THE PRESENT SIMPLE

Tense

Present Tense

Past tense

Future Tense

Present tense is further divided

into four parts
Present Tense

Present indefinite
Simple

Present continuous

Present perfect

Present perfect
conituous

Present SimpleTense
We use

simple present tense to talk about things in

general.
Ex: Nurses look after the patients in hospitals.
Children like ice-cream

We use

it to say that something happens repeatedly or for

habitual actions or daily activities
I usually go to the market at weekends.
Paul wakes up at 5 in the morning.

We use it to say that something is true in general.

The earth goes round the sun.

THE PRESENT SIMPLE

TENSE
(Affirmative)

Peter works on his basket every

day (He) .

The present simple affirmative

Children like ice-cream very much

(They).

See the table for further clarification

we use subject+base form of verb
insub
affirmative sentences.
1st form of verb.
I

Drive.

you

Drive.

We

Drive.

They

Drive.

*He/she/it

Drives.

Present simple
More examples
I go to school every day.
She speaks English fluently.
The sun rises in the east. (It)
Paper burns easily. (It)
Water boils at 100 degrees celcius. (It)
My parents work in a hospital (They)

Points to remember
Remember

that we say
I work, but he works.
They teach but my sister (She) teaches.
We sing but Rihanna (She) sings.
Dont forget the s in 3 rd person singular
(e.g., he, she, it, Peter, Jane, My father, etc)

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

(Interrogative)
DOES HE WORK AS A DOCTOR?

YES, HE DOES

Do

they watch
T.V together?

Interrogative sentences
We

have discussed affirmative sentences

earlier, now will discuss Interrogative
sentences.
We use Do/Does to make questions.
Ex: Do You drive?
Does she sing? Etc.

we use do/does +subject+base

form of verb for interrogative
Do
Sub
Base form of verb
sentences
Do

You

Work?

Do

We

Work?

Do

they

Work?

Does

*He/she

Work ? Not works

Does

*It

Work? Not works

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

(Negative)

SHE DOESNT WORK AS A DOCTOR, SHE WORKS

AS A TEACHER.

We use sub+do/does+not+base
form of verb for negative sentences
Sub

Do/doesnt Base form of verb

Dont

Work.

we

Dont

Work.

You

Dont

Work.

They

Dont

Work.

He/she

Doesnt

Work. Not works

It

Doesnt

Work. Not works

Negative sentences
We use

do/does to make negative

sentences.
Ex: I dont go to the market in the
evening.
Sally doesnt take sugar in her coffee.
(She).

Remember
We use the present simple to talk about
regular, repeated activities or situations
Susan goes to school every day
things that are generally or always true
The River Ebro flows into the Mediterranean
sea

Remember
In

the third person singular affirmative the verb

has a final -s/-es She goes to school everyday
We form the negative with dont (doesnt in the
3rd person singular). They dont like sweets/ She
doesnt live in Madrid
We form questions with Do?(Does ?in the
3rd person singular). Does she eat sweets? Do
you like football?

Some more use of Present simple

We use

present simple with ADVERBS OF

FREQUENCY when we say how often we do
things
For ex: In the summer John USUALLY plays tennis.
NEVER SOMETIMES OFTEN USUALLY ALWAYS

Pattern:

subject + ADVERB + verb

Thomas and Philip ALWAYS begin their day at 7 oclock.

She USUALLY plays basketball on Mondays.
Peter OFTEN watches TV at breakfast.
They NEVER go home on weekdays.
We SOMETIMES play football.

With the verb TO BE we use a different pattern

Pattern:

subject + am/is/are+ ADVERB

Thomas and Philip are ALWAYS busy at school.

They are NEVER late for their activities.
He is USUALLY ready for breakfast at 7 oclock.
We are OFTEN in the music room during the breaks.
James is SOMETIMES tired at the end of the day.

Lets do some Exercises

Complete these sentences with the correct
Forms of verb (simple Present)

Complete the sentences

using one of the following verbs
Speak,

live, open, drink, close

1.Ann____German very well.
2.The swimming pool_____at 9 oclock and
______at 6 p.m.
3.My parents _____in a very small flat.
4.we_____coffee in the evening.

