Lesson 1 : Present simple

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English.365                                       Google group Let's learn English everyday ! Lesson 1 : Present simple The Present Simple is used :       ►To talk about regular activities, routine, habits:                                                            -  John plays tennis once a week.            -  We start work at 9 a.m. every day.            -  Mary eats fish on Fridays.       ►To talk about tastes:             -  Peter likes Chinese food.             -  Julie doesn't like fish.             -  Their children love chocolate.       ► To talk about facts:            -  The sun rises in the east.            -  In Europe, the weather is cold in winter.            -  Authors write books.  Present Simple Tense (example :  to play) Affirmative        Negative Interrogative Long Form Contracted Form     I play     I do not play    I don't play     Do I play?     You play     You do not play    You don't play     Do you play?     He/she/it plays     He/she/it does not play    He/she/it doesn't play     Does he/she/it play?     We play     We do not play    We don't play     Do we play?     You play     You do not play    You don't play     Do you play?     They play     They do not play    They don't play     Do they play? Exercise  Complete each sentence with a verb from the box.   The answers are at the end of the page.      start   |   take   |   eat   |    think   |    sleep  |    go   |    like   |   drink  |   write  |    live           1.   The film ____________ every day at 8 p.m.        2.   The children ____________  milk with their meals.        3.   Cats generally _____________ a lot.        4.   Julie _____________ a letter to her mother once a week.        5.   Tom and Julie ____________ in a big city in the centre of the country.        6.   Tourists ___________   to Egypt to see the pyramids.        7.   Jimmy always ___________ the bus to go to school.        8.   We all know that children _____________ sweets.        9.   Anne ______________ it's a good idea to do English exercises.      10.   If you want  to be healthy, you must ___________ good food. Answers :  1-starts      2-drink      3-sleep      4-writes      5-live      6-go      7-takes      8-like      9-thinks      10-eat American Idiom / Slang 24/7 twenty four seven Definition: All the time; always available; without a break. Example: 1) In New York City, a lot of stores are open 24/7. 2) I had to move because my neighbors played loud dance music 24/7. Etymology: Some convenience stores are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The phrase is used for anything that is always (or nearly always) available. Synonyms: around the clock عضو اين گروه شويد و به دوستان خود معرفي کنيد. لينک عضويت http://groups.google.com/group/englishdot365dotir/subscribe?hl=en Share this email English.365 Google group