THE PRESENT SIMPLE

Tense

Present Tense Past tense Future Tense

 Present tense is further divided
into four parts

Present Tense

Present perfect
Present indefinite
Simple Present continuous Present perfect
conituous
 Present SimpleTense

 We use simple present tense to talk about things in

general.
Ex: Nurses look after the patients in hospitals.
Children like ice-cream

 We use it to say that something happens repeatedly

or for habitual actions or daily activities
I usually go to the market at weekends.
Paul wakes up at 5 in the morning.

 We use it to say that something is true in general.

The earth goes round the sun.
THE PRESENT SIMPLE
TENSE
(Affirmative)

Peter works on his basket every

day (He) .
 The present simple affirmative

 Children like ice-cream very much

(They).
See the table for further clarification
we use subject+base form of verb
in affirmative sentences.
sub 1st form of verb.
I Drive.
you Drive.
We Drive.
They Drive.
*He/she/it Drives.
 Present simple
More examples
I go to school every day.
She speaks English fluently.
The sun rises in the east. (It)
Paper burns easily. (It)
Water boils at 100 degrees celcius. (It)
My parents work in a hospital (They)
 Points to remember
 Remember that we say
I work, but he works.
They teach but my sister (She) teaches.
We sing but Rihanna (She) sings.
 Don’t forget the –s in 3rd person singular
(e.g., he, she, it, Peter, Jane, My father, etc)
 THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
(Interrogative)
DOES HE WORK AS A DOCTOR?

YES, HE DOES
 Dothey watch
T.V together?
 Interrogative sentences
 We have discussed affirmative sentences
earlier, now will discuss Interrogative
sentences.
 We use Do/Does to make questions.
 Ex: Do You drive?
 Does she sing? Etc.
 we use do/does +subject+base
form of verb for interrogative
sentences
Do Sub Base form of verb
Do You Work?
Do We Work?
Do they Work?
Does *He/she Work ? Not works
Does *It Work? Not works
THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
(Negative)

SHE DOESN’T WORK AS A DOCTOR, SHE WORKS

AS A TEACHER.
 We use sub+do/does+not+base
form of verb for negative sentences
Sub Do/doesn’t Base form of verb
I Don’t Work.
we Don’t Work.
You Don’t Work.
They Don’t Work.
He/she Doesn’t Work. Not works
It Doesn’t Work. Not works
 Negative sentences

 We use do/does to make negative

sentences.
 Ex: I don’t go to the market in the
evening.
 Sally doesn’t take sugar in her coffee.
(She).
 Remember
We use the present simple to talk about
→regular, repeated activities or situations
Susan goes to school every day
→things that are generally or always true
The River Ebro flows into the Mediterranean
sea
 Remember
 In the third person singular affirmative the verb
has a final -s/-es She goes to school everyday
 We form the negative with don’t (doesn’t in the
3rd person singular). They don’t like sweets/ She
doesn´t live in Madrid
 We form questions with Do…?(Does …?in the
3rd person singular). Does she eat sweets? Do
you like football?
 Some more use of Present simple
 We use present simple with ADVERBS OF
FREQUENCY when we say how often we do
things
For ex: In the summer John USUALLY plays tennis.

NEVER SOMETIMES OFTEN USUALLY ALWAYS

 Pattern: subject + ADVERB + verb
Thomas and Philip ALWAYS begin their day at 7 o’clock.
She USUALLY plays basketball on Mondays.
Peter OFTEN watches TV at breakfast.
They NEVER go home on weekdays.
We SOMETIMES play football.

 With the verb TO BE we use a different pattern

Pattern: subject + am/is/are+ ADVERB
Thomas and Philip are ALWAYS busy at school.
They are NEVER late for their activities.
He is USUALLY ready for breakfast at 7 o’clock.
We are OFTEN in the music room during the breaks.
James is SOMETIMES tired at the end of the day.
 Lets do some Exercises

