Fun Grammar Lessons

Simple Present
1 Grammar Notes 2

2 Multiple-Choice 5

3 Fill in the Blanks 6

4 Questions & Answers 7

5 Bingo! 9

6 Pair Work 10

7 Writing 14

8 Find Someone Who 15

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1 Grammar Notes
A. Form
The simple present is formed from
Base Verb
(run, eat, talk, like, etc.)
the base verb (the verb with no endings).
OR
We must add -s to a verb when the subject
is he, she, it, a singular count noun, or a
Base Verb + -s
(runs, eats, talks, likes, etc.)
non-count noun.

Pronouns

Singular Plural

First Person I run. We run.

Second Person You run. You run.

Third Person He / She / It runs. They run.

Singular Count Nouns Plural Count Nouns Non-Count Nouns

(1) (2 or more) (we can’t count how many)

• My friend runs. • My classmates run. • Water runs

• My dog sleeps on • The children play at down the drain.
my bed every night. the park on weekends. • Rice fills the bowl.

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1 Grammar Notes cont.

B. Uses
Repeated Actions

We use the simple present for actions

that happen over and over. Time markers
(words that indicate the tense of a verb)
are common with repeated actions.

Common Time Markers Examples

Every
• I wash my face every day.
(every day, every week, • She brushes her teeth every night.
every month, every year, etc.)

Once, twice, three times, four times, etc.

• They do their homework three times a week.
(once a week, twice a month, • My sister calls her boyfriend twice a day.
three times a year, four times a day, etc.)

Adverbs of frequency*
(always, almost always, often, 
• My friends always play video games together.
sometimes, almost never, never, etc.)
• He never eats breakfast.
You will study adverbs of frequency
in another lesson.

True Facts

We use the simple present if the sentence is always true.

• Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Leaves fall off the trees in autumn.

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1 Grammar Notes cont.
B. Uses cont.
Non-Action Verbs
Verbs that don’t contain an action or movement are called
non-action verbs. These verbs are usually in the simple present.
Non-Action Verbs
Be
Note: You will study the
Be verb in another lesson.
Have
Feelings
(love, like, hate, feel, etc.)
Thinking verbs
(think, know, believe, etc.)
The senses
(see, hear, taste, smell, etc.)
Schedules
We often use the simple
present for schedules in
English. This includes TV
schedules, transportation
timetables, school schedules,
personal schedules, etc.
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Examples
• She is hungry.
• My brothers are good at basketball.
• He has a dog.
• I have many books on my bookshelf.
• My mother likes pizza.
• My friends love snowboarding. / My friends love to snowboard.
• She thinks our new teacher is nice.
• We know all the capital cities in Europe.
• Ice cream tastes delicious.
• Those flowers smell nice.
 pongeBob Squarepants airs on
• S
channel 22 at 4:00 pm tomorrow.
• Bus #451 leaves from the station at 9:00 pm tonight.
• The principal addresses our class tomorrow morning.
• I go to the doctor at 10:00 am next Friday.
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2 Multiple-Choice
Choose the correct answer.

Ex My mother     for work 5 Some people     to

at 6:00 am every morning. the movies on Friday nights.

a) leaves a) goes
b) leave b) go

1 The show     at 7:00 pm. 6 Your dog     holes

in my yard at night.
a) starts
b) start a) digs
b) dig

2 We     in the park 7 Children     in

in the evenings. the lake every summer.

a) jogs a) swims
b) jog b) swim

3 Water     at 32°F. 8 Their house     beautiful.

a) freezes a) looks
b) freeze b) look

4 My neighbor     his 9 She     a lot of

lawn three times a week. text messages every day.

a) mows a) gets
b) mow b) get

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3 Fill in the Blanks

Choose a verb from the box, and write the
correct simple present form in the sentences below.

Ex sings
His sister          karaoke on Tuesday evenings. Verbs:

• go
• sing
1 My dog          on me when I get home.
• set
• jump
• study
2 They          to school at 8:30 every morning.
• write
• feel
• work
3 My brother          the table every evening, and I do the dishes.

