Simple Present Tense

Active Voice: V1

Passive Voice am, is, are + V3

Universal Truth

1. The sun rises in the east.

2. The sun sets in the west.
3. The earth travels around the sun.
4. Cows eat grass.
5. Cats like fish.
6. Water boils at 100 C.
7. Fire is hot.
8. Honey is sweet.
9. Ice is cold.
10. The sun gives us heat and light.

Habitual Action

Signals: always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely, scarcely, never, every day, every morning, every
afternoon, every evening, every Sunday, once a week, twice a month

1. I always drink coffee.

2. She usually goes to work by car.
3. He often meets his friends.
4. My uncle gives me pocket money sometimes.
5. They seldom eat vegetables.
6. I rarely go out alone.
7. He scarcely smokes.
8. I never drink beer.
9. We say our prayers every day.
10. She brushes her teeth every morning.
11. Mon Mon takes a nap every afternoon.
12. She takes a walk every evening.
13. We eat out every Sunday.
14. I go to the beauty salon once a week.
15. They hold a meeting twice a month.

 If a word ends with s, x, sh, ch, and o, add es to the word.

 If a word ends with y and there is a vowel before y, add s.
 If a word ends with y and there is a consonant before y, remove y and add ies.

Examples:

1. Brush brushes
2. Catch catches
3. Wish wishes
4. Match matches
5. Buy buys
6. Cry cries
 7. Try tries

General Truth
1. I like Mohinga.
2. She loves tea.
3. He works at a bank.
4. I live in Tamwe.
5. He knows us.
6. I love you.

Schedules

1. The movie starts at 9 o’clock.

2. The train leaves for Bago at 4 p.m.
3. Our class finishes at 2 o’clock.
4. The plane arrives at 8 a.m.

Making negative and interrogative sentences

1. She goes to pagoda every Sunday.

She does not go to pagoda every Sunday.
Does she go to pagoda every Sunday?

2. They meet on Mondays.

They do not meet on Mondays.
Do they meet on Mondays?

3. I see her in the morning.

I do not see her in the morning.
Do you see her in the morning?

4. We like tea.
We do not like tea.
Do you like tea?

5. Thu Thu works at an office.

Thu Thu does not work at an office.
Does Thu Thu work at an office?

Exercises
1. We live in Taunggyi.
2. They know him well.
3. He makes breakfast on Sundays.
4. Hay Mar writes an essay once a week.
5. I like to eat vegetables.

I, We, You, They, Subject (plural) do

He, She, It, Subject (singular) does
Simple Past Tense (ed)

Active Voice V2
Passive Voice was, were + V3
Simple past tense is used to talk about the things in the past.

Signals: this morning, last night, yesterday, yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon, yesterday evening, last
week, last month, last year, a few minutes ago, two years ago, three days ago, last Sunday, in 2010…

1. I saw her in the park this morning.

2. We played the guitar on the balcony last night.
3. They had dinner at a restaurant yesterday.
4. He watered the flower plants in the garden yesterday morning.
5. She drank coffee at a café yesterday afternoon.
6. She went shopping at the supermarket yesterday evening.
7. I got a present from my aunt last week.
8. He went abroad last month.
9. He cooked dinner three days ago.
10. I heard the news a few minutes ago.
11. We moved to Taunggyi two years ago.
12. They came to our house last Monday.
13. She bought a house in the countryside in 2020.

Exercises
1. They sold a car last month.
They did not sell a car last month.
Did they sell a car last month?

2. I wrote a song last night.

I did not write a song last night.
Did you write a song last night?

3. We visited a beach one week ago.

We did not visit a beach one week ago.
Did you visit a beach one week ago?

4. She won the lottery last year.

5. We took an English language course in 2019.
6. Bo Bo made a decision this morning.