CONTENTS
3-1 Form and basic meaning of the simple present tense
3-2 Using frequency adverbs: always, usually, often,…
3-3 Other frequency expressions
3-4 Using frequency adverbs with be
3-5 Spelling and pronunciation of final -es
3-6 Adding final -s/-es to words that end in -y
3-7 Irregular singular verbs: has, does, goes
3-8 Spelling and pronunciation of final -s/-es
3-9 The simple present: negative
3-10 The simple present: yes/no questions
3-11 The simple present: asking information questions with where
3-12The simple present: asking information questions with when…
3-13Summary: information questions with be and do
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She smiles.
3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE
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SINGULAR PLURAL
1
st
PERSON I smile we smile
2
nd
PERSON you smile you smile
she smiles
he smiles
it smiles
they smile
3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE
3
rd
PERSON
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(a) I eat lunch every afternoon.
(b) Max drives to work every day.
(c) We get up every morning.
(d) Kyle calls Mimi every weekend.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
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3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE
HABITS = USUAL ACTIVITIES
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We _____ television every day.
watch watches
watch
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He _______ the dishes every day.
wash washes
washes
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They ____ lunch at 12:00.
have has
have
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I _____ soccer every Saturday.
plays play
play
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She _____ to XXI every Sunday.
goes go
goes
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You _____ hard everyday.
study studies
study
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Mary Jane _____ Broadway theatre every evening. visits
visit visits
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My friends ____ a bus every day.
take takes
take
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She_____ business letters everyday.
type types
types
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He_____ in the bathroom every
morning.
sings sing
sings
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They always drink
tea with lunch.
3-2 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS, USUALLY,
OFTEN, SOMETIMES, SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER
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(d) Tia sometimes eats lunch at school.
(c) Josh often eats hamburgers.
100% (a) Mary always eats lunch at school.
90%- 99% (b) Mary usually eats lunch at school.
75%- 90%
25%- 75%
5%- 10%
1%- 10%
0%
(e) Tia seldom eats lunch at school.
(f) Eva rarely washes her car.
(g) Jay never goes to the zoo.
frequency adverbs
3-2 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS, USUALLY,
OFTEN, SOMETIMES, SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER
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Talia _______ feeds her dog.
Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thurs.Fri.Sat.
always
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always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
rarely
never
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always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
rarely
never
Jara ______ watches TV.
Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thurs.Fri.Sat.
seldom
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always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
rarely
never
Luke _______ cooks dinner.
usually
Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thurs.Fri.Sat.
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always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
rarely
never
Moses _________ cooks
dinner.
sometimes
Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thurs.Fri.Sat.
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(a) She goes to the library
once a week.
twice a week.
five times a week.
Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thurs.Fri.Sat.
3-3 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS
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He goes to the library
once a week.
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(b) I go to school five times a week.
(c) I go to the movies twice a month.
(d) I go to the beach once a year.
3-3 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS
how many times
a day a week
a month a year
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every weeks
(e) I feed my dog every morning.
I ride my horse every week.
I wash my car every year.
Every
is
singular.
Correct?no
3-3 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS
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How often
do you
drink
coffee?
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Every
morning.
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So you
drink coffee?
always Yes.
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always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
rarely
never
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I know. She
drinks
coffee.
never
Mei doesn’t
like coffee.
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always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
rarely
never
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No. He walks
five or six
days a week.
Does Dr. Aboud
take a walk
every day?
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Yes, he
takes a walk.
Five times
a week?
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often
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
rarely
never
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Yes, we’ll discuss that
later
Will you buy
me a house?
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So you
Tell the truth?
never
HAHAHA
BURN!!!
I never tell the truth.
I lie to you always
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She calls me
handsome
everyday
Really???
How many
times?
Every other day when
she needs money,
She calls
me handsome
Sometimes
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1.Evi is a diligent student. She________ (skip) class.
2.The hardworking people________ (achieve) their dreams.
3.4 out 5 corporates __________ (bribe) our government.
4.3 out of 5 state officers _______ (receive) bribery.
5.He (be) really forgetful. He _______ (leave) his car key
anywhere five days in a week.
6.They (be) very wealthy businessmen. They_______ (go)
overseas to take care of their business.
7.Today (seem) very hot. I _______ (drink) a bottle of water.
8.Politicians__________ (give) us beautiful campaign but not
a single thing (be) true.
9.Our government ___________ (care) about the condition of
our public transportation.
10.Because almost every road (be) damaged.
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Jeff is
always dirty.
