When do we use simple present tense ? When we talk about actions/feelings/facts/attitude/behavior that happen at present time e.

.g He is angry He works as a teacher When we talk about habitual actions e.g He goes to school everyday Everymorning I have coffee and bread for my breakfast When we talk about general truth e.g The sun rises in the east The moon goes around the earth How to use present tense? We use the infinitive of the verb. In the 3rd person Singular (he, she, it - or a name) we put an -s at the end of the infinitive. Affirmative am a student am hungry I play football run are students We are hungry You They play football Aaron and Aziz run is a student He is hungry She It plays football Aaron Aziz runs Negative I We You They Aaron and Aziz He She It Aaron Aziz am not a student am not hungry do not play football do not run are not students are not hungry do not play football do not run is not a student is not hungry play football run

EXERCISE A: Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Present Tense in the statements. Example: I _____ in the lake. (swim) Answer: I swim in the lake. 1) We _________ our friends. (call) 2) Emma _________ in the lessons. (dream) 3) They _________ at birds. ( look) 4) John_________ home from school. (come) 5) I _________ my friends. ( meet) 6) He _________ the laptop. ( repair) 7) Walter and Frank _________ hello. ( say) 8) The cat _________ under the tree. ( sit) 9) You _________ water. ( drink) 10) She _________ the lunchbox. (forget)

EXERCISE B: Negate the sentences in the first column. Write. You can use long or short/contracted forms of the auxiliaries. Example: Josephine knows the new words. Answer: Josephine does not know the new words. or Josephine doesn't know the new words.

1) The girls are outside. 2) She knows the answer. 3) We live in a small house. 4) I have coffee for breakfast. 5) Water boils at 90C. 6) My brothers work in a caf. 7) Marie and Helen do judo. 8) The dog always barks. 9) I remember Bill quite well. 10) Kate can sing alone.
EXERCISE C :
a) Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense. b) Negate the following sentences. c) Ask for the underlined words. 1. Tom _______(like) English. 2. Harry ________(visit) his friends every week week. 3. Uncle Henry ________(know) a lot of jokes 4. Every Monday she ________(be) in San Diego. 5. She ____________________ (always/forget) to hand in her homework. 6. They ____________(watch) TV in the living room all the time 7. Frank ___________(often, play) chess with his father. 8. John ___________(go) to school every day. 9. They ________(watch) interesting movies every night. 10. Tomorrow Jim __________________(fly) to Seattle.

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