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1.simple Present Tense

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BASIC Present simple Present continuous

I work I am working
Past simple Past continuous
I worked I was working
Future simple Future continuous
I will work I will be working
ADVANCED Present perfect Present perfect continuous
I have worked I have been working
Past perfect Past perfect continuous
I had worked I had been working
Future perfect Future perfect continuous
I will have worked I will have been working

Present simple
Permanent We live in New York
He works at a bank
Routines I wake up at 6.00
I go to sleep at 11.00
Facts The sun rises in the east
Schedules Our class starts at 9.00
The flight leaves at noon
Frequency She always takes the bus

Never rarely sometimes often always


0% 10-20% 50% 75% 100%

Positive Negative Question


I Don’t I
You You Work?
We Work Do not Do We
They Work They
He Doesn’t He
She Work Does She Work
It Does not It
Work
Where do you live?
What do you do?

Most common spelling changes in the present simple tenses


Most verbs add s dance – dances
Cook-cooks
Sleep-sleeps

Verbs ending add es kiss – kisses


S, sh, ch, x wash – washes
Teach – teaches
Fix – fixes

Verbs ending in drop y Study - studies


Consonant and add ies Try - tries
Y,

Anything that is not a vowel is a consonant


Stud(Consonant)y - Drop y and add ies

Others Go – goes , do – does , have - has


Short form of answer
Do they need help?
Yes, they do (No contraction)
No, they don’t

Does she speak English?


Yes, she does (No contraction)
No, she doesn’t

Contractions are a unique type of word that combines two or more other words in a shortened form, usually
with an apostrophe. Contractions take words that usually go together, like can not or I have, and then
remove certain letters to shorten them and make other words, like can’t or I’ve.

Find the mistakes / possible mistakes in simple present tense.

Tense I am living live in Tokyo

Verb We likes to travel

Form They doesn’t don’t eat vegetables


Does Do you talk to him often?

Spelling She trys tries to save money

Missing word What time you finish work? What time do you finish work?

Exercise
Positive I take He takes
She does We do
You enjoy She enjoys

Negative They study They don’t study


He sings He doesn’t sing

Question She wants to buy a new phone Does she want to buy a new phone?
They sell books online. Do they sell books online?

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