Present tense:

be

is are
(He, She It) (They, We, You)
am
( I )

Example:

1. My father __________ (be) a teacher.

2. Miss Hung ____________ (be) very nice.
3. I ___________ (be) a student.
4. Miss Lo and Miss Lee ___________ (be) our teachers.
5. Keith and I ___________ (be) good friends.
6. You ___________ (be) a girl.

not + verb (e.g. like)

does not like

do not like (He, She, It)
(They, We, I , You)

Example:
1. They ____________ (not like) lions.
2. He ___________ (not play) violin.
3. My dog ____________ (not eat) bones.
4. My parents ______________ (not go) to temples.
5. My brother ______________ (not drink) Cola.
 verb changes
when number of people / things change

verb does not change

verb + “s” or “es” or “ies” (They, We, I, You)
( He, She, It )

Example:
1. John ______________ (play) football everyday.
2. My brother usually _____________ (watch) TV after school.
3. Miss LO often ______________ (eat) toast for breakfast.
4. Timmy ____________ (love) chocolates.
5. The bird ___________ (fly) in the sky.
6. They _____________ (go) to China every summer.
7. The sun _____________ (rise) from the East.
8. My sisters always ______________ (drink) milk in the morning.
9. I __________ (like) beyblade very much.
10. We usually ____________ (make) cakes with Daddy on Sundays.
 Present Continuous Tense

Talking things that are happening now.

Don’t forget

is / am / are ＋ verb – ing

He is playing… They are playing…

She is playing… I am playing… We are playing…
It is playing… You are playing…

Example:
1. The students _________________ (play) football now.
2. Look! The boy _______________ (make) a bubble.
3. I __________________ (read) a storybook at this moment.
4. Listen! The baby ____________________ (cry)
5. Be quiet! They ________________ (sing).
6. Do not forget to bring umbrella. It ___________________ (rain).
7. What _________ you _________ (do) now?

Exercise:
Jane _________ (be) a hard-working girl. She always __________
(help) her mother to do housework. Look! She _______________
(sweep) the floor now.

Grandma __________ (like) watching TV. She ____________

(watch) TV every night. She _____________ (sit) in the living room at
the moment but she _______________ (watch) TV. What ________ she
__________ (do)? She _______________ (sleeping)!