Complete the sentences

using one of the following verbs
Speak,

live, open, drink, close

1.Ann speaks German very well. (She)
2.The swimming pool opens at 9 oclock and
closes at 6 p.m. (It)
3.My parents live in a very small flat. (They)
4.We drink coffee in the evening.

Exercise
Personal questions
Complete each question, using the correct
form of the present simple, and give short
answers.
You/watch/T.V? Yes,______.
You and your friends/play/much sport?
No_______
The place where you live /have/a
shopping mall? Yes________
She/speak/Hindi? No, _________

Exercise
Personal questions
Complete each question, using the correct form of the
present simple, and give short answers.
You/watch/T.V? Yes,______.
Do you watch t.v? Yes, I do
You and your friends/play/much sport? No, _______
Do you and your friends play much sport? No we dont
The place where you live /have/a shopping mall? Yes
Does the place where you live have a shopping mall? Yes it
does
She/speak/Hindi? No, _________
Does she speak Hindi? No, she doesnt

Make negative and Interrogative

sentences
using the correct form of verb
1.Jane _____(not/drink) tea very often.
2.What time ____ (the bank/close) in
Britain?
3.What ______(you/do) in the evening?
4.I ____(not/play) tennis very well.

Make negative and Interrogative

sentences
using the correct form of verb
1.Jane doesnt drink (not/drink) tea very often.
2.What time does the bank close (the bank/close)
in Britain?
3.What do you do (you/do) in the evening?
4.I dont play (not/play) tennis very well.

Exercise
Complete the conversation
Ria:____

English?
Tina: yes, little.
Ria:Where _____come______?
Tina: From Srilanka.
Ria: ___ ___ like India?
Tina: Yes, ___ ____.

Exercise
Complete the conversation
Ria:

Do you speak English?

Tina: yes, little.
Ria:Where do you come from?
Tina: From Srilanka.
Ria: Do you like India?
Tina: Yes, I do.

Answer the following

I

(get up) at 7.30 a.m.__________

My sister (get up ) at 7.45 a.m._______
We (watch) T.V every evening.________
My father (watch) a lot films.__________
Paul

(play) football every day._________

Answer the following

I (get up) at 7.30 a.m.__________

I get up at 7.30 a.m
My sister (get up ) at 7.45 a.m.
My sister gets up at 7.45 a.m.
We (watch) T.V every evening.________
We watch T.V every evening
My father (watch) a lot films.__________
My father watches a lot films.
Paul (play) football every day._________
Paul plays football every day.

Dry, getup, comb, ring, brush,

Every

weekday morning I_______ as soon

as my alarm _____. After 10 minutes I go
to the bathroom. I____ my teeth and
____my hair. After my shower I _____
myself with a big towel and go back to the
bedroom.

Dry, getup, comb, ring, brush,

Every

weekday morning I get up as soon

as my alarm rings. After 10 minutes I go to
the bathroom. I wash my teeth and comb
my hair. After my shower I dry myself with
a big towel and go back to the bedroom.

Insert the adverb of frequency in the right place.

Ex: We are happy at school. (always) We are always happy at
school.
1. I go to the cinema on Fridays. (often)
2. Chris is smiling. (always)
3. My brother does the homework. (rarely)
4. I forget my book. (never)
5. They are at work at 6 a.m. (usually)
6. The canteen is full at lunchtime. (always)
7. Dad cooks our dinner.(usually)
8. On Saturdays she is with her friends.(sometimes)
9. I am late. (never)
10. We are hungry. (usually)
11. Paula listens to music. (often)

Insert the adverb of frequency in the right place.

Ex: We are happy at school. (always) We are always happy at
school.
1. I often go to the cinema on Fridays.
2. Chris is always smiling.
3. My brother rarely does the homework.
4. I never forget my book.
5. They are usually at work at 6 a.m.
6. The canteen is always full at lunchtime.
7. Dad usually cooks our dinner.
8. On Saturdays she is sometimes with her friends.
9. I am never late.
10. We are usually hungry.
11. Paula often listens to music.