This document discusses the present simple tense in English. It provides rules for forming the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the present simple tense. It also discusses exceptions to the basic rules when verbs end in certain letters. Finally, it gives examples of using the present simple tense in short sentences and questions.

5. From time to time Once a week Twice a month Three times a year Six times a century

8. Complete with the correct verb in PRESENT SIMPLE She ……………….. in London. Teachers ………………. on the blackboard. My cousin ………………… a computer. We always ………………….. our birthday. Peter ………….. a policeman. I ………………….. all the answers. People usually ………….. to the cinema at the weekend.

9. --……………. you ……………… English? --No, I ………….. --……….. your grandmother …………… in Cuenca? --Yes, she …………. --……… students ……………. ice-creams? --Yes, they ………………. --Where ………… your father …………? In a shop.

10. What do they do in summer? They …... chips . They ………………….. orange juice. They …………….. in the garden.

11. In summer… I ………. in the sea I …....... ……… a jacket. My parents ………...…. with me. The water …………… very clean.