Grammar

Present simple

Affirmative

With he/she/it the verb ends in ‑s, ‑es or ‑ies.
​I get up at seven o’clock.
​She goes to sleep at 10:30.

Negative

I/you/we/they: subject + don’t + verb
​he/she/it: subject + doesn’t + verb
​We don’t have a school uniform.
​He doesn’t study French.

Yes/No questions and short answers

Do + I/you/we/they + verb?

Yes, I/you/we/they do.
​No, I/you/we/they don’t.

Does + he/she/it + verb?

Yes, he/she/it does.
​No, he/she/it doesn’t.

Do they study music?

Yes, they do.

Does the school have a gym?

No, it doesn’t.

Spelling rules for he/she/it

  • For most verbs, add -s:
    ​read  he reads
    wake up she wakes up​
  • For verbs that end in -s, ‑sh, ‑ss, ‑ch, ‑x or ‑o, add ‑es:
    ​go it goes
    ​teach she teaches
    ​mixhe mixes
  • For verbs that end in consonant + y, omit the y and add -ies:
    ​study → he studies
  • Some verbs are irregular:
    ​have  she has

Subject and object pronouns

Subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
​Object pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, them
​I start my homework at six o’clock and finish it at seven.
​Can you help us?

Vocabulary

 Daily routines

brush my hair, clean my teeth, do homework, finish school, get changed, get dressed, get up, go home, go to bed, go to school, go to sleep, have a break, have a shower, have breakfast, have dinner, have lunch, make my bed, pack my bag, tidy my room, start school, wake up

 School subjects

art, biology, chemistry, citizenship, design and technology, drama, English language, English literature, French, geography, German, history, ICT, maths, music, PE, physics