Simple Present Tense

Verbs
Chapter 2 Section 1
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 Verbs have “tenses”
• Show the time
• Tell if the action continues
• Signal the completion of an action

• Examples:
– ‘I run’ is present tense,
– 'I ran‘ is past tense
– ‘I will run’ is future tense

– My colleague and I agree that “I am going to run” is

____________ tense.
 Simple Present Tense
• Express habits
– Habits are usual
activities.
– Habits are activities
that you do every day.

– I brush my teeth.
– He smokes too much.
 Subject Pronouns
Singular Plural

1st Person
I we
The person speaking
does the action

2nd Person
You You
The speaker talks to the
person doing the action

3rd Person
He, She, It they
Speaker talks about
someone/something else
 Subject Pronouns
Singular Plural

1st Person
The person speaking
does the action

2nd Person
The speaker talks to the
person doing the action

3rd Person
Speaker talks about
someone/something else
 1 Person
st

• Singular
– I talk.

• Plural
– We talk.
2 Person
nd

• Singular
– You talk.

• Plural
– You talk.
 3 Person
rd

• Singular
– He (she, it) talks.

• Plural
– They talk.
 Key Concept
• 3rd Person Singular
– Add –s to the present
tense verb

She talks.
He talks.
It talks.
 Subject Pronouns
Singular Plural

1st Person I talk. We talk.

2nd Person You talk. You talk.

3rd Person He talks. They talk.

She talks.
It talks.
 Adding –s Quiz
DIRECTIONS 1. Start
• starts
• Change the following simple 2. Carry
present tense verbs to the third • carries
person singular form. 3. Help
• helps
4. Stretch
• stretches
5. Press
• presses
6. Buy
• buys
7. Push
• pushes
8. Flex
• flexes
 Irregular Singular Verbs
Have/Has
Singular Plural

1st Person I have. We have.

2nd Person You have. You have.

3rd Person They have.

 Irregular Singular Verbs
Have/Has
Singular Plural

1st Person I have. We have.

2nd Person You have. You have.

3rd Person He has. They have.

She has.
It has.
 Irregular Singular Verbs
Do/Does
Singular Plural

1st Person I do. We do.

2nd Person You do. You do.

3rd Person They do.

 Irregular Singular Verbs
Do/Does
Singular Plural

1st Person I do. We do.

2nd Person You do. You do.

3rd Person He does. They do.

She does.
It does.
 Irregular Singular Verb
Go/Goes
Singular Plural

1st Person I go. We go.

2nd Person You go. You go.

3rd Person They go.

 Irregular Singular Verb
Go/Goes
Singular Plural

1st Person I go. We go.

2nd Person You go. You go.

3rd Person He goes. They go.

She goes.
It goes.
 The Simple Present Tense:
Negative
Singular Plural

1st Person I do not drink. We do not

drink.
2nd Person You do not You do not
drink. drink.

3rd Person They do not

drink.
 The Simple Present Tense:
Negative
Singular Plural

1st Person I do not drink. We do not

drink.
2nd Person You do not You do not
drink. drink.

3rd Person He does not drink. They do not

She does not drink. drink.
It does not drink.
 The Simple Present Tense:
Negative
Contractions
• People _______ use
• Do not contractions when
they speak.

• Does not • People ______ use

contractions when
they write.
 The Simple Present Tense:
Negative
Contractions
• People usually use
• Do not contractions when
• Don’t they speak.

• Does not • People often use

contractions when
• Don’t they write.
 Notes: 1/13/9
Simple Present Tense: The Simple Present:
Negative Yes/No Questions

• Subject + do not/does • Do/Does + main verb

not + main verb. (simple form)

– We do not (don’t) drink – Do you like coffee?

coffee. – Does Bob like coffee?
– She does not (doesn’t)
drink coffee.
• DON’T BE RUDE!
 Notes: 1/13/9
Simple Present Tense: The Simple Present: Yes/No
Negative Questions

• _____ + ____ + _____. • _______+ _______

(simple form)
– We _________ drink
coffee. – ______ you like coffee?
– She ________ drink coffee. – ______ Bob like coffee?

• DON’T BE RUDE!
 2-10 (Review)
01/20/09
The Simple Present: Yes/No Questions

_______ + _______+ ______

_____ I like coffee?

_____ Ann speak French?

 2-11
01/20/09
The Simple Present:
Asking Information Questions With Where

(____) _____ + _____+ _____

Where _____ they live?

Where _____ Gina live?

 2-12
01/20/09
The Simple Present: Asking Information Questions with When and
What Time

____ _____ + _____+ _____

____ _____ + _____+ _____
When _____ you go to class?
What time ____ you go to class?
At nine o’clock.
When _____ Anna eat dinner?
What time _____ eat dinner?
At six P.M.
The frequency adverb _____ comes immediately _____ the subject in a
question.
_____ + _____ + _____ + _____
What time do you usually go to class?
 2-13 Summary: Information
Questions with Be and Do 01/23/09
Q-Word + Be + Subject Q-Word + Do/Does +
Subject + Main Verb
3. Where _____ Thailand?
4. Where _____ your 3. Where _____ you live?
books? 4. What time _____ the
5. When _____ the plane arrive?
concert? 5. What _____ monkeys
6. What ____ your name? eat?
7. What time _____ it? 6. When _____ Bob
study?
Exercise 36
 Exercise 36
(13) Snakes eat all sorts of things. (14) Eggs are a
favorite food of many snakes. (15) When a
snake eat an egg, the snake first curl around the
egg. (16) It don’t want the egg to roll away. (17)
Then the snake open its mouth and move the
egg into its throat. (18) It squeeze the egg with
muscles in its neck. (19) The egg break and go
into the snake’s stomach. (20) Then the snake
spit out the eggshell. (21) Snakes love to eat
eggs.
 Exercise 37
1. (Anita, go) ____________ to her uncle’s
house every day.

3. (monkeys, eat) ___________ insects?

 Exercise 37
1. A: I usually (remember, not) _________
my dreams. (you remember)
__________ your dreams?

B: Sometimes. I often (write) ________

my dreams down as soon as I wake up.
I (like) ________ to think about my
dreams. I (try) ________ to understand
them.
 Exercise 37
4. I (understand, not) ___________ my
brother. He (have, not) __________ a job
or a place to live. He (sleep) ________ at
his friend’s apartments. He ( take, not)
_______ care of himself. I (worry) ______
about him all the time.
Exercise 37
Exercise 37
Exercise 37
Exercise 37
Exercise 37
Exercise 37