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Simple Past Tense
and Informational
Texts
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the simple present
form of the verb.
2. Understanding informational
texts.
 Informational Texts
1. The selection you read is an
example of an informational text.
2. The purpose of an informational
text is to inform the readers
about varied topics.
 1. Informational texts are examples
of nonfiction texts.
2. Mostly, you can read informational
texts in textbooks, encyclopedias,
almanacs, magazines, brochures,
and even in websites.
 1. Since the purpose of an informational
text is to inform, the details are
comprised of factual statements.
2. Photographs, maps, charts, diagrams,
and graphs are additional text features
that help the reader understand the
informational text better.
Remember that informational
texts present facts, and they
are always written using the
simple present tense form of
the verb.
Simple Present
Tense
The simple present tense is
quite easy to form.

base form
or
base form + "s"
Let's look at the verb to run (whose base form is run). In
the simple present tense, run looks like this:
 In other words, it only
changes in the third
person singular (he / she /
it). It adds either -s, -es or
-ies.
The be-verbs (is, are)
are used for the
simple present tense.
Examples:
1. A yo-yo is made of wood
and acrylic plastic.
(The be-verb is is used for a
singular subject.)
Examples:
2. Dama pitsas are made from
pieces of small bamboo, stones, or
bottle caps.

(The be-verb are is used for a plural

subject.)
 The -s form of the verb is
used for a singular subject.
1. A player draws a
rectangular field for the
game patintero.
The base form of the verb is
used for a plural subject.

1. Players run at full

speed to the finish line.
 1. Habitual action
Examples:
1. Athletes always stretch before
playing any sport.
2. My sister does her homework
every day before playing games.
2. Present state or a condition
Examples:
1. Aaron spends his afternoon
playing checkers with his cousins.
2. If the weather is fine, children go
out and fly kites.
 3. Future actions
Examples:
1. The flag ceremony starts at 7 in
the morning.
2. The bus for Baguio leaves at
8:30 PM.
 General truths or facts
Examples:
1. Turumpo is a popular game in the
Philippines.
2. A player climbs a bamboo pole in
Palo Sebo.
More Examples of
the Simple
Present Tense
 1. I like chocolate. (Fact)
2. Angela runs a youth club full of glue-
sniffers. (Fact)
3. I ride horses in the summer. (Fact and
habit)
4. It always snows here in January. (Fact
and habit)
5. Dawn plays chess in the evenings. (Fact
and habit)
The Negative Version
of Simple Present
Tense
 To create a negative sentence,
use "do not" + [base form of the
verb]. (Use "does not" with third
person singular (he / she / it).)
"do not" or "does not"
+
[base form of the verb]
Examples:
I do not like chocolate.
Angela does not run a youth club full of
glue-sniffers.
I do not ride horses in the summer.
It does not always snow here in January.
Dawn does not play chess in the
evenings.
 In speech and writing (especially
informal writing), "do not" is often
shortened to "don't," and "does not" is
often shortened to "doesn't." If you
want to add some emphasis, use one
of the long versions (i.e., "do not" or
"does not"), and emphasize the word
"not."
The Question Version
of Simple Present
Tense
If you need to ask a question, you
can use the following word order
for a yes/no question:

"do" or "does"+ [subject] + base form of verb

Examples:
Do you like chocolate?
Does Angela run the youth club?
You can use the following word
order for a question-word
question:

[question word] + "do" or "does" +

[subject] + base form of verb
Examples:
Why does Tony talk so
quickly?
When do the farmers plant the
corn?
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