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    Present Simple

    Explanation
    and Exercises
    Presented by:
    Vctor Robles
    Simple Present
    tense
    (uses)
    The simple present tense in English
    is used to describe:
    1. For repeated or regular
    actions in the present time
    period.
    I always go to school by bus.
    We play soccer with my friends
    2) For universal
    truths
    Sun rises in the
    east.
    The birds fly.
    Babies cry.
    Man needs water
    3) For habits and routines.
    Iget upearly in the
    morning.

    Alanbrusheshis teeth
    twice a day.
    4. For things that are
    always /generally
    permanent true.
    I live in Cartagena.
    TheyspeakEnglish
    fluently.
    She has beautiful eyes.
    5. To refer future time, fixed
    future events on timetables
    calendars.
    The train leaves at 5:00.
    The class begins
    at night.
    its noon.
    The bank closes at 4:00,
    but now
    Rules of Present Simple Tense
    conjugation
    The verbs keep the basic form in the most of
    pronouns:
    playRemember we can change
    PLAY I
    playnouns for Personal Pronouns
    you
    The students --- They
    we play
    You and I ----- We
    they play
    IMPORTANT: We put S or ES in the
    third singular person (SHE HE IT)
    1)For verbs that end in-O, -CH, -SH,
    -SS, -X,or-Zwe add-ESin the third
    person.
    ES KissES Remember: verb
    )Do Fix change
    ES ES
    )Watch Buzz with a man ------------
    ES
    )Wash ES He
    a woman
    2) For verbs that end inY, after a
    consonant, we change the Y for I and
    add ES.Cry
    CrIExamples:
    ES
    Cry Tries
    Try
    Remember: Some verbs do not
    have rules or do not change. For
    has
    example:
    Have No S or ES
    CAN
    Pronunciation Rules (3rd Singular Person)
    1. Voiced Consonants (sounds):
    /m/ comes
    /n/ /w/ /r/
    /l/ travels
    /b/ /v/ // /z/
    /d/ depends
    All vowels
    Pronunciation Rules (3rd Singular Person)
    1. Voiceless Consonants (sounds):
    /p/
    /t/ writes
    /k/ travels
    /f/ /s/
    // smooth
    /h/
    Pronunciation Rules (3rd Singular Person)
    1. ES endings (sounds):
    /s/
    /z/ buzzes
    /j/ judges
    /sh/ /Iz/
    /ch/ watches
    EXERCISES (3rd Singular Person)
    Complete the sentences with the
    correct form of the verbs in
    brackets. Dont forget the correct
    pronunciation
    1. School ________ at 3.15. (finish)
    finishes
    2. Che Yuen _______ his homework
    does
    quickly. (do)
    tries
    3. Maggie ________ hard at school. (try)
    EXERCISES (3rd Singular Person)
    4. Our doghas
    _______ a long tail. (have)
    5. Katy ________
    dresses in the latest fashion.
    (dress)
    is
    6. Tom ________ very fat. (be)
    locks
    7. The teacher _______ the door in the
    break. (lock)
    crosses
    8. We _______ this street every day. (cross)
    Subject/pro Verb Compl
    n
    I watch
    ES TV every day, but
    My father watch news only at
    (he) night.
    ES
    We do our homework
    Flies buzz a lot, although
    Ana (she) do her homework,
    A mosquito buzzES more noisely
    too
    (it)
    NEGATIVE SENTENCES
    In negative sentences we must use the
    auxiliary: DO + NOT ( I you we they)
    DONT
    DOES + NOT DOESNT (she he i )

    II play pla t
    You She pla
    You play y
    dont pla
    plays
    doesnt
    He pla
    y
    ys
    dontplay pla
    We
    We y
    doesnt
    plays
    It y
    pla
    They
    Theyplay
    dont pla
    y
    dont y doesnt
    plays y
    INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
    Put the auxiliary before the subject:
    DO +( I you we they)?
    DOES + (she he i )?
    DO I play? t
    DOE She ?
    DOYou play
    ? S
    DOE play
    plays
    He
    DOWe play?
    S
    D OE play?
    plays
    It
    DOTheyplay?
    S plays
    play?
    SHORT ANSWERS
    DO I play? Yes, you - No, you
    DOYou play
    ? do
    Yes, I - dont
    No, I
    DOWe play? Yes,do we - No, dontwe
    DOTheyplay? do Yes, they - No,
    dontthey
    DOE She do
    ? Yes, she dont
    -No, she
    DOE He
    S play Yes, he
    does -No, he
    doesnt
    D
    S OE It
    play? Yes,
    does it does- No, it
    doesnt
    S play? doesnt
    LONG ANSWERS WH QUESTIONS
    Do you study?
    Yes, I study in Fundecor
    Does Ana do her homework?
    No, she doesnt do
    her homework
    What does your father do?
    He works in a bank
    Where do they study?
    They study in a college
    Brainstorming (5 minutes)
    Wake up Take shower brush teeth Have
    breakfast

    Play tennis Daily Routines/habits


    Watch TV

    Walk in the morning Eat lunch/ dinner Go to school


    Ride bicycle
    Go for shopping

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