PRESENT SIMPLE (czas teraźniejszy prosty)
The Present Simple is used :
1. to express an action that happens again and again or is a habit
I wash my hair twice a week.
My father goes to work by car.
She smokes 10 cigarettes a day.
2. to express a fact which is always true
Ralf comes from Germany.
Some birds fly south in winter.
I have blue eyes.
3. to express a fact which stays the same for a long time (a state)
He works in a bank.
I live in a flat near the centre of town.
I believe in God.
Tworzenie pytań w Present Simple.
1. Yes-No Questions
- budowa:
operator - wykonawca czynności - forma podstawowa czasownika - określenia
DO / DOES - I, you, we.../ he, she, it - niezależnie od osoby nieodmieniona (bez –s)
np. Do you like television?
Does she play football?
- tłumaczenie - odpowiadają polskim pytaniom zaczynającym się od słówka „czy”
- odpowiedź:
Yes, podmiot operator. np. Yes, I do. Yes, she does.
No, podmiot zaprzeczony operator. np. No, we don’t. No, he doesn’t.
2.Special Questions (pytania opisowe)
słówko pytające - operator - wykonawca czynności - forma podstawowa czasownika - określenia
Question Word - DO / DOES - I, you, we.../ he, she, it - niezależnie od osoby (bez -s)
[Question Words - wyrazy pytające to min. who - kto?, whose - kogo, czyj? , what - co?, which - który?, where - gdzie?, when - kiedy?, how - jak? (także how long, how much, how many, how old itp.), why - dlaczego?]
np. What is your name? Where do you live? How old are you?
- tłumaczenie - nie tłumaczy się operatora
- odpowiedź - nie może być jednowyrazowa - pytania takie wymagają opisowej odpowiedzi.
3. Pytania z czasownikami TO BE i HAVE GOT
a) Yes-No Questions - tworzy się je przestawiając odmienioną formę czasownika na początek zdania, tłumaczy jako zaczynające się od „czy”
np. Is Mary your sister? Have you got a dog?
b) Special Questions (pytania opisowe) -zaczyna się od słówka pytającego, dalej następuje odmieniona forma czasownika, podmiot i reszta.
np. Who are you? What is that?
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY (przysłówki częstotliwości)
We often use adverbs of frequency with the Present Simple.
0% never -- rarely / seldom -- not often -- 50% sometimes -- often -- usually -- always 100%
( nigdy, rzadko, niezbyt często, czasami, często, najczęściej, zawsze )
They go after the verb TO BE ( np. I am usually hurry in the morning. She is sometimes nice. You are always late for school.) but before other verbs ( np. I often go swimming. He rarely goes to bed before 23 o’clock. We never eat meat.)
* Sometimes and usually can come at the beginning or the end of statement ( np. Sometimes we play cards. lub We play cards sometimes. Usually I go shopping with friends. lub I go shopping with friends usually.)
* Never, always, rarely and seldom can’t come at the beginning or the end of statement.
* Every ( everyday, every night, every afternoon itd.) goes at the end. ( np. They meet me at school every morning.)
I. Translate these words:
a) into English: jeść , lubić, mieszkać / żyć, tańczyć, syn, córka, ojciec, matka, Polska, Anglia, Grek, Japończyk, klasa, krzesło, biurko, kobieta, mężczyzna, dziecko, wtorek, czwartek, niedziela
b) into Polish: hello, call, cook, grandparents, Spain, United Kingdom, Monday, Friday, favourite, north, south, apple, sandwich, orange
II. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of each verb.
1. Rob never (smoke) ....................... at home. I (smoke) ................................... at all.
2. My parents (watch) ......................... TV at night, but my younger sister ............................. watch TV after 8 p.m.
3. It often (rain) ....................... in Poland in the spring.
4. Sonia (like) ..................... cooking and in the future she (want) .................... to have her own restaurant.
5. They always (spend) ........................ their holidays in Spain.
6. The sun (rise) ........................ at 6 o’clock every day.
III. Fill in the gaps. Use: is / are, isn’t / aren’t.
1. There ........... a shelf in the room. ............. there any books on the shelf?
Yes, there ............. some geography books.
2. ........... there a history book on the shelf? No, there .......... .
