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. |
Does + he/she/it + verb? | Yes, he/she/it does. |
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
mix → he 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