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Simple Present Tense

Presentation by Kristi Reyes


Pictures from Oxford Picture
Dictionary
Simple Present Tense:
Uses
Everyday activities: What do you do
every day?

Routines, habits

General truths
wake up / get up
take a shower / get dressed
eat breakfast / make lunch
take the children to school
take the bus to school /
drive/go to work
be in school /
work
go to the market
leave work
clean the house /
pick up the children
cook dinner /
come home / get home
have dinner
watch TV /
do homework
relax /
read the newspaper
exercise
go to bed
go to sleep
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
Online Practice

Practice 1
Practice 2
What about you?

Ask and answer these questions


with a classmate:
1. What time do you get up in the
morning? I get up at
2. What time do you go to bed? How
many hours do you sleep per night?
3. Do you eat breakfast? What do you
usually have?
What about you?

3. What do you like to do in your free


time?

4. Do you exercise? What exercises


do you do or what sports do you
play?
What about you?

5. What chores do you do in your


household?

6. What do you do at your job?


Negatives in Simple Present
Tense
Change these to negative:
1. I work.
2. I like my job.
3. They have benefits.
4. We have a nice boss.
Negatives in Simple Present
Tense
Change these to negative:
1. She has a lot of experience.
2. He drives to his work.
3. The new employee comes early.
4. My co-worker talks to me.
Negatives in simple present
tense
1. I / you / we / they
Plural subject (the workers, the
people)
+ do not (dont) + verb
2. He / she / it
Singular subject
+ does not (doesnt) + verb (no s)
Questions in Simple Present
Tense
Change these statements to
questions:

1. I work.
2. I like my job.
3. They have benefits.
4. We have a nice boss.
Questions in Simple Present
Tense
Change these statements to
questions:
1. She has a lot of experience.
2. He drives to his work.
3. The new employee comes early.
4. Your co-worker talks to you.
Questions in Simple Present
Tense
1. Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ?

2. Does he / she / it + verb + ?


Partner Practice
Online Practice

Quiz: Questions and negatives


All + Trivia

Type the negatives 1

Simple Present Questions

Type the negatives 2

Type yes/no questions


Any questions?
Time to write a paragraph

The instructor will show you a picture.


Write a paragraph of 6 10 sentences
describing the daily actions of the
woman in the picture.
Use simple present tense verbs
(affirmative and negative).
Use a topic sentence and conclusion.

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