ENGLISH 4

Our Father,
We thank you for giving us another life,
We thank you for another beautiful morning.
As we go on through our lessons today,
May you make us instruments to do good things.
Please enlighten our minds,
Give us the strength to participate in our subject today.

Thank you for this opportunity to learn and serve others,

and help us to always remember the Truth of Your Glory!
Amen.
 Lesson 3
LET'S LEARN ABOUT

Simple Present
Tense
It used with adverbs like:

Always Sometimes Never

Usually Often Rarely

Everyday
It used with adverbs like:

I always come to school by car.

I don’t come here very often.
He usually eats breakfast at 7:00 AM
Sometimes I go to party
 He likes
She likes
I like It likes
You like
They like
We like Marcus likes
Chloe likes
Dog likes
To form a Simple Present Tense we add –s to the
infinitive of the verb in singular subjects (He, She, It)

Example:

I live - He lives I sleep - He sleeps

I sing - She sings I cook - She cooks
I open - It opens I jump - It jumps
But the verb ends with –o, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x we add –es.

Example:

I go - He goes I wash - He washes

I kiss - She kisses I fix - She fixes

I watch - It watches I scratch- It scratches

A consonant followed by –y, the –y changes into ie and
add –s.

Example:

I study - He studies
I spy - She spies
I fly - It flies
A vowel followed by –y, we just add –s.

Example:

I play - He plays
I buy - She buys
I stay - It stays
Exercise 1. I always (help, helps) my
friends.

2. She (like, likes) tea but

not coffee.

3. He (work, works) very

hard for his examination.
Exercise 4. You (eat, eats) very little.
Its not good for you.

5. They (need, needs) the

teacher’s help.

6. We (need, needs) the

railway station.
Exercise 7. She (leave, leaves) office
at 5 p.m.

8. Pandas (eat, eats) green

leaves.

9. That big house (belong, belongs)

to my teacher.
Exercise 10. My teacher (speak, speaks)
five languages.

11. Police officers

(speak, speaks) people.

12. They never (play, plays)

cricket.
Do It Complete the sentences with the correct present tense verb.
1. Jane counts the coins in her piggy bank every week. (count)
2. Rhinos eat primarily plants. (eat)
3. Uncle Ray likes crossword puzzles. (like)
4. Jackie finishes her homework. (finish)
5. Mr. Kendall mows his lawn regularly. (mow)
6. Laura and Tina collect pine cones from their backyard. (collect)
7. Fiona buys her clothes at a store near her house. (buy)
8. Danielle goes to the library every Tuesday. (go)
9. Alyssa lives in Maryland. (live)
10. My brother and I jog in the park every day. (jog)
ENGLISH 4

Father God, we thank you for the lessons that

we have learned today.
Thank you for your guidance and blessings.
Keep us always safe and let your love reigns in
our heart.
Amen.