3-4 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH BE
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usuallyoftensometimesseldomrarelynever dirty. Jeff + is +
SUBJECT + BE + FREQUENCY
ADVERB
always
FREQUENCY
ADVERB
am
is +
are
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oftensometimesseldomrarelynever + rides a bike. Sergio
SUBJECT + FREQUENCY + OTHER SIMPLE
ADVERB PRESENT VERBS
alwaysusually+
frequency
adverb +
all simple
present
verbs
except be
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happy. always
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She is
______________________________________
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sad. neverJeff is
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_________________________________________
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Lucy oftenreads at the library.
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It rarelyrains in the summer.
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Mrs. Parsons teaches me.
3-5 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -ES
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-sh
SPELLING
(a) push
PRONUNCIATION
pushes push /əz/
-ch (b) teach teaches teach /əz/
-ss (c) kiss kisses kiss / z/
-x (d) fix fixes fix / z/ə
ə
endings add -es say/əz/
3-5 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -ES
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Seung never ______
his TV program.
misses
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miss
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Gerardo _______ math.teaches
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teach
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Viktor always _______ his car.washes
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wash
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Ade usually ______ sugar
in his coffee.
mixes
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mix
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wish
Dina usually ______ good
luck before test.
wishes
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fix
The mechanic always ______
machinery better than me.
fixes
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The baby cries a lot.
3-6 ADDING FINAL -S / -ES TO WORDS THAT END IN -Y
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(a) cry cries
fly flies
(b) pay pays
enjoy enjoys
consonant + -y
change y to i,
add -es
vowel + -y
add -s
3-6 ADDING FINAL -S / -ES TO WORDS THAT END IN -Y
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My mom ____________ a chicken for
the whole family.
often fries
fry often
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Gazi _________ too many things.often buys
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buy often
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Her father __________ about her.often worries
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worry often
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She __________ nice things.always says
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say always
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3-7 IRREGULAR SINGULAR VERBS: HAS, DOES, GOES
Her maid ____________ her shopping
bag.
always carries
Carry always
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The sun____________ our wet
clothes.
always dries
dry always
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My friend____________ the beauty of
Lake Michigan.
often enjoys
enjoy often
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This company ____________
professional workers
always employ
employ always
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Obama____________ US troops to
Syria.
deploys
deploy
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does
(c) I do exercises.
(d) He does exercises.
(a) I have a hat.
(b) She has a hat.
Irregular forms:
havehas
do does
(e) We go to the gym.
(f) He goes to the gym.
go goes
she
he
it
has
goes
she
he
it
she
he
it
+
+
+
3-7 IRREGULAR SINGULAR VERBS: HAS, DOES, GOES
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George ____ yoga every day.does
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do
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Zhou-li ______ for a walk on Sunday. goes
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go
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She always ____ homework.has
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have
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She runs six miles every day.
3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S / -ES
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3
rd
person singular
add -s
rains
SPELLING
(a) run
PRONUNCIATION
runs
rain -s as /z/
voiced scrub scrubs
love loves
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-s as /s/
voiceless
SPELLING
(b) sink
PRONUNCIATION
sinks
meet meets
fight fights
cough coughs
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3
rd
person singular
add -s
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-es as /əz/
SPELLING
(c) push
PRONUNCIATION
pushes
watch watches
miss misses
tax taxes
-sh, -ch, -ss, -x
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3
rd
person singular
add -es
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3
rd
person singular
change y to i, add -es
SPELLING
(d) dry
PRONUNCIATION
dries
study studies
-es as /əz/
consonant + -y
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SPELLING
(e) pay
PRONUNCIATION
pays
buy buys
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3
rd
person singular
add -s
-s as /z/
vowel + -y
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SPELLING
(f) have
PRONUNCIATION
has
go goes
/ha z/
do does
e
/gowz/
/d z/
e
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3
rd
person singular forms
irregular
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Mark ______ his
bike up the hill
every afternoon.
pushes
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push
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The child _______ his
teeth every morning.
brushes
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brush
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Brenda often ______
about her old home.
dreams
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dream
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The man a black coat.wears
wear
We our picture in front of
Walgreen
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take
take
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He in front of the library
sit
sits
I and my friends together
for a picture
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pose
pose
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They do not wash their car.
3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE
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(a) do not drink milk.IYouThey
NEGATIVE:
I
We
You
They
+ do not + main verb
She
He
It
+ does not + main verb
We
(b) does not drink milk.HeItShe
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She does not drinks milk.
3
rd
person singular no -s on main verb
3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE
(a) I do not drink milk.
(b) She does not drink milk.
do and does = helping verbs
?
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(d) He doesn’t drink milk.
Jack doesn’t like dogs.
(c) I don’t drink milk.
They don’t go to the lake.
do not = don’t
CONTRACTIONS:
does not = doesn’t
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doesn’t smile
(use the contraction)
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This child ___________.
smile not
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We ________ snakes.don’t like
(use the contraction)
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like not
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doesn’t speak
(use the contraction)
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speak
not
Magda ___________ Dutch.
