PRESENT

SIMPLE
By: Teacher
Yoselin Diaz
PRESENT SIMPLE
We use the Present Simple to describe, routines,
habits, facts , and general truths.
It is the most common tense in English.
First:
We will divide the Pronouns into 2 groups.
I You We They
He She It
 Positive Sentences-

Subject Rest of the

verb1
sentence
I + +
You We They

The boys go to the pool.

 + verb1+s +
Subject
es rest of the
ies sentence
He She It

The boy goes to the pool.

Rules For Adding S To
He She It
1) We add es to the base form when the verb ends with ch, sh, s, x, z,
o

O
watch watches

S Sh Ch X Z
2) When the verb ends with Y and there is a
consonant before , we will drop it and add ies

fly fl flies

3) When a verb ends with y and there is a vowel

before, we will NOT drop the y and add just s
play plays
LET’S PRACTISE
Fill in :
1)My brother sometimes _____ (go) fishing.
2) The dolls _____ (sit) on the shelf.
3) The boys ______ (play) on the beach every summer.
4) The girl ______ (brush) her hair twice a day.
LET’S CHECK
Fill in :
1) My brother sometimes goes fishing.
2) The dolls sit on the shelf.
3) The boys play on the beach every summer.
4) The girl brushes her hair twice a day.
 Time expressions Adverb of
Frequency
Beginning or end of Before the main verb
sentence
..Every Once After family Be
,Day, year ,a.. Day, year
Week, weekend always never sometimes
week
..twice a
,On Sundays ,Day, year usually often seldom
,Mondays ,Week
saturdays weekend

They go to ballet lesson She always walks to school.

once a week. He is often late for school.
They don’t usually read.
1. I ..live.. (live) in Edinburgh.
2. “Are you a singer?” “No, I’m a pilot. I …………..
(fly) aeroplanes.
3. Joan …………. (wash) her hair every day.
4. The museum …………….. (close) at seven in the
evening.
5. Daniel ……………. (brush) his teeth every morning.
6. She ……………... (study) Science at university.
7. Every Saturday, Paul …………… (give) his dog a
bath.
8.. In the mornings, Betty …………… (take) her
sister to school.
9. We ……… (go) to the swimming pool at the
weekend.
10. John and Mary ………… (have) a cup of tea in
the afternoon.
-DO YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK?
-YOU DON´T DO YOUR HOMEWORK
-YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK