Simple Present Tense

Hank is alwaysin a hurryand hе doеs He works aIIthе timе-hе nеvеrrеlaxеs.

еvеrythingat onсе.

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П Hank at Work This Weеk
t Hank's Working Habits

сl|ARтсI/iEсl( AFFlппnAтшЕ NЕGAтlvE

Сirсle T (True)or
sтAтEi,|ENтs sтAтЕlt.IENтs
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F (Folsе). Suвtвст | Vвпв 5uв;вст | oo n,, | влsвFoпм
т F The form for |/We/You*/Тhеy work |/Wе/You/Тhеy do not
he/she/it ends work.
with -s. Hе/Shе/It works. Hе/She/|t doеs not
т F Negative *Уoиis both singular and plural.
statemеnts
havе do not or YEs/NoQUЕsтloNs sнoRт ANSWERS
doеs not befoтe I
the basе fоrm. Do | Blsв Foпм
I Suryпст Aггlпмдтlvв ! Nвсятlvв

т F Quеstions havе Do you do. I don't.

do оr does after work? Yеs, No,
Doеs ne ne doеs. ne doesn't.
the subjесt.

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}yf,-QUЕsтloNs
tшн-Woпo I Do I su"l..' I Blsв Foпм
Whеrе do you
work?
When doеs ne

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Unsсromblеthеsеwords to сomplеtеthе quеstion.

rush.Why.heоdoes Why does he run all the time?

G r a m c т ъa rЕx рlana t jо ns Еxamples

l. Usе the simpte prеsеnt tensе to talk about r Some pеop|erush through Iife'
what rеgular|yhappens. r Thеy don,t relax.
*?- r o t h е r p e o p | еa r е с а I m .
r Тhey don,t fееl tensе.
Past.'..........Х.
. х. . x ..Х........х..'.....>
Future
rish

2. Usе advеrbs of frеquеnсy with thе simp|e r She лeyer rеlaxеs.

prеsеnttense to еxpгеsshow oftеn something l You usuolly takе |ifееasier.
happеns. r Wе sometimеs slееp |atе.
^ф ^""- r Thеy seldom take а vaсation.
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Br сдпвгut-!Adverbs of frеquеnсy usua|ly l Wе usuolly rush around too muсh.
сome bеforе thе main verb, but thеy go aftеr r Wе,re often stгessedout.
thе vеrb be.

3. Usе the simp!е presеnt tensе to talk about r Strеss(ausеs high b|ood pressurе.
sсiеntifiсfaсts. l Water frееzеs at З2"F.

Сheсk
it out!
Еor spelling rules for the third person singular (hе/ shе/it) of the simple present
tense, see Appеndix 20 on page 343.
For pronunсiation rules for the third person singular hе / shеl it) of the simple
present tense, see Appendiх 27 on page 348,
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rrs physiсail1'.Fог ехaпrplе' stгеss lorvег уotlг Ьlood

сatlsеs high blood PГеssuге. Prеssurе. It orrly takеs

Doсtorsоftеn prеsс,iь. a fеw minutеs!''
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o Mеgon ond Greg hove complеtеlу diffеrent tуpes of personolity (A ond B).
с0|{iPIEтE
Rеod obout one, writе obout thе othеr.

Тypе A: Megan Type B: Grеg

1 . Мegan doеsn't rеlaх easily. о Greg rr|axeэ easily.
2 . She doеэn't |ake timе to еnjoy . He takеs time to eniov the moment.
the moment.
3 . Megan and her boyfriend nеver takе о Greg and his girlfriend often
vaсations. take - vaсatrons.
4 . She rushes through the day. о H е doеsn't rush through the day.

5. She is nеrvous. оHe is not nervous.

6. Shе is always in a hurry. .He is nevеr in
a hurrу,
7. She finishеs other people'ssentenсes .He does not finish other people's
for them. sentenсes for them.
8. Shе worries a lot. . Hе doеsn't wоrrу a lot.

9. Shе does not have enough time . Hе has enough time to frnish things.
to finish things.
1 0 . Mеgan has high blood prеssure . Greg does not have high blood
due to strеss' pressure due to stress.
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Asl(t, ANiWERC Todd is on oсcountont,Look ot his sсhеdule.Write quеstionsond

onswersobout his doу,

Ш?}iff*ll8
6:00-7:00 9еt up.ехеrсisе 12:o0-12',З0 |unсh
8:00-9:00 work on геports 12:30-5:00 rеturn phone сalls
9:00-12:00 seе сliеnts 5:30-7:00 attеndnight sсhoоl

When / get up?

|Nhendoeэ he get up? He ge|э up at 6:00,

2. eхеrсisе in the morning?

Doeghe exeraiэein the morninа? Yеэ, hе doeo,

3. work on reDorts in the aftеrnoon?

Does he work on reports in the afternoon? No, he doesn't.

4' When / see сlients?

When does he see clients? He sees clients at 9:00.

5. takе a lunсh brеak?

Does he take a lunch break? Yes, he does.

6. What / do / from 12:30to 5:00?

What does he do from 12:30 to 5:00? He returns phone calls.

7. Where / go / al5:30?
Where does he go at 5:30? He goes to night school.

EDIT.Reod Todd,sjournol еntrу.Find ond сorrесttеn mistokеsin thе usе of thе simplе
prеsenttеnse.The first mistokeis аlrеodу сorrectеd.

nevernave study tells

l,m so fired.l harc.я*еrtime to rel,aх.Iwork aI|daу and вtudieвall nighf.Iv1уbosв tell
am think
me that l need,a,,,,uaсafion.
l agree,buf l afraid to fake one,Doeamy boas thinkв that
the otfiсe ca,n,f,unсfion
wifhout me? l dont want fhem fo think l'm not neceEыarу.
complains
But mY wife ia unhappУtoo,She сomplainfhat вhe never aee6me anуmore.|v1,у
is want
don'tthiлk l can keepfhiв up muсh ,Ioлgen
всheduleare-',,сr'azу.l l don't wanfв to quif

nighf school,thouAh,I think offen fhat there has fo be a better way,