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feed don’t
feeds
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don’t
doesn’t
feed
jump
run
speak
Sometimes I ____ ____ my cat.
My husband _____ her.
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don’t
doesn’t
sit
need
like
run
rundoesn’tShe ______ ____ fast at the gym.
She gets tired.
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need
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don’t
doesn’t
feed
jump
need
eat
They are good cooks.
don’tThey ____ ____ help.
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Don’t skip
don’t
doesn’t
take
go
skip
sleep
They are good students.
They class.
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don’t
doesn’t
like
drink
buy
take
She loves sweet cake.
Doesn’t likeShe plain food.
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Does he exercise?
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Do I + main verb
(simple form)
Do you + main verb
(simple form)
Do we + main verb
(simple form)
Do they + main verb
(simple form)
(b) Do you like salad?(c) Do we like salad?(d) Do they like salad?(a) Do I like salad?
QUESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT
DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN
DOES VERB
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Does he + main verb
(simple form)
Does it + main verb
(simple form)
(f) Does he like salad?(g) Does it look good?(e) Does she like salad?
Does she + main verb
(simple form)
QUESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT
DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN
DOES VERB
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do
(h) Are you a student?
NOT: Do you be a student?
main verb = a form of be
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QUESTION SHORT ANSWER
(i) Do you like ice cream?
Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.
(j) Does Max like ice cream?
Yes, he does.
No, he doesn’t.
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I like to ride horses.
Do you like to ride horses?
Yes, I do.
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Question
Short Answer
Long Answer
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They have a baby.
Do they have a baby?
Yes, they do.
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Question
Short Answer
Long Answer
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Gerardo teaches math.
Does Gerardo teach math?
Yes, he does.
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Question
Short Answer
Long Answer
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Cows don’t bark.
Do cows bark?
No, they don’t.
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Question
Short Answer
Long Answer
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Do they live in Urbana?
3-11 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHERE
*
Where do they live?
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Yes, they do.
No, they don’t.
QUESTION SHORT ANSWER
(a) Do they live in Urbana?
(b) Where do they live?
In Baltimore.
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QUESTIONS WITH WHERE
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Yes, he does.
No, he doesn’t.
QUESTION SHORT ANSWER
(c) Does Alexi live in Moscow?
(d) Where does he live?
In Cape Town.
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QUESTIONS WITH WHERE
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(a) in Baltimore
(b) Where
(c) in Moscow
(d) Where
Do
do
does
Does
DO/DOES SUBJECT
they
they
Alexi
he
MAIN VERB+ +
live
live
live
live
?
?
?
?
(WHERE)+
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QUESTIONS WITH WHERE
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Question:
Answer: Yes, he does.
(The child has a toothbrush.)
Does the child have a toothbrush?
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Question:
Answer: In the bathroom.
Where does he brush his teeth?
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(He brushes his teeth in the bathroom.)
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Question:
Answer: Yes, she does.
Does Lucy like to read at the library?
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(Lucy likes to read at the library.)
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When do you go shopping?
What time do you go shopping?
3-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME
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(a) When do you go to work?
(b) What time do you go to work?
At eight o’clock.
At eight o’clock.
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QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME
Q-WORD + DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN
DOES VERB
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At ten o’clock.
At ten o’clock.
(c) When does he exercise?
(d) What time does he exercise?
3-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME
Q-WORD + DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN
DOES VERB
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(e) What time do you usually go to class?
Q-WORD + DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
DOES
frequency
adverb
subject
3-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME
+ +
main
verb
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does the pool
close?
The pool
closes at
6:00 P.M.
When (What time)
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do you eat lunch?
I eat lunch
at 12:00.
When (What time)
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When (What time)
do you usually go
to bed
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I usually
go to bed
at 11:00.
______________
______________
_____________?
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(a) Where is Botswana?
Q-WORD + BE + SUBJECT LONG ANSWER
Botswana is in Africa.
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AND DO
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(e) What time is the movie?
(d) What is your name?
(c) When is lunch?
(b) Where are your gloves?
Q-WORD + BE + SUBJECT LONG ANSWER
They are at home.
My name is Uma.
Lunch is at noon.
The movie is at 5:00.
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AND DO
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(h) What does she play?
(g) What time does school start?
Q-WORD + DO + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(f) Where does she live?
She lives in Belgium.
(i) When do you study?
It starts at 9:00 A.M.
She plays tennis.
I study at night.
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AND DO
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Where ____ they buy food?do
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is are does do
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What time _____ the train leave?does
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is are does do
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When ____ your test?is
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is are does do
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What ____ their names?are
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is are does do
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