0425_046_079:0425_046_077 SCHEDA 27 20-11-2009 10:45 Pagina 72 Present simple Forma 27 Affermativa Negativa Interrogativa I play I do not (don’t) play Do I play? You play You do not (don’t) play Do you play? He plays He does not (doesn’t) play Does he play? She plays She does not (doesn’t) play Does she play? It plays It does not (doesn’t) play Does it play? We play We do not (don’t) play Do we play? You play You do not (don’t) play Do you play? They play They do not (don’t) play Do they play? La terza persona singolare del present simple ha una -s finale. Le forme negativa e interrogativa delle frasi al presente richiedono l’uso dell’ausiliare do / does. Nelle risposte brevi “Yes / No” si ripete solo l’ausiliare (seguito da not nelle frasi negative). He speaks English, but he doesn’t speak German. Does he speak German? – Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t. Uso Il present simple indica stabilità e abitudine e si usa per esprimere: – preferenze, interessi o sentimenti Roman likes football. – situazioni permanenti Alessia lives in London. – azioni abituali e routine, spesso associate ad avverbi di frequenza The shop opens from 9.am. to 5p.m. We often go away for the weekend. – parlare di fatti e verità generali Water boils at 100°. Per le variazioni ortografiche dei verbi che terminano con -s, -sh, -ch, -ss, -o e -y nell’aggiunta della -s della terza persona singolare. La seguente tabella mostra l’ordine delle parole nelle domande “Yes / No” e nelle domande “Wh-”. What Where How much How often 72 Do Does Do do does does do you your father they your parents your grandmother the CD you often like work play do? live? cost? go ice-creams? in a bank? tennis? to the cinema? Questa pagina può essere fotocopiata esclusivamente per uso didattico – © Loescher Editore 0425_046_079:0425_046_077 20-11-2009 10:45 Pagina 73 Exercises 1 Completa le frasi coniugando il verbo fra parentesi. Attenzione all’accordo fra soggetto e verbo. 4 Completa il riassunto del film Cast Away con i verbi nel riquadro. tells proposes suggests makes reunites dedicates must is finds leaves works Ex. My brother ........................ in a large hospital. (work) 1. We ..................................... in the suburbs. (live) 2. They both ...................... in my volleyball team. (play) 3. Marcia .................. listening to techno music. (enjoy) tells the Cast Away (Ex.) ................................ 4. My brother ..................................... lying in on Sunday mornings. (love) story of Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks), a 5. My parents ................. swimming twice a week. (go) most of his life to his work. His girlfriend Federal Express engineer who (1) ...................... Kelly (Helen Hunt) (2) ................................ often 2 Riscrivi le seguenti frasi in forma negativa. Ex. Jimmy lives around here. Jimmy doesn’t live around here. .................................................................................................................. 1. We like our new Science teacher. .................................................................................................................... 2. School starts at 8.30 on Fridays. .................................................................................................................... 3. My parents like my new clothes. .................................................................................................................... 4. You understand the situation very well. .................................................................................................................... 5. The CD costs too much. .................................................................................................................... 6. The Sun rises in the West. .................................................................................................................... neglected by his dedication to work, and his compulsive personality (3) ................................ a conflicted man. But on Christmas Eve, Chuck (4) ................................ marriage to Kelly just before embarking on a large assignment. However, a plane crash (5) ................................ Chuck on a remote island, and he is immediately removed from any human contact. He (6) ................................ comfort only in a volleyball that he (7) ................................ friends with and Chuck (8) ................................ now learn to endure the emotional and physical stress of his new life, unsure of when he may return to the civilization he knew before. Cast Away (9) ................................ star Hanks with director Robert Zemeckis, their first film together since the 1994 Oscar- 3 Formula domande aggiungendo preposizioni quando necessario. winning Forrest Gump. Ex. Francesco / support / Milan? Does Francesco support Milan? .................................................................................................................. 1. the train / leave / 8p.m.? .................................................................................................................... 2. your parents / let you go out / the evening? .................................................................................................................... 3. you / speak / German? .................................................................................................................... 4. your parents / get angry / with you? .................................................................................................................... 5. we / have / a chance / of winning? .................................................................................................................... 6. the train / stop / at Ealing Broadway .................................................................................................................... 5 Traduci in inglese le seguenti frasi. 1. Dove lavorano i tuoi genitori? .................................................................................................................... 2. Mark abita vicino a me. .................................................................................................................... 3. Di solito ceniamo alle otto di sera. .................................................................................................................... 4. Perché non parli in inglese con me? .................................................................................................................... 5. Loro non ci scrivono mai. .................................................................................................................... 6. Simona suona molto bene la chitarra. .................................................................................................................... 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