The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It explains how to form affirmative sentences using the present simple by listing the subject and verb. It also explains how to form negative sentences using the words "do not" or "don't". Finally, it shows how to form interrogative sentences using "do/does" and the short answers that can be given, which are "yes, (subject) do/does" or "no, (subject) don't".

1. THE PRESENT SIMPLE 1

2. THE PRESENT SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT VERB INFINITIVE
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I READ
.
YOU READ
P
L
U
R
A
L
WE READ
YOU READ
THEY READ

3. Make affirmative sentences (They/eat)
They eat a lot.

4. Make affirmative sentences 2 (YOU/use)
YOU use the Internet.

5. Make affirmative sentences 3 (I/play)
I play the flute.

6. SUBJECT DO/ NOT VERB
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U
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A
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I DO NOT READ
Do+not=
DON´T
YOU DO NOT READ
P
L
U
R
A
L
WE DO NOT READ
YOU DO NOT READ
THEY DO NOT READ
Negative form

7. Make negative sentences 1 (They/read)
They don’t read.

8. Make negative sentences 5 (They/sing)
They don’t sing.

9. DO/DOES
SUBJEC
T
VERB SHORT ANSWERS
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A
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DO I PLAY ?
Yes, you do. / No, you
don’t.
DO YOU PLAY ?
Yes, you do. / No, you
don’t.
P
L
U
R
A
L
DO WE PLAY ?
Yes, we do. / No, we
don’t.
DO YOU PLAY ?
Yes, we do. / No, we
don’t.
DO THEY PLAY ?
Yes, they do. / No, they
don’t.
INTERROGATIVE & SHORT ANSWERS

10. DO/DOES
SUBJEC
T
VERB SHORT ANSWERS
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U
L
A
R
DO I PLAY ?
Yes, you do. / No, you
don’t.
DO YOU PLAY ?
Yes, you do. / No, you
don’t.
P
L
U
R
A
L
DO WE PLAY ?
Yes, we do. / No, we
don’t.
DO YOU PLAY ?
Yes, we do. / No, we
don’t.
DO THEY PLAY ?
Yes, they do. / No, they
don’t.
INTERROGATIVE & SHORT ANSWERS