IV. Write these words in the correct order:
1. I, history, but, like , like, don’t, geography I
2. where, they, live, do
3. to, school, goes, she, bus, by
V. What time is it? – read or write
18 : 39 , 12 : 24 , 6 : 15 , 10 : 30 , 15 : 43 ,13 : 30 , 2 : 18 ,10 : 56 , 11: 00 , 15 : 23
seven o’clock , eight past eleven , twenty - two to twelve , fourteen past thirteen
eleven to four , twelve past three ,a quarter to eleven , two past nine
VI. Use the correct possessive adjective (my, your, his ....)
1. I like going out with ......... friends.
2. Mark has ........... own room.
3. Mrs Smith loves ........... children.
4. Sue and ............ brother live with ............. grandparents.
5. We don’t like ............. school.
6. You wear ............ favourite shirt.
VII.Translate into English :
1. Mój pies lubi biegać i skakać.
2. Ich tata pracuje w szkole. On jest nauczycielem.
3. Ona nosi krótkie sukienki.
4. Moja mama nie pomaga mi przy zadaniu domowym.
5. Ja i moja rodzina mieszkamy w Grudziądzu.
6. Wakacje spędziłem w górach.
VIII. Translate, write positive, negative and question.
1. Oni mieszkają w Warszawie (Warsaw)
2. Lubię słodycze. (sweets)
3. Paul gra w piłkę nożną w każdą sobotę. (football, every)
IX. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of each verb.
1. I (go) .................. to the cinema once a month, but my friend (go) ................... there every Saturday.
2. My mother (work) ............ with children and my father (work) ................... in an office.
3. John and Bob (run) ............. really fast .
4. Peter (like) ..................... listening to the music. In the future he (want) .............. to be a famous musician.
5. Her brothers (play) ..................basketball, but her favourite sport (be) ............. volleyball.
6.
X. Fill in the gaps. Use: is / are, isn’t / aren’t.
1. There ......... a desk in my room. What ........ there on the desk. .......... there any pencils?
Yes, there ............. some colour pencils.
2. ........... there a pen on the desk? No, there .......... .
XI. Write these words in the correct order:
1. how, you, are 2. nice, is, to, meet, it, you 3. like, you, do, dancing
XII. Use the correct possessive adjective
1. She likes going out with ......... friends.
2. Sue and ............ brother love ............. grandparents.
3. Do you like ............. town?
4. Olga doesn’t have ........... own room.
5. Mrs and Mr Smith spend ........... holidays in France.
6. I wear ............ favourite dress.
XIII. Translate into English, write positive or negative and question:
1. Nie mieszkam w Grecji.
2. Jego tata pracuje w fabryce. (factory)
3. Ona nie lubi psów.
4. Moja siostra sprząta swój pokój. (clean)
5. Moi dziadkowie mają duży dom.
STOP AND CHECK (Headway - elementary)
1. Each sentence has a mistake. Find and correct it.
a) London is a city very big.
b) My mother works in a hotel is a receptionist.
c) My father watch TV in the evening.
d) He’s like watching football.
e) Hans is businessman.
f) You family is very nice.
g) I like dance.
h) Our school have a lot of students.
i) The childrens go to school near here.
j) My brother no have a job.
k) Do you want a ice-cream?
l) Mark and John is my brothers.
m) We like going to cinema.
n) Does she likes you?
o) I live at Grudziądz.
2. Put the words in the correct order.
a) Madrid, Jorge, from, comes
b) married, sister, is, your
c) your, name, what, teacher’s, is
d) name, spell, how, you, do, your
e) often, weekends, go, I, swimming, at.
3. Put the verb [ am/‘m not, is/isn’t, are/aren’t, do/don’t, does/doesn’t ] into each gap.
Vienna .......... in Poland. It .......... in Austria.
Where .......... you from?
I .......... on holiday - I am at work.
My teacher .......... very funny.
What time .......... the bank open?
My sister ..........eat meat because she .......... like it.
I .......... hungry. How much .......... a sandwich?
Where .......... you go on holiday?
Daddy, we .......... want to go to bed. We .......... tired.
Learning English .......... boring. It .......... interesting.
4. Write the questions to these answers:
Peter starts work at 8 o’clock.
They come from France.
Her name is Jackie.
We are 16 years old.
She lives in Poland.
5. Translate the sentences.
I am a student. I live in a flat. My mother works in a bank. My father doesn’t like rock music. John’s flat is in the centre of town. Do you go to school on foot?
On nie pali. Jesteśmy Polakami. Mieszkam w małym domu. Mojej siostry nie ma w domu. Ona jest w pracy. Tu jest pióro na biurku.
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