Jim is at work never.

c) Never is Jim at work.

d) Jim is never at work.      It’s ok

 

 

a) We have usually lunch at 12 o’clock.

b) We usually have lunch at 12 o’clock.      It’s ok

c) We have lunch at usually 12 o’clock.

d) We have lunch at 12 usually o’clock.

 

 

a) She travels always by train.

b) Always she travels by train.

c) She always travels by train.          It’s ok.

d) She travels by always train.

 

a) They go out sometimes in the evening.

b) They sometimes go out in the evening.         It’s ok.

c) They go out in sometimes the evening.

d) They go sometimes out in the evening.