4 At the end of the year, we          for our exams.

5 She          in her journal every day.

6 My father          in an office downtown.

7 I          sick when I eat junk food.

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4 Questions & Answers

Examples
Questions Short Answers

• Do you like snowboarding? • Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

• Does he eat dinner at 7:30 pm? • Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
• Do they need to finish the report? • Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.
• Does she go to elementary school? • Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
• Do we study English every day? • Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.

A. Short Answers
Write a short answer for each question
using the word in parentheses.

Ex Does he play football after school? (no)

No, he doesn’t.

1 Do they go to church on Sundays? (yes)

2 Does she take ballet lessons twice a week? (yes)

3 Do they like broccoli? (no)

4 Do you live in the city? (yes)

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4 Questions & Answers cont.

B. Questions
Write a question for each answer using the words in parentheses.

Ex Do they study every day?

Yes, they do. (study every day)

1
No, she doesn’t. (go to school on weekends)

2
Yes, I do. (take piano lessons after school)

3
Yes, he does. (have a dog)

4
No, they don’t. (own a motorhome)

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5 Bingo!
Ask different classmates these questions. When
someone answers “Yes, I do” draw an X through
the square. If you get a complete horizontal (—),
vertical (|), or diagonal (/ or \) line, yell “Bingo!”

Do you
Do you like Do you Do you wear Do you watch
wash your face
ice cream? have a cat? jeans to school? TV every night?
every day?

Do you go to
Do you like Do you play Do you Do you
the beach in
playing games? an instrument? take the bus? like animals?
the summer?

Do you clean Do you have

Do you Do you
your room on FREE SPACE a brother
have a dog? like sushi?
weekends? or sister?

Do you Do you wear

Do you play Do you Do you like
brush your hair sneakers
any sports? like pizza? to dance?
every day? to school?

Do you brush Do you wear Do you do your Do you

Do you like
your teeth boots when homework five drink water
hamburgers?
before bed? it rains? times a week? every day?

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6 Pair Work (Student A)

A. Speaking Practice
Ask your partner questions to fill in the missing information.

Examples

1 A:  What time does Maria wake up? 2 B:  What time does John wake up?
B:  She wakes up at 6:30 am. A:  He wakes up at 6:15 am.

wakes eats goes eats eats does goes

up breakfast to school lunch dinner homework to bed

6:15 am 8:30 am 7:00 pm 11:00 pm

John

7:45 am 12:00 pm 7:15 pm

Maria

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6 Pair Work (Student A) cont.

B. Writing Practice
Now write 6 sentences about John’s daily routine.

Ex John wakes up at 6:15 am.

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6 Pair Work (Student B)

A. Speaking Practice
Ask your partner questions to fill in the missing information.

Examples

1 B:  What time does John wake up? 2 A:  What time does Maria wake up?
A:  She wakes up at 6:15 am. B:  He wakes up at 6:30 am.

wakes eats goes eats eats does goes

up breakfast to school lunch dinner homework to bed

7:20 am 12:15 pm 8:15 pm

John

6:30 am 8:40 am 6:00 pm 10:30 pm

Maria

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6 Pair Work (Student B) cont.

B. Writing Practice
Now write 6 sentences about Maria’s daily routine.

Ex Maria wakes up at 6:30 am.

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7 Writing
Write about your daily routine. Example:
Use simple present verbs. I wake up at 6:00 am every day.
I shower, wash my face, and brush my teeth.
At 8:00 am, I eat breakfast...

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8 Find Someone Who

Write the questions in the chart. Then interview
your classmates. If your classmate answers “Yes, I do”
write his or her name in the space on the right.

# Find someone who... Question Name

eats breakfast Do you eat breakfast

1 every morning. every morning?

wears the same

2 jacket every day.

spends time with his or

3 her family on weekends.

brushes his or her

4 teeth twice a day.

watches TV
5 on school nights.

plays sports 10 or
6 more times a month.

7 has a cell phone.

8 likes eating junk food.

takes the bus to school

9 5 times a week.

eats dinner around

10 6:00 pm every night.

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