Complete these sentences with the correct

Forms of verb (simple Present)
 Complete the sentences
using one of the following verbs
 Speak, live, open, drink, close
1.Ann____German very well.
2.The swimming pool_____at 9 o’clock and
______at 6 p.m.
3.My parents _____in a very small flat.
4.we_____coffee in the evening.
 Complete the sentences
using one of the following verbs
 Speak, live, open, drink, close
1.Ann speaks German very well. (She)
2.The swimming pool opens at 9 o’clock and
closes at 6 p.m. (It)
3.My parents live in a very small flat. (They)
4.We drink coffee in the evening.
 Exercise
Personal questions
Complete each question, using the correct
form of the present simple, and give short
answers.
 You/watch/T.V? Yes,______.
 You and your friends/play/much sport?
No_______
 The place where you live /have/a shopping
mall? Yes________
 She/speak/Hindi? No, _________
 Exercise
Personal questions
Complete each question, using the correct form of the
present simple, and give short answers.
 You/watch/T.V? Yes,______.
Do you watch t.v? Yes, I do
 You and your friends/play/much sport? No, _______
Do you and your friends play much sport? No we don´t
 The place where you live /have/a shopping mall? Yes
Does the place where you live have a shopping mall? Yes
it does
 She/speak/Hindi? No, _________
Does she speak Hindi? No, she doesn´t
 Make negative and Interrogative
sentences
using the correct form of verb
1.Jane _____(not/drink) tea very often.
2.What time ____ (the bank/close) in
Britain?
3.What ______(you/do) in the evening?
4.I ____(not/play) tennis very well.
 Make negative and Interrogative
sentences
using the correct form of verb
1.Jane doesn´t drink (not/drink) tea very often.
2.What time does the bank close (the bank/close)
in Britain?
3.What do you do (you/do) in the evening?
4.I don´t play (not/play) tennis very well.
 Exercise
Complete the conversation
 Ria:____ English?
 Tina: yes, little.
 Ria:Where _____come______?
 Tina: From Srilanka.
 Ria: ___ ___ like India?
 Tina: Yes, ___ ____.
 Exercise
Complete the conversation
 Ria: Do you speak English?
 Tina: yes, little.
 Ria:Where do you come from?
 Tina: From Srilanka.
 Ria: Do you like India?
 Tina: Yes, I do.
 Answer the following
 I (get up) at 7.30 a.m.__________
 My sister (get up ) at 7.45 a.m._______
 We (watch) T.V every evening.________
 My father (watch) a lot films.__________
 Paul (play) football every day._________
 Answer the following
 I (get up) at 7.30 a.m.__________
I get up at 7.30 a.m
 My sister (get up ) at 7.45 a.m.
My sister gets up at 7.45 a.m.
 We (watch) T.V every evening.________
We watch T.V every evening
 My father (watch) a lot films.__________
My father watches a lot films.
 Paul (play) football every day._________
Paul plays football every day.
 Dry, getup, comb, ring, brush,
 Every weekday morning I_______ as soon
as my alarm _____. After 10 minutes I go
to the bathroom. I____ my teeth and
____my hair. After my shower I _____
myself with a big towel and go back to the
bedroom.
 Dry, getup, comb, ring, brush,
 Every weekday morning I get up as soon
as my alarm rings. After 10 minutes I go to
the bathroom. I wash my teeth and comb
my hair. After my shower I dry myself with
a big towel and go back to the bedroom.
Insert the adverb of frequency in the right place.

Ex: We are happy at school. (always) We are always happy at

school.
1. I go to the cinema on Fridays. (often)
2. Chris is smiling. (always)
3. My brother does the homework. (rarely)
4. I forget my book. (never)
5. They are at work at 6 a.m. (usually)
6. The canteen is full at lunchtime. (always)
7. Dad cooks our dinner.(usually)
8. On Saturdays she is with her friends.(sometimes)
9. I am late. (never)
10. We are hungry. (usually)
11. Paula listens to music. (often)
Insert the adverb of frequency in the right place.

Ex: We are happy at school. (always) We are always happy at

school.
1. I often go to the cinema on Fridays.
2. Chris is always smiling.
3. My brother rarely does the homework.
4. I never forget my book.
5. They are usually at work at 6 a.m.
6. The canteen is always full at lunchtime.
7. Dad usually cooks our dinner.
8. On Saturdays she is sometimes with her friends.
9. I am never late.
10. We are usually hungry.
11. Paula often listens to music.