Simple Present

Grammar
Chapter Two:
Simple Present Tense

We use this tense to talk about
habits.
e.g.
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI
1 2 3
SAT
6
7 8
13
Ben
9 10 11
12
14 15 16 17 18
20
19
21 22 23 24 25
27
26
28 29 30
May day.
Ben lifts weights every

e.g.
Maggie
SUN MON TUE
WED THUR FRI
SAT
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
November
Maggie works late on Mondays and

Thursdays.
Maggie works late every
Monday and Thursday.

We use this tense for things that are
always true.
true
e.g.
Stones are hard.

e.g.
It is very cold
in winter. (be)
Cats catch mice.

(catch)

We use this tense to talk about things
that always,
always usually,
usually often,
often
sometimes,
sometimes or never happen.
e.g.
SUN MON TUE
Sally
SAT
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26 27
28
29 30
Tim
WED THUR FRI
July
Tim and Sally sometimes play cards.
The words always, usually, often,
sometimes, or never show how often

things happen.
How often You use

100 % always
50 %
Examples
Dad always cooks the dinner.
usually
Mum usually gets up early.
often
Cindy often surfs the Net.
sometimes
Tim sometimes bangs the door.
0 % never
Bob never goes to school late.
Hint words:
every day
every Monday
always
usually
often
sometimes
never
once a week
Now you try.
Underline the hint word(s).

e.g.
Tim eats an apple every morning.
Tammy sometimes drinks tea.
Do you brush your teeth every day?
I always tidy up my room.
Betty works late on Mondays.
We never go to school late.
Peter does not often get up late.
John and I go swimming every Sunday.

This tense has only one word.
word
e.g.
Candy likes flowers.

The flowers smell good.
e.g.
Mimi sings well.

Mimi is good at singing.

We add s or es to the verb when
the subject is he, she or it.
it
Subject
Verb
Things
He
She
It
likes
eating fish.
I
You
We
They
like
playing
football.

+ s
Mary feeds her dog. (feed)

Peter enjoys the food. (enjoy)
Tim always cooks the dinner. (cook)
+ es
Tim watches TV every night. (watch)

May usually dresses in pink. (dress)
Bob never washes his car. (wash)
ies The baby cries loudly. (cry)

Peter carries a heavy bag. (carry)
Tina dries the dishes every night. (dry)

to do
to be
I
am
You
are
You
is
He
She
It
He
She
It
We
You are
They
We
You
They
do
to have
I
You
have
does
He
She
It
do
We
You have
They
has
Now you try.

e.g.Tom drinks orange juice every day. (drink)
1 Henry often
2 Lily always
3 Rabbits
run
eats
gets
chocolate eggs. (eat)

up early in the morning. (get)
faster than tortoises. (run)
4 May and Joe sometimes
listen
to the radio. (listen)
5 Bob catches a bus at 9:15 a.m. every day. (catch)

6 It
is
very hot and sunny in summer. (be)
7 Most flowers
8 Mary and Karen
smell
are
good. (smell)
kind and helpful. (be)

Questions
We use do or does to make questions.
questions
Dont change the verb after do or
does.
does
What time do you go to school?
Does your dad like music?
Practice
e.g.
1
Where does
Do
2 What
3
Do
Mary live
? (live)
the children walk to school? (walk)

does
teach ? (teach)
Mr Wong
Tim and Bob
have
good manners? (have)
4 What time does Helen usually

5
Do
up? (get)
the students surf the Net every day? (surf)
6 How do
7 What
get
do
Peter and Paul come

you
have
Does Sally enjoy
here? (come)
for dinner, Mary? (have)
listening to music? (enjoy)

Negative sentences
We add do not or does not to make
the sentences negative.
Dont change the verb after do or
does.
does
Mimi
likes
singing.
+ not
Mimi
does not
like
singing.
Practice
does not play
e.g. Cindy plays the piano. Ben
the piano.
1 I like visiting friends. Tammy does not like
visiting friends.
2 Do you get up early?
No, we
dont get
up early.
3 Tigers run fast but elephants
do not run
4 Henry is overweight but Tim and Sam

overweight.
5 They like reading but Sally
are
does not like
fast.
not
reading.
Proof-reading
e.g.
Peter always drink tea.
drinks
Tim and Bob sometimes eats cake.
Does you iron your clothes?

Do
No, I do not irons my clothes.
iron
I listens to music every day.
May do not makes the breakfast.
I likes cooking but Mary do not like cooking.

like, does
Does they cooks the dinner?
eat
listen
does, make
Do, cook
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Simple Present Tense

SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI

Simple Present Tense

SUN MON TUE

WED THUR FRI

Maggie works late on Mondays and

Simple Present Tense

Stones are hard.

Simple Present Tense

Cats catch mice.

Simple Present Tense

SUN MON TUE

WED THUR FRI

Tim and Sally sometimes play cards.

Simple Present Tense

The words always, usually, often,

sometimes, or never show how often

How often You use

Mum usually gets up early.

Cindy often surfs the Net.

Tim sometimes bangs the door.

Bob never goes to school late.

Simple Present Tense

Now you try.

Underline the hint word(s).

Tim eats an apple every morning.

Tammy sometimes drinks tea.

Do you brush your teeth every day?

I always tidy up my room.

Betty works late on Mondays.

We never go to school late.

Peter does not often get up late.

John and I go swimming every Sunday.

Simple Present Tense

Candy likes flowers.

Mimi sings well.

Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Tense

Mary feeds her dog. (feed)

Tim watches TV every night. (watch)

ies The baby cries loudly. (cry)

Simple Present Tense

Now you try.

chocolate eggs. (eat)

faster than tortoises. (run)

4 May and Joe sometimes

to the radio. (listen)

5 Bob catches a bus at 9:15 a.m. every day. (catch)

very hot and sunny in summer. (be)

Simple Present Tense

What time do you go to school?

Does your dad like music?

the children walk to school? (walk)

Tim and Bob

good manners? (have)

4 What time does Helen usually

the students surf the Net every day? (surf)

Peter and Paul come

Does Sally enjoy

for dinner, Mary? (have)

listening to music? (enjoy)

Simple Present Tense

3 Tigers run fast but elephants