They're looking at their books. He's eating an ice-cream. They read a lot. He likes ice-cream. They read / he likes / I work etc. = the present simple: I/we/you/ they read like work live watch do have he/she/it reads likes works lives watches does has Remember: he works / she lives / it rains etc. • I work in a shop. My brother works in a bank, (not 'My brother work') • Linda lives in London. Her parents live in Scotland. • It rains a lot in winter. I have —» he/she/it has: • John has a shower every day. Spelling (=> Appendix 5): -es after -s / -sh / -ch: pass —> passes finish —> finishes watch —> watches -y —» -ies: study —> studies try —> tries also: do —> does go —> goes D We use the present simple for things that are true in general, or for things that happen sometimes or all the time: • I like big cities. • The shops open at 9 o'clock and close at 5.30. • Tim works very hard. He starts at 7.30 and finishes at 8 o'clock in the evening. • The Earth goes round the Sun. • We do a lot of different things in our free time. • It costs a lot of money to stay at luxury hotels. U always/never/often/sometimes/usually + present simple • Sue always arrives at work early, (not 'Sue arrives always') • I usually go to work by car but sometimes I walk, (not 'I go usually') • Julia never eats breakfast. • Tom lives near us. We often see him. 118] I don't ... (negative) =>|J Do you ... ? (questions) =>|J^J I am doing and Ido^) always/usually/often etc. (word order) ^ťulH-Jfl EXERCISES UNIT 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Write these verbs + -s or -es. 1 (read) she _JS«i*... 3 (fly) it.................................. 5 (have) she 2 (think) he.................................. 4 (dance) he................................ 6 (finish) it ... Complete the sentences about the people in the pictures. Use these verbs: eat go live play play sleep 1 M..|>t<«js... the piano. 2 They........................................in a very big house. 3 .......................................................................a lot of fruit. 4 ......................................................................................tennis. 5 ........................................................to the cinema a lot. 0 .......................................................eight hours a night. Complete the sentences. Use these verbs: boil close cost cost like like meet open speak teach wash 1 Margaret . .SP"**., four Ian guages. 2 In Britain the banks usually......................................at 9.30 in the morning. 3 The City Museum......................................at 5 o'clock in the evening. 4 Tina is a teacher. She......................................mathematics to young children. 5 My job is very interesting. I......................................a lot of people. 6 Peter......................................his hair twice a week. 7 Food is expensive. It......................................a lot of money. 8 Shoes are expensive. They......................................a lot of money. 9 Water......................................at 100 degrees Celsius. 10 Julia and I are good friends. I......................................her and she...................... me. Write sentences from these words. Put the verb in the right form (arrive or arrives etc.). 1 (always / early / Sue / arrive) ...?^..íMW^*™*ří*^...?í?!^ • 2 (basketball / I / play / often) I.........................................................S.Z...................................... 3 (work / Margaret / hard / usually) ..............................................................................................." 4 (Jenny / always / nice clothes / wear) ............................................................................. 5 (dinner / we / have / always / at 7.30) 6 (television / Tim / watch / never) ................................................................................................. 7 (like / chocolate / children / usually) ............................................................................. 8 (Julia / parties / enjoy / always) .................................................................................... 5.5 Write sentences about yourself. Use always/never/often/sometimes/usually. 1 (watch television) ..'...roÄ.w.^ the evening. (&tc.) 2 (read in bed) I.......................................................................................................... 3 (get up before 7 o'clock) ....................................................................................................."'".. 4 (go to work/school by bus)............................................................................................... " 5 (drink coffee) .................................................................................... [19]