The Present

Simple Part 1
Version 2.0
1. Verbs and the Infinitive
2. Facts and Habits
3. Want and Need
4. Questions and Negative
5. Examples and Exercises
present Infinitive past p.p
want to want wanted wanted
need to need needed needed
close to close closed closed
learn to learn learned learned
play to play played played
move to move moved moved

Present Infinitive Past P.P

Go To go Went Gone
Teach To teach Taught Taught
Pay To pay Paid Paid
Be To be Was/were been
Have To have Had had
Do To do Did done
 Present Simple

For facts:
• The moon is big.
• Michael is my teacher.
• Egypt is a country.
• Cairo is a city.
• We love English.
• Most people have jobs.
• I don’t have work today.

For habits:
• I drink tea every day.
• I drink coffee every day.
• I wake up at 7 o’clock in the morning every day.
• I usually meet Mohamed on Fridays.
• I always go to the movies with my friends.
 Form

He/she/it + verb+s (she works.)

I/we/they/you + verb (I work)

He/she/it + does not + verb (he doesn’t work)

I/we/they/you + do not + work (they don’t work)

Verb to be
I + am + adjective or noun (I’m Egyptian. I’m Michael)
You/they/we + are + adjective or noun (We are Egyptians)
He/she/it + is + adjective or noun (he is Egyptian. He is Ahmed)

Negative with verb to be

I/they/you/we/he/she/ it + verb to be + not. (I’m not Canadian)
Want + infinitive

I want to meet Ahmed’s father.

I want to watch a movie.
Mona wants to study English.
They want to take an English course with Michael.
My sister wants to be a doctor.
They want to have real friends.
They want a new apartment.

I need to study English.

Mohamed needs to eat. He is hungry.
They need to find a good doctor.
Nada needs a friend. She is lonely.
They need a new car.
 Ahmed

My friend’s name is Ahmed. Ahmed is Syrian, and he is 29

years old. He lives in Cairo with his brother Mostafa. He works
in a big company. He works as an accountant. He is tall and
handsome. Ahmed is taller than his brother Mostafa. He has a
fast car. Ahmed likes football, and he plays football on Fridays.
He wants to study English, but he is always busy. We go to the
movies every weekend, and we take his brother Mostafa with
us. Ahmed is my best friend.
Questions in Present Simple

Yes/No questions
Verb to be with adjective and nouns.
Verb to do with verbs.

Are you tired?

Yes, I am. (yes, I’m tired)
Are you Egyptian?
No, I’m not. (no, I’m not Egyptian)
Is Ahmed at home?
Yes, he is. (yes, Ahmed is at home)

Do you have a car?

Yes, I do. (yes, I have a car)
Does Ahmed have brothers?
No, he doesn’t. (no, he doesn’t have brothers)
Do they have a pet?
Yes, they do. (yes, they have a pet)
 Question words

Ahmed is at home.
Where is Ahmed?

My sisters are at school.

Where are your sisters?

I live in Cairo.
Where do you live?

Alexandria is in Egypt.
Where is Alexandria?

Ahmed works in Aswan.

Where does Ahmed work?
 Correct the Mistakes

1. They starts work at the morning every day.

2. Julia start work at 9:00 am in Mondays.

3. She speak polish and Russian very well.

4. Ahmed doesn’t like Exams.

5. Are she finish work late?

6. Is Ahmed and Mona Egyptians?

7. My friend work taxi driver.

8. My friend work a big company.

 2
Pronunciation
You will learn how to say the words and spell them too
 2 or 3 Syllables?

Coffee

Sandwich

Banana

Orange

Tomato
 2 or 3 Syllables?

Coff.ee

Sand.wich

Ba.nan.a

Or.ange

To.ma.to
 The Stressed Syllable

Coff.ee

Sand.wich

Ba.nan.a

Or.ange

To.ma.to
 ‘of’ and ‘and’

of /ɑv/

A cup of tea

A glass of cola

You and me

Ahmed and his family

I want an apple

Unstressed: ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘and’ and ‘of’

Homework
Hannah’s Story
I’m a cleaner. I love my job. I’m sure you’re surprised to hear that! You probably don’t know anyone who
wants to become a cleaner!
So why do I love my job? Well, I start work at 6 o'clock, and that’s the first thing. When I walk to work, the
streets are quiet and I can hear the birds sing. You don’t usually hear the birds in the middle of the city!
The second thing is that I work in a hospital. It’s hard work, but I know that what I do is really useful, and
that makes me happy. Also, the nurses are friendly, and I chat to them when I have time.
But I don’t want to be a cleaner all my life. I really want to be an engineer. I go to college in the evenings to
study.
That’s why the third reason is the really important one – I finish work at lunch time! So when everyone else
goes back to work after their lunch break, I have time for my studies.

A. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

1. Hannah likes/doesn’t like her job.
2. She wants/doesn’t want to be a cleaner for her whole life.
3. She works/doesn’t work the whole day.

B. Complete the sentences about the text. Use the words in the box.
At the end of the day – early in the morning – in the afternoon – in the middle of the day
1. Hannah starts work ____.
2. She finishes work ____.
3. She goes to college ____.
4. She does her college work ____.
Hannah’s Story
I’m a cleaner. I love my job. I’m sure you’re surprised to hear that! You probably don’t know anyone who
wants to become a cleaner!
So why do I love my job? Well, I start work at 6 o'clock, and that’s the first thing. When I walk to work, the
streets are quiet and I can hear the birds sing. You don’t usually hear the birds in the middle of the city!
The second thing is that I work in a hospital. It’s hard work, but I know that what I do is really useful, and
that makes me happy. Also, the nurses are friendly, and I chat to them when I have time.
But I don’t want to be a cleaner all my life. I really wans to be an engineer. I go to college in the evenings to
study.
That’s why the third reason is the really important one – I finish work at lunch time! So when everyone else
goes back to work after their lunch break, I have time for my studies.

C. Read the text again. Are the sentences true or false?

1. Hannah thinks that most people want to be a cleaner.

2. There are a lot of people and cars in the streets at 6 o’clock in the morning.
3. Hannah likes to hear the birds.
4. She doesn’t do very much at work.
5. She talks to the nurses in the hospital.
6. She wants to be a doctor.
7. She studies at a college.
8. She doesn’t have time for her studies.
Write a paragraph (only 7 sentences) about a friend.