Simple Present Tense

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Simple Present Tense:

Uses

Everyday activities: What do you do

every day?

Routines, habits

General truths

What do these people do?

bake

cut / style hair

build

deliver

draw / design

drive

fix / repair plumbing,

appliances

fly

garden

guard

manage / supervise

paint

use a computer / program

answer telephone, type, file,

take messages

sell

serve, help customers

teach

research, do experiments

wash dishes

clean, wax

weld

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
have

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 + ?

The present simple is used for:

repeated actions or daily routines usually with time
expressions such as: every day, every week, every Monday

She usually plays tennis at the weekend.

The present simple is used for:

permenant states

He works in an office.

He is a businessman.He lives in New York.

(permenant state)

The present simple is used for:

general truths or laws of nature

The sun sets in the west.

The moon moves around the earth.

(law of nature)

positive
I

play

basketball every Saturday.

You

play

basketball every Saturday.

He

play

s basketball every Saturday.

She

play

s basketball every Saturday.

It

play

s basketball every Saturday.

We

play

basketball every Saturday.

You

play

basketball every Saturday.

They

play

basketball every Saturday.

negative
dont

wash

the car every day.

dont

wash

the car every day.

He

doesnt

wash

the car every day.

She

doesnt

wash

the car every day.

It

doesnt

wash

the car every day.

We

dont

wash

the car every day.

You

dont

wash

the car every day.

dont

wash

the car every day.

I
You

They

question
Do

go to the cinema?

Do

you

go to the cinema?

he

go to the cinema?

Does

she

go to the cinema?

Does

it

go to the cinema?

Do

we

go to the cinema?

Do

you

go to the cinema?

Does

Do

they

go to the cinema?

No, I dont.

I love Spanish.

Do you speak Spanish?

What do you do?

What do you do?

Do you
speak Spanish?

I
love Spanish

No, I dont.

Its in Reading.

What do you do in your free time?

I drive there every day.

Where do you work?

What do you do in your

free time?

Its in Reading.

Where do you
work?

I drive there
every day

get dressed

make the bed

go jogging

catch the bus

wash the dishes

Time to write a paragraph

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