CHAPTER i} Using the Simple Present 3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE SINGULAR PLURAL, Ist PERSON T talk we talkt Notice: The verb after she, he, it (3rd person singular) has a final -s7 sales. 2nd PERSON you talk you talke 3rd PERSON she talks they talk he talks it rains ‘The simple present tense expresses habits. In (a): Eating breakfast is a habit, a usual activity. Every morning = Monday morning, ‘Tuesday morning, Wednesday morning, ‘Thursday morning, Friday morning, Saturday morning, and Sunday morning. (@) Teat breakfast every merning. (©) Olga speaks English every day. (©) We sleep every night. (@) They go to the beach every weekend. She wakes up every morning at 7:00. He shaves every morning.CO EXERCISE 1. Let's talk: pairwork. Directions: Work with a partner. PART 1, What do you do every morning? On the left is a list of habits. Check (Y) your habits every morning. Put them in order. What do you do first, second, third, etc.? Write them on the lines. —v PART I. 54 CHAPTERS HABITS eat breakfast g0 to class put on my clothes drink a cup of coffee/tea shave put on my make-up take a shower/bath get up pick up my books walk to the bathroom watch TV look in the mirror turn off the alarm clock go to the kitchen/the cafeteria brush/comb my hair say good-bye to my roommate/ wife/husband/parents/partner/ete. brush my teeth do exercises wash my face 1. 2, 3. 10. LL. 12. MY HABITS EVERY MORNING The alarm clack rings. J turn off the alarm clock. 13. — 14. 15. 16. ‘Tell a partner about your habits every morning. Close your book.