Simple Present Tense

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Simple Present Tense:

Uses

Everyday activities: What do you do

every day?

Routines, habits

General truths

wake up / get up

take a shower / get dressed

eat breakfast / make lunch

take the children to school

take the bus to school /

drive/go to work

be in school /
work

go to the market

leave work

clean the house /

pick up the children

cook dinner /
come home / get home

have dinner

watch TV /
do homework

relax /
read the newspaper

exercise

go to bed

go to sleep

Third Person
He / She / It
Singular subject (my friend, the boss,
a co-worker)

Verb + s
Goes, works, talks, does, speaks

Spelling rules: Third person

verbs in simple present tense
1.

teach
research
wash
push

Third Person Spelling Rules

pass
fix
wax
Rule 1: verbs ending in ch, -sh, -ss,
and x + es

Third Person Spelling Rules

2.

fly
dry
try
study

Rule 2: final consonant + y ->

- y + ies

Third Person Spelling Rules

3.

do
go

Online Practice
Practice 1
Practice 2

What about you?

1.

2.

3.

Ask and answer these questions

with a classmate:
What time do you get up in the
morning? I get up at
What time do you go to bed? How
many hours do you sleep per night?
Do you eat breakfast? What do you
usually have?

What about you?

3.

What do you like to do in your free

time?

4.

Do you exercise? What exercises

do you do or what sports do you
play?

What about you?

5.

What chores do you do in your

household?

6.

What do you do at your job?

Negatives in Simple Present

Tense

1.
2.
3.
4.

Change these to negative:

I work.
I like my job.
They have benefits.
We have a nice boss.

Negatives in Simple Present

Tense

1.
2.
3.
4.

Change these to negative:

She has a lot of experience.
He drives to his work.
The new employee comes early.
My co-worker talks to me.

Negatives in simple present

tense
1.

2.

I / you / we / they
Plural subject (the workers, the
people)
+ do not (dont) + verb
He / she / it
Singular subject
+ does not (doesnt) + verb (no s)

Questions in Simple Present

Tense

Change these statements to

questions:

1.

I work.
I like my job.
They have benefits.
We have a nice boss.

2.
3.
4.

Questions in Simple Present

Tense

1.
2.
3.
4.

Change these statements to

questions:
She has a lot of experience.
He drives to his work.
The new employee comes early.
Your co-worker talks to you.

Questions in Simple Present

Tense
1.

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

2.

Does he / she / it + verb + ?

Partner Practice

Online Practice
Quiz: Questions and negatives
All + Trivia
Type the negatives 1
Simple Present Questions
Type the negatives 2
Type yes/no questions

Any questions?

Time to write a paragraph

The instructor will show you a picture.
Write a paragraph of 6 10 sentences
describing the daily actions of the
woman in the picture.
Use simple present tense verbs
(affirmative and negative).
Use a topic sentence and conclusion.